One of the most distinctive features of Silent Witness is its focus on the post mortem process. The pathologists spend much of their time in the Lyell Centre's laboratory, so a huge amount of ...

But for some individuals, if their cause of death is sudden, violent or unknown, an examination of their body - known as a "post-mortem" or "autopsy" - will be carried out. These investigations ...

For 26 years, Tim Brown, a construction manager, has served as the coroner of rural Marlboro County in South Carolina, a $14,000-per-year part-time post. "It's been kind of on-the-job training ...