Welcome to the Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge for 2026! Your goal as Medical Examiner is to read murder mysteries and count toe tags attached 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: July 3: batkat (West Virginia) fingers the Fuchsia Forceps for fastening 200 floppy toe tags! July 2: Erika Morris (California) loves the Lavender Labcoat for looping 100 toe tags! June 28: Linda B (Kentucky) squeezes the Scarlet Sponge for slapping her signature on 400 toe tags!   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

Who else examined my book in 2026? Enter Author or Title:

BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated SUN JULY 5 2026 @ 2.00 PM EDT
Medical Examiners 2 7		Authors	Titles 1 0 5 0	Toe Tags 7 4 4 2	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Gold Gurney (most toe tags) @2/10	32	53	813
	JenneB Pennsylvania	47	59	776
	Horror Girl Texas	55	75	666
	Susan Jensen Arizona Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @6/22	57	70	534
	Beth M North Carolina	46	51	498
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	47	56	481
	Colleen Illinois	44	67	475
	Tracy House New York	34	54	457
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (most titles) @2/18 Bronze Body Bag (most authors) @2/1	106	120	436
	Linda B Kentucky Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @5/31 Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @6/28	48	65	433
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Vallery Louisiana	23	29	252
	batkat West Virginia Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @7/3	17	29	214
	Jjean Texas Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @6/28	30	39	200
	Sanacrow Tennessee	4	10	194
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner	39	52	186
	Shannon The Netherlands	17	36	169
	Traci L. Illinois	31	40	127
	Erika Morris California Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @7/2	11	21	111
	Tari Hann Ohio	34	42	108
	SueC Utah	16	28	99
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Jen McFarren Texas Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @6/21	16	17	85
	Tara Taylor Illinois	9	12	84
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	10	11	28
	Karen Baroness Texas	14	15	26
	Jace Boyer	2	2	6
	Brandy	1	1	3
	Jules Vandemberg Italy	1	1	1
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 Mystillery Morgue Sunday, July 5: Assistant Medical Examiner Dalton came toward them holding a pair of forceps, rubber-tipped so they wouldn't scratch the surface of a bullet and confuse the minute marks left by the rifling of a gun barrel. His shirt sleeves were rolled to the elbow and his jaw moved steadily, masticating a cud of chewing gum. Helen McCloy, writing in The Man in the Moonlight - 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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