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ME's defamation suit over 'butchered' bodies claim heads to trial

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (692+ words) A defamation lawsuit filed by District One Medical Examiner Deanna Oleske against a Pensacola-area funeral home director over letters sent to Escambia County’s Board of County Commissioners claiming her office "butchered" bodies during autopsies will go to trial in 2027. Defendant…...