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‘It is like I am losing him all over again,’ One Florence women fears her husband could be one of the victims in the Return to Nature Funeral Home investigation
The awful smell seeped from a neglected building in a small Colorado town for days, followed by a report that made police take a closer look at the “green” funeral operator’s storage facility.
A state document alleged funeral homeowner Jon Hallford tried to conceal the improper storage of corpses in the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo.
An awful smell seeped from a neglected building in a small Colorado town for days, then police took a closer look at the funeral operator’s storage facility. Inside, they discovered at least 115 decaying bodies. Investigators were tight-lipped Friday about what exactly they found inside the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado. But their plans to bring in teams that usually deal with airline crashes, coroners from nearby jurisdictions and the FBI suggest a grim mess. State officials allege funeral home owner Jon Hallford tried to conceal the improper storage of corpses. Funeral home officials didn't return messages seeking comment.