Officials asking for help ID'ing man found dead in Munster

MUNSTER | The Lake County coroner's office is asking for help identifying the man who was found dead Sunday in Munster.

Sheriff says foul play unlikely in Schneider woman's death

CROWN POINT | Foul play is not suspected in the death of a Schneider woman at this time, according to a news release issued Thursday by the office of Lake County Sheriff John Buncich.

Coroner: Seven of 11 bodies identified with public's help

CROWN POINT | Seven of 11 bodies have been identified since September with the public's help, according to an announcement Wednesday by Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey.

Judge: No new trial for Philpot

HAMMOND | A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request for a new trial for former Lake County official Thomas Philpot while agreeing to dismiss two of the five counts against him.

Coroner's daughter charged in burglary at mother's house

CROWN POINT | The daughter of Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey was arrested Monday and accused of breaking into her mother's home, sheriff's police said.

Coroner works to find family of man found in Hammond

CROWN POINT | Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey is reaching out to the public to help find the family of a man identified as Michael Bleck.

Gary police investigate slaying of man, 32, outside complex

GARY | Police are investigating the fatal shooting early Saturday of a Gary man.

Philpot supporters inundate court with letters

HAMMOND | Fifty family members, longtime friends, former podiatry patients, neighbors, business associates and political leaders have written letters to a federal judge in support of former Lake County official Tom Philpot seeking leniency as he faces sentencing on five counts of embezzlement.

Father demands answers in investigation of Lake Central teen's death

CROWN POINT | Levi Evans Sr. had just returned from Connecticut and was planning to spend some time with his son the day the boy died last summer.

OFFBEAT: Chance to see sold-out Crown Point dinner theater 'Frozen Stiff'

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Man, 63, is dead in burned Gary building; inquiry still on

GARY | The body of a Nigerian man was found at the site of a fire Sunday afternoon in Gary.

Coroner seeks information about unidentified victims

CROWN POINT | Officials are hoping more information about four people who have been found dead over the past year will help identify them.

Officials identify body as Gena Chiodo

Calumet City police chief Edward Gilmore and Lake County coroner Merrilee Frey confirmed the body found near Lowell Saturday is that of Gena Chiodo.

Coroner ID's body found near Lowell as missing Cal City woman

CALUMET CITY | Police said Monday a body found during the weekend near Lowell was that of a woman missing since early October who police suspected was killed by her live-in boyfriend.

Lake County coroner, forensic expert solve two cases

CROWN POINT | Indianapolis forensic anthropologist Stephen Nawrocki has been invited to work on pending cases before Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey.

Coroner reopens investigation into death of Lake Central teen

CROWN POINT | Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey announced Friday she is reopening the case into the sudden death of a Lake Central High School student in August.

Crown Point man killed in U.S. 6 crash

HOBART | A Crown Point man, who had been living with friends in Griffith, was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday morning, police said.

Frey wins coroner seat

LAKE COUNTY | Democrat Merrilee Frey will retain her position as Lake County coroner, defeating Republican challenger, Munster Town Councilman Dr. Andy Koultourides.

Coroner Frey educates Purdue nursing students on forensics

CROWN POINT | Coroner Merrilee D. Frey Tuesday hosted thirty Purdue Calumet nursing students for a presentation plus a questions and answer session on how her specialty in Forensic Nursing has made a positive difference in her role as Lake County Coroner.

Father of dead teen meets with coroner

CROWN POINT | The father of a Lake Central student found dead on school property in August learned autopsy results Wednesday but also found toxicology results may be two weeks away.