Estimating the Time of Death
Ed Friedlander MD scalpel_blade@yahoo.com No texting or chat messages, please. Ordinary e-mails are welcome.
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This page is intended primarily to assist police officers during the earliest phases of homicide investigation. The applet is based primarily on the formulas worked out by Germany's Dr. Henssge. (Thanks for your visit in 2012 and your kind words, Professor!) Pathologists use these in estimating the time since death. I hope this is useful to you. I am a good general pathologist with an interest in forensics. My primary focus is pathology education, and I am also a hobby computer programmer. The applet works best if the screen is set to 100% size. If you are a police officer, or a prosecutor, or a defense attorney, and I can do something more for you, please contact me. My assistant is Gwen Dodd at 816-283-2202.
Time of Death -- U. of Dundee Several police agencies have asked permission to download this applet for their laptops. Click here for instructions. |