A recent study reveals that human bodies can shift positions naturally during decomposition, even without external ...

A recent study reveals that human bodies can naturally shift positions during decomposition, providing crucial insights for forensic investigations.

When people die, Cheryl Johnston’s work begins. A forensic anthropologist at Western Carolina University, Johnston oversees one of our nation’s six human decomposition facilities. On a mountain slope ...

NEW ORLEANS — For the second time in just four months, a judge found New Orleans Coroner Dwight McKenna’s office liable Friday for failing to identify a dead body and allowing it to decompose while ...