The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has performed autopsies in many high-profile cases, including that of ...

Dr. Odey Ukpo oversees medical examinations for some of Los Angeles’ most notorious cases, including for the teenager singer ...

You may not have heard of him, but he's had a hand in some of the biggest cultural events in American history. The death of Marilyn Monroe. The Watts riots. Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination.

The coroner who performed the autopsy after the death of Marilyn Monroe has defended his decision to rule it a “probable suicide.” The actress died at her Brentwood home in August 1962 at the age of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Initial findings from preliminary autopsies performed on Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, show there ...

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Physicians and nurses need to understand the process and procedures of an autopsy to be able to answer patients' and family members' questions. A family confronted with a difficult decision, such as ...

(CNN) — Initial findings from preliminary autopsies performed on Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, show there was “no external trauma to either individual,” the Santa Fe ...

About 60 pregnancies per day in the U.S. end in stillbirth. One major exception to the rarity of fetal autopsies is when pregnancy loss ends with criminal arrest. Arrests after pregnancy loss are not ...

In some instances, a person may have specified his or her desire for an autopsy, perhaps in conversation or by signing a personal directive. Most states require permission from a doctor, next of kin ...