Fire Death & Arson Investigations
The feature speaker, Dr. Elayne Pope, will share her videos of burning human cadavers during her extensive research with the San Luis Obispo, California Fire Dept.
This course will introduce attendees to the best practices of the "team concept" for collaboration with fire, law enforcement, and the Medical Examiners Office to ensure the most accurate and thorough investigations.
Even the most thorough and best performed investigations can fall short if investigators are not equipped with what's needed to successfully prosecute the case. Court preparation is essential to fire-related death cases.
Covered Topics:
- Effects of Fire on Human Remains
- Burn Patterns to the Human Body
- Exposing Pre-existing Trauma
- Effects of Accelerants
- Structure and Vehicular Fires
- Excavation of Fire Scenes
- Dual Fire Death/Arson Homicide Investigations
- The “Team Concept” in Fire Death/Arson Investigations
- Common Mistakes in Fire Death/Arson Case Prosecutions
- The Importance of Thorough Trial Preparation
- Working in Cooperation with Medical Examiner’s Office
- Current Medical Examiner’s Office Autopsy Procedures
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