Forensic Dentistry, Second Edition

52 Forensic dentistry

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Figure 4.1 two typical scenes requiring investigation: a motor vehicle crash and
a homicidal death. medical investigators will examine the body of the decedent at
the scene, obtain information from police investigators and witnesses, examine
the environmental factors and characteristics of the scene in an attempt to help
the forensic pathologist interpret the autopsy findings, and take charge of the
body for transportation to the medical examiner’s office.