autopsy tales
I've seen many many many dead bodies (I'm a nurse, not a serial killer [although I understand the two are not mutually exclusive...]). There's always the ones that stick in your mind though. When I was a student I watched an couple of autopsies. One of them was a man who'd jumped out of an 18th floor flat. He was quite messy and although his eyes were shut at the start, they opened very slowly on their own over the course of the two hour autopsy. They finally opened fully as the pathologist cut off the top of his skull...*shiver*
(Mary Mandolin still had it on, Sun 2 Mar 2008, 11:51, 3 replies)

Autopsy
Why would someone who jumped from the 18th floor need an autopsy? Surely the cause of his death was fairly apparent?
(hutchers, Sun 2 Mar 2008, 16:32, closed)

autopsy tales
From what I remember the man was found on the ground so they had to look for signs of suspicious activity to make sure he wasn't pushed or dead before he fell or something - handprints on the back perhaps? I think it's pretty standard to do an autopsy for most unexpected deaths.
(Mary Mandolin still had it on, Sun 2 Mar 2008, 17:32, closed)

Autopsy
Ah yes, didn't think of it that way.
(hutchers, Tue 4 Mar 2008, 14:22, closed)