EPA tears down Colorado funeral home where 190 bodies were found [Video]

PENROSE, Colo. — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday began demolition of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, where 190 bodies were found improperly stored last year.

Before the first break, dozens of family members and local officials convened under a tent early Tuesday morning for a memorial service to honor the victims.

The building was a solemn sight for individuals including Samantha Naranjo, who were seeing the facility for the first time since getting a notification from the FBI that her grandmother was among those mistreated.

Owners Jon and Carie Hallford face hundreds of charges after the discovery in October of 190 bodies that had languished in the building since 2019. Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller said on Tuesday that 17 bodies remain to be identified, with DNA testing expected to take several more months.

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