Family of Zachery Tims May Be Seeking to Seal Reports From Public Through Court Order

 

It appears that the family of Zachery Tims may be trying to keep the public from receiving the information about his death. From what the following report will reveal may be the story behind the hold up, is the autopsy that was stated to be inconclusive, may have been withheld by the family also.

Here's the latest on Zachery Tims' death:

Medical examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said the toxicology report, which would reveal what killed the popular Apopka preacher on Aug. 12, as well as tests on a powder found in his pocket, was on hold because "the family has expressed some concerns." She did not say what those concerns were.

Orange-Osceola Chief Medical Examiner Jan Garavaglia said Wednesday the New York medical examiner may be awaiting a court appeal by the family to keep the results sealed. It is not unusual, she said, for a medical examiner to hold up the release of a cause of death when a family says it plans to go to court.

"The 'concern' may be that they are going to court. They [the medical examiner's office] may be giving them the chance to play that out," Garavaglia said.

It is not uncommon for family members to request that a cause or death, or autopsy results, be withheld from the public, she said. In Florida, the only way to prevent that is for a judge to seal the documents.

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