Colorado funeral home owner given 18-year sentence in decaying bodies case

Carie Hallford, 48, whose husband Jon received 40-year term, pleaded guilty to defrauding grieving families Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a building was sentenced Monday to 18 years on a federal fraud charge, nearly the maximum allowed under the law. Carie Hallford, 48, faced up to 20 years in prison for taking over $130,000 from families for f...

By Associated Press