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WAYNE COUNTY MORGUE


Investigators go inside Wayne County Morgue more than a year after exposing mistakes, mismanagement

Itโ€™s been a year-long investigation exposing poor record keeping, decomposing bodies and delays in contacting families of the dead at the Wayne County Morgue.

Salvation Army helps Metro Detroit widow who spent months waiting for husbandโ€™s death certificate

A Metro Detroit widow who really suffered because of mistakes at the Wayne County Morgue received life-changing news.

How Karen Drewโ€™s lengthy investigation led to big changes at Wayne County Morgue

Wayne County Medical Examiner Dr. Carl Schmidt is being replaced after an audit revealed a wide range of mistakes and mismanagement at the Wayne County morgue.

Wayne County Medical Examiner replaced after investigation reveals wide range of mistakes at morgue

Wayne County Medical Examiner Dr. Carl Schmidt is being replaced after an audit revealed a wide range of mistakes and mismanagement at the Wayne County morgue.

Investigation finds wide range of serious mistakes, mismanagement at Wayne County Morgue

A 65-page review of the Wayne County Medical Examinerโ€™s Office has been released nearly a year after Local 4 began investigating mistakes at the morgue.

They sued and lost after brotherโ€™s body sat in Wayne County Morgue with ID on him for 514 days

A family who said their brotherโ€™s body sat in the Wayne County Morgue for 514 days before they were alerted lost their lawsuit against the morgue.

Widow finally gets husbandโ€™s death certificate after months of waiting on Wayne County Morgue

A woman has finally received her husbandโ€™s death certificate after waiting on the Wayne County Morgue for months, she said.

Widow unable to receive husbandโ€™s pension because Wayne County Morgue has not sent death certificate

A veteran is unable to receive her late husbandโ€™s pension because she has not received his death certificate from the Wayne County Morgue. He died seven months ago.

Flashpoint Interview: Local 4โ€ฒs Karen Drew talks massive Wayne County Morgue investigation

A Local 4 investigation led to a major change at the Wayne County Morgue.

Michigan Medicine will no longer run Wayne County Morgue after Local 4 exposes long list of issues

Michigan Medicine will no longer run the Wayne County Morgue after a Local 4 investigation exposed a long list of issues, including decomposing bodies and the wrong person being buried.

Get Caught Up: Funeral directors speak out about issues at Wayne County Morgue

Funeral home directors are speaking out about how theyโ€™re treated by the Wayne County Morgue.

Funeral directors speak out about issues at Wayne County Morgue: โ€˜Retaliation will not be toleratedโ€™

Funeral home directors are speaking out about how theyโ€™re treated by the Wayne County Morgue.

Sunday read: A mix-up and a cover-up at the Wayne County Morgue

The Wayne County Morgue was forced to dig up the body of a person who was identified as a woman at the time of burial because that woman is actually alive and well. The body has since been identified as a missing man.

Wayne County Morgue forced to dig up body long believed to be woman, discovered to be missing man

The Wayne County Morgue was forced to dig up the body of a person who was identified as a woman at the time of burial because that woman is actually alive and well. The body has since been identified as a missing man.

Funeral directors voice concern with ongoing issues at Wayne County Morgue

The Wayne County Morgue medical examiner was called in to answer questions after the Local 4 Defenders exposed months of mistakes in the morgue.

Why did it take 2 years for the Wayne County Morgue to identify a manโ€™s remains when his ID was found with him?

Why did it take two years for the Wayne County Morgue to positively identify a manโ€™s remains when his ID was found near him?

Defenders investigations reveal mistakes in the Wayne County Morgue: When is enough enough?

Iโ€™ve exposed several issues at the Wayne County Morgue and the investigation isn't over yet.

Manhunt for accused murderer ends when police discover suspect was in Wayne County morgue entire time

The manhunt for an accused murderer came to an end only after police discovered their suspect had been in the Wayne County morgue the entire time.

Michigan Medicine admits mistakes, promises changes at Wayne County Morgue after investigations expose issues

Michigan Medicine has promised that changes will come to the Wayne County Morgue. The promise comes after a series of reports by the Local 4 Defenders.

Who runs the Wayne County morgue?: Woman says daughterโ€™s body delivered to funeral with maggots in mouth

Another person spoke with the Local 4 Defenders to share a horror story about how her loved oneโ€™s body was treated at the Wayne County morgue.

Mistakes in the Wayne County morgue: Never-before-seen apology letter to family after manโ€™s body left decomposing for 22 days

Itโ€™s taken four years for Garry and Patti Javizian to publicly speak about what happened to their 32-year-old son Gregory.

Get Caught Up: What the Local 4 Defenders have learned about issues at Wayne County morgue

About a week after a Local 4 Defenders investigation first exposed problems at the morgue, the medical examiner was brought in before a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services board.

Family says it was not notified of manโ€™s body being at Wayne County morgue until 17 months later

The 59-year-old was found dead in Detroit and brought to the Wayne County Medical Examinerโ€™s Office. Despite ID being on him, his family was not contacted until 17 months had passed.

Medical examiner questioned after investigation reveals missing womanโ€™s body sat in Wayne County Morgue for 7 months

Just more than a week after a Local 4 Defenders investigation exposed problems at the Wayne County Morgue, the medical examiner was brought in before a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services board.

Wayne County commissioners demand answers after missing womanโ€™s body sits at morgue for months

County commissioners are demanding answers after the body of a woman believed to be missing sat in the morgue for seven months before being cremated without the familyโ€™s knowledge.

Family finds out missing womanโ€™s body had been at Wayne County morgue for months, then cremated

The family said the morgue kept saying it didnโ€™t have the 31-year-old mother.

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