Post-Mortem

Just how realistic are the autopsy scenes in television’s CSI? Using full-color photographs and detailed illustrations, Postmortem provides an exhaustive expos? of what really goes on in the autopsy room. The authors draw on 20 real-life case studies to describe the postmortem team of experts, the procedures they perform and the ways in which evidence is collected and interpreted. There are profiles of all the experts involved, including the scene photographer, the ballistics expert and the forensic toxicologist.