ABSTRACT
The role of the medical examiner in crime scene investigation is vital. While other members of the investigative team examine the scene and the body as a part of it, the medical examiner spot the light on the body in the context of the scene. Information from the crime scene could be the only answer to findings on the body that are discovered on later postmortem examination. On the other hand, in a scene that lacks an obvious cruel act, the medical examiner could ask for a meticulous scene examination based on suspicious findings that are discovered on postmortem examination. The medical examiner can give an estimate of the time passed after death and the position of the body at death; such knowledge can present a very important guidance to the investigative authorities and can be missed if not documented at the scene. Although what is expected from the medical examiner at the crime scene is generally the same, specific scenes need to be dealt with in a specific way with attention to certain details pertaining to that scene.
