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In Over 1,300 Counties Across America, Elected Coroners, Many With No Medical Or Scientific Background, Are In Charge Of Death Investigations. Nationwide There Is A Severe Shortage Of Competent Forensic Pathologists To Do Autopsies. The Rate Of Autopsies--the Gold Standard Of Death Investigation--has Plummeted Over Decades. As A Result, Not Only Do Murderers Go Free And Innocent People Go To Jail, But The Crisis In Death Investigation In America Is Also A Threat To Public Health.