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

According to the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Cotter admitted some of the bodies had been decomposing there for about 15 years.

Cotter has also admitted to giving next-of-kin fake ashes.

Now, family members like Jennifer Valdez, are worried their loved ones may have been one of the decomposing bodies which were never cremated.

“The shirt is my mom. I lost her back in April of this year,” Valdez tells 11 News.

Valdez continues saying, “She passed away and we had brought her to Davis (Mortuary) to get cremated because we have history with Davis (Mortuary) like for many, many decades.

“We have a lot of family

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