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: Apr 2: Jenne B ( Pennsylvania) squeezes the Scarlet Sponge for slipping toe tags on 400 stiff toes! Mar 28: Tracy House (New York) found the Fuchsia Forceps for fastening 200 toe tags! Mar 28: SueC (Utah) submits the 500th title to the challenge: The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray !   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated SUN APR 5 2026 @ 3.15 PM EDT
Medical Examiners 2 6		Authors	Titles 5 4 2	Toe Tags 3 8 7 9	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Gold Gurney (most toe tags) @2/10 Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @3/24	25	39	545
	JenneB Pennsylvania Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @4/2	29	36	455
	Susan Jensen Arizona	30	35	274
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	30	32	258
	Vallery Louisiana	23	29	252
	Tracy House New York Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @3/28	16	27	251
	Beth M North Carolina	21	23	221
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (most titles) @2/18 Bronze Body Bag (most authors) @2/1	47	52	197
	Sanacrow Tennessee	4	10	194
	Linda B Kentucky	21	26	178
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Horror Girl Texas	28	35	176
	Jjean Texas Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @3/22	20	23	123
	Colleen Illinois	18	24	121
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner	29	37	121
	batkat West Virginia	9	11	93
	Traci L. Illinois	21	26	87
	Shannon The Netherlands	8	16	86
	Tara Taylor Illinois	8	11	80
	SueC Utah Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @3/22	9	15	58
	Erika Morris California	6	12	58
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Tari Hann Ohio	13	15	44
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	5	6	14
	Jace Boyer .	2	2	6
	Jules Vandemberg Italy	1	1	1
	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 Mystillery Morgue Sunday, April 5 : The mortuary-keeper had evidently heard of our arrival, for he was waiting at the door with the key in his hand, and, on being shown the coroner’s order, unlocked the door, and we entered together; but, after a momentary glance at the ghostly, shrouded figure lying upon the slate table, Stopford turned pale and retreated, saying that he would wait for us outside. R. Austin Freeman, writing in The Blue Sequin, 1929.

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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