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 read the obscure General Information page and then file your death certificate. M U R M U R S from the M O R G U E : Sep 6: It's an upset at the top of the chart as JenneB (Pennsylvania) rolls the Gold Gurney away from Tina, for applying the most toe tags (1399)! Sep 5: Beth M (North Carolina) peeks through the myopic Magenta Magnifier for manipulating 500 toe tags! Getting the late summer reading challenge doldrums? Here are two things sure to perk you up: September 30 is the last day for the Abra Cadavers baseball game! Check the standings and see if you need to come up to the plate again, before the last inning! October 1 is the first official day for that chaotic Ten Pins bowling game, where you knock down pins with numbers! All reading since January 1 counts, so review your clipboard here and see what numbers you may already have in the bank! All 2024 players have been brought forward, whether they want to or not. (It's like a gym membership). We are having a soft opening - the bowling alley is ready - so feel free to start rolling some balls.       Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated WED SEP 10 2025 @ 10.00 am EDT
Medical Examiners 2 7		Authors	Titles 1 5 4 0	Toe Tags 1 1 9 2 9	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	JenneB Pennsylvania Gold Gurney (Most Toe Tags) @9/6	28	57	1405
	Tina Hilbert Ohio	26	84	1378
	Linda B Kentucky	56	128	897
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	78	105	847
	batkat West Virginia	13	57	757
	Sanacrow Tennessee	11	29	718
	Colleen Illinois	65	99	711
	Vallery Louisiana	45	83	655
	Beth M North Carolina Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @9/5	46	57	524
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (Most Titles) @5/25 Bronze Body Bag (Most Authors) @2/11 Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @9/3	125	163	520
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Karen A New Mexico	45	88	482
	Susan Jensen Arizona Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @8/28	68	80	469
	Tracy House New York	36	53	466
	Jjean Texas	41	56	374
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @8/3	43	70	338
	SueC Utah	31	77	290
	Terry M. Minnesota	52	70	265
	Erika Morris California Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @8/31	22	29	206
	Shannon The Netherlands	24	39	170
	Tari Hann Ohio Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @4/30 Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @7/8	41	48	120
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	7	8	36
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	4	4	8
	Karen Baroness Texas	0	0	0
	Jen McFarren Texas	0	0	0
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects

Ambiguous instructions and arbitrary rules are found on the General Information page.

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Chief Medical Examiner's journal Wednesday, September 10 : "I'm sorry to have been so long in coming," Dr. Curtiss began from the entrance, "especially as it seems something serious." He broke off suddenly, as he caught sight of the corpse. But he hesitated only for an instant, and once more Gilmore was impressed by his ability to lapse into the customary professional manner. Milton Propper, writing in The Ticker-Tape Murder, 1930.

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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