Eliza Fletcher, the Memphis teacher who was abducted while on an early morning jog earlier this month, died from a gunshot wound to the back of her head and blunt force injury, according to an autopsy report obtained by CNN affiliate WHBQ. “Autopsy examination revealed a perforating gunshot wound of the head,” the report from […]
Christina “Chrissy” Lee Powell, a Texas mother of two, was found dead in the front passenger seat of her car on Saturday, the San Antonio Police Department said. Powell, 39 was last seen rushing from her home on July 5, nearly three weeks ago. Her body was discovered just before 7 p.m. by a security guard […]
KOH SAMUI, Thailand—An autopsy showed the death last week of Australian cricket great Shane Warne on an island in Thailand was due to natural causes, the Thai police said on Monday. Warne’s family had accepted the finding and his body would be transferred to Australian consular officials for return to the family, a deputy police […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—An autopsy has confirmed that a 13-year-old girl was killed by a pack of dogs while taking a walk near her family’s home on the Navajo Nation. Lyssa Rose Upshaw had extensive injuries that were consistent with canine teeth marks, including cuts and abrasions on her neck and head and deep soft tissue wounds […]
An autopsy confirmed Tuesday that “Glee” star Naya Rivera died from accidental drowning, officials said, while her family released a statement honoring her ”everlasting legacy and magnetic spirit.”
MINNEAPOLIS—A medical examiner on Monday classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and suppressed his neck, in a widely seen video that has sparked protests across the nation. “Decedent experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officer(s),” the report read. Under “other significant conditions” […]
An independent autopsy commissioned by George Floyd’s family concluded the Minneapolis man died from being deprived of oxygen, or asphyxiation. The results clash with preliminary findings from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, which found “no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.” Dr. Michael Baden, who served as chief medical examiner for […]
Preliminary autopsy findings by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner show that George Floyd, who died Monday in police custody in Minneapolis after an officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes, did not die due to strangulation or traumatic oxygen deprivation. While the full report from the Medical Examiner is pending, the initial results, […]
Jeffery Epstein’s lawyers say they are “not satisfied” with the autopsy results from the New York City Medical Examiner’s office. The office concluded on Aug. 16 that the accused sex trafficker died by suicide.
The New York City’s medical examiner office completed an autopsy on the body of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying his cause of death was “pending further information at this time.”
A North Carolina woman died from electrocution along with her daughter, officials said. An autopsy released on March 7 found that Kendra Pittman, 30, and her 9-year-old daughter Siiyahh died on Aug. 10, 2018, from electrocution while they were staying at the Economy Inn Hotel and Suites in Rocky Mount. While at the extended stay […]
