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: August 30: Trying out something new: For those in both this challenge AND the Six Shooter, a link on your M.E. clipboard directly to your shooting gallery (and vice versa), a shortcut to allow you to compare the two easily. To see how it works, check out SueC's clipboard. These links are being added as your pages are updated. August 28: Bev Hankins (Indiana) and Tracy House (New York) master the magnificent Magenta Magnifier for marking 500 manila toe tags! August 19: Jen McFarren (Texas) collars the lovely Lavender Lab Coat for looping up 100 toe tags1   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated SUN AUG 30 2026 @ 5.45 PM EDT
Medical Examiners 2 9		Authors	Titles 1 3 2 8	Toe Tags 9 4 5 1	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Gold Gurney (most toe tags) @2/10	36	66	960
	Beth M North Carolina	75	89	905
	JenneB Pennsylvania	47	59	776
	Susan Jensen Arizona	81	99	772
	Colleen Illinois	59	92	754
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	62	76	682
	Horror Girl Texas	55	75	666
	Linda B Kentucky	57	91	543
	Tracy House New York Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @8/26	38	61	515
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (most titles) @2/18 Bronze Body Bag (most authors) @2/1 Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @8/28	120	142	507
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Sanacrow Tennessee Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @7/31 Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @7/31	12	24	415
	Jjean Texas	35	51	272
	Vallery Louisiana	23	29	252
	batkat West Virginia	17	29	214
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @8/18	39	60	205
	Shannon The Netherlands	19	40	184
	SueC Utah	23	41	151
	Traci L. Illinois	37	46	136
	Tari Hann Ohio	40	54	133
	Erika Morris California	13	24	127
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Jen McFarren Texas Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @6/21 Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @8/19	25	27	110
	Tara Taylor Illinois	10	14	90
	Karen Baroness Texas	21	22	41
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	10	11	28
	Jace Boyer	2	2	6
	Lindsey Boulier Idaho	2	2	3
	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, August 31 : The Coroner, who was a somewhat portly man, and who had felt the heat of the day very much, leaned back and looked anxious while the jury, always restless, moved in their seats like a set of school-boys, and seemed to long for the hour of adjournment, notwithstanding the interest which everybody but themselves seemed to take in this exciting investigation. Anna Katherine Green, writing in That Affair Next Door, 1897.

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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