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Bryeon Hunter (Credit: Maywood Police)

Autopsy Could Confirm If Body Found By Des Plaines River Is Bryeon Hunter

A day after the body of a child believed to be Bryeon Hunter – the 20-month-old Maywood boy allegedly killed by his mother and her boyfriend – the man who found the body met the child’s grandmother.

CBS Chicago–2013/05/15

Police investigate after undercover Chicago police officers shot and killed a man who allegedly rammed a police vehicle in East Hazel Crest on March 19, 2013. (Credit: CBS)

Autopsy Determines Man Killed By Police Was Shot In The Back

Chicago Police fatally shot a motorist in south suburban East Hazel Crest on Tuesday evening after the man rammed a police vehicle while attempting to flee from undercover investigators, officials said.

2013/03/22

Lisa Koziol-Ellis (Credit: Elgin Police)

Autopsy: Elgin Woman Was Stabbed To Death

A 33-year-old northwest suburban woman found dead inside her townhome early Saturday was stabbed to death, according to the results of an autopsy conducted Monday.

2013/03/04

Urooj Khan. (Credit: Illinois Lottery)

Autopsy Finds Nothing New In Poisoned Lottery Winner’s Death

The Cook County Medical Examiner announced Friday that an autopsy of a poisoned lottery winner shed no new light on how cyanide got into his system.

2013/03/01

Urooj Khan. (Credit: Illinois Lottery)

Poisoned Lottery Winner’s Body Exhumed For Autopsy

An autopsy was conducted Friday on the body of a lottery winner who died from cyanide poisoning last year, after his body was exhumed for further testing, but the results of those tests won’t be completed for a few weeks.

CBS Chicago–2013/01/18

Urooj Khan. (Credit: Illinois Lottery)

Authorities Seek To Exhume Body Of Poisoned Lottery Winner

It’s a fascinating mystery, with more questions than answers. Authorities have been trying to determine who poisoned a man who died days after winning a $1 million jackpot in a lottery instant game.

2013/01/08

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Autopsy: Cowboys Player Killed In Crash Was Not Drunk

An autopsy has found that Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown Jr. was sober when he was killed in a crash that led to an intoxication manslaughter charge against the teammate at the wheel.

2013/01/03

Kathleen Savio (Family Photo)

Doctor Who Ruled Savio’s Death A Homicide Speaks Out About Peterson Trial

The pathologist who ruled Kathleen Savio was the victim of a homicide after authorities reopened their investigation into her death said being skeptical was the key to determining it was no simple accident.

CBS 2–2012/09/25

Drew Peterson Court

Doctor Testifies At Peterson Trial About Conflicting Savio Autopsies

For a second day, the focus in the Drew Peterson murder trial has been the two autopsies that came to different conclusions about Kathleen Savio’s death, and the judge has had to tell the lawyers to stop bickering in front of jurors.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/16

A sketch of Drew Peterson and his son, Kristopher Peterson, sitting in court during a break in the elder Peterson's murder trial. (Credit: Cheryl Cook)

Drew Peterson Gets Visit From Son During Trial

A nursing school classmate of Kathleen Savio’s testified Thursday that Savio talked about domestic violence committed against her by Drew Peterson, and showed her the marks that he had left.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/09

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Autopsy: 19th Person Killed By Heat This Month

A Tuesday autopsy determined that an elderly woman died in part from the heat — the 19th heat-related death in Cook County in a week.

2012/07/10

Darrin Hanna died in November 2011, a week after he was allegedly beaten and repeatedly shocked with a stun gun at the hands of North Chicago police. (Family supplied photo)

Attorneys: Autopsy Shows Police Brutality Caused North Chicago Man’s Death

It’s been months since a 45-year-old man died one week after North Chicago police officers allegedly beat him during an arrest, but Lake County authorities have yet to issue an autopsy report. Attorneys said Wednesday an independent autopsy proves Darrin Hanna died from police brutality.

CBS 2–2012/02/22

Chicago Fire Department

Autopsy: Woman Found In Unheated Home Died From Cold

A Saturday autopsy determined the death of a woman found unresponsive Friday in her Southwest Side residence was cold related.

2012/01/28

Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh (Source: Welsh's Twitter page)

Ex-Weezer Bassist Dies At Chicago Hotel

Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said Sunday.

2011/10/09

Honeybee

Autopsy Inconclusive In Man’s Death After Bee Attack

An autopsy on Wednesday proved inconclusive in the death of a 62-year-old Roselle man who died after he attempted to clear a nest of bees or hornets that was near his home.

CBS Chicago–2011/09/28

Water

Missing Man’s Body Pulled From Lake Near Fox Lake

An autopsy is planned for a man whose body was pulled from a lake near Fox Lake over the weekend, after he was reported missing.

CBS Chicago–2011/08/08

Cesar Rodriguez, left, and Tomas Garay, 58, are among two Chicagoans whose deaths are considered heat-related. (CBS)

Heat Wave Proves Fatal

The exteme heat is suspected of being a factor in the deaths of at least seven Cook County residents in the last few days.

2011/07/21

Jail/Prison

Autopsy Inconclusive For Boy Who Died In Police Custody

An autopsy has been deemed inconclusive for a 17-year-old boy who died in police custody, after being arrested for possession of heroin on the city’s West Side.

CBS Chicago–2011/07/14

Garage Body

Body Found In Container Identified As Missing Ind. Woman

The body found bound and beaten to death inside a plastic container in the Far South Side Roseland neighborhood has been identified as a missing northwest Indiana woman.

CBS Chicago–2011/06/23

Christian Choate (Credit: Lake County Sheriff)

Probe Continues Into Death Of Boy Kept In Dog Cage

The probe continues into the bizarre death of Christian Choate – the 13-year-old boy who was kept in a dog cage for a year in a Northwest Indiana trailer park.

CBS Chicago–2011/06/15

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