This procedure is crucial to understanding how a person died, especially if it was sudden, unexplained, violent or unnatural.

Dr Shatishraj begins by doing a gross external examination (with the naked eye) of every part of the putrefied body to record any visible signs or identifying marks of the potential cause of death, ...

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In this lesson, students will discover that death investigations in the United States are inconsistent, unregulated, and in many cases conducted by people who are not trained in forensic pathology.

Getting an accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information that the naked eye ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – They are a crucial part of a police or FBI investigation – the forensic artist or visual information specialist. Their work can identify a missing person or a suspect in a murder ...