PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – State officials say more than 120 families have reached out to Fremont County over their concerns about their loved ones that may be part of the investigation into a Penrose funeral home. The process to remove and identify bodies is still underway as assistance from the State arrived at the scene in Penrose
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirms they are assisting Fremont County as the fallout continues from the ongoing criminal investigation linked to a funeral home. Investigators confirm over 115 decomposing bodies were found inside a Fremont County funeral home earlier this month. Now, multiple agencies are working together to
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – A funeral home director in Cañon City is expressing shock and anger tonight, over the investigation into 100+ dead bodies at a former funeral home in Penrose. Michael Hendry, the General Manager at Holt Mortuary in Cañon City, says that in his 24 years in the funeral industry — he’s never seen a situation close to this magnitude. The
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FREMONT COUNTY, COLO. (KRDO) — Monday was the busiest day yet at the site of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, as the investigation into the discovery of 115 improperly stored bodies entered its sixth day. KRDO During the morning, more personnel, vehicles, and equipment arrived; several tents and similar structures were erected
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PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – Multiple agencies have begun to set up camp outside the Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose, as they begin the process of removing the dozens of dead bodies from inside. KRDO was on scene on Sunday afternoon as trucks from the Fremont County Coroner’s Office and the Fremont County Office of Emergency
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Authorities began reaching out Friday to relatives of more than 115 bodies found decomposing inside the Return to Nature Funeral Home along Highway 115 in Penrose. KRDO A victims’ assistance center opened at the Fremont County Emergency Response Center in Cañon City, providing resources and the latest information about the
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PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – Families who have used Return to Nature Funeral homes for cremation or other burial services for their loved ones, are now deeply concerned as investigation is underway into the funeral homes’ alleged improper storage of multiple bodies. “This is going to be playing on my mind until I know –you know– this
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – 13 Investigates has learned the investigation surrounding a Penrose funeral home has to do with the improper storage of human remains. According to a high-level law enforcement source, at least three bodies were found improperly stored inside a building listed as Return to Nature Funeral Home. Sources tell 13 Investigates there might
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A major investigation is underway in Fremont County Wednesday night at a reported Penrose funeral home. Investigators have confirmed very little, but roughly a dozen law-enforcement vehicles were seen scattered around a property online records indicate is called Return to Nature Funeral Home. Several law enforcement agents have been at
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is investigating a crash on Highway 115 Tuesday near Milepost 27 that left a teenager dead and two others injured. Miller Family Family members confirmed to KRDO Wednesday that the teen killed was Dakota Miller, 17. KRDO The accident happened just before 12:30 p.m. in
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) announced Monday that it’s no longer working with the Humane Society of Fremont County. This is reportedly due to not having enough money in the budget to pay the Humane Society of Fremont County – at least for now. In a Facebook post, the
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — One element of a 2022 Colorado bill to address the fentanyl crisis was how people who enter county jails across the state are treated for their opioid addiction. Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper says the method the state wants the sheriff to use isn’t the best and actually keeps people
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Last week, Paula Lerma was handed a letter while waiting for one of her three weekly dialysis appointments at the Fresenius Kidney Care in Cañon City. Reading the papers, she quickly learned that the dialysis center was closing on November 4, 2023, and she would soon have to travel to
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — 23-year-old Lane Rinke of Canon City is facing sex assault charges in connection to an alleged months-long relationship with a teen. Arrest records show the victim told Rinke they were 14 years old, but the two continued to date. Though the Florence Police Department (FPD) led the investigation, Canon City
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PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – New court documents reveal what reportedly led up to the death of a six-month-old child in Fremont County and an 18-year-old mother being arrested. On Aug. 6, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Penrose home at 8:25 a.m. According to the affidavit, detectives learned from the Penrose Fire Department (PFD)
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A Fremont County family is mourning the loss of a 17-year-old boy who died after getting in a car crash. Late on Aug. 23, Landen Owens and two other teens were involved in a single-vehicle crash along Poplar Ave., just north of Highway 115 in Cañon City. The two unidentified
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The 11th Judicial District Attorney minced no words when she provided 13 Investigates with details on a case involving a 21-year-old man accused of killing a baby at a Motel 6. On May 21, 10-month-old Edward Haynes was found unresponsive in a Cañon City motel room. Edward died later at
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO)– New court records allege that a Cañon City mother knowingly left her 10-month-old baby in the care of a boyfriend that she knew was being abusive, ultimately leading to the baby boy’s death. 20-year-old Brook Crawford was arrested earlier this summer, after her boyfriend, 21-year-old William Jacobs was accused of murdering the child
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation is making money available for communities that applied for projects designed to improve to biking and walking access through town. CDOT is awarding $42 million to 37 communities as part of its Transportation Alternatives Program; eight southern Colorado communities are included. CDOT Among the local
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — For nearly six months, 13 Investigates has reached out to 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley for comment on numerous allegations being hurled towards her office. She has only responded once, despite our attempts to reach her dozens of times. It wasn’t until we found her in open court, and
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