Report of Investigation by County Medical Examiner for Edward Garner
Working File
October 4, 1974
2 pages
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Case Files, Garner Working Files. Report of Investigation by County Medical Examiner for Edward Garner, 1974. 442754b5-33a8-f011-bbd3-000d3a53d084. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/59364432-b2a0-4ce0-9ab8-dc1a8d094761/report-of-investigation-by-county-medical-examiner-for-edward-garner. Accessed November 11, 2026.
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Suicide □ Unknown □
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Autopsy
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I hereby declare that after receiving notice of the death described herein I took chargi
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PERSONAL HISTORY; Suicide attempts □ Suicide threats □ Hobbies, aptitude and skill; with firearms, chemicals, etc.
Domestic, premarital or marital conflicts □ Financial or business reverses □ Social or religious conflicts □ Legal diffi
culties □ Criminal record □ Unemployment □ Fear of disease □ Other (specify)_________________________________ _
CONDUCT BEFORE DEATH: Efforts to prevent help □ Efforts to obtain help □ Suicide attempt: Admitted □ Denied □
Refusal to talk □ Written declaration of intended suicide □ Accusations against others □ Other (specify) ________ ____
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N A M E O F P H Y S I C I A N O R I N S T I T U T I O N A D D R E S S D I A G N O S I S
CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH
NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING DEATH:
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