Former funeral director sentenced for keeping woman’s remains in hearse for 18 months

LITTLETON, Colo. (TCN) — A man will spend over a year behind bars after keeping the remains of a woman in a hearse for months.

The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced that Miles Harford was sentenced on June 9 to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty in April to one felony count of abuse of a corpse and one misdemeanor count of theft.

According to prosecutors, on Feb. 6, 2024, Denver Police responded to the defendant’s home and found multiple boxes of cremated remains during an eviction. Officers also discovered Christina Rosales’ remains in a hearse that were there for around 18 months.

Authorities said Harford had “previously provided the Rosales family with the cremated remains of a different, unidentified person and represented those to be Ms. Rosales.”

Upon further investigation, authorities reportedly learned Harford struggled financially and accumulated a large amount of debt, which made him unable to complete cremations. Unbeknownst to families, Harford allegedly gave families other people’s cremains for funeral services.

Denver District Attorney John Walsh said, “Nothing will ever undo the terrible pain that Miles Harford caused so many families, but it is our hope that this sentence will provide the family and friends of the deceased with some measure of justice.  Harford systematically and shockingly violated his professional and moral obligations, and, for that, he is now being held accountable.”

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