by Sheila Gallo, American Thinker:
On August 2, many news outlets reported that the autopsy of Thomas Matthew Crooks had been released by the Butler County Coroner’s Office. The fact is that mainstream media are late to the party, and the Butler County Coroner’s Office released the cause and manner of death of Thomas Matthew Crooks to AbleChild nearly two weeks earlier on July 21.
Unfortunately, what the mainstream media don’t understand is that the cause and manner of death are not an autopsy, and although an autopsy has already been conducted on the alleged body of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the results of that autopsy may never see the light of day.
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That’s right. Along with so many other aspects of this “investigation,” the public may never get to know the details of the alleged assassin’s autopsy. And although the autopsy shuffle is interesting, the questions regarding chain of custody of that body that need to be asked of the Butler County coroner, William F. Young III, are even more compelling. So let’s first recap the case of the missing autopsy.
Ablechild contacted the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office to obtain a copy of the autopsy, and here’s what we learned. According to news reports, apparently, at some point early Sunday morning, July 14, the alleged shooter’s body was transferred to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. What transportation did the Butler County coroner use? Nobody knows. The autopsy was conducted (no one will say when), and the autopsy was completed (no one knows when), and results were sent to the coroner’s office in Butler County (nobody knows the date).
Here’s where the results of the autopsy being publicly released get muddled. Apparently, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania mandates that Allegheny County release full autopsy reports to journalists and the public. Yeah! But not so fast. When requested by AbleChild, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office refused to release the autopsy because — wait for it — “the autopsy was completed and commissioned [paid for] by Butler County and all information relating to the case must go through Butler County.” Huh? Because Butler County paid for the autopsy, Allegheny County cannot make public the autopsy? You can’t make this up.
Though great efforts were made, AbleChild could not find any change in Pennsylvania law or regulations that exempts release of Allegheny County autopsies because another county paid for them. Furthermore, the Butler County coroner will not release the autopsy to anyone other than the next of kin (who have remained silent except for the father stating, “I gotta pee”) and legal representatives, falling back on a single court case: Penn Jersey Advance, Inc. v. Grim, 962 A.2d 632 (Pa. 2009). The “Right to Know” laws in Pennsylvania apparently mean nothing.
Is anyone surprised that the autopsy is apparently a commonwealth secret? Nothing regarding the physical evidence surrounding this case has been made public. So the Butler County coroner (who may or may not have a medical/legal/investigative background and usually is an elected position) has some explaining to do.
AbleChild left messages for an interview with William F. Young III, the Butler County coroner, but they have not been returned. Because the coroner will not take our questions, we’ll make them public. Maybe somebody can provide some answers.
First, according to a July 17, 2024, article in the Butler Eagle newspaper by Eddie Trizzino, “the Butler County Coroner William F. Young III, was unable to attend the campaign rally for former President Trump on Saturday July 13, because of other engagements, but he found himself at the Butler Farm Show grounds after midnight Sunday to examine the victim who was shot at the rally.” The article points out that “the coroner and another deputy later returned after 6 a.m. to the American Glass Research (AGR) International building, where he climbed onto its roof to confirm the death of Thomas Matthew Crooks.” Really?
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