When families question a death investigation, getting a second autopsy can be complicated

By: Amanda Watford

Outlets: Stateline

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 2,132

Last Updated: 4 days, 10 hours ago

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After investigators ruled 31-year-old high school counselor and coach Kelsey Harris’ death a suicide in 2021, her mother, Kellee, said she was not convinced the inquiry had answered the most important questions.

About a week before Kelsey died, police had arrested her boyfriend on a strangulation charge after Kelsey reported he attacked her, according to her mother and police records. After Kelsey was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head, the county medical …

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