Dr. Ronald N. Kornblum dies at 74; former L.A. County coroner
Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
Dr. Ronald N. Kornblum, a nationally recognized expert on chokehold deaths who served eight years as Los Angeles County coroner until he resigned amid charges of poor management and an escalating caseload, died Tuesday at his home in La Cañada-Flintridge after a long illness, his family said. He was 74.