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Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter is under investigation after 24 decomposing bodies and additional human remains were found improperly stored at his private mortuary.

Cotter has not been arrested or charged, but a criminal investigation is ongoing and expected to last several months.

A recall effort against Cotter is underway, and state and local officials have called for his resignation, though he has not resigned.

The bodies are being identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, a process expected to take several months.

The investigation was initiated after a routine inspection by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, operating under a new law passed in 2024.

Just over a week after two dozen decomposing bodies and other human remains were un

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