A new funeral home scandal brings us back to Colorado yet again- a putrid smell leads investigators to find 190 improperly stored bodies littering Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, CO. This state's unique and liberated death culture seems to have a dark side, and we're finding out why.

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"Colorado hasn't licensed funeral practitioners since 1983. Now some want change." by Michael Abeyta, CBS News

"Grisly discoveries at Colorado funeral homes fuel push for tougher state regulation" by Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post

cofda.org (Colorado Funeral Directors Association)

"189 decomposing bodies found at funeral home offering green burials" by Timothy Bella, Washington Post

Order of Summary Suspension for Return to Nature Funeral Home

"Will the funeral home industry in Colorado see regulation change after grisly discovery?" by Mary Shinn, The Gazette

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Press Release: "Fremont County: Return to Nature Funeral Home Update"

"Police found 115 bodies at Colorado ‘green’ funeral home while investigating putrid smells" by Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

"EPA to demolish funeral home in Colorado where 190 'improperly stored' bodies were discovered" by Jennifer McRae, CBS News

"What licensing are funeral homes in Colorado required to have?" by Eleanor Sheahan, KOAA News 5 Colorado

"These families trusted a funeral home. Their loved ones were left to rot, authorities say." by Trevor Hughes, USA Today

"Owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home appear in El Paso County Court" by Aidan Hulting, KOAA News 5 Colorado