The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife have been arrested after the decaying remains of at least 190 people were recently found at the facility. District Attorney Michael Allen said Wednesday that Jon and Carie Hallford were arrested in Wagoner, Oklahoma, on suspicion of four felonies: abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years.

  • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    11 months ago

    Definitely bizarre and horrible. I wonder why they decided to do this - strapped for cash? Just scammers? How did they expect to get away with just storing bodies in a room? So It would be Colorado Springs.

    I was wondering what these psychos looked like and found this article:

    https://gazette.com/first-green-burial-funeral-home-in-colorado-springs-open-for-business/article_7e2e8c34-4792-5234-ab9d-2db16685a1dc.html

    It’s fulfilling for the Hallfords and Mosley to help people better understand their options and to honor the last wishes of the deceased and their loved ones.

    Oh, sure, I bet. A shame as it’s a decent concept to avoid embalming - pumping people full of formaldehyde that eventually leeches into groundwater is a pretty bad idea.

    • frickineh@lemmy.world
      5·
      11 months ago

      I initially gave them the benefit of the doubt before all the details came out, thinking maybe they just got behind and then things spiralled, but the full list of charges makes me think scammers or a ton of debt. Either way, it seems like this will be the push CO needs to finally start regulating the funeral industry like everyone else does.