Governor urges Pueblo coroner to resign
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In a press conference Friday, Pueblo County Sheriff said that no single public official, not even the governor, can remove
State inspectors believe there may be about 20 bodies that were improperly stored inside Davis Mortuary in Pueblo, a business co-owned by the current coroner of the county.
Coroner's are elected in colorado, and up until recently, there were few requirements for someone to run for the office. These changes were advocated by Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter.
Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter has been accused of hiding bodies in a secret room of his privately-owned funeral home, Davis
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KREX Grand Junction on MSNFollow live: CBI holding press conference regarding Pueblo County coroner case
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is holding a press conference at 1 p.m., Friday about the criminal investigation into Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and Davis Mortuary. After investigators reportedly found various decaying bodies at Davis Mortuary,
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called on Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately amid a multi-agency criminal investigation that's underway after state inspectors found "around 20" decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Cotter during an annual inspection.