PUEBLO • Black birds flew over Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter’s funeral home as the tall building loomed over those who passed by Friday.

The scene followed a 36-hour period of law enforcement learning that the Davis Mortuary, co-owned by Cotter and his brother, Chris, was allegedly being used to stash at least 20 bodies, some of which had been rotting for 15 years, inside a secret room in the building. In addition to the discovered bodies, Cotter allegedly admitted to investigators that he "may" have issued next-of-kin fake cremains.

The Cotter brothers have yet to face any charges, and authorities confirmed at a Friday news conference that Brian Cotter has yet to step down from his position.

Friday evening, tents were erected at the backside of the mortuary. A Fremont County Coron

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