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Featured Commentary (August): Investigative Facts
I nvestigations are not about a single fact, a single source, a single report, or a single
photograph. One may be important, however, it is the empirical information of multiple
facts, sources, reports, and photographs – clusters – which are the investigations.

The facts in a scenario may not change. How they are investigated and interpreted may.
Additional facts may be presented from further independent investigation. These may
provide new perception and perspective in developing the defense theory. How this plays
out should be based solely on the facts – not only perspective, not only perception –
empirically in support of each other. -- continued below

Agency Information & Principals' CVs - Expert Analysis / Consultations
Current information on our primary agency website for services, forms, and CVs.
-- Your Investigators - www.DeathCaseReview.com/Principals-Bios
-- Dean's CV - http://dab-cv.DeathCaseReview.com (updated July 2024)
-- Karen's CV - http://ksb-cv.DeathCaseReview.com (updated July 2024)

We bridge the crime scene and autopsy with Expert Medicolegal Consultations in Civil, Criminal
and Insurance Interpleader litigation, as well as Family Questioned Deaths. Forensic and
Medicolegal Death Investigations reviewing and analyzing "the totality of the circumstances of
the fatal or non-fatal event and the competency of the official investigation, with respect to
death investigation protocol and standards."

This 3-minute video will show you, “How we can help you and your clients – today!” - https://youtu.be/7auubrNZYb4

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Featured Course (August): Basic Forensic Scene Photography
Each month the featured course is 15% off (our largest discount, except to our Association Partners and members is 25%)

(2.0 hours CE) This covers the foundational basics of why scene photographs can be
important to your case. This is about the investigative importance of non-forensic (and
semi-forensic) process of documentation and review analysis.

www.investigativecourses.com/courses/basic-forensic-scene-photography

Contact our agency for this month’s discount code – associates@InvestigativeCourses.com

Featured Case Study: Life Insurance Appeal – Full Denial, including Accident Double Indemnity
Seizure (Natural) or Drowning (Accident) (Expert Consultation)

Our agency was retained to obtain records, reports, photographs, and records from the official investigating agencies,
and provide an expert case review and consultation for to file an appeal direct to the insurance company to appeal their
decision denying benefits to the widow.

Witnesses reported finding the decedent entangled and suspended from a mooring rope, bent at the waist, with his
head submerged in the water. Scene and autopsy photographs support witness statements finding the decedent
entangled in the mooring ropes. This includes the decedent’s shorts are observed dry in the scene photographs (below).
The autopsy report did not mention important artifact to the decedent, and did other artifact. The insurance consulting
internal medicine doctor did not see the autopsy or scene photographs; only harbor police and coroner reports. His

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