Mary Han.

MUS-2026-0434

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Mary Han, 53, a civil rights lawyer, was found dead in a car in her garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in November 2010, with carbon monoxide poisoning listed as the cause. The medical investigator ruled it a suicide, but her family disputed how the scene was handled and sought an undetermined ruling. A judge first ordered the cause of death changed, and an appeals court later reversed that order. No one has been charged.

1. 2010

   Mary Han, 53, is found dead in a car in her garage in Albuquerque in November 2010.

2. 2010

   The medical investigator rules it a suicide. Her family disputes the scene handling and seeks an undetermined ruling.

3. 2026

   A judge had ordered the cause of death changed; an appeals court later reversed that order. No one has been charged.

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• ABA Journal: judge orders change to cause of death
• Police1: New Mexico police scrutinized over adversary's death