Authorities discovered the decaying bodies while responding to a foul odor at the site two weeks ago.
By Jess Bedayn and Matthew Brown, Associated PressTents and temporary structures can be seen on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at the Return to Nature Funeral Home, where over 100 decomposing bodies were found last week in Penrose, Colo.
The updated count comes as families who did business with the funeral home grow increasingly concerned about what happened to their deceased loved ones. Local officials said they will begin notifying family members in the coming days as the remains are identified. Authorities entered the funeral home’s neglected building with a search warrant Oct. 4 and found the decomposing bodies. Neighbors said they had been noticing the smell for days.
In the days after the discovery, law enforcement officials said the owners were cooperating as investigators sought to determine any criminal wrongdoing.
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