Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Innocent exonerated.
• Murder recognized.
• Compile medical evidence for
civil/criminal matters.
– Wrongful death suits.
– Suicide exclusion clauses.
• Recognition of hazards to public health.
Cause of Death
• Apparent cause of death vs Actual cause that will be
determined by the medical examiner
• Determining the cause of death represents a starting point
and assists in putting facts and circumstances behind the
death into focus.
• Investigator should have a working knowledge of appearance
of injuries and wounds in order to take first steps in death
investigation
• Erroneous estimate of the cause may lead the investigation in
a wrong direction and may even jeopardize the ultimate
solution of the crime
• Experience vs Expertise-
• Cooperation and teamwork with investigator and ME
Suicide