The privately owned funeral home and mortuary run by Pueblo Coroner Brian Cotter was suspended after state inspectors found the decomposing bodies at his private office in the city of Pueblo, just over 100 miles south of Denver, the state's capital.

Governor Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency to support response efforts in the fallout of the Davis Mortuary case in

FOX21 News will live stream a press conference with the CBI scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in the video player above. (PUEBLO, Colo.) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is holding a press conference to inform the public about a criminal investigation into the Davis Mortuary in Pueblo.

Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter is being accused of hiding decomposing bodies in the Davis Mortuary, which he co-owns along with his brother.

Investigates was first to break the story that bodies had allegedly been left to decompose in a secret room at Davis Mortuary

Families who entrusted Davis Mortuary in Pueblo with their loved ones are now questioning everything. At an emotional vigil, candles lit the night as stories of grief.