I am a law enforcement professional with over 35 years’ experience in criminal and medicolegal death investigation. I have worked in both the law enforcement realm of investigations as well as in the role of investigator with the Coroner’s office for over 24 years. I am now the elected Coroner of our district. This combined investigative experience has uniquely established me as an expert in investigations which allows me to consult and teach internationally on investigation practices and procedures.I hold national certification as a Medicolegal Death Investigator through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI), as well as being a nationally certified criminal investigator and certified criminal investigations instructor. Other accomplishments include the founding of the Death Investigation Academy as well as other investigator focused resources such as the Coroner Talk Podcast. I have also published several books related to investigations; Investigating Suicide and Self-Harm Deaths, Interviews and Interrogations- getting the information you want, and Autoerotic Fatalities – a guide to investigating and interpreting the scene. I have also co-authored the book CODE-Living healthy, happy, and whole submerged in tragedy, trauma, and death.