Ector County Medical Examiner

05/29/2026

One person died after a crash early Thursday morning in Odessa.

05/21/2026

NMSP Leading HazMat Investigation Following Deadly Exposure at Mountainair Residence

At approximately 11:00 a.m., the New Mexico State Police responded to 306 Hanlon Ave. in Mountainair, New Mexico, to assist the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office with what was initially believed to be a suspected overdose involving an unidentified substance.

Four individuals inside the residence were found unresponsive. Three of the four individuals are now deceased.

During the response, 18 first responders were exposed to the substance and began experiencing symptoms, including nausea and dizziness. The occupant and 18 first responders were transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where they are currently being quarantined, evaluated, and monitored. Two first responders are currently listed in serious condition.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue HazMat teams are assisting at the scene in efforts to identify the substance involved. At this time, investigators believe the substance may be transmitted through contact and do not believe it to be airborne.

There is currently no threat to the public. A secure perimeter has been established, and the affected area remains limited to the residence.

The New Mexico State Police are leading this ongoing and active investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

We ask the public to avoid the area and keep all affected individuals and first responders in their thoughts.

05/21/2026

THANK YOU, Judge Williams for helping to get this message out to Texas JPs.
—-CARL ROGERS

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a coroner, medical examiner, or death investigator.

05/21/2026

It’s the “worst way” to die in New York City.

05/19/2026

One Pill Kills.

Fentanyl is often pressed into fake pills or cut into street drugs, such as methamphetamine, he**in and co***ne — often without the user knowing it. And the outcome can be deadly.

Help educate your loved ones about the dangers of fentanyl by visiting www.dps.texas.gov/onepillkills.

05/16/2026

🚔 ES**RT NOTICE – TRANS AERO CREW 🚔

*** 1250 PM UPDATE: The procession has left the staging area and is westbound on US Highway 380 from Capitan Gap Road. ***

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting an honor es**rt for the Trans Aero Crew, at approximately 11 am this morning (5/16), and will be traveling from the area of US Highway 380 and Capitan Gap Road, westbound on US Highway 380 through:

📍 Capitan
📍 Carrizozo
📍 Bingham
📍 San Antonio

The es**rt will then proceed onto Interstate 25 en route to the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Anyone wanting to join along the route is welcome but please be mindful to join at the tail end of the es**rt.

Motorists should expect temporary traffic delays along the es**rt route and are asked to use caution and remain alert for emergency vehicles and personnel assisting with the procession.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office appreciates the cooperation of assisting agencies and the patience and respect shown by the public during this es**rt operation.

05/15/2026

50 years ago on
May 11, 1976,
Carl Rogers took the oath and was sworn as a Texas Peace Officer.
From Reserve Deputy to Patrol Deputy to Patrol Sgt to Major Crimes Lieutenant to Medicolegal Death Investigator and Constable.
Earlier this week, Carl celebrated 50 years of service to the State of Texas with 45 of those years serving Ector County.
His career included time at the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, Ector County Attorney’s Office and, currently, a 3rd term Constable and 12 yrs as Director & Chief Investigator at the Ector County Medical Examiner Office.
Carl is a 2002 graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.

05/12/2026

The most dangerous thing an investigator can bring to a crime scene isn't contamination.
It’s an assumption.

There is a fatal flaw that ruins major investigations: Tunnel Vision.

When you look at cases where massive mistakes were made in the first 48 hours, it often boils down to investigators walking through the yellow tape with a preconceived theory of what happened.

You must keep a completely open mind.
You have to look at every possibility and believe that every possibility exists until the evidence proves otherwise.

If you decide it's a simple burglary within the first five minutes, you might completely miss the subtle signs that the scene was intentionally staged.

Let the blood spatter, the digital metadata, and the trace evidence tell the story. The physical evidence remembers what people forget, distort, or deny.

Just listen.