A Clear Creek County jury acquitted former funeral home owners Shannon and Staci Kent on all counts Tuesday in the latest development of proceedings against the couple, which date back to 2019 and span multiple.
A Clear Creek County jury found former funeral home owners Shannon and Staci Kent not guilty on all counts. Victor Akubuo’s body was reported abandoned at Kents’ Silverthorne funeral home in February 2021. Subsequent investigation.
The third day of testimony saw a key witness take the stand. The new owner of the funeral home formerly operated by Shannon and Staci Kent, Anthony “TJ” Garcia, told the court why he contacted.
Teenagers from the Conifer area stumbled upon human skeletal remains while hiking in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area in June of 2021, and promptly reported their discovery to authorities.