Los Angeles County coroner resigns after 2 years over body backlog | Fox News

Los Angeles County's coroner is resigning after only 2 1/2 years, saying understaffing left him unable to do the job amid complaints of stacked body and testing backlogs.

Man who died in LA was child rape suspect believed dead

A coroner’s investigation into the death of a man in Los Angeles last month revealed that he was a suspect in a 2008 Washington state child rape who was believed to have jumped to his death from a bridge on Puget Sound years ago, authorities said. Christian Robert Basham was living under the alias Mark Clemens when he died Feb. 26 at age 56, police in Bremerton, Washington, said in a press release Thursday. The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office discovered his true identity and infor...

Los Angeles County coroner resigns amid body backlog

Los Angeles County's coroner is resigning after only 2 1/2 years, saying understaffing left him unable to do the job amid complaints of stacked body and testing backlogs.

Los Angeles coroner orders rare inquest into police shooting death of Andres Guardado

department's press release. "The Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner is committed to transparency and providing the residents of Los Angeles County an independent assessment of its...

Los Angeles coroner orders inquest in Andres Guardado's death -- the first in 3

news release. “The Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner is committed to transparency and providing the residents of Los Angeles County an independent assessment of its findings in this...

L.A. coroner investigates deputy shooting of Andres Guardado - Los Angeles Times

(Associated Press) By James Queally Staff Writer Nov. 10, 2020 Updated 8:01 PM PT Los Angeles County coroner’s officials said Tuesday that they will conduct an independent inquest into...

Lancaster shooting: Coroner releases names of slain California kids, grandmother

The Los Angeles County coroner has identified the victims in the brutal slaying of a grandmother and her four grandchildren, including a boy not yet 2 years old, in the Southern California high des...

Coroner releases Andres Guardado autopsy results despite sheriff's request | CNN

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office on Friday confirmed that Andres Guardado, the teenager whose death on June 18 sparked outcry across Los Angeles, was shot five times in the back.

Los Angeles police release video, audio from Burlington store shooting

The Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner ruled the... He said he directed the release of 911 calls, radio... Crump, Ravipudi and the family plan to hold a press conference Tuesday...

Names of L.A. County deputies who open fire being kept secret - Los Angeles Time

A camera worn by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy captured the moment before the... via press release within 10 days of a shooting or other incident involving serious force. The...