January 14, 2025 – The below information contains cases reported to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (DME) by the investigating law enforcement agency and are still under investigation by the Department. The DME cannot confirm human remains until after the DME processes them at our facility. MEDICAL EXAMINER CASE NUMBER FIRE…
read moreJanuary 13, 2025 – The below information contains cases reported to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (DME) by the investigating law enforcement agency and are still under investigation by the Department. The DME cannot confirm human remains until after the DME processes them at our facility. MEDICAL EXAMINER CASE NUMBER FIRE…
read moreJanuary 12, 2025 – The below information contains cases reported to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (DME) by the investigating law enforcement agency and are still under investigation by the Department. The DME cannot confirm human remains until after the DME processes them at our facility. MEDICAL EXAMINER CASE NUMBER FIRE…
read moreThe below information contains cases reported to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (DME) by the investigating law enforcement agency and are still under investigation by the Department. The DME cannot confirm human remains until after the DME processes them at our facility. MEDICAL EXAMINER CASE NUMBER FIRE APPROXIMATE LOCATION DATE STATUS…
read moreJanuary 10, 2025 – The below information contains cases reported to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (DME) and are still under investigation by the Department. The DME cannot confirm human remains until after the DME processes them at our facility. Case updates will occur in the afternoon, Monday through Friday. Here are…
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January 9, 2025 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner is working with local law enforcement and fire departments to respond to reported fatalities due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. The Department of Medical Examiner received notification of 10 fire-related deaths as of 9 p.m. on January 9. The…
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January 7, 2025 – The next of kin for decedents seen by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (DME) will not be charged transportation and storage fees the DME announced today after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to permanently waive the $400 fees. “Charging families who lost…
read moreSeptember 26, 2024 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the cause of death for 3-year-old twin boys Josiah and Jestine James as fentanyl toxicity. The manner of death is accident. On July 11, Josiah and Jestine were discovered unresponsive in their bed and transported to a local hospital. Death…
read moreSeptember 24, 2024 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the cause of death for 49-year-old singer-songwriter Seth Brooks Binzer as the effects of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. The manner of death is accident. Mr. Binzer was found unresponsive at a residence on June 24 and death was pronounced at…
read moreAugust 29, 2024 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the cause of death for 25-year-old Lucy-Bleu Knight as hydrogen sulfide toxicity. The manner of death is suicide. Ms. Knight was found unresponsive in a private residence on July 19 by law enforcement conducting a welfare check. Death was pronounced…
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