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A mysterious man entered the lives of a Queens family a decade ago. Now they're fighting to get him out.

The city says recent changes prompted by staff shortages have helped improve efficiency without undermining standards.

The family of Leford Williams searched the streets, parks, rehab centers and hospitals, not knowing if he was dead or alive. When his remains were finally returned to them, they were “badly decomposed."

The city changed its approached after WNYC/Gothamist initially reported the undercounting of likely coronavirus deaths.

Deaths at home hit record numbers, but they’re not all counted in the official coronavirus toll.

It's still unclear how long his body was in Sheepshead Bay.

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Her attorneys say his death was an accident.

According to the report, the medical examiner "intentionally destroyed" office records that showed they gave a Manhattan family the wrong corpse for cremation and burial.

Tthe family of a deceased Westchester woman says the city medical examiner returned her body for burial with her organs in buckets, and they're taking legal action.