Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors

How Colorado funeral homes are rebuilding trust after scandals involving decomposing bodies, fake cremains and body brokers

March 24, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.

Recent scandals in the state's funeral industry have shaken Coloradans' trust in the professionals who...

November 20, 2025 at 5:10 p.m.

More than a decade ago, John Cordova listened to his granddaughter's first cry.

October 1, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

Investigators now believe most of the bodies found at Davis Mortuary belong to people who...

June 8, 2025 at 8:54 p.m.

Investigators unspooled a decade-long scheme by Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors owner, Megan Hess, and her...

April 21, 2025 at 3:24 p.m.

The same judge, Christine M. Arguello, on Monday stuck with her original sentences, giving Megan...

July 8, 2024 at 4:11 p.m.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit vacated the sentences of two Western...

May 30, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

"I have been in the business for more than 15 years at Colorado鈥檚 oldest family-owned...

January 3, 2024 at 3:31 p.m.

Colorado regulators recommended the state once again license funeral home workers in light of recent...

October 11, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

The gruesome details emerging from Penrose have exposed Colorado's loose regulatory framework around the mortuary...

January 3, 2023 at 7:14 p.m.

U.S. District Judge Christine M. Arguello sentenced Megan Hess to 20 years in prison, the...