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In Jeff Adachi Case, a Tale of Two Different Autopsies

August 26, 2019 8:54 pmAugust 27, 2019 8:16 am

Former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died suddenly in February from a case of acute mixed drug toxicity exacerbated by a previously-unknown coronary disease. That’s the official line from the autopsy conducted by the San Francisco medical examiner’s office,...

News employee exposed freelance journalist at center of Adachi leak

August 5, 2019 1:35 pmAugust 5, 2019 2:14 pm

A newsroom employee led police to a freelance journalist whose home and business were raided in May in connection with the leak of a confidential police report on the death of former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. The reporter...

Feds Dangle Possible Obstruction Case Over Journalist in Adachi Leak Probe

May 18, 2019 5:16 amMay 19, 2019 8:12 am

A pair of federal agents reportedly told a journalist that he was at the center of a possible obstruction of justice case during a raid of the freelancer’s home earlier this month, according to court records. Last week, Bryan Carmody...

Exclusive: Warrant Details Search of Journalist’s Home in Adachi Leak Probe

May 16, 2019 7:44 pmMay 17, 2019 1:55 pm

Police seized more than five dozen items — including computers, camera equipment, electronics, pay stubs and other records and equipment — from a journalist’s home and office last week in connection with an investigation into how sensitive records related to...