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

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called on Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately amid a multi-agency criminal investigation that's underway after state inspectors found "around 20" decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Cotter during an annual inspection.

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.

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.

Governor Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency to support response efforts in the fallout of the Davis Mortuary case in

Governor Jared Polis called for Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately on Friday. This comes after authorities announced an investigation into Cotter on Thursday, accusing him of hiding decomposing bodies in his funeral home.

The owner told inspectors that some of the bodies found at his funeral home had been waiting to be cremated for years.

Investigates was first to break the story that bodies had allegedly been left to decompose in a secret room at Davis Mortuary

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

Colorado changed funeral home and crematory regulations in 2024 following the shocking discovery of more than 180 decomposing bodies at Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose.