A hearse and debris can be seen at the rear of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., Oct. 5, 2023. A family filed a lawsuit Monday, Oct. 30, against the Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were found alleging that the owners, a husband and wife, allowed the remains of their loved ones and to “rot” away while they sent families fake ashes. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)
November 8, 2023
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Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 189 bodies
The company, which was started in 2017 and offered cremations and “green” burials without embalming fluids, kept doing business even as its financial and legal problems mounted in recent years
Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 189 bodies
The company, which was started in 2017 and offered cremations and “green” burials without embalming fluids, kept doing business even as its financial and legal problems mounted in recent years