CASSVILLE, Mo.—John Forsyth was known as a hard-working doctor who cared deeply for his patients and often teased nurses in the emergency room to ease tension. He was a father of eight and newly engaged. He also co-founded a cryptocurrency business with his brother. His sudden disappearance from a southwestern Missouri town last month—and the…
A Missouri Doctor’s Death Is Steeped in Mystery and Speculation. Authorities Aren’t Talking
Sick School
June 15, 2023
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A community fears that mysterious illnesses and deaths at an elementary school may be caused by a nearby landfill. …
Cormac McCarthy, Lauded Author of ‘The Road’ and ‘No Country for Old Men,’ Dies at 89
SANTA FE, N.M.—Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both dense and brittle took readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest in such novels as “The Road,” “Blood Meridian,” and “All the Pretty Horses,” died Tuesday. He was 89. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, a Penguin Random House imprint, announced that McCarthy…
Olympic Sprinter Tori Bowie Died From Complications of Childbirth, Autopsy Report Concludes
ORLANDO, Fla.—U.S. Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report. Bowie, who won three medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, was found dead last month. She was 32. The report from the office of the medical examiner in Orlando, Florida, said Bowie was estimated to be…
‘Hair,’ ‘Everwood’ Actor Treat Williams Dies After Vermont Motorcycle Crash
June 13, 2023
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DORSET, Vt.—Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71. Shortly before 5 p.m., a Honda SUV was turning left into a parking lot when it collided with Williams’ motorcycle in…
Record Low Autopsy Rates in the US: Why It Matters and What It Reveals
The autopsy rate in 2020 reached a record low of 7.4 percent, marking the lowest rate between 1972 and 2020, according to a recently released new report by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a subagency under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (pdf). In 1972, the autopsy rate stood at 19.1…
Former FBI Agent Robert Hanssen, Who Was Convicted of Spying for Russia, Dies in Prison
WASHINGTON—A former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Russia and the former Soviet Union in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history died in prison Monday. Robert Hanssen, 79, was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal prison in Florence, Colorado,…
Federal Court Reinstates Death Penalty Order for Missouri Inmate Convicted of Killing Jailers
June 3, 2023
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ST. LOUIS—A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution for a Missouri inmate who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday for his role in the deaths of two jailers. Michael Tisius, 42, was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing Randolph County jailers Jason Acton and Leon Egley during a failed…
German Police Say Teen Injured in Post-Match Brawl With French Team Has Died
FRANKFURT, Germany—A 15-year-old soccer player has died after suffering severe brain injuries during a post-match brawl with an opposing team at an international youth tournament in Germany over the weekend, officials said Wednesday. Frankfurt police said in a statement that a postmortem examination will be carried out on the teen in the coming days. A…
Libyan Court Sentences 23 Suspected ISIS Terrorists to Death
CAIRO—A Libyan court Monday sentenced 23 suspected ISIS terrorist group extremists to death for launching deadly attacks that killed dozens of people, including Egyptian Coptic Christians. The appeals court in the western city of Misrata also sentenced 14 other terrorists to life in prison who were convicted on the same charges, which include destruction of…
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