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

DENVER (AP) — 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, authorities disclosed Thursday.

Multiple decomposing bodies were discovered behind a hidden door in a Pueblo funeral home run by the county coroner during an annual inspection, state officials said.