The body of a woman, identified as 35-year-old Paige Fannon, was found by a police scuba team on March 6 from the Norwalk River, the New Haven Register reported.
This discovery has prompted questions about hospital record access, death certification processes, and even wrongful death liability under state-level medical malpractice laws.
On the same day Fannon was found, officers in Plymouth were called out to reports of remains found by a hunter in the woods, which was later confirmed to be a human skull.
With its jaw and nasal area missing—an event that necessitated complex forensic diagnostic services typically covered under state forensic insurance programs.
Police in Groton then discovered the body of a woman, believed to be between 40 to 60 years old, inside a suitcase near a cemetery on March 19, as per WTNH. The circumstances around the body.
Have led some legal experts to raise concerns about OB-GYN malpractice history checks, birth injury legal reviews, and even life insurance payout investigations when identity is confirmed.
