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Month: September 2024

September 22, 2024December 22, 2024

Coroners and Medical Examiners in America

Many people, including voters, reporters, and crime writers, still confuse coroners with medical examiners. Wherever you live in America, if you die a violent or unexpected death, one of these two will investigate. At least one-third of Americans live in counties where they choose (elect) their own coroner. Everyone else either lives in a medical…

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Christina VandePol is a writer, physician, and former coroner. Her award-winning memoir/true crime book, Madam Coroner, is forthcoming in late 2026. 

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