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.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called for a county coroner to resign after state inspectors found at least 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home he owns. Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter told inspectors from the state Department of Regulatory Agencies that some of the bodies had been awaiting cremation for about 15 years,

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,

Davis Mortuary is where Coroner Brian Cotter claimed false professional credentials while bodies decomposed for years behind hidden doors.

Watch CBI and Pueblo Officials provide updates on the funeral home investigation into Pueblo County Coroner, Brian Cotter's private business. Anyone with information or concerned about loved ones is asked to call the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at 719-257-3359,