Coroner
Decomposition
Algor Mortis
Autopsy
Livor Mortis
Medical Examiner or Forensic Pathologist
Rigor Mortis
When flies, maggots, and bacteria inhabit the dead body. Studying the life cycle of these gives a time of death.
Dead body cools at an average of 1.5 degrees per hour. Used to determine time of death
Person with a medical degree who performs the autopsy
Occurs 3-12 hours after death. This occurs from heart stopping and blood pooling in the lower spots of the dead body. Purplish color results in those areas.
This occurs between 2-6 hours after death. The body stiffens...this is used to determine time of death
Elected official who decides if an autopsy is needed by a specialist
Used to determine time of death and cause of death.