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Forensic News for Forensic Pathologists

A Forensic Pathologist is a medical professional who specializes in determining the cause of death. A coroner is a forensic pathologist.

Determining cause of child's death could take weeks, coroner says

Forensic Pathologist: Ani Rose Stabbed Dozens of Times

Forensic pathologist describes baby's injuries

Morgue field trip too 'CSI'

Coroner to hold rare inquest

Murder suspect killed himself in jail, coroner says

Bolivar woman’s body found under bridge on Rt. KK; coroner says autopsy results ‘inconclusive’

Illinois Institute of Technology student died from inhaling nitrous oxide

Coroner: Teacher had drugs in system

Children killed in fire did not die quickly, coroner testifies

Murder Case Dismissed Amid Doubts About Cause of Death

Examiner says baby was already dead

Remains found

Man died after drinking bottle of whiskey

Human remains case may return to county sheriff officials

Embattled doc suing Innocence Project

Forensic Anthropologist Says Toddler was Beaten to Death

Coroner says Taser a factor in death

Delco coroner: Aston woman's death preventable

Lawyer: Businessman's jail death wasn't suicide

Ancient bones show tuberculosis older than thought

Authorities find old corpse in state park

Police continue to investigate boy's death

'I'm sure it was a homicide,' coroner says But state of Shakira's body makes it unclear how she died

Army report on Durkin’s death reveals suicide motives

Excavation work to resume today in 1968 case

Coroner issues 'no body' death certificate

Human remains found near Mt. Trashmore

Possible fetal remains found at school

Medical examiner: Four victims in house fire were murdered

Couple's death self-inflicted, coroner says

Autopsy: Bones found on South Side human, death ruled homicide

Coroner: Toddler was tortured

Human remains found at San Antonio amusement park

Experts exhume 360 bodies from mass grave

Grisly find: Dog brings child's foot to Ala. home

Double-shooting kills 18-year-old high school student

Medical Examiner: 19 dead from Hurricane Ike

Dead man's family files petition

Medical examiner sees big increase in autopsies

Man found dead in warehouse

3 sailors' remains ID'd after 6 decades

Remains of 3 sailors from Pearl Harbor identified

Intact coffin offers hope in search for new evidence

Witness: Victim lied about drug money

Body found in vehicle in Lake Lahontan

Man’s body exhumed after 3 years

Anonymous dead are rare, but still haunt investigators

DA reviewing infant’s autopsy

Pathologist: Ohio baby’s burns resemble other case

Remains Believed Human Found Outside Wal-Mart Near Sandusky

‘Stabvictim knifed herself’

Banks competent to be executed

RAMSTACK: Innocence Project wins again

Second autopsy on Tasered W. Pa. man coming today

Police investigate body found in burned apartment

Mistakes cost official her job, not her wheels

Officials work to ID remains from helicopter crash

Human bones found on roadside in Cost: Remains of unidentified young woman were scattered

Bones found by workers replacing gas main

Geo-Cachers find homicide victim at Thomas Creek

Human foot is found on shores of Lake Huron

Pieces of charred bone may be linked to murder

Forensic pathologist

Medical Examiner: Bones Found At French Immersion School

U.S. coroner seeks clues in B.C. to footless man's remains

Skull Found In Old Tampa Bay Going To Forensic Artist

Medical examiner says NY woman who died unnoticed in hospital was killed by blood clots

Body part claim rejected

Solving One of The Great Mysteries Of The 20th Century: National Geographic Channel's Explorer: Finding Anastasia Provides Exclusive Coverage of The Forensic Investigation of Romanov Family Remains

Park Forest man seeks to solve box of bones mystery

Tenacity Solves A ‘Cold Case’

McLain exhumation funding goal reached

Archaeologist to examine bones found on C Hill

Coroner: Can You Identify The Mummified Body?

Body parts found in raid

Murdered French film producer exhumed after 12 years

Family prepares to bury Minn. Korean War soldier

Man's bones found in Minden creek

Sixth foot a hoax, B.C. coroner says as 'spin cycle' theory is floated

From the bare bones

China’s Rush to Dispose of Dead Compounds Agony

A final ceremony, but not the last

Another severed foot washes up on B.C. shore

City identifies remains of another 9/11 victim

Coroner: Wife Beat Husband With Hammer

Yet another human foot washes up in B.C.

Two years later: Case remains unsolved

FAYETTE: Evidence challenged in 1983 slaying

Team says it found hiker's remains

Ex-western Pa. nuclear worker to be exhumed in illness claim

Coroner: Hilliard Crossing Guard Had Marijuana In Her System

After 20 years, mother still waits for answers in daughter's BRF murder

Coroner still seeks victims names after 35 years

Family's shock over missing body parts

Slaying details outlined

Soldier's skeletal remains found on Miss. base

Coroner: Teen killed by tiger had pot in system

Woman faces charges in boy's 2006 death

Confronting the horrors of Iraq’s graves

Woman's 1983 suffocation still unsolved

Morgan coroner feels raise not enough

Tech pitcher died of heroin overdose

Mass grave uncovered in Peru

McKown: I'm the coroner

Driver curfew urged by coroner

Questions remain for those touched by Charles Manson murders

Forensics is field with a future

Premier's body dug up

Manson ranch dig called off with no bodies found

Veteran pathologist says he believes Tasers can contribute to sudden death

Forensic tests confirm death of militia boss

Jailed museum director's death linked to infection

County coroner job becomes full time in December

Divers recover remains from decades-old plane crash

Scientists are building database of bite marks

Can the teeth tell all? The bite-mark debate

Jailed museum director's death linked to infection

Ex-coroner warns of cannabis danger

Coroner orders recovery of plane from 1957 crash

Former medical examiner wants job back

Authorities identify skeletal remains

Forensic detectives dig for facts on Hoosier killer in Chicago grave

Murder Investigation: Viken Had Been Shot

Grim task for crash inquest

A legacy of service – Robert Edge, twenty years as Coroner

Lottery winner's death was from stab wounds, coroner says

A Dead Man's Eyes Hold the Key to His Age

Widow cleared of murder wants death certificate changed

Coroner Rules On Death Of Nat'l Guard Recruit

Do you know these dead people?

Bogan winds down 30 years in coroner’s office

Funds for homicide victim's exhumation grow

Baden performs 2nd Szostak autopsy

Coroner: Firefighters died instantly

Grand jury: move the coroner's office away from the hospital

Coroner seeks urged action over superbug deaths

Coroner tells heartbroken Ormskirk mum: 'You did everything you could to help your son'

Fire death: Puzzle over cause of blaze

Studying 'body farm' still a dream for coroner

Fat corpse dangers

Longtime DuPage County coroner's aide retires

CORONER TRACES SON OF MAN LEFT TO ROT IN FLAT

Examiner: Superbug, Pneumonia Led To Pinellas Inmate's Death

No parts of Scarlettes body missing

Dozens of autopsies left unsigned by medical examiner

Coroner's inquest of fatal Henderson police shooting criticized

Scarlett's organs missing

Andrew Walker: the coroner the MoD couldn't gag

Fired investigator sues medical examiner

High Court rejects MoD attempt to 'gag' outspoken coroners over defence failures

How the coroner's office identified bones found in shallow grave

INITIAL FINDINGS: Barrier family talks to coroner

The colorful coroner

Remains of More 9/11 Victims Identified

Coroner: Hands, feet found in S.C. residences a mile apart

Dutch forensic experts to help identify Suriname plane crash victims

Coroner’s concern at number of pills deaths

DNA Tests May Solve Mystery of Anastasia

Newfoundland falls short in pathology department: report

Union: Medical examiner setup 'not a good idea'

Medical examiner's office differs with police on old bones

Deadly mistakes teach grim lessons - coroner

Coroner: 2 mothers shot to death

Coroner's jury rules on nursing home death

 

 

 

 

News Links by Forensic Science Subject

Below are selected news links for fields within forensic science.

 

Forensic Examiner

A Forensic Examiner is a professional who conducts forensic examinations in any of the forensic science fields.

 

Forensic Pathologist

A Forensic Pathologist is a medical professional who specializes in determining the cause of death. A coroner is a forensic pathologist.

 

Forensic Medical Investigator

A Forensic Medical Investigator is a medical professional trained to handle investigations involving medical science and the law.

 

Forensic Consultant

A Forensic Consultant is a professional who is available to provide consultation involving forensic science. The consultant often appears as an expert witness in court proceedings.

 

Forensic Nurse

A Forensic Nurse is a nursing professional trained to give treatment and gather evidence in matters relating to the law.

 

Forensic Accountant

A Forensic Accountant uses forensic techniques to analyze financial evidence in matters that may come before courts. They are frequently known as "Forensic Auditors" or "Investigative Auditors."

 

Computer Forensics

Computer Forensics involve investigation of computer-related media to gather evidence in matters related to the law.

 

Forensic Psychologist

A Forensic Psychologist uses training in psychology in a setting that involves the law. A criminal behavior profiler is an example of a forensic psychologist.

 

Crime Scene Investigation

Crime Scene Investigations involve finding, gathering, and preserving evidence located at suspected crime scenes.

 

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