{"id":2058973,"date":"2023-10-07T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-discover-more-than-100-bodies-at-green-funeral-house-in-colorado\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T18:19:46","slug":"authorities-discover-more-than-100-bodies-at-green-funeral-house-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-discover-more-than-100-bodies-at-green-funeral-house-in-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 bodies found at eco-friendly funeral home in Colorado."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fauthorities-discover-more-than-100-bodies-at-green-funeral-house-in-colorado%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2058973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A hearse and debris can be seen at the rear of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Authorities said Thursday they were investigating the improper storage of human remains at a southern Colorado funeral home that\u2064 performs \u201cgreen\u201d burials without \u2064embalming chemicals or metal caskets. (Jerilee Bennett\/The Gazette\u200c via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a> <br \/>11:09 AM \u2013 Saturday, October 7, 2023 <\/h2>\n<p>More than 100 bodies have been discovered at a \u201cgreen\u201d funeral home in\u200d Colorado following an investigation prompted by reports\u2062 of &#8220;abhorred smells.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) has suspended a licensed Colorado Springs funeral home owned by Jon Hallford after the \u2063discovery \u200bof over 115 bodies at a \u2062&#8221;green&#8221; funeral house also owned by him.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;green&#8221; home is known for providing environmentally friendly burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets.<\/p>\n<p>According to records, authorities received a report of a &#8220;repugnant smell&#8221; emanating from the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Records \u200dalso revealed that Hallford, although admitting to \u2063a &#8220;problem&#8221; \u2064at the property, attempted to hide the improper storage of bodies by claiming to be involved in taxidermy. <\/p>\n<p>The statement released \u200cdid not provide further details about the taxidermy or the alleged illegal storage of remains, but it was noted that the facility&#8217;s registration had expired in November.<\/p>\n<p>Fremont County Sheriff Allen \u2063Cooper described the scene at the \u2062funeral home as &#8220;horrific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Police said Friday they\u2062 found at \u2063least 115 bodies at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado. <\/p>\n<p>The mortuary, which provides\u200d \u201cgreen\u201d burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets, \u200cis \u200cunder investigation for handling remains \u200cimproperly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bs4IbGVjVu\">pic.twitter.com\/Bs4IbGVjVu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1710353876082212879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October \u20626, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The\u2063 foul odor reportedly became noticeable after windows at the back \u2062of the building were broken. <\/p>\n<p>Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller stated that identifying the bodies could take months, as some require fingerprinting, retrieval \u200bof medical or dental records, \u2063and \u200clengthy \u200bDNA \u200cprocesses. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities\u2064 assured that the families of the deceased would be notified as soon\u200b as possible \u2064once body identification is complete. <\/p>\n<p>Police also issued a\u200c statement requesting family members who have used the Return to\u200b Nature \u200dFuneral Home \u2064to email them and provide their contact information, so that authorities can provide updates regarding their loved\u2062 ones. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The Fremont County Sheriff\u2019s Office is asking that family members of \u2062descendants\u2063 who utilized the Return to Nature Funeral Home please send an email\u2064 to 23-1941@fremontso.com,&#8221;\u200b the statement reads. &#8220;Please leave the best contact number and time to call in this email. We will respond to each email. If you do not use email, then you can contact the Fremont Emergency Management call line at (719)-276-7421. We will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-discover-more-than-100-bodies-at-green-funeral-house-in-colorado\/\" title=\"Over 100 bodies found at eco-friendly funeral home in Colorado.\">victims\u2019 assistance personnel responding<\/a> \u200cto messages beginning October 6, 2023, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm. We\u2062 will also have victim assistance \u200cpersonnel available at 1901 East Main, Canon City CO, between 10 am and 6 pm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office reported that no arrests have been made yet, and potential charges will be determined once the investigation is completed. <\/p>\n<p>As the improper storage\u200b of the bodies is a crucial aspect of the investigation, the exact\u200b method of \u200bstorage has not been publicly disclosed. \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u200c Subscribe here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/55-beached-pilot-whales-dead-in-scotland\/\" title=\"55 pilot whales found dead on Scottish beach.\">receive breaking news blasts\u2062 directly<\/a> \u2062to your inbox for free. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In a surprising turn\u2063 of events, President Joe Biden has decided \u2062to bypass several federal laws and continue the construction of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s border wall, despite previously vowing not to do so.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Check out the newly released song &#8220;Freedom&#8221; by artist\u2064 Jimmy Levy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman \u2062Mike \u2063Collins reveals that Georgia&#8217;s new Prosecuting Attorneys\u200c Qualifications \u2064Commission may take action to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The September jobs report shows a significant increase of 336,000 jobs, surpassing expectations of 170,000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pressure is mounting on \u2063Joe Biden&#8217;s administration to restrict American companies from participating \u200bin the development of freely available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dick-butkus-hall-of-famer-and-legendary-bears-linebacker-passes-away-at-80\/\" title=\"Dick Butkus, iconic Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80.\">chip technology \u2064widely<\/a> used in China.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is considering the creation of its own artificial intelligence chips and is evaluating a\u2063 potential\u200c acquisition target.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s telecommunications regulator has accused Google and Apple of abusing their dominant positions in the app market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating billionaire Elon Musk&#8217;s 2022 acquisition of social media giant Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How are authorities planning to identify\u2063 the bodies found at the funeral home? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Department of Regulatory \u2063Agencies (DORA) has recently made a shocking discovery\u200d at a \u2062&#8221;green&#8221; funeral home in Penrose, Colorado. More than 100 bodies have been found at the \u2064Return\u2062 to \u200bNature Funeral \u2063Home, which specializes in environmentally friendly burials without embalming chemicals or metal \u2063caskets.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation began when authorities received reports of \u2063a repugnant smell\u200b emanating from the funeral home. Upon further inspection, they found over 115 bodies improperly \u2063stored in\u200d the facility. The owner of the funeral home, Jon\u2064 Hallford, has had his license\u200c suspended by DORA. It has also\u2062 been revealed\u2063 that Hallford \u200battempted to\u2063 hide the improper storage by claiming\u2064 to be involved in taxidermy.<\/p>\n<p>The exact details of the improper storage \u2063and the taxidermy involvement have not been disclosed.\u2062 However, it is worth noting that the facility&#8217;s\u200b registration had expired in November. Fremont\u200d County Sheriff Allen Cooper described the scene at the funeral home as &#8220;horrific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Identifying the bodies found at the\u2063 funeral home is expected to be a\u200d lengthy \u2064process, requiring fingerprinting, retrieval of medical or dental \u200drecords, and DNA testing.\u200b Authorities have assured the families of the\u200b deceased that they will be notified as soon as\u200c possible once body identification is\u200d complete.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the police \u2064have requested family members who have used the Return to Nature Funeral Home to contact them and provide their contact information. This will allow authorities to provide updates \u200cregarding\u200d their\u2062 loved ones. Family members can send an email to 23-1941@fremontso.com or contact the Fremont Emergency \u2062Management call line at (719)-276-7421.<\/p>\n<p>No arrests have been made yet, and potential charges will be\u200d determined once the investigation is completed. The improper storage of the bodies \u200dis a crucial aspect of the investigation. The exact method of storage has not been \u200dpublicly disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>This shocking discovery highlights \u2063the\u200d importance of proper regulation and oversight in the funeral industry. Families deserve to have \u2062peace of mind knowing\u200d that their loved ones are being\u2063 taken\u200d care of respectfully and in accordance with the law. The\u200c investigation into the Return to Nature \u2063Funeral Home will hopefully lead \u2062to stricter regulations and better enforcement to prevent such incidents from happening in \u2062the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities are investigating a Colorado funeral home for improper storage of human remains. The Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose offers eco-friendly burials without embalming or metal caskets. A hearse and debris were spotted at the rear of the facility on Oct. 5, 2023. 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