The privately owned funeral home and mortuary run by Pueblo Coroner Brian Cotter was suspended after state inspectors found the decomposing bodies at his private office in the city of Pueblo, just over 100 miles south of Denver, the state's capital.

Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter is being accused of hiding decomposing bodies in the Davis Mortuary, which he co-owns along with his brother.

News Brian Cotter, the elected Pueblo County Coroner since 2015, made statewide headlines Thursday, Aug. 21, following a mandatory inspection from state officials (on Aug. 20), who reported that, while investigating Cotter’s privately owned funeral home,

Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis has called for Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately after the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced the criminal investigation into Davis Mortuary in Pueblo,

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation scheduled a news conference for updates on the Davis Mortuary investigation at 1 p.m. Friday. A multi-agency criminal investigation is underway after state inspectors found "around 20" decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Brian Cotter,