PRIVATE AUTOPSY

The loss of a loved one is difficult at any time, but doubly so when families have questions about how their relative died. Medical examiner’s and coroner’s offices have specific criteria that govern which cases they accept for investigation and autopsy; if the circumstances of your loved one’s death don’t meet those criteria, one possibility for closure is hiring a pathologist to perform a private autopsy. The private autopsy industry is almost completely unregulated and there is little public information available about how to retain a private pathologist or what to expect once you do so.

 

Click the link below to learn how to navigate a private autopsy.