PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — In the latest update from the 10th Judicial District Attorney's Office, the owners of Davis Mortuary, Christopher and Brian Cotter, have been arrested as of Thursday morning. They were booked into the Pueblo County Jail.
Brian Cotter is the former Pueblo County Coroner and was the active coroner when improperly stored bodies were found in 2025.
24 bodies were found in Summer 2025, hidden behind a concealed door in Davis Mortuary.
Read more about the investigation here.
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) says they have now positively identified 18 bodies from the Davis Mortuary investigation.
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The CBI says the remains of those who have been identified died between the years 2010 and 2012.
According to the CBI, the nine most recent identifications were made using Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG), which is a process involving a private lab to use public DNA databases.
The CBI says the remaining six bodies are still undergoing identification. The names of the 18 identified have not been released at this time.
According to the CBI, they are also continuing to investigate several containers of bones, cremains, and possible remains found in the Davis Mortuary.
The 10th Judicial District Attorney, Kala Beauvais, has previously said she can not file all appropriate charges for Brian Cotter, the former Pueblo County Coroner and Davis Mortuary co-owner, until the CBI finishes its investigation and turns the report over to her office.
The CBI says they cannot finish their investigation until all 24 bodies found have been identified.
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