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Investigators go inside Wayne County Morgue more than a year after exposing mistakes, mismanagement
Read full article: Investigators go inside Wayne County Morgue more than a year after exposing mistakes, mismanagementIt’s been a year-long investigation exposing poor record keeping, decomposing bodies and delays in contacting families of the dead at the Wayne County Morgue.
How Karen Drew’s lengthy investigation led to big changes at Wayne County Morgue
Read full article: How Karen Drew’s lengthy investigation led to big changes at Wayne County MorgueWayne County Medical Examiner Dr. Carl Schmidt is being replaced after an audit revealed a wide range of mistakes and mismanagement at the Wayne County morgue.
Wayne County Medical Examiner replaced after investigation reveals wide range of mistakes at morgue
Read full article: Wayne County Medical Examiner replaced after investigation reveals wide range of mistakes at morgueWayne County Medical Examiner Dr. Carl Schmidt is being replaced after an audit revealed a wide range of mistakes and mismanagement at the Wayne County morgue.
Investigation finds wide range of serious mistakes, mismanagement at Wayne County Morgue
Read full article: Investigation finds wide range of serious mistakes, mismanagement at Wayne County MorgueA 65-page review of the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office has been released nearly a year after Local 4 began investigating mistakes at the morgue.
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Manhunt for accused murderer ends when police discover suspect was in Wayne County morgue entire time
Read full article: Manhunt for accused murderer ends when police discover suspect was in Wayne County morgue entire timeThe manhunt for an accused murderer came to an end only after police discovered their suspect had been in the Wayne County morgue the entire time.
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Get Caught Up: What the Local 4 Defenders have learned about issues at Wayne County morgue
Read full article: Get Caught Up: What the Local 4 Defenders have learned about issues at Wayne County morgueAbout a week after a Local 4 Defenders investigation first exposed problems at the morgue, the medical examiner was brought in before a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services board.
Family says it was not notified of man’s body being at Wayne County morgue until 17 months later
Read full article: Family says it was not notified of man’s body being at Wayne County morgue until 17 months laterThe 59-year-old was found dead in Detroit and brought to the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office. Despite ID being on him, his family was not contacted until 17 months had passed.