Explore the private investigator’s role in cases involving death or serious bodily injury. This six-part series guides you through the official investigative process—examining how coroners and medical examiners handle these cases—and teaches you how to identify discrepancies, challenge assumptions, and support criminal or civil litigation. Includes  interactive modules, and a detailed Death Investigator’s Guide for ongoing reference.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the role of the private investigator in death and serious bodily injury investigations
• Discover proper and efficient protocols in death and serious bodily injury investigations
• Identify the cause and manner of death and elements of each.
• Assess post mortem signs of death.
• Gather evidence in death and SBI investigations.
• Classify Medical records in death and SBI investigations.
• Recognize blunt and sharp force injuries in death and SBI investigations.
• Understand forensic autopsies
• Decipher autopsy reports

Course Outline

• Part 1: Understanding Death Investigations
• Part 2: Evidence in Death and SBI Investigations
• Part 3: Medical Records in Death Investigations
• Part 4: Blunt & Sharp Force Injuries in Death and SBI Investigations
• Part 5: Understanding Forensic Autopsies
• Part 6.: Understanding Autopsy Reports
• Assessment/Quiz

Key features of this course include:

• 8 hours of practical, engaging instruction delivered through a blended format that includes pre-recorded video instruction with slide presentation, a  recorded webinar and assigned reading/self-study.
• Downloadable/Printable Materials: Slide Deck/Handout
• Expert-led lectures featuring practical, real-world insights
• Quiz/assessment with unlimited attempts to reinforce learning
• Certificate of completion awarded upon successful course completion
• Online access for 6 months from the date of purchase
• BONUS: Downloadable comprehensive Death Investigator’s Guide expanding on the lecture series, with additional content and details, and serves as a reference guide to investigator.