The family of two teens killed at a house party in Oakland earlier this month had to delay the funeral at the last minute because autopsies are not completed.
Alameda County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Erik Bordi said the coroner's bureau has been backlogged for a year and the recent spike of violence in Oakland has only made it worse.
Out of 35 pending autopsies, 13 are from homicides. Also adding to the delay is most pathologists have to be flown in from other states. Typical autopsies are completed in one to three days. In Alameda County, that timeframe is now two to three weeks or longer -- something Bordi said is out of their control.
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