Reno, Nevada.  March 14, 2014. The Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted and completed the autopsy of the body found in the backyard of a Spanish Springs home Wednesday.

“We provided the information to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office identifying the body as that of Colleen Muhl, 56, who had been missing since mid-February,” said Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Ellen Clark. “The cause of death was a gunshot wound. Last Tuesday, March 4, we also completed the full autopsy of her husband, Gerald Muhl, 51, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 3.”

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The mission of the Washoe County Medical Examiner and Coroner's Office is to investigate unexpected and unexplained deaths in order to identify and report on the cause and manner of death.  The Office applies scientific investigative techniques and medical procedures, using integrity and compassion to serve families and public agencies impacted by sudden unexpected death.