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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mead Gruver

Brothers are accused of mishandling remains of two dozen people at Colorado funeral home

Colorado Coroner Funeral Home Investigation - (KRDO13 via AP)

Police on Thursday arrested two Colorado men, including a former county coroner, for allegedly mishandling at least two dozen decomposing bodies and other remains found behind a hidden door in a funeral home.

Charges filed against former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Lee Cotter, 65, and his brother, Christopher Aaron Cotter, 60, included 125 counts of abuse of a corpse, according to a Colorado Bureau of Investigation statement.

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