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Woman's Corpse Left In Chapel Basement Since 2010

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.22.2012

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A 76-year-old Missouri woman's corpse was found in a chapel basement and buried on Friday -- more than a year after she died. Olga Beanblossom's bo...

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Gone Without A Case: Suspicious Elder Deaths Rarely Investigated

www.propublica.org | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Elderly, Murder, Elder Abuse, Senior Citizens, Death Certificate, Cause of Death, Autopsy, Coroner, Medical Examiner, Investigation, Death, Fifty News

Nothing, it seemed, was unusual about Joseph Shepter's death. A retired U.S. government scientist, Shepter spent his final two years dwelling in a ...

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Make Helping Unclaimed Persons Your 2011 Genealogy Resolution

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megan Smolenyak

As you make your 2011 genealogical resolutions, please consider adding Unclaimed Persons to the list. The 2012 you will be glad you did.

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Adam Montoya Died In Agony: Perkin Prison Inmate Begged For Help, Witnesses Say

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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PEKIN, Ill. — For days before he died in a federal prison, Adam Montoya pleaded with guards to be taken to a doctor, pressing a panic button in ...

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Unclaimed Persons: Please Tell Someone

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Southern California, Los Angeles, Genealogy, Morgue, Unclaimed Perons, Unclaimed, Coroner, Medical Examiner, Death, Impact News
Megan Smolenyak

The first piece I wrote for The Huffington Post was about unclaimed persons, one of those quiet epidemics that somehow slips beneath the radar. As I ...

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Charles West, Kane County Coroner, Accused Of Stealing 24" TV

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kane County Coroner Charles West was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly taking a 24-inch color TV. A Kane County jury indicted West today on five...

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