Medical examiner who traded drugs for sex dies in prison A former Georgia medical examiner sentenced to eight years in prison for trading drugs for sex has died behind barsA former Georgia medical examiner sentenced to eight years in prison for trading drugs for sex has died behind bars. Federal prison records show 74-year-old Dr. Joseph Burton of Milton died Nov. 22 at a federal prison in North Carolina. Burton pleaded guilty in 2018 to conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs. Burton handled death investigations from seven metro Atlanta counties, including some of the region's most high-profile murders. Prison records didn’t give additional details about Burton’s death.

Source: ABC News November 28, 2019 18:33 UTC