Remains of 3 Victims of 9/11 Are Identified From Minuscule Evidence

New York’s medical examiner is working methodically through a backlog of bones. “We’re talking about people putting in overtime 24 years later, for us,” said the son of one victim.

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N.Y.P.D. Investigates the Death of an 18-Year-Old in a Bronx Precinct

Saniyah Cheatham is said to have hanged herself early Saturday after she was arrested in an assault case. Friends said she had been in good spirits a day before.

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Man Convicted of Fatally Torturing Child May Spend Life in Prison

“For that which you have done, you simply deserve no mercy,” a judge told Ryan Cato, who beat a 10-year-old boy to death in 2021.

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Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Buffy’ Actress, Died From Complications of Diabetes

The New York City medical examiner’s office determined the cause and manner of her death after reviewing toxicology test results, a spokeswoman said.

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Girl, 6, Is Dead After Being Found in a Water-Filled Bathtub, Police Say

The girl was unconscious when officers found her in a Brooklyn apartment Friday afternoon, officials said.

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As the Right Lionizes Daniel Penny, His Prosecutor Faces a Familiar Fury

Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney who won a conviction of Donald J. Trump, has been a favorite target of the right. After Mr. Penny’s acquittal in a subway choking, Mr. Bragg faces a fresh round of anger.

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The Nameless Dead and the Cold Case Unit That Tries to Identify Them

A little-known squad of New York’s medical examiner’s office uses dogs, DNA and any other available clue to identify bodies.

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