Disturbing discovery at Colorado funeral home: 189 decaying bodies raise concerns
Colorado funeral home where the discovery of 189 decaying bodies has led to suspicions of fabricated cremation records and the possible distribution of fake ashes. Customers and crematories have provided information to The Associated Press, raising concerns among families who fear that their loved ones may not have been cremated as promised.
Families who entrusted their loved ones to Return to Nature Funeral Home are now grappling with the distressing possibility that the remains may have been mishandled.
Tanya Wilson, one of the affected individuals, lamented that her mother's last wish was for her remains to be scattered in a place she cherished, rather than deteriorating within a funeral home. She suspects that the ashes she scattered in Hawaii last August were counterfeit, shattering the peace the family had initially found in thinking they had honored her final wishes.
The funeral home provided Wilson's family and others with death certificates stating that their loved ones' remains had been entrusted to one of two crematories.
However, both of these crematories confirmed to the AP that they were not involved in cremating the bodies on the dates specified in the certificates.
Return to Nature's owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, have yet to respond to calls and messages following the discovery of the decomposed bodies, and no arrests have been made. Authorities are diligently investigating any potential criminal activities related to this matter.
The AP reviewed four death certificates from affected families, all of which indicated a crematory owned by Wilbert Funeral Services.
