State inspectors in Colorado found about 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home owned by a county coroner, who told them he may have given fake ashes to next of kin who sought cremations,

Colorado county coroner Brian Cotter allegedly concealed decomposing remains in hidden room at his funeral home, with relatives possibly given fake ashes.

Decomposing bodies hidden for around 15 years were found behind a door at Davis Mortuary in Pueblo, Colorado, on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The bodies, in "various stages of decomposition," were discovered d