“(Pathologists) are simply one piece of the puzzle during the death investigation,” Dr. Feig said. “OSI actually has the most difficult job with documentation of the death scene, investigation, interviewing and coordination of all the participants.”
“Forensic evidence can tell you many things,” he said. “If a car hit the victim, bruises on the victim’s legs can tell you the height of the bumper and may help determine what type of vehicle it was. In another case, swelling found around a bruise may tell you it was an old injury and did not happen at the time of death at all.”
Crime scene investigators, medical examiners and numerous other professionals in an array of specialties work together to find the answers when a death occurs on an Air Force base, just like on those TV shows.
