Orange County Coroner Division

Knife-wielding suspect shot and killed by police …

A box cutter and a knife that was brandished by a suspect during a deadly officer-involved shooting on June 15, 2024. (Fullerton Police Department)

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Overdoses suspected after 2 Orange Coast College students …

The Harbour, a student housing complex at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, is seen in this undated photo. (Don Leach / Times Community News)

Fragments of Human Skull Found Buried in Mission Viejo …

Bones were discovered buried in a backyard at a home in the 24000 block of Via Madrugada in Mission Viejo. (Credit: KTLA)

Remains Discovered Under Residence in Santa Ana Determined …

The 600 block of South Broadway Street is seen in a Google Maps image.

Officials ID Mother, 9-Year-Old Daughter Killed in Suspected …

Jolene Gardner and Payton Castillo are seen in an undated photo posted to a GoFundMe page.

17-Year-Old Santa Ana Boy ID’d as Victim Killed in Tustin …

A car involved in a fatal crash in Tustin is shown on March 23, 2018. (Credit: KTLA)

Lawsuit: Third Man Was Involved in O.C. Coroner’s Body …

Francis Kerrigan and Carole Meikle, center, and their lawyers Ryann E. Hall, left, and V. James DeSimone, contend the Orange County coroner switched one dead homeless man's body for another to cover up a botched death notification last May. "It's a horror show on top of a horror show," Kerrigan said. (Credit: Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

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Lives of Families Intertwined After Orange County …

Frankie Kerrigan, left, and his father are shown in an undated photo provided by the family.

O.C. Coroner Botches ID; Family Buries Stranger, …

Frankie Kerrigan, left, and his father are shown in an undated photo provided by the family.

Man, Woman ID’d as 2 Killed When Truck Crashed Into …

2 Killed in Anaheim Street Racing Crash Were 19, …

Orange Resident ID’d as Man Killed in Fiery Crash …

Teen Driver Dies After Car Crashes Into Block Wall, …

A Garden Grove Police Department patrol car is seen in a file photo. (OnScene TV)

Missing Cal State Fullerton Student Found Dead Off …