Coroners, police try to solve mystery of Katrina's violent deaths

funkybutt

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Mon Dec-12-05 07:17 PM
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Coroners, police try to solve mystery of Katrina's violent deaths

While hundreds drowned in Hurricane Katrina's filthy floodwaters, at least 21 people died more mysteriously. From unexplained gunshot wounds to stabbings and fatal blows to the head, these unidentified victims are now the main characters in a real-life version of "CSI."

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl121205violentdeaths.8eacda.html

"We don't know if they are suicide or murder or accident," says New Orleans coroner Dr. Frank Minyard. "We may never know."

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HysteryDiagnosis

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Mon Dec-12-05 07:20 PM
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1. I doubt the fatal blows to the head were cases of suicide... nt.

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benddem

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Mon Dec-12-05 08:50 PM
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2. but they could have resulted from

falls or being thrown up against debris. There are lots of possible causes of head injuries in a violent storm like that.

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AngryAmish

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:03 AM
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6. About five years ago

There was a guy in Northwest Indiana who got about 20 blows to the head with a claw hammer. The coroner ruled it suicide. Eventually someone went down for the murder.

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kainah

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Mon Dec-12-05 11:32 PM
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3. just maybe

we could concentrate on finding the over 6,000 that are still missing before we focus too much attention on finding a new CSI case. One would think more than 6,000 missing would be a very intriguing mystery for the press to follow.

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xultar

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Tue Dec-13-05 12:32 AM
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4. Maybe we should do both. Families need death certificates with

cause of death.

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EFerrari

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Tue Dec-13-05 12:51 AM
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5. We need to witness, this is happening in our country.

It is happening right here.

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