In this May 24, 2011, file photo, a death investigator for the Maine medical examiner's office, loads a body into a van in Skowhegan. Credit: Christopher Cousins / BDN Amid an uptick in homicides and ...

DULUTH, Minn. -- Diandra Little Dog was in San Diego when she learned about the controversy over a planned autopsy back in Duluth. "One of my classmates had actually posted on our Facebook account ...

Hospital emergency sign in Portsmouth, NH. Less than half of the people who died of suspected drug-related deaths in New Hampshire this year received autopsies. The National Association of Medical ...

The military’s medical examiner retained hundreds of organs removed during autopsies — including people’s brains and hearts — frequently without notifying family members or, in some instances, against ...

Antifreeze, grapefruit, popcorn. Sounds like a weird grocery list, right? Well, not if you’re a pathologist. These are just a few of the strange things medical professionals have discovered inside ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A dozen Oregon counties will soon be expected to step up administrative and investigative duties surrounding deaths in their counties, according to Oregon State ...

CHARLOTTE — Families are left without answers and unsolved cases are at a standstill -- and it’s all because of delays at the medical examiner’s office when it comes to completing autopsies. ALSO READ ...

In some instances, a person may have specified his or her desire for an autopsy, perhaps in conversation or by signing a personal directive. Most states require permission from a doctor, next of kin ...

Dr. Mark Flomenbaum, Maine’s chief medical examiner, answers a question while testifying in Cumberland County Superior Court. His office is slowly ramping up the number of autopsies it conducts after ...