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: Reminder: The Abra Cadavers baseball team is now on the field! All reading since January 1 2026 counts! Mar 28: Tracy House (New York) found the Fuchsia Forceps for fastening 200 toe tags! Mar 28: SueC (Utah) submits the 500th title to the challenge: The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray !   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated WED APR 1 2026 @ 8.00 PM EDT
Medical Examiners 2 6		Authors	Titles 5 1 9	Toe Tags 3 7 4 1	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Gold Gurney (most toe tags) @2/10 Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @2/20 Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @3/24	25	39	545
	JenneB Pennsylvania	23	29	391
	Susan Jensen Arizona	29	33	261
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	30	32	258
	Vallery Louisiana Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @3/23	23	29	252
	Tracy House New York Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @3/28	15	25	225
	Beth M North Carolina	21	23	221
	Sanacrow Tennessee	4	10	194
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (most titles) @2/18 Bronze Body Bag (most authors) @2/1	45	49	180
	Linda B Kentucky	21	26	178
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Horror Girl Texas	28	34	173
	Colleen Illinois	18	24	121
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner	28	35	116
	Jjean Texas Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @3/22	18	21	107
	batkat West Virginia	9	11	93
	Traci L. Illinois	21	26	87
	Shannon The Netherlands	7	13	83
	Tara Taylor Illinois	8	11	80
	SueC Utah Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @3/22	9	15	58
	Erika Morris California	6	12	58
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Tari Hann Ohio	12	14	42
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	5	6	14
	Jace Boyer .	2	2	6
	Jules Vandemberg Italy	1	1	1
	Karen Baroness Texas	0	0	0
	Jen McFarren Texas	0	0	0
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects

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Chief Medical Examiner's journal Mystillery Morgue Wednesday, April 1 : When we reached the autopsy room, I knocked and a young Black morgue attendant came out, dressed in surgical greens. His name tag indicated that his name was Hall Ingraham. He was lean, his skin the color of pecan wood with a high-gloss finish. His hair was cropped close and gave him the look of a piece of sculpture, his elongated face nearly stylized in its perfection. Sue Grafton, writing in "D" is for Deadbeat, 1987.

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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