Coroner

In “Mourning and Melancholia,” Sigmund Freud suggests that when an object of love is lost, the ego recreates an image of the loved one inside the self. This image, or “shadow,” is not fully integrated into the personality, thereby enabling the ego to split off. In this “ego splitting,” a part of the ego sits in judgment on the rest of the ego, criticizing it, attacking it. Suicide is the ultimate expression of this dynamic; because one cannot kill this person, one “kills” them by destroying the…

Serial reflects ideas on love, death, and the justice system. Serial is a compelling and confusing story of true crime that derives from conflicting stories, unanswered questions, and unfortunate consequences. Although Serial provides us with a background of the legal system, it offers an understanding of before and with the law, due process and the ambiguities of professional policing involving the fantasy of amateur detection involving the case of Hae Min Lee’s murder, but it contradicts the…

Criminal investigation is meant to be done by a series of rules and regulations. There are different types of rules for the way police, detectives and agents go about a crime scene, collect evidence, ask witness and interrogate key suspects. There are even rules about the way they travel. Crime shows are kind of similar but there are some major differences. Most crime shows are meant for entertainment not information. Crime shows sometimes get their information right when the agents go about a…

Different autopsy methods are useful in different situations. I have previously mentioned Rokitansky method which involves examining the organs in situ “a condition sometimes mandated by a restrictive autopsy consent or severe time limitations” (Finkbeiner 35). But there are other methods that involve removal of the organs including Letulle, Ghon and Virchow. Both the Letulle and Virchow start the same way: a Y incision is made and the skin is reflected from the chest and abdomen. If the…

In the early hours on the 31st of August 1997, in the midst of a paparazzi car chase, a speeding Mercedes-Benz collided with the 13th pillar of the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in the French capital of Paris. The collision immediately took the lives of Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul. Princess Diana who sat in the rear passenger seat, suffered from severe injuries which she later succumbed to and passed away. The royal bodyguard of the princess, Trevor Rees-Jones, was the sole survivor of the…

not, the victim is tortured, sometimes for days, before actually being murdered. There was evidence in one case where the victim showed signs of bondage and torture. Nonetheless, this was the one of two victims, considered part of this theory, who coroners date the time of death before entering the water. Another issue that psychologists find is that serial killers want engaged victims on whom they may experiment. Having a victim who is drunk or drugged would not be enthralling for someone who…

Every town in the world, whether small or large, contains different problems that need attention. In the United States, a number of states experience the issue of teenage marijuana use, which leads to cities experiencing the problem as well. If teenage marijuana use does not receive the appropriate attention it could harm teenager’s health, families, friends, and possibly harm innocent people in the community. In my hometown of Hardinsburg, Kentucky teenagers who use marijuana damage many…

Durham’s feudal reaction to the socio-economic challenges after the Black Death provide a good example of this link, despite no open revolt actually occurring. In Durham the bishop held the ability to request reports from the gentry, who acted as coroners, of fugitive serfs. Fyrde – bitter…

Suicide is a mystery. It is a collective experience as ancient as death. Unlike death, however, suicide is a surreptitious as the person that engages it. Several ancient Asian civilizations revered it as an honorable end. Others have not, however. Many African Tribes believed suicide to be accursed. Still others elsewhere throughout time remain ambivalent towards the praxis of taking one’s own life. The motivation and consequences of suicide vary drastically, making it a difficult subject to…

At that time, a well-dressed man in his early forties approaches Freddie. He leans into the vehicle asking what happened, addressing the question to the paramedics, and not to Freddie, who notwithstanding, thinks the person should have asked him. After all, he was one that got his ass kicked not the stupid paramedics. “You’re a lucky man,” the paramedics tell Freddie, and subsequently put their attention addressing the detective with the diagnosis, “No vital organ or major artery has been hit,”…