Colorado county coroner Brian Cotter allegedly concealed decomposing remains in hidden room at his funeral home, with relatives possibly given fake ashes.

Colorado's governor called for the Pueblo County coroner to resign on Friday following the discovery of at least 20 decomposing bodies in a hidden room concealed by a cardboard display at 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.

Brian had told officials that some of the bodies are more than a decade old, and he had given fake cremains of the deceased to their relatives.

Around 20 decomposing bodies were discovered in a hidden room concealed by a cardboard display at Davis Mortuary in Pueblo. Now families are concerned that what they believed to be cremains of their loved ones may not be what they thought.

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

News Brian Cotter, the elected Pueblo County Coroner since 2015, made statewide headlines Thursday, Aug. 21, following a mandatory inspection from state officials (on Aug. 20), who reported that, while investigating Cotter’s privately owned funeral home,

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation scheduled a news conference for updates on the Davis Mortuary investigation at 1 p.m. Friday. A multi-agency criminal investigation is underway after state inspectors found "around 20" decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Brian Cotter,