They specialize in determining the causes of sudden, unexpected or violent deaths. But according to the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. is facing a critical shortage of these professionals.

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Human bones unearthed at a construction site in Barrington were found to belong to an indigenous individual, and a forensic pathologist told 12 News there are specific steps ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After crews pulled a body from Lady Bird Lake Monday afternoon, now the investigative work really begins. Around 1:31 p.m. Monday, officers responded for a check welfare urgent call in ...

Wayne Country Chief medical Examiner Werner Spitz calls intense cross-examination "What you work for. It's a battle of the minds." World-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz, who made his ...

WASHINGTON, Pa. — A local funeral home director says he was stunned to learn human remains were found in a wooded area behind a home he owns. A woman walking through the area of Terrace Avenue, along ...

When Erie County forensic pathologist Eric Vey, M.D., gives a yearly talk to students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, he said he always concludes those sessions by telling the ...