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Nearly a year later, a mother waits for closure in son’s death as NC medical examiner’s office faces...
WNCN via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA mother's been waiting almost a year to learn the official cause of her son's death. The North...
Medical examiner: Fletcher man's 2022 death in police custody classified as 'homicide'
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has concluded that Christopher Hensley's...
When medical examiner investigations are delayed in NC, so is justice
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn North Carolina, lengthy delays in completing medical examiner investigations don’t only torment...
NC medical examiner: Franklin firefighter drowned at Nantahala National Forest waterfall
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA North Carolina medical examiner’s report confirms that a young Macon County firefighter was the...
‘We’ve got to do better’: Lawmakers plan more funding to tackle NC autopsy crisis
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTop North Carolina lawmakers say help for North Carolina’s overburdened autopsy system is on the...
What happens to unclaimed dead bodies in NC? Here’s what state law says
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen a person dies, it’s typical for loved ones to make funeral and burial arrangements. But when no...
Former NC NAACP leader’s death ruled a suicide, autopsy says
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoRev. Anthony Spearman, a civil rights leader who led the State Conference of the NAACP until he was...
9 Investigates: Incomplete autopsies from state impacting deadly NC drug cases
WSOC via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChannel 9 is continuing to investigate a statewide autopsy backlog which means some cases are...
NC lawmakers propose limiting public access to autopsy records, including for families
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA new proposal would reduce public access to autopsy reports in North Carolina. On Tuesday, state...
North Carolina autopsy backlog brings pain, financial crises to grieving families
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Bottom line, plain and simple, the medical examination system is in crisis,” the North Carolina...