Corpse as a Crime Scene
When investigators scan the crime scene for evidence, their search centers around one crucial evidence to the crime the victim’s body. Indeed, the condition of the crime victim can indicate many information that led to the victim’s death and those information are crucial during investigation. The dead victim’s body is a silent witness to the crime and qualifies as a physical evidence.
Therefore, autopsy is often conducted at criminal laboratories to determine the cause of death, the items used to kill the victim, and all other factors that contributed to the execution of the crime.
Examining Victim’s Body
Aside from the evident cause of a victim’s death, the body is sent to laboratory for further examination that could point as evidence to the crime. During the examination or analysis of a victim’s body, crime scene investigators look for common evidence that provide valid information about the crime.
Different methods and equipments are used to gather evidence that can be used to identify the cause of death to the victim. There are several resources found on the victim’s...