Have autopsy reports or hospital records been legally released or subpoenaed in the Renee Good case?
Executive summary
No public autopsy report or hospital records for Renee Nicole Good have been released as of the available reporting; state prosecutors and investigators do not currently have access to an autopsy that the Hennepin County medical examiner is preparing, and the FBI’s control of the probe has limited state access to evidence [1] [2] [3]. Federal officials and commentators have said decisions about release rest with federal authorities and the FBI, and news reporting has found no indication that medical records have been publicly subpoenaed or disclosed [4] [1].
1. What the available reporting actually shows about release
Multiple national outlets report that Good’s body is in the possession of the Hennepin County medical examiner and that an autopsy report will be generated, but those reports have not been made public; Attorney General Keith Ellison said the autopsy “will be accessible by family and may well be public,” indicating potential future release rather than an existing public document [2]. The New York Times explicitly states that state investigators do not have access to “crucial evidence like Ms. Good’s car and the autopsy report” because the investigation is being handled by federal authorities, which has effectively blocked state access for now [1].
2. Who controls access and why that matters
Reporting consistently emphasizes that the FBI has taken control of the investigation, a move that limits state prosecutors’ immediate access to evidence and records that could be central to any state-level prosecution or public disclosure, including the autopsy and hospital records [3] [1]. Border Czar Tom Homan and others have publicly deferred to the FBI on whether autopsy information should be released, underscoring that public-facing decisions are being routed through federal channels rather than local officials [4].
3. Have medical or hospital records been subpoenaed or released publicly?
There is no reporting in the provided sources that hospital records or the autopsy report have been legally released to the public or that they have been subpoenaed and produced in a way visible to state investigators or the press; news outlets have instead focused on calls from prosecutors for the public to share video and evidence, and on the question of federal control over physical evidence [5] [3]. Opinion and analysis pieces, including commentary on medical ethics, argue there appears to have been no unfettered medical access or public release to date, but those are analytic takes rather than documentation of a subpoena or release [6].
4. What parties say they can or will see the report, and the legal constraints
Attorney General Ellison’s comments suggest the family will have access and that a public release is possible, but he did not confirm a public release date or whether prosecutors have a copy, reflecting the legal complexity when a federal agency’s investigation intersects with a county medical examiner’s duties [2]. Legal analysts cited by MPR News and The New York Times warn that FBI control could hinder state prosecutors’ timely access to materials like autopsy findings—again implying that subpoenas or state-level demands are constrained while the federal inquiry is ongoing [3] [1].
5. Limits of current reporting and what would change the answer
None of the supplied sources documents a court order, subpoena, or public posting of the autopsy report or hospital records; if a federal or state court were to unseal records or if the medical examiner issued a public report, that would change the factual record described here. The reporting also does not provide primary copies of medical records or hospital logs, so this analysis cannot speak to undisclosed legal filings or sealed subpoenas that may exist beyond the press record [1] [2].