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Pueblo's coroner can't be removed from office, but could be recalled. Here's how it'd work

Amid the ongoing criminal investigation into Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter, the county clerk's office has outlined the ...
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Pueblo’s coroner owns a funeral home, here's how common that is

Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter is currently under investigation for improperly storing bodies inside his private business ...
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Elected officials in Pueblo call for the resignation of its county coroner

A letter was signed by 14 elected officials in Pueblo and Pueblo County. Governor Jared Polis also called on the coroner to ...

CBI: More than 20 bodies removed from Pueblo coroner's mortuary, but IDs could take months

Cotter and his private funeral home, Davis Mortuary, CBI officials said all of the bodies were respectfully removed over the ...
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Nearly every elected official in Pueblo is calling for County Coroner Brian Cotter to step down

This weekend, 14 elected Pueblo leaders collectively called for Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign. In the letter, ...

Colorado Coroners Association removes Pueblo County Coroner from executive board, calls for resignation

Members of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Coroner Association (CCA) voted late last week to remove Pueblo County ...
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What the discovery of improperly stored bodies in a Pueblo funeral home says about the state’s death care industry

While shocking, the mistreatment of corpses in Colorado isn't an isolated incident. In 2023, nearly 200 decomposing bodies ...
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'20 bodies or so' found behind 'hidden' door at Pueblo County coroner's private business

A funeral home operated by the Pueblo County coroner is suspended, according to documents from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

Amid criminal investigation, Pueblo leaders call on embattled coroner Cotter to resign

Pueblo leaders issued a joint statement Aug. 23 calling on Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign amid a criminal probe ...

UPDATE: CBI confirms at least 20 bodies stored improperly at Davis Mortuary

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) held a press conference about their investigation of Pueblo County Coroner Brian ...