Ever since 37-year-old Knox resident, Barbara McCurdy was discovered deceased over a month ago in Winamac, the Pulaski County Coroner has continuously been coordinating with a number of law enforcement agencies to work on her death investigation.
Pulaski County Coroner John Behny mentioned that this is a top priority case. He said the Coroner’s Office continues to work in conjunction with the Indiana State Police, the Knox and Winamac Police Departments, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and the Starke County and Pulaski County Prosecutor’s Offices, collecting pertinent information related to the case.
According, to Coroner Behny the official cause and manner of death are still pending. He said that the last thing they want to do is act rashly and assign a definitive cause of death before all the necessary details are gathered. He said it’s important that all the relevant aspects of this case are available and presented together in order to accurately reflect the full story of what led to McCurdy’s death.
Behny said the work he’s been doing related to autopsy and toxicology analysis, is just one piece of the puzzle and local law enforcement agencies are all working hard on all the other pieces that will complete the bigger picture. Behny stated that just last week, he spent several hours collaborating with multiple agency officials about the case. He added that they will continue to meet in the future to exchange information and assess where everyone is at with the case.
