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  • July 2008

    • As Legal Battle Melts Carvel Fortune, Heir Cries Murder

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Jul 20, 08 2:18 PM CDT

      As Legal Battle Melts Carvel Fortune, Heir Cries Murder

      The 18-year battle over Tom Carvel’s estate is as bitter as his franchise’s soft-serve and ice-cream cakes are sweet, with his niece Pamela—the only surviving family heir—now pushing authorities to investigate claims Carvel was murdered by insiders bent on staking claim to a $67 million fortune. Portfolio traces a story featuring safe-cracking, shredded records, and a potentially forged death certificate. More »

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      murder  • lawsuit  • autopsy  • ice cream

    • Blood Clots Killed Woman in Waiting Room

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jul 12, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Blood Clots Killed Woman in Waiting Room

      The death of a woman on the floor of a Brooklyn hospital was caused by blood clots from extended inactivity, CNN reports. Chronic deep vein thrombosis formed clots in her legs that eventually reached her lungs. The case has drawn international attention after security-camera footage showed the woman falling to the floor and convulsing, with no one checking on her for an hour. She had sat in the waiting room for more than 24 hours. More »

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Relatives Sue Ohio Coroners Over Remains

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 23, 08 7:43 PM CST

      Relatives Sue Ohio Coroners Over Remains

      The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a lawsuit charging that coroners failed to return a man's brain to his body prior to burial and that his parents had a constitutional right to the remains. Coroners say hurried reintegration of organs for funerals could compromise autopsies; under state law, removed body parts are considered medical waste. More »

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      Ohio  • funeral  • autopsy  • constitutional law

    • Doc Hit Skids After Kanye's Mom Died

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 23, 08 2:08 PM CST

      Doc Hit Skids After Kanye's Mom Died

      The plastic surgeon who operated on the mother of rapper Kanye West days before her Nov. 10 death told CNN's Larry King yesterday that his Los Angeles-area practice has been "almost destroyed" by bad publicity following the tragedy. But Dr. Jan Adams, former host of the TV series Plastic Surgery: Before and After said he will continue practicing. More »

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      death  • plastic surgery  • Kanye West  • autopsy  • Donda West  • Jan Adams  • liposuction  • private practice

    • Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 23, 08 9:56 AM CST

      Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

      An autopsy on actor Heath Ledger was inconclusive, the AP reports, and a medical examiner's office spokeswoman says that further needed tests will take about 10 days. Meanwhile, Ledger's family echoed earlier police statements that the actor had not committed suicide—rather, his death was “tragic, untimely, and accidental," his father said. More »

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      Heath Ledger  • autopsy  • insomnia  • the Joker  • sleeping pills

    • Charred Body ID'd as Pregnant Marine's

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 15, 08 2:30 PM CST

      Charred Body ID'd as Pregnant Marine's

      The burnt body found in the yard of wanted Marine Cesar Laurean's house is that of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, and an autopsy revealed she died from blunt trauma to the head, CNN reports. The DA told the Daily News of Jacksonville, NC, he didn't know whether Lauterbach’s child was born then killed; if that was the case, Laurean could face a second murder charge. More »

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      murder  • US Marine Corps  • Maria Lauterbach  • autopsy  • Cesar Armando Laurean  • pregnant marine

  • November 2007

    • Doc of Kanye's Mom Was on Thin Ice

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 14, 07 2:23 PM CST

      Doc of Kanye's Mom Was on Thin Ice

      The mother of rap star Kanye West died Saturday "as a result of surgery or anesthesia," a preliminary autopsy showed yesterday—more bad news for her surgeon, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dr. Jan Adams—a talk-show regular—faces sanctions from various state agencies over a string of alcohol-related convictions, including revocation or suspension of his medical license. More »

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      hip-hop  • plastic surgery  • Kanye West  • cosmetic surgery  • autopsy  • Donda West  • medical malpractice

  • June 2007
  • March 2007

    • IT WAS AN OVERDOSE

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 26, 07 1:44 PM CDT

      IT WAS AN OVERDOSE

      Anna Nicole overdosed on prescription painkillers and sleeping meds, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Smith reported today, calling the death accidental. There were nine different drugs in her system at the time of her death, including three antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs—methadone, Lexapro and Zoloft. More »

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      celebrity  • obituary  • drugs  • autopsy  • Anna Nicole Smith  • overdose

    • Cricket Coach Murdered

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 23, 07 8:42 AM CDT

      Cricket Coach Murdered

      The death of Bob Woolmer, the English-born Pakistani cricket coach, was ruled a murder yesterday, roiling the sedate world of international cricket  with a crime investigators call “extraordinary and evil.” When Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica last Sunday, it was thought he died from a heart attack, but an autopsy confirms he was strangled. More »

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      Pakistan  • murder  • sports  • autopsy  • cricket  • Bob Woolmer  • Cricket World Cup

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