Decomposing bodies hidden for around 15 years were found behind a door at Davis Mortuary in Pueblo, Colorado, on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The bodies, in "various stages of decomposition," were discovered d

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

Colorado state inspectors discovered roughly 20 decomposing bodies stashed in a hidden room of a funeral home manned by a county coroner, according to authorities. The corpses were found on Wednesday in a room behind a door that was concealed by a cardboard display during an inspection of Davis Mortuary in Pueblo.

Governor Jared Polis called for Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately on Friday. This comes after authorities announced an investigation into Cotter on Thursday, accusing him of hiding decomposing bodies in his funeral home.

Multiple decomposing bodies were discovered behind a hidden door in a Pueblo funeral home run by the county coroner during an annual inspection, state officials said.

The owner told inspectors that some of the bodies found at his funeral home had been waiting to be cremated for years.

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

An investigation is underway after state inspectors found several bodies hidden inside a funeral home owned by Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter.

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.

News 5's Tony Keith reports live from Davis Mortuary where Coroner Brian Cotter claimed false professional credentials while bodies decomposed for years behind hidden doors. Cotter falsely claimed membership in the National Funeral Directors Association.