First on the Scene – Advance Responders
Medicolegal Death Investigation Overview for First Responders Paul R. Parker III, B.S., D-ABMDI Police officers, sheriff deputies, firefighters, and EMS personnel play a critical role in medicolegal death investigations....
Money Plan S.O.S | Financial Coaching
We all, at times, need to take a step back and look at our personal lives. We are always in the mix of other people’s mess and we often...
What Are Autoerotic Deaths – (and what they are not)
Autoerotic deaths are accidental deaths that occur during solitary sexual activity in which some type of apparatus that was used to enhance the sexual stimulation of the deceased caused...
Trophy Kill
This first hand true account of one of the most horrific murders in Canadian history gives us an insight rarely gained into the mind of a murderer and 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 straightforward...
Sandbox Wars – End of Life Battles
Stephanie Payne, author of The Sandbox Wars, talks about the battles that can occur when end of life planning is not completed. As Coroners, Medical Examiners, and death investigators...
Crime Scene Tech | Stefanie Elliott CST
Forensics is the study of the past as it relates to the present. Criminal forensic is applying science to the law. In short it’s the study of known science...
Critical Roles Managing ME & Coroner Offices
Critical Role of Managers and Administrators in a Medical Examiner/Coroner Office Paul R. Parker III, B.S., D-ABMDI Overview There is no greater honor than writing the last chapter of...
Autoerotic Fatalities – Interpreting the Scene
The scene of an autoerotic death can hold a wide variety of problems and issues for the investigator. Filled with deceiving information and abnormal behavior, these scenes offer challenges...
Autoerotic Fatalities – Asphyxia
Autoerotic deaths are accidental deaths that occur during solitary sexual activity in which some type of apparatus that was used to enhance the sexual stimulation of the deceased caused...
Update and Evidence
On today’s show I talk about the progress of the show and give some updates as well as reveal a few upcoming additions to the Coroner Talk™ web site....
Why We Love Serial Killers – Dr. Scott Bonn
Serial killers hold the fascination of the public, whether in true crime news accounts of individuals such as Ted Bundy or fictional depictions such as the television shows Dexter...
Burning Bodies – The Dame of Flame
[app_audio src=””]The human body burns predictably based it on its anatomical configuration of soft tissues and bones. Fire creates burn patterns to soft tissues: skin, fat, muscle, and then...
Shaken Baby Syndrome | Craig Smith
The term “shaken baby syndrome” (SBS) was developed to explain those instances in which severe intracranial trauma occurred in the absence of signs of external head trauma. SBS is...
Science of Entomology – Prof. Jeffery Tomberlin
Predicting the postmortem interval of a decedent is a major task of law enforcement. Most methods implemented by death investigators rely on qualitative information (i.e. rigor mortis, livor mortis)....
Forensic Entomology – Dr. Michelle Sanford Ph.D. , M-ABFE
Forensic entomology is the study of insects for medico-legal purposes. There are many ways insects can be used to help solve a crime, but the primary purpose of forensic entomology...
Death Notifications | CT14
Death notification is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult tasks faced by law enforcement officers and other professionals, because learning of the death of a loved one...
Blood Pattern – Bare Bones Forensics| CT13
Karen L. Smith earned her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Florida (Magna Cum Laude) and her Master’s Degree in Pharmacy with a concentration in...
Ebola-Guidance for Handling Human Remains | CT11
These recommendations give guidance on the safe handling of human remains that may contain Ebola virus and are for use by personnel who perform postmortem care in U.S. hospitals...
EMS-First Responders “the first eyes and ears” |CT10
The moment you step out of your rig – you’re in the crime scene. The most important aspect of evidence collection and preservation is protecting the crime scene. This...
Private Investigators – Friend or Foe | ct9
Medicolegal / Death Investigation can provide a contextual view of the empirical evidence in both death and non-death cases. We have found that the use of a full medicolegal...
Child Death – Investigation Obstacles | CT8
On this weeks show I talk with Skip McGuire about the obstacles in investigating child deaths. We all know that these investigations bring on a whole new level of emotion...
Matthew Lunn, MS F-ABMDI | CT7
Matthew Lunn is a Medicolegal Death Investigator for the Aprapahoe County, Co. Coroner’s office, and an instructor for an online degree program with Binghamton University. He holds the position...
Headless Torso at Roadside Park | CT6
A female torso was located on June 27, 2004 by a work crew trimming bushes at the I-70 (westbound) rest area near the 199 mile marker in Wright City,...
Getting To Close to Victim Families | CT3
By opening up lines of communication with the victim’s family, Greeley says he found himself inundated with keeping the family happy without jeopardizing the leads and evidence collected...
Compassion Fatigue | CT1
On this podcast, Anita Brooks, author of Getting Through What You Can’t Get Over joins me to discuss an overlooked issue for twenty-first century coroners — Compassion Fatigue. Helping...
Mistaken for child abuse
Reposted with permission of original author. Recently I consulted on two cases of mistaken child abuse. I was contacted by two defense attorney’s in Texas who had clients facing...
Baby Death – What Investigators Need To Know
By Darren Dake Every year in the United States, tens of thousands of children die from a variety of causes, including illnesses, diseases, accidents, suicides, and homicides. Each...
The Caution of Suicide Rulings
By: Darren Dake Suicide by its very nature can cause a lot of trepidation to the death investigator. Family stigma, insurance issues, and privacy are all key concerns in...
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