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Funeral home directors Jon and Carrie Hallford face 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, five counts of theft, four counts of money laundering and over 50 counts of forgery and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/AP)
Funeral home directors Jon and Carrie Hallford face 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, five counts of theft, four counts of money laundering and over 50 counts of forgery and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/AP)

For four years she drove around with an urn filled with what she thought were her beloved boy’s ashes, criss-crossing the country and advocating for police reform.

Crystina Page’s son, David, had been killed by cops at the age of 20 and she spoke out about the need for change, meeting with families in similar situations.

Having David’s remains beside her was a powerful symbol – a way of keeping him close as well as a reminder of the brutality that had taken him away.

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