eli5: Why do autopsies take so long?

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I’m specifically recalling a case where a local mom woke up to find her 10 year old son dead. Perfectly healthy and just died in his sleep. 6 months later it was determined he died of an aneurysm. Did they just not suspect foul play? Would the autopsy have happened quicker if they had? Does the autopsy itself take a long time or is it a paperwork/political thing?

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Simply, they don’t place a priority on families finding out, they only care about LE determining culpability. As soon as it’s not a crime, the urgency disappears. It sucks, but that’s how they think.

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