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, click the button, and hope for the best. M U R M U R S from the M O R G U E : This challenge will return for a fresh start in 2026! The web page address will change. You can preview and bookmark the 2026 version at this link. As usual, no advance signup needed. Dec 23 : Your host, Rick Mills (Maine) grabs the Magenta Magnifier away from Jjean, for marking 500 toe tags! Nov 26: Jjean (Texas) takes the 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 TUE DEC 23 2025 @ 4.30 PM EST
Medical Examiners 2 7		Authors	Titles 2 0 7 9	Toe Tags 1 5 6 3 8	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Gold Gurney (Most Toe Tags) @9/19	53	133	1888
	JenneB Pennsylvania	37	78	1702
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	111	148	1321
	Linda B Kentucky	80	174	1183
	Colleen Illinois	83	127	905
	Vallery Louisiana	55	98	885
	batkat West Virginia	19	70	875
	Beth M North Carolina	58	87	854
	Sanacrow Tennessee	11	29	718
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (Most Titles) @5/25 Bronze Body Bag (Most Authors) @2/11	160	208	664
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Karen A New Mexico	49	114	611
	Tracy House New York	38	62	583
	Susan Jensen Arizona	82	96	579
	Jjean Texas	62	87	535
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @10/10 Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @12/23	64	102	501
	SueC Utah Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @9/24	41	98	343
	Terry M. Minnesota	52	70	265
	Erika Morris California	23	37	259
	Shannon The Netherlands Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @9/18	29	48	223
	Tari Hann Ohio Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @7/8	55	65	163
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
	Karen Baroness Texas Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @11/16	31	32	92
	Jen McFarren Texas Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @11/16	29	32	89
	Tara Taylor Illinois	10	14	79
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	11	11	24
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 Tuesday, December 23: I could have cheerfully stabbed him. Doctors seem to think that they, above everyone else in this world, can get away with saying anything ... there was no telling to what lengths Dr. Custom would go to torment me and get a laugh from the gallery. Amber Dean, writing in Dead Man's Float, 1945.

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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