Six Victims Identified in Pueblo Mortuary Case as Investigators Say Charges Are Months Away

Overview

• State investigators have identified six of the 24 bodies recovered from Davis Mortuary and notified those families, with DNA testing now needed for most of the remaining cases.
• Officials believe most of the remains date from roughly 2010 to 2012, and the mortuary’s paper records are slowing the review and forensic work.
• The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Pueblo district attorney intend to bring consolidated charges after the investigation concludes, a process they say could take months.
• Inspectors discovered the bodies behind a hidden door during a mandated inspection and also found jars and containers holding tissue and bones inside the funeral home.
• Co-owners Brian and Chris Cotter have retained legal counsel and have not been questioned; the license revocation process is underway, the brothers are not considered flight risks, and the CBI has logged 1,359 tips.