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Community honors Chicago anti-violence advocate killed on Halloween night
By Nick Martinez
Families question medical examiner after quick identification of 55 bodies in funeral home case
Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
Reporter · Chicago, IL
Nick Martinez is a public health reporter who earned his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Chicago. Having previously worked with ProPublica, he focuses on health equity issues affecting the Chicago community.
More from Nick →Reporter · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM · 1 min read
Families whose loved ones went unidentified for weeks or years at the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office are questioning why bodies in a recent high-profile funeral home case were identified so quickly.
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