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Skeletal remains of vanished teen found in Maryland woods, cops probing as homicide
The skeletal remains of Maryland teenager Rosa Diaz-Santos, who vanished in September, were found in a wooded area in Takoma Park and her killer is still on the loose.
Family offers $35K for info about Irish woman, 26, found dead in Queens
Claire McKenna, 26, was discovered “unconscious and unresponsive, partially clothed lying face down on the pavement near a bush” at 94th Avenue and 214th Street in Queens Village on the...
NYC medical-examiner worker swipes $800 Louis Vuitton bag from dead man: officials
Trevor Rheams, 49, was busted for swiping the luxury bag from the dead man’s kitchen in Jamaica, Queens, on Aug. 9, then stuffing it in a pillow case and stashing...
Medical examiner killed by husband in shocking murder-suicide
A former college basketball player fatally shot his estranged wife, a medical examiner, at her Dallas office and then turned the gun on himself in what authorities said was a...
Drowning deaths of 3 kids on Coney Island beach ruled homicides: medical examiner
The City Medical confirmed that the three young children their mother allegedly confessed to drowning on a Coney Island beach Monday died by drowning and deemed all three deaths homicides...
NYC heat wave claims fourth victim
The death occurred Monday in a private home and was confirmed Saturday to have been heat related, according to the city Medical Examiner's office.
Adams announces new $2.5 million DNA gun unit to speed up testing
Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced a new $2.5 million unit at the city medical examiner's office that he said will cut DNA analysis in gun crimes in half.
Smells like nonsense: Official debunks claim spices used to cover odor of migrant bodies
A spokesman for the Bexar County Manager's Office debunked the seasoning theory on the migrant truck in an email to The Post on Thursday.
Uvalde coroner says murdered teacher had been his high school classmate
The Texas coroner who responded to the massacre in Uvalde has revealed that Irma Garcia had been his longtime high school classmate.
Uvalde coroner describes unimaginable task of identifying victims' bodies
The coroner who responded to the mass school shooting in Uvalde has opened up about the painstaking process of identifying the tiny bodies — and what happened to the shooter’s body.
Georgia coroner finds bodies of his parents, son at robbery scene
Investigators believe the deadly robbery unfolded around 5.30 p.m. on April 8, 2022 -- around the time the range usually closes.
Cause of death revealed for alleged victim of NYC serial killer
The woman allegedly murdered by an 83-year-old serial killer died of "homicidal violence" including blunt force trauma to the head, the New York City Medical Examiner said Saturday.
Bones 'in plain sight': Brian Laundrie's full autopsy released with gruesome new details
Grisly new details emerged in the death of Brian Laundrie, including that the majority of bones were discovered scattered in "plain sight."
'Coolers stacking up': Hospitals scramble to deal with surge in COVID fatalities — this time because of staffing shortage
Hospitals are scrambling to organize dead COVID-19 patients, shifting them between facilities amid backlogs at the city Medical Examiner's Office and local crematoriums, The Post has learned.
Extra, extra: Overtime costs surge at NYC health department, elections board
Overtime was up 116 percent at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and 86 percent at the Board of Elections last fiscal year.
Malcolm X’s daughter died of natural causes: medical examiner
Malikah Shabazz, one of Malcolm X's daughters, died last month from natural causes, the city medical examiner said Friday.
Body of work: NYC's first female chief medical examiner reveals tales of the job
Barbara Sampson helped perform autopsies and send collected human and bird tissue in the baffling case to the US Army Medical Research Group of Infectious Disease.
Ahmaud Arbery was still standing after deadly shots as he was in 'fight-or-flight' mode: ME
Ahmaud Arbery was still standing after being shot twice at close-range because he was in “fight-or-flight” mode – even though just one of the bullets that left a gaping hole...
Brian Laundrie's autopsy inconclusive, bones to be sent to anthropologist to determine cause of death
The development comes two days after the 23-year-old's remains were discovered next to his backpack and notebook in a Florida wilderness park near his parent's North Port home. His body...
Two 9/11 victims identified just days before 20th anniversary of attacks
The remains of two more victims of 9/11 were identified on Tuesday – just days before the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.