PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — Multiple family members have filed a civil suit against the former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and associates.

The complaint, which was filed in a Pueblo County civil court, comes before criminal charges have been filed against Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris Cotter, who ran and operated the Davis Mortuary in Pueblo. The case is still under investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and was expected to take months before charges would be filed.

Watch CBI's last press update regarding the investigation

The mortuary became the center of a CBI investigation after 24 bodies were discovered behind a hidden door after the Department of Regulatory Agencies inspected the building in August of 2025 . The complaint was filed by 7 family member

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