Why is a body brought to the Medical Examiner’s Office?
Bodies of deceased persons are brought to this office because the law requires that the medical examiner investigate deaths of persons dying from “violence, or suddenly when in apparent health, or in any suspicious, unusual or unnatural manner.” The medical examiner is responsible for determining the cause and manner of their death. A body may also be brought to the Medical Examiner’s Office if the identity of the deceased or the next of kin is unknown.
