Today I am sharing with you what the life of a death investigator entails. A lot of people have asked me exactly what a death investigator does, and a lot of people will call me the medical examiner, which I am not… I actually am not a doctor, I am a nurse though, and there are very few nurses in this field that do the job that I do.
How to Avoid an Autopsy
Today I want to talk to you about one of the questions that I get asked a lot being a death investigator. And that is, how to avoid an autopsy. There are many reasons why people do not want an autopsy, reasons range from religious beliefs to not wanting the body, as they call it, mutilated.
Flies, Gnats, Spiders. Oh My!
As death investigators, we deal on a daily basis with all kinds of insects; roaches, flies, gnats and spiders. Of course, those are things that they don’t really show you on TV, because it takes the glamor out of the job. And the truth of the matter is, we’re not walking around in high heels looking our best with our make-up on and our hair done.
