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Return to Nature: Judge accepts Hallfords’ plea deals despite some families’ objections
Jon and Carie Hallford will not see 2026 trials as an El Paso County judge ruled to accept the most recent plea agreements for the pair Monday, despite heavy argument from the victims. The Hallfords came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after an investigation on their Penrose Return to Nature site 35 miles…
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2 injured in car crash near Penrose Saturday
A 17-year-old was seriously injured when her vehicle crossed the center yellow line and collided with another vehicle at about 7 p.m. Saturday on Highway 115 near Penrose, according to Colorado State Patrol. The teen, who lives in Penrose, was rushed to a hospital via helicopter. The driver of the other vehicle, a 55-year-old woman…
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Return to Nature co-owner sees federal sentencing pushed to 2026
The federal sentencing for the co-owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home that found itself under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 has been pushed to March, court records show. Carie Hallford was scheduled to be in a Denver court for her sentencing Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…
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Return to Nature: Judge rejects Carie Hallford’s state plea deal, 2026 trial
Return to Nature owner Carie Hallford is heading to trial next year after an El Paso County judge rejected her state plea agreement Monday, a similar ruling in recent months for her co-defendant, Jon Hallford. Carie and Jon Hallford came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after a investigation on their Penrose Return to…
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Carie Hallford back in court; former funeral home owner filed for divorce from alleged co-conspirator
Victims in the Return to Nature funeral case will be allowed to express how they feel about Carie Hallford’s state plea agreement at a hearing scheduled for November, an El Paso County judge ruled Friday. Objections raised by the victims during what was supposed to be Jon Hallford’s state sentencing in August led to Judge…
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Return to Nature: Jon Hallford to be sentenced on abuse of a corpse charges Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jon Hallford, who co-owned the Return to Nature Funeral Home, is set to appear in court Friday for his state sentencing, marking the end of his criminal cases after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month on a federal wire fraud charge. Authorities…
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UCHealth, CommonSpirit ranked as top 2 hospitals in southern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. News and World Report has named UCHealth and CommonSpirit as the top two hospitals in southern Colorado. The national publication recently released its 2025-2026 Best Regional Hospitals rankings, which are designed to help patients…
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Return to Nature co-owner Jon Hallford receives maximum sentence in federal wire fraud case
The wire fraud charges stem from the Hallfords’ misuse of cremation and burial payments as well as Covid relief funds
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Return to Nature: Jon Hallford set for Friday sentencing on federal wire charges
DENVER • Over a year and a half after the discovery of nearly 190 decomposing bodies in the Penrose Return to Nature Funeral Home, one of the owners is expected to be sentenced Friday on conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to misuse of cremation and burial payments. Owners Jon and Carie Hallford are facing…
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Hallfords plead guilty to state charges, Carie Hallford back in custody
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty in state court on Friday to 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, leaving the couple facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. The funeral home in Penrose, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado…