PUEBLO COUNTY CORONER BRIAN COTTER HAS RESIGNED. HE STEPS DOWN AMIDST AN INVESTIGATION AT DAVIS MORTUARY WHICH HE CO OWNS WITH HIS BROTHER. 24 DECOMPOSING BODIES WERE DISCOVERED HIDDEN IN A ROOM LAST WEEK. THE COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SAYS SOME OF THE BODIES MAY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 15 YEARS. WE ALSO LEARNED COTTER IS IN THE HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST THE DAY INSPECTORS FOUND THAT HIDDEN ROOM IN THE MORTUARY. AUTHORITIES ALSO SEARCHED BRIAN COTTERS HOME AND HIS BROTHERS RESIDENCE. SO FAR NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.
