Medical Examiner
A physician who oversees the death sceneand performs autopsies
establishes the cause, manner, and mechanism of death
establishes the Postmortal Interval which is the time of death
Coroner
May be elected or appointed and may or may not be a physician
identifies the body
notifies the family
collect and return personal items of the deseased
issue a death certificate
Both at the crime scene
Both investigate the same types of deaths which include death by violence, suicide or casualty
Medical Examiner Vs. Coroner
(author: Joe Craig)
