DeDee
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I'm happy to go look this up in the archives rather than put the entire group through things all over again. I've attempted to move on more than once now. I am saying the family may well have chosen the date of death they were told. I presume they have seen and possess death certificates for their respective children. The funeral director often acquires them as a service for his/her clientele. The information entered in the paper is directly from the death certificate as to Date of Death. People can't randomly make dates of their choosing up. Imagine that nightmare if people could! (Think insurance here)
The legal maneuvering may have something to do with not revealing too much. If my child died, LE is NOT going to write the obit for me. It may have been as simple as overlooking what was to be printed in the paper. I'm going to re-read the court orders tomorrow, and I have forwarded the order to an attorney friend of mine for assessment as well, although she is in corporate law and may or may not be able to shed light on the decision. I believe I do see legal recourse in section 7 for the Prosecutor to unseal the records for trial, but with this migraine my vision is not good and I'm not able to review the document to its fullest.
once again, I am happy to dig into the archives and not bog down the thread with old news.
The funeral director often acquires them as a service for his/her clientele.
This is the general rule where I live whereby, the funeral home receives verification of death from the ME Office. Then, the family is allowed to write about their remaining loved ones, family members and accomplishments into the obituary.
John and Patsy Ramsey ordered their daughter, JonBenet, headstone to read "Died: December 25, 1996" even though the coroner placed her TOD as December 26, 1996. However, the obituary listed the factual death date of Dec. 26, 1996.
JonBenet Patricia Ramsey of Boulder died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996, at home, the victim of a homicide. She was 6.
http://web.dailycamera.com/extra/ramsey/1996/12/31-2.html