Funeral home Return to Nature has sparked legislative change in Colorado. Is it enough?

Return to Nature customer, Austin DeWolf showing a metal object he and his mother, Heather DeWolf, found among the ashes of his brother, Zach. Zach, 33, died in July 2020. Photo courtesy of Christian Murdock, The Gazette

In October 2023, investigators in Fremont County discovered 190 decomposing bodies stored in a building, after neighbors complained of a bad odor. KGNU’s Greta Kerkhoff and KGNU’s Jack Armstrong have been following the story of the Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose, Colorado, and have this report:

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