St. Joseph County Coroner Patricia Jordan

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Coroner won't release fire victim's name, citing personal policy

Jeff Parrott

St. Joseph County Coroner Patricia Jordan on Wednesday declined to release the name of a woman killed in a South Bend house fire, saying it's her policy to never share information with the news media. But Indiana Code requires coroners to disclose, among other things, the names of individuals whose deaths they investigate.