Funeral Home Owners Who Left Bodies to Rot Face Federal Charges

Owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of grossly mishandling human remains have been indicted on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges.

Jon and Carie Hallford, who jointly owned and operated Return to Nature Funeral Home until it was closed by authorities in October 2023, are already facing criminal charges under Colorado law, including for abuse of a corpse.

The federal indictment claims the Hallfords repeatedly failed to provide the core service Return to Nature promised its customers—either a cremation or a burial.

The fifteen-count indictment also accuses the couple of lying to the US Small Business Administration in order ...