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L.A. County coroner’s office workloads could threaten accreditation, sources say - Los Angeles Times
A person from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office removes the body of a student who was killed in a vehicle versus pedestrian accident on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.
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Grand jury report blames underfunding for problems at coroner’s office - Los Angeles Times
A civil grand jury report released Thursday blamed problems in the Los Angeles County coroner’s office — including lengthy backlogs in autopsies and toxicology reports — on underfunding.
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VIDEO: Los Angeles coroner's office van swerves into oncoming traffic before driver's DUI arrest
New video shows an allegedly drunk Los Angeles County employee driving a coroner's office van as it was weaving in and out of traffic and nearly hitting oncoming vehicles.
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In Los Angeles, the ‘Coroner to the Stars’ Has the Last Word
Even before the internet, the coroner’s office held mystique. In 1962, Mr. Dambacher and another investigator went to the west side of Los Angeles to retrieve Marilyn Monroe’s body.
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The LA coroner's office faced budget cuts. So it opened a morbid gift shop. - MSN
In the early 1990s, the Los Angeles County coroner's office held a seminar about forensics for those working in the industry. The symposium was a fairly run-of-the-mill affair, save for the ...
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Los Angeles coroner's investigator accused of stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man - KESQ
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around the neck of a dead man, prosecutors said ...
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A desperate Calif. agency opened a morbid merch store. It was a hit.
Shoppers peruse items at Skeletons in the Closet, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office gift shop. Chuck Coker/Chuck Coker via Flickr CC 2.0 The macabre gift shop did modest numbers in its ...
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Los Angeles coroner investigator stole heirlooms from dead bodies: DA - New York Post
A Los Angeles County coroner examiner was busted Wednesday for allegedly snatching trinkets — including a crucifix — from the dead bodies he was tasked with investigating, officials said.
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Los Angeles Coroner's Office Confirms Matthew Perry's Death - AOL
Matthew Perry’s death has been confirmed by the Los Angeles coroner’s office. According to the county’s medical examiner’s website, Perry died at his home on Saturday, October 28, at the ...
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Los Angeles coroner's investigator accused of stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man - Yahoo
A Los Angeles County coroner's investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around the neck of a dead man, prosecutors said Wednesday. The suspect, a 34 ...
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Los Angeles coroner’s investigator accused of stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man - The Seattle Times
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around the neck of a dead man, prosecutors said ...