It could take months for authorities to decide whether to charge the owner of a Pueblo funeral home where investigators found 24 decomposing bodies and multiple containers of human bones, officials said Wednesday.

Brian Cotter, who resigned from his elected position as county coroner last month, owned Davis Mortuary with his brother, Chris. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has not questioned either of the men, as both have retained legal counsel.

Authorities said they plan to identify all of the bodies before filing charges, Clint Thomason, assistant director for CBI investigations said.

As of Wednesday, investigators identified six bodies in what the agency described as a “slow methodical process.” Some of the remains could be at least 15 years old .

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