On 8/30/2022, the Lucas County Coroner’s Office performed an autopsy on the body of 56-year-old Betty Shiffler and found the cause of death to be Medical Complications related to Blunt Force Head Injuries from 8/12/2022. Specifically, pulmonary thromboemboli (blood clots in both lungs) are related to immobility from sustained head injuries. The manner of death is ruled as a Homicide. Betty Shiffler was pronounced dead at Hospice of Northwest Ohio on 8/29/2022 at 10:42 pm.
Thomas Blomquist M.D./Ph.D.
Deputy Coroner of Lucas County