Welcome to the Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge for 2025! Your goal as Medical Examiner is to read murder mysteries and attach toe tags to the unfortunate victim(s). Just peruse the pedantic General Information page and then fling your death certificate into the internet. M U R M U R S from the M O R G U E : Nov 8 : Linda B. (Kentucky) comments on Shadow in the Glass by M.E. Hillard: The "detective" mentioned usually looking as people's bookshelves to find out about their character and now I'm wondering what my shelves say about me (beyond that I need more shelves) :) Oct 31 : Tara Taylor (Illinois) grips the Garnet Gloves for grasping 50 toe tags! Oct 16 : Tracy House (New York) takes the myopic Magenta Magnifier for marking up 500 manila toe tags!       Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated THU NOV 13 2025 @ 6.00 PM EST
Medical Examiners 2 7		Authors	Titles 1 8 3 8	Toe Tags 1 4 2 1 7	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Gold Gurney (Most Toe Tags) @9/19	43	112	1681
	JenneB Pennsylvania	31	63	1471
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	102	134	1186
	Linda B Kentucky	69	160	1131
	Vallery Louisiana	55	98	885
	batkat West Virginia	15	63	820
	Colleen Illinois	75	112	792
	Beth M North Carolina	53	74	726
	Sanacrow Tennessee	11	29	718
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (Most Titles) @5/25 Bronze Body Bag (Most Authors) @2/11	140	185	611
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Karen A New Mexico	47	107	577
	Tracy House New York Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @10/16	38	61	575
	Susan Jensen Arizona	77	90	540
	Jjean Texas	54	76	478
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @10/10	61	94	443
	SueC Utah Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @9/24	38	89	323
	Terry M. Minnesota	52	70	265
	Erika Morris California	23	35	252
	Shannon The Netherlands Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @9/18	29	48	223
	Tari Hann Ohio Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @7/8	51	60	150
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Traci L. Illinois	27	36	106
	AfterPlague Florida	13	13	100
	Scott Nickels Georgia	11	11	94
	Tara Taylor Illinois Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @10/31	10	11	53
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	7	7	17
	Karen Baroness Texas	0	0	0
	Jen McFarren Texas	0	0	0
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects

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Chief Medical Examiner's journal Thursday, November 13: A minute later Doctor Emanuel Doremus was ushered into the room. He was a wiry, nervous man, cynical, hard-bitten, and with a jaunty manner. He wore a brown top-coat, and a derby set far back on his head. He resembled a stock salesman far more than he did a doctor. S. S. Van Dine, writing in The Kennel Murder Case, 1933. Contributed by Bev Hankins.

Honorary badges Gold Gurney Most Toe Tags Silver Scalpel Most Titles 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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