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Post Mortem

Death Investigation in America

A year-long investigation into the nation’s 2,300 coroner and medical examiner offices uncovered a deeply dysfunctional system that quite literally buries its mistakes.

Shake-Up Inside Forensic Credentialing Org

by ProPublica,

Hidden in a Heart, a Discovery ‘Beyond Belief’

by Marshall Allen,

Facing a Second Trial, Ernie Lopez Takes Plea Deal

by A.C. Thompson,

No Forensic Background? No Problem

by ProPublica,

California Governor Commutes Sentence in Shaken Baby Case

by A.C. Thompson,

New Evidence in High Profile Shaken Baby Case

by A.C. Thompson,

Video: Shirley Ree Smith in Her Own Words

by A.C. Thompson,

Free, But Not Cleared: Ernie Lopez Comes Home

by A.C. Thompson,

Pioneering a Way to Distinguish Blood Disorders From Child Abuse

by ProPublica,

Ernie Lopez to Face Charges Again

by A.C. Thompson,

Texas Court Voids Conviction in Child Death Case

by A.C. Thompson,

A Far Cry From 'CSI'

by A.C. Thompson,

Gone Without a Case: Suspicious Elder Deaths Rarely Investigated

by Chisun Lee and A.C. Thompson,

Why Can’t Linda Carswell Get Her Husband’s Heart Back?

by Marshall Allen,

Without Autopsies, Hospitals Bury Their Mistakes

by Marshall Allen,

Post Mortem: The Story So Far

by ProPublica,

Q & A: A Prominent Advocate Presses for Better Investigations of Child Deaths

by Aarti Shahani,

Casey Anthony Trial Shows the Limits of Forensic Science in Proving How a Child Died

by Aarti Shahani,

The Child Cases

by Chisun Lee, A.C. Thompson and Aarti Shahani,

Document Timeline: The Case of Ernie Lopez

by Krista Kjellman Schmidt, A.C. Thompson and Chisun Lee,

The Hardest Cases: When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive

by A.C. Thompson and Chisun Lee,

NOPD Officers Convicted in Handyman’s Beating Death

by Sergio Hernandez,

NOPD Beating Death Trial Draws to a Close

by Sergio Hernandez,

County Prosecutors Withheld Evidence About Doctor’s Credibility

by Sergio Hernandez,

California County Opens Review Into Autopsies by Doctor With Checkered Past

by ProPublica,

Autopsy Firm's High Caseloads, Practices Lead to Errors

by ProPublica,

Without Competition, Private Firm Reaps Millions in Autopsy Work

by ProPublica,

Autopsies in the U.S.A.

by Krista Kjellman Schmidt,

About Our Autopsy Data

by Krista Kjellman Schmidt,

The Real 'CSI': How America’s Patchwork System of Death Investigations Puts the Living at Risk

by A.C. Thompson,

Second Chances Underscore Flaws in Death Investigations

by ProPublica,