Welcome to the Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge for 2024! Your goal as Medical Examiner is to read murder mysteries and attach toe tags to the unfortunate victim(s). Just read the General Information page and then file your death certificate. M U R M U R S from the M O R G U E : May 1: Welcome to our newest examiner, AfterPlague of Florida! AfterPlague checks in with five titles, totalling 64 toe tags (which automatically gives a Garnet Glove for exceeding 50 toe tags)! May 1: Linda B (Kentucky) examines The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout and observes: "It turns out I have something in common with Nero Wolfe. My proof...this conversation... Wolfe: "I read it last night." Archie: "Why did you read it?" Wolfe: "Don't badger me. I read it because it was a book." :) Apr 29: Colleen passes the mystical Magenta Magnifier to Beth M (North Carolina) as she magnifies her 500th manila toe tag!       Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated WED MAY 1 2024 @ 7.10 pm EDT convert
Medical Examiners 3 0		Authors	Titles 1 1 4 7	Toe Tags 6 8 9 8	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Vallery Louisiana Gold Gurney (Most Toe Tags) @4/14 Silver Scalpel (Most titles) @4/26	50	115	781
	Sanacrow Tennessee	13	54	685
	Colleen Illinois	42	80	615
	Beth M North Carolina Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @4/29	43	87	541
	Linda B Kentucky	52	111	450
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @4/23	21	33	423
	Scott Nickels Georgia Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @4/23	28	45	406
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	34	40	389
	Avid Series Reader New Mexico Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @4/7	43	46	374
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Bronze Body Bag (Most Authors) @2/27	89	112	328
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	batkat West Virginia Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @4/5	4	33	291
	Jjean Texas	16	28	174
	Shannon The Netherlands	16	35	154
	Jessica Libby Washington Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @4/15	10	11	149
	Susan Jensen Arizona	22	22	140
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner	25	42	139
	Tari Hann Ohio	54	74	129
	SueC Utah	17	30	127
	Traci L. Illinois Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @4/17	26	28	104
	Erika Morris California	7	11	83
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Melissa The Reading Nerd New Jersey	18	19	78
	Karen A New Mexico	19	27	71
	JenneB Pennsylvania Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @4/27	15	20	69
	AfterPlague Florida Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @5/1	5	5	64
	Tara Illinois	7	10	51
	Karen Baroness Texas	14	16	26
	Jen McFarren Texas	9	9	24
	B. Mills New York	2	2	16
	Priya India	2	2	14
	A8bhatia Ontario	1	1	1
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects

Instructions and rules are found on the General Information page.

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Chief Medical Examiner's journal Wednesday, May 1 : "Bracelet watch with crystal broken," the Commissioner announced. "That slight bruise over the right eye probably means the body toppled forward, striking the watch on the floor. The hands of the watch stopped just at ten minutes past twelve." Doctor Multooler nodded profoundly. "That checks up with my findings," he sighed. "So at least the time of the murder is fixed." Anthony Abbot, writing in About the Perfect Crime of Mr. Digberry, 1940.

Honorary badges Gold Gurney Most Toe Tags Silver Scalpel Most Books Bronze Body Bag Most Authors Magenta Magnifier 500 Toe Tags Scarlet Sponge 400 Toe Tags Brass Bone Saw 300 Toe Tags Fuchsia Forceps 200 Toe Tags Lavender Lab Coat 100 Toe Tags Garnet Gloves 50 Toe Tags

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