Autopsy

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick to cover autopsy for Georgia inmate ‘eaten alive’ by bed bugs

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Elijah McClain died due to sedative and restraint, amended autopsy says

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Man connected to Michael Brown case sentenced for performing illegal autopsies

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Judge allows release of Elijah McClain autopsy if officials blot out some details

A Colorado judge ruled that the autopsy for Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after a 2019 police encounter, be made public.
/ September 19, 2022

Man who helped perform Michael Brown’s autopsy charged with fraud

Shawn Parcells has been charged with 10 counts of wire fraud, adding to a pile of accusations he faces, including desecration of a body.
/ November 20, 2020
Naya Rivera Portraits theGrio.com

Naya Rivera lifted son in boat, cried for help before drowning, autopsy says

The autopsy report of Naya Rivera, whose body was found in a California lake in July, was released on Friday.
/ September 12, 2020
Kendrick Johnson theGrio.com

George Floyd unrest prompts petition to look into Kendrick Johnson’s death

The nationwide civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd has sparked a petition to reopen the investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson. 
/ June 8, 2020
George Floyd thegrio.com

George Floyd autopsy report reveals he tested positive for COVID-19

Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker says George Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3 but appeared asymptomatic.
/ June 3, 2020

George Floyd’s independent autopsy determines death was a ‘homicide’

An independent autopsy says that George Floyd was in good health and that his death was a homicide given the police restraint.
/ June 1, 2020

George Floyd autopsy says death was caused by restraint and health issues

A preliminary autopsy of George Floyd’s death says he didn’t die of strangulation or asphyxiation, but rather a combination of restraint and health issues.
/ May 29, 2020