Officials are moving closer to hiring Mississippi’s first medical examiner in more than a decade.
“It is progressing,” said Sam Howell, director of the State Crime Lab. “They are looking at some candidates to be interviewed.”
The medical examiner’s post has been vacant since the mid-1990s. During that time, Dr. Steven Hayne performed most of the autopsies.
On Aug. 4, Public Safety Commissioner Steve Simpson sent out a letter, removing Hayne from the list of approved pathologists.
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