Co-owner of Colorado funeral home where dozens of bodies discovered to be sentenced after guilty plea on state charges

Nearly two years after deputies in southern Colorado made the grisly discovery of 190 bodies in various states of decomposition inside a derelict building operated by Return to Nature Funeral Home, the co-owner of the business will be sentenced. Jon Hallford appeared in an El Paso County courtroom on Friday morning for a sentencing hearing where dozens of families are expected to deliver victim impact statements.

Jon Hallford Wagoner County Sheriff

Jon Hallford co-owned the funeral home with his wife, Carie Hallford. Both have pleaded guilty to state charges in the case, including abuse of a corpse, forgery and money laundering.

Jon Hallford appeared in El Paso County court for his sentencing hearing. CBS

The investigation into the funeral home began in early October 2023,