coroner's office
Autopsy results source
The coroner's office is the government agency responsible for investigating deaths that are sudden, unexplained, violent, or suspicious.
Staff determine cause and manner of death, often through autopsy.
The office may also identify unknown bodies and notify next of kin.
The coroner's office ruled it a homicide.
In some jurisdictions, a medical examiner's office serves the same function.
- morgueCorpse holding facility
- autopsyMedical examination after death
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- body bagContainer for transporting corpses
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