Forensic Services for Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices Webinar Series – Webinar #1: Identification Resources

Virtual | September 23, 2025

notice Continuing Education Credit Notice: While this content is available for easy viewing on this web page, if you are a BJA Forensics Program grantee seeking continuing education credits, this resource is part of a broader on-demand video resource package that has been approved for American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) continuing education hours and through the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) for recertification credits. These credits are only awarded to participants who complete the training in the Forensics TTA Virtual Academy. To learn more, please visit Virtual Training for Identifying the Unidentified.

Facilitated by the Forensics TTA Team, this webinar features guest speakers Melanie Rouse and Dr. Laura C. Fulginiti of the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner and Rob Glassmire of the Garfield County Coroner’s Office. The presenters highlight the various ways medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) offices of various sizes access identification services and specialists – including benefits and limitations of each. The presenters discuss the use of fingerprints, anthropology, odontology, and DNA, providing tips on how to best work with these different specialists across their capabilities and how to get the full benefits of their services. This is the first session in a three-part series that provides a high-level overview of ancillary services that ME/C offices may interact with to investigate cases, focusing especially on more unusual cases.