Samuel Ashworth’s “The Death and Life of August Sweeney” is a novel concerned with viscera and the flesh. It begins with Sweeney — a gargantuan chef, of considerable appetites — discovering the source ...

The death of a star casts a long shadow, captivating millions. Yet, beneath the public mourning often lies a far grittier reality. Autopsies, designed to reveal the cause of death, frequently expose ...

Maybe you were one of the 11.7 million people who watched when, on House M.D., the genius diagnostician Gregory House is roused in the middle of the night by a pounding at the door. A man he just gave ...

Preliminary autopsies conducted on the bodies of the late Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, showed no signs of “external trauma to either individual.” The Oscar winner and his wife were ...

Medical examiner misidentified bodies, allowed dog in autopsy room, and more. March 3, 2010— -- An inaccurate autopsy report nearly sealed James Suttle's fate. The 49-year-old entrepreneur from ...

Michelle Trachtenberg’s cause of death was ruled “undetermined” after her family objected to an autopsy, Page Six can confirm. “Under public health law, families may object to autopsy based on ...

Brett Gardner’s son Miller Gardner’s autopsy results will take “at least two to three months” due to the outbreak of violence among gangs in Costa Rica. The former New York Yankees athlete and his ...

CHANCES COMING UP. SPEAKING OF RELIEF, WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE AC ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN PLAGUING THE ORLEANS PARISH CORONER’S OFFICE. WE HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT THE UNIT IS FIXED AND AUTOPSIES HAVE BEEN ...