@Snowflake_Sue I didn't mean to pull you up.
I didn't realize the Coroner had such that large a scope in their analysis. But it makes sense that they would--in so many ways, death is a result of multiple factors. I'm not knowledgeable enough about how that happens in a coroner's report here.
all good - but it got me wondering though, does the USA conduct Coroner's Inquiries in cases such as this?? I'm at a disadvantage somewhat because our (Aus) Laws and Legal system is different to the USA.
I'm jumping in mid-conversation and apologize if disrupting but I am able to contribute that in the US, the Coroner or Medical Examiner is mostly responsible for determining both the manner and cause of death.
In criminal investigations, it's not unusual for the ME to provide only a preliminary cause of death because they do not have the full autopsy report, and also waiting for the toxicology test results, which typically take about 6 weeks. It's deemed good police work when the ME is not rushed to issue an official report until all the information is in.
That said, I'm always disappointed when I see a suspected suicide rushed to get declared a suicide and cause of death announced (such as asphyxiation by carbon monoxide) almost overnight.
I personally don't think the individual whose manner of death is being called a suicide deserves less courtesy than a crime victim that is given the dignity of waiting for the full, official findings from the lab reports and autopsy.
I think MC exhibited very bizarre behavior leading up to her death and unless this behavior was seen by her before, why would you not want to know all the answers before accepting her death as written-- especially by a person unknown to her.
The last news I read about then missing MC was by her mother-- citing that her daughter was complaining of being sleep-deprived, traveling to Birmingham to be with her sister at childbirth, made the drive from Kansas to Birmingham numerous times before, and that MC also planned to seek treatment for her sleep issues at a clinic familiar to her in Birmingham (where she once served as Chaplain).
Admittedly, I stopped reading on the date the news was citing that MC's husband claimed MC was having mental issues but did not want to seek treatment where she lived.
I took his word because I expected, as her husband, he likely had the most knowledge about MC's well being. However, as days came and passed, it did not follow that MC was never reported as missing and endangered if she was truly experiencing life-threatening mental issues.
I'm sorry for her family and friends and anybody that's grieving this lovely woman. I also encourage them to wait and/or follow-up on her full test results.
Hopefully, they'll find some answers that alluded MC.
MOO