Ronald N. Kornblum | L.A. coroner, 74
Ronald N. Kornblum, 74, the Los Angeles County coroner who performed autopsies on such celebrities as John Belushi, Natalie Wood and Truman Capote, died Tuesday at his home in La Canada Flintridge, Calif.
Ronald N. Kornblum, 74, the Los Angeles County coroner who performed autopsies on such celebrities as John Belushi, Natalie Wood and Truman Capote, died Tuesday at his home in La Canada Flintridge, Calif.
Dr. Kornblum served eight years as county coroner before resigning in 1990 amid charges of poor management.
He was hired in 1980 and for a time received praise for improving the efficiency and professionalism of the Medical Examiner's Office. He attributed his department's later failings to a rise in county homicides that strained the office's resources. - AP