Pt. 3 Cocaine, Killing and Coverup – Pathology
The question in this series is whether law enforcement ignored certain facts because it did not fit a pre-textual narrative or were simply instructed to look the other way...
Pt.2-Cocaine, Killing, and Coverup
The question in this series is whether law enforcement ignored certain facts because it did not fit a pre-textual narrative or were simply instructed to look the other way...
Pt. 1-Cocaine, Killing, and Coverup –
The question in this series is whether law enforcement ignored certain facts because it did not fit a pre-textual narrative or were simply instructed to look the other way...
Three Elements of the Scene – Panel Discussion
Every crime scene presents unique obstacles for the investigator, but in a death investigation three elements will always exists to some degree. These three elements make up the investigative...
Integrated Biometrics
Today, the term “biometrics” is not limited to fingerprints. It also includes palm prints, irises, and facial recognition. In an effort to harness new technologies, and to improve the...
Determining Time of Death
Defining Time of Death There are several times of death. Let me repeat that—there are several times of death. Time of death seems to be a simple and...
Crime Fiction – Real Life
How does our profession influence crime writers? In the western world, crime fiction – mystery, thrillers, suspense, etc. – makes up somewhere between 25 and 40 percent of all...
Forensic Odontology
Forensic odontology is the application of dental science to legal investigations, primarily involving the identification of the offender by comparing dental records to a bite mark left on the...
SketchCop Solutions
Post Mortem Facial Reconstruction A Postmortem Reconstruction is developed by reconstructing facial characteristics of an unidentified deceased person with decomposed or damaged human tissue. The image will first show...
The Criminal Investigative Function
Crime wreaks havoc on the very framework of our society, no one is immune from it. Regardless of race, background, or financial status, crime can and will touch your...
Toxicology Interpretation and Obstacles
Toxicology testing is a vital piece of the post mortem investigative puzzle. Many investigators confuse the importance of toxicology in cases where no autopsy is being conducted. An even...
Fatal Resident to Resident Incidents
A prevalent concern, but under-recognized, public health problem of distressing and harmful resident-to-resident interactions in dementia in long-term care homes (LTC) (such as nursing homes and assisted living...
Medicolegal AI and Investigator Goal Setting
As we begin 2017 I want to thank you for a great 2016 and look forward to everything possible in 2017. I plan to expand training options and continue...
Pt2-Forensic Pathology and Death Investigation
What does a medical examiner do? What is the responsibility of the Medicolegal Investigator? Do you know how to properly answer questions on a death certificate relating to cause...
Forensic Pathology and Death Investigation-Part 1
What does a medical examiner do? What is the responsibility of the Medicolegal Investigator? Do you know how to properly answer questions on a death certificate relating to cause...
10 Tips For Professional Image
If you want to be seen and respected as a professional, might I say you need to act like a professional first. In this episode I talk about what...
Medical Errors – Third Leading Cause of Death in USA
Medical error has been defined as an unintended act (either of omission or commission) or one that does not achieve its intended outcome,3 the failure of a planned action...
Conflict in the work place – “Sometimes it’s like we are babysitters”
In the real world, not everything goes well, not everyone is happy, there is always bad news as well as good, troubled waters as well as smooth. Very few investigators...
From a Mother – When my Child Died
In this episode I talk with a mother of who’s son died in a car accident. She shares what happened the night she was notified and what she remembers....
Nursing Home Deaths | Are we missing anything?
Nursing home residents comprise a large and rapidly growing segment of the national population. Despite this fact, the majority of deaths occurring in nursing homes are not investigated because...
Identifying Evidence in Infant Deaths
Evidence in infant and child death cases is many times very different than in older children and adult deaths, infants die differently than adults, in most cases; so the evidence...
Code of Silence
The burden of dealing with tragedies associated with the day-to-day duties of police officers, coroners, and medicolegal death investigators, often remains unspoken and follows the officers into their off-duty...
Overcoming the ‘Good Ol’ Boys Club’
It is believe by many, and often lived out in reality, that entering the death investigation field is not easy. In fact, its not even a ‘start at the bottom and...
Part 2 – Cultural Diversity and Anger De-escalation
Secrets to Handling Cultural Diversity Effectively When you hear complaints, resolve not to tune out, but to tune in. Respond positively and productively — don’t allow yourself to become...
Cultural Diversity and Anger De-escalation Part 1
What is Culture Culture includes the beliefs, customs, and arts of a particular society, group, or place. Cultural background, as well as individual personalities, directly affects how people respond...
Bare Bones – Cold case
Can BlueStar be used to solve a 50 year old case? In this episode I talk with Karen Smith of Bare Bones Forensics about her work in a cold...
Professional Ethics
Professional Ethics Professional Ethics encompass the personal, organizational and corporate standards of behavior expected of professionals. Professionals, and those working in acknowledged professions, exercise specialist knowledge and skill. Most...
FingerSCAN DecedentID
“The FingerSCAN DecedentID application has enabled us to identify decedents within hours of the death, rather than the following day, as was the case with inked prints. As the...
Building a Professional Image
If you want to be seen and respected as a professional, might I say you need to act like a professional first. In this episode I talk about what...
The Importance of Report Writing
Your investigation is only as good as the report that supports it. The coroner’s report focuses on a medical examination or autopsy of the body at a morgue and on...
Death Defied, Life Defined
Nationally, there are more than 122,000 people waiting for much-needed organs. As these patients and their families hold out hope for their second chance at life, organ donation organizations manages...
SUDI Standards in Child Death
All infant and child deaths need to be investigated in a systematic and standardized method. The SUDI forms provide by the CDC is the national standard approach to investigating...
Organ Procurement – What’s your responsibility?
Medical examiners and coroners (MEs/Cs) play an integral role in organ and tissue donation. Because the majority of donation cases fall under their jurisdiction, MEs/Cs are responsible for investigating unexpected and...
Why a Chaplain
Does coroner and medical examiner office’s need a chaplain program? What benefit could it have for your staff, your community, and the families you serve? Traditionally, a chaplain is...
Interpreting Infant Death
Understanding the Problem About 3,500 US infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each year. We often refer to these deaths as sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID). Although the causes of...
Trends in Online Learning
Online learning, or e-learning, offers a number of advantages for people and agencies looking to develop a new content program or curricula — none bigger than the ability to...
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