Regarding the coroner's reports in the state of Indiana:
https://www.in.gov/pac/files/Public_Access_To_Death_Records.pdf
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Records Coroner Must Disclose to the Public
When a coroner investigates a death, the public must have access to records that include, among other things,
the following:
the name, age, address, sex, and race of the deceased;
the location where the body was found and, if different, the location where the death occurred;
the name of the person reporting the death;
the name of the person certifying the death;
date and location of an autopsy;
the name of the person who performed the autopsy; and
probable cause, probable manner, and probable mechanism of death.
(I.C. § 36-2-14-18(a); see also I.C. § 36-2-14-10(a))
A coroner must compile the information required by I.C. § 36-2-14-18(a) within fourteen days after
completing an autopsy or toxicology report. (See I.C. § 36-2-14-18(f))
Pursuant to (I.C. § 36-2-14-18(g)), a prosecuting attorney may petition a court for an order precluding the
disclosure of information required by (I.C. § 36-2-14-18(a)).
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Ives did not file the petition to seal the autopsy reports (case # 08C01-1703-MC-000094) until March 28, 2017; so I think there might have been a period of time that the reports were available to the public. I would be amazed if no reporters have seen them.
Indiana Supreme Court public access case search - MyCase
This was the main reason reason, MOO, given for the sealing:
4) The details related to the manner and mechanism of the deaths of Ms. Williams and Ms. German, if they remain confidential, make it easier for investigators to recognize a false confession as it is improbable for an innocent person to accurately describe the details of the deaths without personal knowledge.
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Given the research I've done, I'm still not understanding their deep concern for a false confession.
