Coroner's Office

Overdose deaths overwhelm medical examiners, coroners across country

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 24 Jun 2016

— Soaring numbers of overdose deaths are adding to woes already plaguing medical examiner and coroner offices, resulting in a shortage of places to store bodies and long delays in autopsies and toxicology testing ... The Hamilton County coroner's office in Cincinnati has a 100-day backlog of DNA testing for police drug investigations, largely because of increased overdose deaths....

Jury convicts Colorado officer who killed unarmed man

Edit The Oklahoman 24 Jun 2016

(AP) — A jury in southeast Colorado convicted a former Rocky Ford police officer Thursday of second-degree murder for shooting a man he followed into a home ... Ashby is the first Colorado police officer to face charges for an on-duty shooting in more than 20 years ... Daniel Lingamfelter of the El Paso County coroner's office to conclude that Jacquez was already moving away from Ashby when he was shot....

Allentown man found in field killed himself, coroner rules

Edit The Morning Call 24 Jun 2016

The Allentown man whose body was found in a grassy field near Trout Creek on Wednesday morning took his own life with a gun, the Lehigh County coroner's office said Thursday. Richard C. Arner, 77, of the 1700 block of South Hall Street was found in a field in the 700 block of South Dixon Street... ....

Three fatally shot near Lacey identified; survivor isn’t a suspect, authorities say

Edit The Seattle Times 24 Jun 2016

The Thurston County Coroner’s Office has identified the three people killed in a travel trailer Wednesday near Lacey ... ....

Undetermined Death Investigation (Long Beach Police Department)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016

Officers were advised the victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital and had injuries that were suspicious in nature ... The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office will identify the victim and determine the cause of death....

Remains of Ohio man missing since 2002 found in rural field

Edit Ohio 24 Jun 2016

LORAIN, OHIO ... Authorities will try to determine Thomas’ cause of death. Police say charges are likely after the coroner’s office completes its investigation. ....

Editorial: Merge Cook County offices of clerk, recorder of deeds

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 24 Jun 2016

Cook County has an opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by merging two very similar elected offices ... Most of the other largest counties around the nation avoid that extra cost by offering those services out of a single office ... Cook County voters already eliminated one elected office when they voted in 1972 to replace an elected coroner with an appointed medical examiner....

News of the day from across the nation, June 24

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 24 Jun 2016

Medical examiners and coroners say overdose deaths are adding to a strain on their offices that already includes a surge of urban violence, inadequate facilities, budget problems and the shortage of forensic pathologists qualified to perform autopsies. ....

Overdoses, addiction strapping Highland coffers

Edit Wilmington News Journal 24 Jun 2016

The financial impact of drug abuse in Highland County was brought home again Wednesday when Highland County Commissioners were presented with more facts related to the epidemic, both from the county coroner and the acting director of Job and Family Services ... The coroner said autopsies are done in Montgomery County and that Highland County pays about $1,500 per autopsy there, which he said was about half the cost of other facilities....

Inquest to open into death of MP Jo Cox

Edit Belfast Telegraph 24 Jun 2016

An inquest is due to open into the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed outside her constituency surgery ... Share Go To. Her death has prompted a huge wave of shock and emotion around the UK and across the world ... The hearing at Bradford Coroner's Court on Friday is expected to be brief. Coroner Martin Fleming is expected to open the inquest, hearing some details about how Mrs Cox was identified and how she died ... ... ....

Anton Yelchin’s Death Fuels Class Action Lawsuit Against Jeep Manufacturer

Edit The Wrap 24 Jun 2016

A class action lawsuit filed against Jeep Grand Cherokee manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles cites the death of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin as evidence of the vehicle’s poor manufacturing ... Also Read. Anton Yelchin Probably Didn't Suffer Long Before Death, Coroner Says ... Yelchin’s vehicle reportedly was a late-model Jeep Grand Cherokee ... Anton Yelchin Probably Didn't Suffer Long Before Death, Coroner Says....

Coroner says no sign of physical harm in death of former Kendall Food Pantry leader

Edit Chicago Tribune 24 Jun 2016

The cause of death of the recently resigned director of the Kendall County Food Pantry is pending toxicology results, but her body shows no signs of unusual physical harm, DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller said Thursday. Spaeth's autopsy was performed at 8.30 a.m. Thursday, Miller said. Spaeth's... ....

Euthanasia drug Nembutal used in Darwin man's death, coroner finds

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 Jun 2016

A voluntary euthanasia advocate took his own life in Darwin by consuming a lethal dose of the drug Nembutal, the Northern Territory deputy coroner finds ... ....