PUEBLO, Colo. — Investigators have searched the homes of the Pueblo county coroner and his brother as the criminal investigation in a Pueblo mortuary that stashed decomposing remains behind a hidden door continue.

Officials from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Tuesday agents from the agency executed search warrants at the homes of Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris Cotter, who are listed as joint owners of Davis Mortuary.

The mortuary was issued a summary suspension of its license to operate by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) on Aug. 20, 2025, after inspectors found several bodies in various stages of decomposition in a room hidden behind a cardboard display.

At least 24 bodies from the mortuary along with “multiple containe

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