News

CBI: More than 20 bodies removed from Pueblo coroner's mortuary, but IDs could take months

Cotter and his private funeral home, Davis Mortuary, CBI officials said all of the bodies were respectfully removed over the ...

Process of identifying decomposing bodies found at Pueblo coroner's mortuary will take months, CBI says

An accurate figure on the number of bodies and cremains isn't available, but the Colorado Bureau of Investigation believes ...
Colorado Public Radio2h

What the discovery of improperly stored bodies in a Pueblo funeral home says about the state’s death care industry

While shocking, the mistreatment of corpses in Colorado isn't an isolated incident. In 2023, nearly 200 decomposing bodies ...

Where is Davis Mortuary? Who is Brian Cotter? More about coroner accused of hiding bodies

The privately owned funeral home and mortuary run by Pueblo Coroner Brian Cotter was suspended after state inspectors found ...
KRDO4d

What we know about Brian Cotter, county coroner accused of hiding bodies in secret room

Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter has been accused of hiding bodies in a secret room of his privately-owned funeral home, ...
LEX 181h

Colorado gov declares disaster emergency after bodies found behind hidden door in coroner's mortuary

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency in Pueblo County following the discovery of "20 or so" bodies behind a hidden door at the private business of the county coroner.
The Chronicle-News4d

Pueblo coroner accused of hiding bodies ‘behind secret door’ over 15-year period in private mortuary, raised in Trinidad, graduated from THS

News Brian Cotter, the elected Pueblo County Coroner since 2015, made statewide headlines Thursday, Aug. 21, following a ...