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death investigator is a medical examiner or coroner to be certified by the American Board of Forensic Pathology you need a five year residency. with at least one more year of training at medical examiner's office. need to know difference between murder or disease and other causes of death and proper body removal. they find out how it happened, when it happened and and cause. manner of death- natural accidental suicide homicide undetermined any deaths not caused by natural reasons should be investigated. scenes outside are categorized by how they are found- buried, exposed, submerged in water. soil samples can be taken and bodies outside may have suffered more wounds after time of death. at the scene the DI makes some notes and is careful not to disturb any trace evidence on the body. he examines the eyes and notes presence of blood. DI decides if autopsy is to be preformed. the body is moved in a white cloth without anything form other bodies touching it then placed in a body bag for transportation. at scene Di makes informed guess at time of death. time is difficult to make a very accurate guess. ways to tell TOD Body temp discoloration rigor mortis ocular indicators food digestion personal factors decay/decomposition rates decomposition takes place in stages skin pales blood settles and discolors skin appearance of burning on mucus membranes foul odor skin blisters from gases

insects and their activity can help contribute if body has been moved toxicology or drug analysis DNA materials from insect ingestion support or contradict alibi assessing when wounds were made to body autopsy is a postmortem examination of a corpse an autopsy may be partial, selective, or complete