Welcome to the Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge for 2023! Your goal as Medical Examiner is to read murder mysteries and attach toe tags to the unfortunate victim(s). There is no advance signup for this challenge, just read our General Information page and then file your death certificate. M U R M U R S from the M O R G U E : Today Mystillery Lanes opens its doors for the 2023-2024 Ten Pins Game! All reading since January 1 is eligible! The Chief Medical Examiner will be out of the office from Monday Oct 2 through Friday Oct 6 and this challenge will not be updated during that period. Please continue your examinations as usual. Don't forget to check the loading dock each morning for those overnight drop-offs. Sep 28: Traci L. of Illinois finagles the Fuchsia Forceps for firmly fastening 200 toe tags! Sep 18: Jjean of Texas squeezes the Scarlet Sponge away from Linda B. by slipping on her 400th toe tag!       Previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated SUN OCT 1 2023 @ 6.30 pm EDT convert
Medical Examiners 3 4		Authors	Books 1 9 0 5	Toe Tags 1 1 3 4 2	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	batkat West Virginia Gold Gurney (Most Toe Tags) @9/2	36	96	1161
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom Gold Gurney (Most Toe Tags) @8/29	103	111	1117
	Colleen Illinois Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @6/28	87	132	998
	Scott Nickels Georgia	55	125	996
	Tina Hilbert Ohio	84	111	963
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Bronze Body Bag (Most Authors) @2/8 Silver Scalpel (Most Books) @2/8	177	235	918
	Tracy New York	63	88	730
	Avid Series Reader New Mexico	74	83	483
	Linda B Kentucky	49	90	472
	Jjean Texas Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @9/18	50	66	422
	Susan Jensen Arizona	50	54	341
	SueC Utah Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @9/10	26	83	307
Medical Examiner		Authors	Books	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner	37	80	300
	Sanacrow Tennessee Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @7/6	9	24	291
	Erika Morris California	28	44	247
	KazOfBooks Scotland	23	33	231
	Traci L. Illinois Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @9/28	61	74	204
	Shannon The Netherlands	29	65	190
	Tari Hann Ohio	60	74	164
	Jen McFarren Texas	42	55	149
	Jessica Libby Washington	19	20	126
	Karen New Mexico Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @9/1	23	44	116
	Tara Illinois	21	23	109
Medical Examiner		Authors	Books	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Karen Baroness Texas	35	50	99
	Zesty Bean & Cheese Virginia	8	8	56
	Anne A. Maine	10	11	43
	Stephanie V Oregon	7	7	32
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	7	9	28
	JenneB Pennsylvania	3	3	11
	Lisa Minnesota	1	2	11
	Kim Prytherch South Carolina	2	2	10
	Dr. Anna Geddes The United Kingdom	3	3	6
	Becca Vogelezang Michigan	1	1	4
	Rhonda D Alabama	1	1	1
Medical Examiner		Authors	Books	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects

Instructions and rules are found on the General Information page.

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M.E.'s journal: Sunday, October 1: Coroner Mellen looked at her a moment, and then said, as if dismissing her, "You will, of course, be called upon to give your testimony at the inquest." His curt nod of dismissal was sufficient to send Mrs. Carstairs from the room, but she paid no heed to it. Carolyn Wells, writing in Anybody but Anne, 1913. Find a revealing Medical Examiner, Coroner, or Morgue quote? Email it to your host for inclusion in the M.E.'s journal!

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