Exclusive | How ‘Scarpetta,’ ‘Body Farm’ author Patricia Cornwell cultivated her life of crime — with help from Billy Graham and his wife

Exclusive | How ‘Scarpetta,’ ‘Body Farm’ author Patricia Cornwell cultivated her life of crime — with help from Billy Graham and his wife

Patricia Cornwell showed up to her first meeting at the Richmond, Virginia, medical examiner’s office in the summer of 1984 carrying what appeared to be a cane. The woman who would one day invent the forensic thriller was just 28 years old and still unpublished, living in a cramped seminary apartment with her then-husband while … Read more

Richard Simmons’ cause of death under investigation

Richard Simmons’ cause of death under investigation

Richard Simmons’ official cause of death is being investigated, the Los Angeles Police Department has said. The legendary fitness instructor died on Saturday — just one day after his 76th birthday. The case was deferred by the Medical Examiner’s Office in Los Angeles, which has called for a further probe, People reports. Richard Simmons’ official cause of … Read more

Man, 22, gets dentures stuck in lung after swallowing them by accident

Man, 22, gets dentures stuck in lung after swallowing them by accident

He sunk his teeth too far into this one. A man is lucky to be alive after he suffered an epileptic seizure and almost choked to death on his dentures. The unnamed 22-year-old man from Wisconsin was wearing a row of silver fake teeth when he suffered the freak accident, resulting in heavy coughing and … Read more