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Medical Examiner Challenges Autopsy Secrecy | San Jose News
LA’s new Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Odey Ukpo, is sparking national attention by releasing the autopsy report of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez — stabbed to death — and adding a scathing personal note calling the delay “unfathomable.” His bold move, made during a high-profile murder trial involving singer D4vd, signals a fierce push for transparency and independence from police and prosecutors. Ukpo, who ditched the “coroner” title to emphasize his office’s neutrality, argues autopsy reports should be public ASAP — not sealed — because the perpetrator already knows what they did. He…
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