autopsy
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Strickland insisted on a toxicology report to go along with the autopsy, he told Boyd, “just to cover you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Once the patient was transferred to the mortuary, there was a further delay before the autopsy was performed.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Kidman and McEwen worked with real-life forensic pathologist Dr. Amy Hawes to learn about the autopsy process, as well as the motivations for becoming a medical examiner.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Then, prosecutors could rely on autopsy evidence, or even a woman’s dying words.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Squire portrays himself as aghast—though he can hardly have been surprised—when one famous condemned murderer, Shillitoni, interrupted an autopsy by going mad in his cell, breaking his furniture, and tearing his bedding to shreds.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing autopsy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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