A funeral home operated by the Pueblo County coroner is suspended, according to documents from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). The Colorado Bureau of Investigation took control of the investigation on Thursday.
The documents state that on or around Aug. 20, inspectors for the Office of Funeral and Mortuary Science Services arrived at Davis Mortuary for a mandated inspection.
The documents add that Brian Cotter is the appointed designee for Davis Mortuary at 128 Broadway Ave. in Pueblo.
The “our staff” bio for Cotter on the funeral home’s website appeared to have been removed Thursday morning. While at the business, investigators noticed an odor.
“During their inspection, inspectors noticed that a door was hidden by a cardboard display,” part of the inspection report from DORA reads. “Upon removing the cardboard display, Mr. Cotter asked the inspectors not to enter the room behind the previously hidden door.”
The report adds that several bodies were found in various stages of decomposition in a room. During a press conference Thursday, the CBI said “20 or so bodies” were found behind a hidden door at Davis Mortuary. However, they have not released an official number.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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