Includes index.

Welcome to Legal Medicine : The Silent Witness -- A Brief History of Legal Medicine: From Caesar to DNA -- The Death Investigation Systems : Coroner vs. Medical Examiner -- The Autopsy: The Final Diagnosis -- Determining Time of Death: The Postmortem Clock -- Identification : Giving the John Doe a Name -- Blunt Force Trauma: Bruises, Abrasions, and Lacerations -- Sharp Force Trauma: Stabs and Incisions -- Gunshot Wounds: Ballistics and Entrance Wounds -- Asphyxia: Hanging, Strangulation, and Drowning -- Forensic Toxicology : Poisons and Drugs -- Sudden Natural Death: When the Hearth Stops -- Pediatric Forensics: Abuse and SIDS -- Sexual Assault Investigation: The SANE Exam -- Forensic Anthropology: When Only Bones Remain -- Forensic Odontology: The Evidence of Teeth -- Crime Scene Investigation: The Medical Perspective -- DNA Profiling: The Genetic Fingerprint -- Mental Health and the Law: Competence and Insanity -- The Expert Witness; Medicine in the Courtroom -- The Future of Legal Medicine: Virtual Autopsy and AI.