Colorado Governor Polis calls for the resignation of Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter after an inspection reveals misconduct.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called for a county coroner to resign after state inspectors found at least 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home he owns. Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter told inspectors from the state Department of Regulatory Agencies that some of the bodies had been awaiting cremation for about 15

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.