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Death and Transgender – The Laws v. Reality
This year a law goes in effect in California that will require Coroners and Medical Examiners to record the gender the deceased ‘wants to...
Using unconventional technology in death investigations
Technology has advanced the ease and quality of life immeasurably. Smartphones are handheld computers that can surf the internet; deliver emails, texts, and phone...
WaukBoard
Have you ever had to do a removal from a tight space or crowded house. Cots wont’ fit and back boards get heavy. In...
LIVE Q and A – STS-Conflict-Culture
This episode is a recording of a live Q and A session that was held for the MLDI online Academy. It’s interesting because we...
Controlling Odor
A decomposing body goes through four stages: autolysis, bloat, active decay, and skeletonization. During the second stage, trapped gases that are generated primarily by bacteria in...
Thin Lines, New York Standards, and Training
New York updates Coroner Standards A new law signed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday requires elected county coroners across the state...
Solar Eclipse and Opioids
How Does a Heroin Overdose Kill? Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs in the world, and thousands will die every year from...
Opioid Epidemic – How is it effecting you?
Soaring numbers of overdose deaths are adding to woes already plaguing medical examiner and coroner offices, resulting in a shortage of places to store...
Fire Scene Incident Command
As death investigators, a time will come when you must work a death related to a structure fire. You have a job to do...
Part 2 -Dealing with the “jerk” at work –
Workplace Bullying is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is : ...
Dealing with the “jerk” at work – Part 1
Workplace Bullying is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is : ...
Science Used in Death Investigations
In the job of investigating death, the investigator may use the resources of several different sciences to help determine many aspects of the death...
True Murder
This first hand true account of one of the most horrific murders in Canadian history gives us an insight rarely gained into the mind...
Your day in court
Article Credit: Caliber Press 2007 – Are You Ready to Testify Policeone.com “When you’re testifying in court, the jury, the judge, the prosecutor,...
How to Become a Death Investigator
What is a Medicolegal Death Investigator? The role of the medicolegal death investigator is to investigate any death that falls under the jurisdiction of...