The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) held a press conference about their investigation of Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and Davis Mortuary on Friday, Aug. 22, with Colorado Governor Jared Polis,

Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter has been located, but has not been charged with any crimes despite the ongoing investigation

Colorado County Coroner Brian Cotter allegedly concealed decomposing remains in a hidden room at his funeral home, and relatives were possibly given fake ashes.

Pueblo leaders issued a joint statement Aug. 23 calling on Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign amid a criminal probe into his funeral home.

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,

Around 20 decomposing bodies were discovered in a hidden room concealed by a cardboard display at Davis Mortuary in Pueblo. Now families are concerned that what they believed to be cremains of their loved ones may not be what they thought.

Colorado state inspectors discovered roughly 20 decomposing bodies stashed in a hidden room of a funeral home manned by a county coroner, according to authorities. The corpses were found on Wednesday in a room behind a door that was concealed by a cardboard display during an inspection of Davis Mortuary in Pueblo.