Ex-funeral home owner to be sentenced in Colorado corpse abuse case

A former funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies while giving families fake ashes faces sentencing after pleading guilty to corpse abuse.

Friday's sentencing hearing caps a prosecution that spurred changes to Colorado’s scandal-plagued funeral industry.

Unlike other states, Colorado until recently had no routine inspections or qualification requirements for funeral home operators.

A state official says Colorado is now “in the middle of the pack” compared with other states.

A plea agreement calls for Carie Hallford to receive from 25 to 35 years in prison.