Former Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 30 years in case that forced industry crackdown
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By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS — A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down…
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By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS — A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down…
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