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Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter resigned eight days after a hidden room containing two dozen decomposing bodies and other human remains was discovered at his private mortuary.

Cotter's resignation follows calls for his removal from office by various officials, including the Colorado governor and state legislators.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigations is conducting a criminal probe into Cotter and his brother, who co-own the mortuary.

The Pueblo Board of County Commissioners will appoint Cotter's temporary replacement until the next general election.

The investigation into the mortuary is ongoing, with the identification of the remains expected to take several months.

Eight days after inspectors with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) uncover

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