October 31, 2023 – On October 28, 2023, at approximately 2130 hours, the Department of Medical Examiner (DME) responded to the residence of Matthew Langford Perry, after the decedent was found unresponsive at home. The DME’s role is to inquire into and determine the circumstances, manner, and cause of all sudden, violent, or unexpected…
read moreOctober 6, 2023 – On October 4, at approximately 1700 hours, the Department of Medical Examiner (DME) responded to the residence of George Tyndall, after the decedent was found unresponsive at home. It was determined during the DME’s investigation there was a history of natural disease that explains Mr. Tyndall’s sudden death with no…
read moreJuly 13, 2023 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the cause of death for the 40-year-old former NFL player Stanley Tobias Wilson, Jr. as pulmonary thromboembolism. The manner of death is natural. On February 1, Mr. Wilson was in a pre-screen area at the Metropolitan State Hospital when he fell…
read moreJuly 13, 2023 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the cause of death for 54-year-old singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley as a small bowel obstruction caused by scar tissue that developed after a previous bariatric surgery years ago. The manner of death is natural. On January 12, Ms. Presley was found…
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June 28, 2023 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner will now be called the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (Department) after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) yesterday voted to approve the ordinance for the official name change. The removal of “coroner” was needed to reinforce…
read moreJune 2, 2023 – The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined the cause of death for 31-year-old Keenan Darnell Anderson as effects of cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart) and cocaine use (death determined hours after restraint and conducted energy device [CED] use); the manner of death is undetermined. On January 3, law enforcement…
read moreApril 21, 2023 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner (DMEC) will be deploying a new case management system beginning April 24 to replace the 20-year-old legacy system that no longer meets business needs. During the migration, the Case Search function on DMEC’s website will be unavailable from 5 a.m. to…
read moreApril 18, 2023 – The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined the cause of death for 34-year-old singer Aaron Charles Carter as drowning due to the effects of difluoroethane (aerosol propellant found in spray cans) and alprazolam (commonly referred to as Xanax). On the morning of November 5, 2022, Mr. Carter was…
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Dr. Odey C. Ukpo Appointed as Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner On March 7, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Odey C. Ukpo as Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner to lead one of the most prominent medical examiner’s offices in the nation. Dr. Ukpo is the first African American to serve as Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner…
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(en Español) March 1, 2023 – The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner released the following statement in response to assertions made based on a new report by UCLA’s Biocritical Studies Lab: While the Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner (DMEC) appreciates efforts to bring attention to the important topic of in-custody deaths, our department…
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