Anatomical pathology

Introduction Death investigation require strict adherence to guidelines. Investigations must search for clues to determine a death as natural, suicide, or homicide. The investigator is the eyes and ears of the forensic pathologist at the scene. The investigator must do their best to find answers for families who have lost loved ones. (A Guide to Death Scene Investigation. (n.d.) The Types of Murder When determining how the death occurred there are four modes- accidental, natural, suicide, and…

Marcus Ward Lyon Jr. studied mammalogy, bacteriology, and Pathology. Lyon was born on February 5, 1875 in Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. For this time and being he had a fairly small family with only two siblings, Henry S. Lyon and James W. Lyon. His mother , Lydia Anna Lyon, and his father a military man named Captain Marcus Ward Lyon Jr. Because of his father’s military career, Lyon’s family moved across the United States throughout his childhood. When Lyon’s family was stationed at Watertown…

The Malpractice of Forensic Pathology in the Criminal Justice System Forensic Pathology is a branch of forensics that specializes in the examination of a corpse in order to discover possible cause(s) of death. A medical examiner or coroner can perform the autopsy; many autopsies are done during or for an investigation taking place in the criminal justice system. The autopsies are requested for scientific evidence to be presented in cases to determine the truth behind accusations and testimonies…

Stephen Armstrong, the famous, once wrote, “The morgue is a Victorian update of a system established by Alfred the Great. It's the place where certain deaths are resolved - those where the cause is unclear or is the result of some intended or accidental violence. The bodies are almost always victims in some way - of crime, suicides and car crashes, but also victims of loneliness. It's where you go if you die alone in your house and your body lies undisturbed for days. It's where you go if no one…

Growing up I always wanted to be in a career that would make a significant difference, it wasn't until 10th grade where I saw an article on pathology and it was then that I knew this would be the career for me. Pathology can be defined as “a branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin and nature of disease. It involves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids and autopsies in order to study and diagnose disease” (Sally Robertson). The work that this career does is…

helps a lot to solve crimes. Evidence in forensics can vary from hair, blood, weapons, fingerprints and any other DNA. There are several parts in the forensic science field that interest me. Three of those fields are forensic psychology, forensic pathology and forensic odontology. I have been interested in forensic science since i was about 12 because i like knowing how and why a crime was committed. Most people get the “CSI effect” which is when you learn to love Forensics from television…

interest to reality, I knew it required time, hard work, and dedication but I lacked knowledge of a starting point. Nonetheless, I started off by exploring the different roles in the crime scene. Through research, I observed that playing a role in the pathology field would be the best fit for me; as it is a branch of science that examines tissues, organs, bodily fluids and autopsies to study and diagnose diseases.…

Did They, Didn’t They?: A Question of Suicide in the 1800’s Evansville, Indiana has changed drastically over the past 130 years, and as the city, along with the rest of the world, changes, so do the structures of many occupations. One such occupation that has changed would be that of the coroner, which is now primarily called a medical examiner. While the office of the coroner has always been an elected position, the requirements to fulfill the position have changed radically since…

Forensic pathology is the study of discovering the cause of death by examining a person’s dead body. A forensic pathologist therefore would be the person examining a corpse attempting to figure out what happened to the person to cause death, yet this job is much more complex than it may sound. They are also required to “…examine and diagnose bodily fluids, such as blood and urine or tissues from biopsies and Pap smears, to diagnose disease” (“Pathologist: Job Duties, Occupational Outlook, and…

determine if the bones found in the cemetery had any forensic significance, since only a forensic anthropologist can determine this. 2a. Dr. Tracey Rogers (2015) stated in Ontario, forensic anthropologist serve as consultants for Ontario Forensic Pathology Service in regards to autopsies. b. The police, a pathologist or a coroner may request involvement of a forensic anthropologist (Rogers 2015). c. Other cases that include a forensic anthropologist is the ability to identify victims such…