Why would they need an autopsy?

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- A 74-year-old man sentenced to death on a capital murder charge has died in prison after serving nearly 17 years behind bars. Brian Corbett of the Alabama Department of Corrections says Clarence Simmons was pronounced dead around 12:40 a.m. Monday.

Authorities say Simmons died of multiple chronic illnesses and an autopsy will be performed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Corbett says Simmons was pronounced dead in the health care unit of the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.

Authorities say he stabbed a woman over 70 times and left her disemboweled body in a bathroom in 1996. The man was also suspected in additional slayings.

Simmons served 16 years, 11 months and 29 days on death row.Atmore death row inmate dies in prison
Tuesday, January 8 2013, 06:46 AM CST

Ghandi wrote:ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- A 74-year-old man sentenced to death on a capital murder charge has died in prison after serving nearly 17 years behind bars. Brian Corbett of the Alabama Department of Corrections says Clarence Simmons was pronounced dead around 12:40 a.m. Monday.

Authorities say Simmons died of multiple chronic illnesses and an autopsy will be performed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Corbett says Simmons was pronounced dead in the health care unit of the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.

Authorities say he stabbed a woman over 70 times and left her disemboweled body in a bathroom in 1996. The man was also suspected in additional slayings.

Simmons served 16 years, 11 months and 29 days on death row.Atmore death row inmate dies in prison
Tuesday, January 8 2013, 06:46 AM CST

What a shame he died before the autopsy.

LOL, Joani.

Maybe an autopsy is routine for all inmates who die in prison?

Nekochan wrote:LOL, Joani.

Maybe an autopsy is routine for all inmates who die in prison?

But they were going to kill him anyway.

Ghandi wrote:

Nekochan wrote:LOL, Joani.

Maybe an autopsy is routine for all inmates who die in prison?

But they were going to kill him anyway.

Well, you know how silly the government can be.....

Ghandi wrote:ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- A 74-year-old man sentenced to death on a capital murder charge has died in prison after serving nearly 17 years behind bars. Brian Corbett of the Alabama Department of Corrections says Clarence Simmons was pronounced dead around 12:40 a.m. Monday.

Authorities say Simmons died of multiple chronic illnesses and an autopsy will be performed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Corbett says Simmons was pronounced dead in the health care unit of the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.

Authorities say he stabbed a woman over 70 times and left her disemboweled body in a bathroom in 1996. The man was also suspected in additional slayings.

Simmons served 16 years, 11 months and 29 days on death row.Atmore death row inmate dies in prison
Tuesday, January 8 2013, 06:46 AM CST

Its called making work. Some bureaucrat in the prison system made some money on it while he flew his desk.

Ghandi wrote:ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- A 74-year-old man sentenced to death on a capital murder charge has died in prison after serving nearly 17 years behind bars. Brian Corbett of the Alabama Department of Corrections says Clarence Simmons was pronounced dead around 12:40 a.m. Monday.

Authorities say Simmons died of multiple chronic illnesses and an autopsy will be performed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Corbett says Simmons was pronounced dead in the health care unit of the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.

Authorities say he stabbed a woman over 70 times and left her disemboweled body in a bathroom in 1996. The man was also suspected in additional slayings.

Simmons served 16 years, 11 months and 29 days on death row.Atmore death row inmate dies in prison
Tuesday, January 8 2013, 06:46 AM CST

Its called making work. Some bureaucrat in the prison system made some money on it while he flew his desk.

They probably do autopsies on those who are executed by the State, too!

Nekochan wrote:They probably do autopsies on those who are executed by the State, too!

I dont think so.

I happen to know the man who does the autopsies for south ala.

The man died in prison, so my guess is they will do a autopsy to prove it was of natural causes so the family doesnt sue. yeah, I know ironic right, he was on death row.

So now the cost of all those years keep and a autopsy all at the tax payers expense for another scumbag we didnt off when we should have.

Chrissy wrote:

Nekochan wrote:They probably do autopsies on those who are executed by the State, too!

I dont think so.

I happen to know the man who does the autopsies for south ala.

The man died in prison, so my guess is they will do a autopsy to prove it was of natural causes so the family doesnt sue. yeah, I know ironic right, he was on death row.

So now the cost of all those years keep and a autopsy all at the tax payers expense for another scumbag we didnt off when we should have.

I bet the coroner pencil whips most of it.

Chrissy wrote:

Nekochan wrote:They probably do autopsies on those who are executed by the State, too!

I dont think so.

I happen to know the man who does the autopsies for south ala.

The man died in prison, so my guess is they will do a autopsy to prove it was of natural causes so the family doesnt sue. yeah, I know ironic right, he was on death row.

So now the cost of all those years keep and a autopsy all at the tax payers expense for another scumbag we didnt off when we should have.

Exactly.

Gunz wrote:

Chrissy wrote:

Nekochan wrote:They probably do autopsies on those who are executed by the State, too!

I dont think so.

I happen to know the man who does the autopsies for south ala.

The man died in prison, so my guess is they will do a autopsy to prove it was of natural causes so the family doesnt sue. yeah, I know ironic right, he was on death row.

So now the cost of all those years keep and a autopsy all at the tax payers expense for another scumbag we didnt off when we should have.

I bet the coroner pencil whips most of it.

Yeah, the coroner can charge the state X amount of dollars to do it and still pencil whip it.