How do they match: Coroners

  • Collect and document any pertinent medical history information.
  • Collect wills, burial instructions, and other documentation needed for investigations and for handling of the remains.
  • Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.
  • Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.
  • Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death.

  • Collect evidence for legal proceedings.