Penrose funeral home owners delay taking plea deal, final arraignment date set
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Jon and Carie Hallford, appeared in an El Paso County…
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Memorial bench at Bear Creek Park remembers families victimized by Penrose funeral home
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new memorial now sits in Bear Creek Park in Colorado Springs for all the families victimized by the Return to…
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Plea deal offered to owners of Return To Nature Funeral Home
PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – Relatives of the victims whose bodies were found at the Return To Nature Funeral Home building in Penrose confirmed to KRDO13…
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Owners of Penrose funeral home set to have separate trials due to conflicting defenses
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – On Thursday a judge ruled that Jon and Carie Hallford, the owners of the Return to Nature funeral home, will be…
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Penrose Funeral homeowners return to court in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Jon and Carrie Hallford the former owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose are expected back in…
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Families victimized by funeral home scandals celebrate passing of new bills for more regulations
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – Friday marked a monumental day for families who have been victimized by funeral home tragedies in Colorado. Families stood…
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Colorado Governor signs bills to regulate funeral home industry and prevent further tragedies
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado is the last state in the country to regulate the funeral home industry after Governor Jared Polis signed three bills…
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Bills to regulate Colorado funeral home industry face several changes, victim’s families upset
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – Two pieces of legislation were introduced earlier this year which were aimed at regulating the funeral home industry in…
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Co-owner of Penrose funeral home now out of federal custody on home detention, GPS tracking
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Carie Hallford, the co-owner of the Return to Nature funeral home along with her…
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Demolition completed at Penrose funeral home
PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed the removal of the Penrose funeral home, Return to Nature, where…
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Penrose funeral home owners plead not guilty in federal fraud case, wife to be released from custody
DENVER, Colo (KRDO) – On Thursday in federal court, Jon and Carie Hallford, the owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, pleaded not guilty to 15…
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‘Very relieved’: Ceremony held for families as demolition of Penrose funeral home begins
PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – After months of delays, the demolition of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado officially began on Tuesday.…
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The owners of the Returned to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, where almost 200 decomposing bodies were found…
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Return to Nature owners Jon and Carie Hallford arrested by the FBI on federal warrant, back in jail
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO13 Investigates has learned the owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon and Carie Hallford, are back…
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EPA, Fremont County officials speak on Penrose funeral home demolition
PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Fremont County say that the demolition for the Return to Nature funeral…
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New disposal site secured for Penrose funeral home demolition, date announced
PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – The Fremont County Commissioners announced that the final plans are underway for the demolition of the Penrose funeral home…
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Families react to delays in funeral home owners trial process, await a potential new bond decision
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – With a longer wait before the trial can start, families are frustrated with the delay to justice in the Return to…
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Tentative trial scheduled in high-profile Return to Nature Funeral Home case amid media scrutiny
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford arrived at the El Paso County Courthouse on Thursday…
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Fremont County and EPA finding new dumping site for Penrose Funeral Home demolition
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – More than two months have passed since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) originally stated the Return to…
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Families react to funeral home owner skipping court-ordered sobriety test, legal experts weigh in
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Families whose loved ones were victimized by the Return to Nature funeral home are in disbelief after one of the…
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