Poisons, drugs, and unexplained deaths are common in crime fiction, but they are often misunderstood. Medical experts Jennifer Seibert, writing as J. L. Evans, and Christina VandePol draw on clinical and coroner experience to explain how toxicology and death investigation really work. This session gives writers the accuracy they need to portray dangerous substances, suspicious deaths, and medical evidence with confidence.
How Medical Examiners Read the Body
What can a body reveal before an investigation even begins? Jefferson Bass draws on firsthand experience working on a medical examination staff to explain how injury patterns help identify whether a death scene is natural, accidental, or criminal. This session gives...
