Among the problems were a forced eviction, unpaid taxes and a lawsuit by Wilbert, which received a $21,000 judgment in June because Return to Nature failed to pay for "a couple hundred" cremations, Epps said.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20231020/after-189-bodies-were-found-in-colorado-funeral-home-evidence-suggests-families-received-fake-ashes

In early October, neighbors reported a foul odor near the Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose, located 33 miles south of Colorado Springs.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/epa-to-demolish-penrose-funeral-home-at-center-of-improper-storage-investigation-on-jan-17

The El Paso County Coroner's Office confirmed its involvement as officials continue to work the scene of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, wh…

Source: https://gazette.com/news/courts/jon-michael-hallford-return-to-nature-owner-legal-history/article_1b020ad2-66e6-11ee-8d67-b3e5cfc70fa0.html

The families that did business with Return to Nature Funeral Home fear their loved ones weren’t cremated at all and instead could be among the yet unidentified corpses authorities discovered after responding to a report of an ” abhorrent smell.”

Source: https://sentinelcolorado.com/0trending/after-189-bodies-were-found-in-penrose-funeral-home-evidence-suggests-families-received-fake-ashes/

The signs reflect the frustration that residents are feeling as at this point, there has been no mention of criminal charges or many other details about the couple, Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/11/06/a-conviction-by-christmas-signs-outside-return-to-nature-funeral-home-call-for-action-as-patience-wanes/