Jon Hallford Sentenced to 40 Years for Stashing 189 Bodies

Jon Hallford was sentenced to 40 years in prison after 189 decaying bodies were discovered at his Colorado funeral home following years of improper storage.Jon Hallford and his ex-wife Carie Hallford used $1.28 million in pandemic aid for luxury purchases while providing grieving families with dry concrete instead of their loved ones' ashes.The case led to stricter funeral industry regulations in the state after authorities found bodies stacked at room temperature in the facility between 2019 and 2023.