Overview

• The Colorado Bureau of Investigation plans to avoid piecemeal counts and pursue consolidated charges after all 24 sets of remains are identified in coordination with the district attorney.
• Six victims have been identified so far, with most of the remains believed to date from 2010 to 2012 and some potentially more than 15 years old.
• Forensic teams are using dental records, fingerprints, and DNA, and the CBI is asking families to wait for outreach rather than bringing DNA samples to laboratories.
• Investigators have logged 1,359 tips as they continue to examine jars of tissue and containers of bones found inside the funeral home.
• Owners Brian and Chris Cotter have retained legal counsel and have not been interviewed, and the CBI says Brian Cotter told inspectors he may have given fake cremated remains to next of kin.