Death and Serious Bodily Injury Investigation for the Professional Investigator

GREELEY, Colo. - Nov. 3, 2025 - PRLog -- The area of death investigation is unique and applicable to nearly all facets of other legal investigations. As only fractions of an inch may be the only difference between a fatal and non-fatal event, Serious Bodily Injury (SBI) investigations – also known as Traumatic or Severe – are a natural extension. It may be obvious events such as physical and sexual assault, abuse and neglect, and all ages of persons will involve a death or SBI event – and therefore warrant investigation. This may be found in civil, criminal, probate and insurance interpleader cases. Less obvious events may include motor vehicle collisions, white collar fraud and others. It is not often 'white collar' crimes, such as fraud, will have death or SBI events directly, and possibly indirectly.

The original intent of this guide for Professional Investigators was to share our experience from both the medical examiner / coroner system as Medicolegal Death Investigators, and privately as Legal Investigators. A strong background in investigations is helpful, although not necessary – as the area of death and SBI investigations is a specialty built on knowledge and experience.

This expanded edition includes the core of our distance learning course manual, and added Advanced Protocols, more articles, and bonus sections with case studies.

It includes bonus additional forensic, death and serious bodily injury based articles, and case studies. You will learn the protocols of death and SBI investigations to better advise your client, and prepare the case for expert consultation - and we are prepared to be your affiliated experts!

This book is partnered with the distance learning course, and is also a prerequisite to prepare you for the Certified Forensic Death Investigator Program exclusively for Criminal Defense Investigators.

Details and ordering at https://www.privateinvestigations.org