IGGA Spotlight: Medicolegal Death Investigation and IGG: Understanding the Partnership

About the Presentation

Medicolegal death investigators play a unique role in death investigations and in the identification of unknown decedents. This presentation will explore the responsibilities of the Medicolegal Death Investigator (MDI), the investigative context they bring to an identification, and how MDIs and Investigative Genetic Genealogists (IGGs) may interact throughout the identification process. Attendees will gain a better understanding of what MDIs need from IGGs to support effective collaboration and communication, and how the two roles can work together toward the identification of unknown decedents.

About the Speaker

Justin Wilson is a board-certified medicolegal death investigator and serves as Chief Investigator at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, where he has worked for more than 14 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forensic and Investigative Science from West Virginia University.

Justin is actively involved in advancing the field of medicolegal death investigation and currently serves as an officer with the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI). He is also a member of the Society of Medicolegal Death Investigators (SOMDI), the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT V), and the Ohio Mortuary Operational Response Team (OMORT).

In addition to his investigative and leadership roles, Justin serves as an adjunct professor at Cuyahoga County Community College, where he teaches an introductory course in medicolegal death investigation and helps prepare the next generation of professionals entering the field.

Event Details

Webinar Format: The presentation will be pre-recorded, followed by a live Q&A with Justin Wilson.

Registration: Closes at 11:59 PM ET the night before the webinar.

Capacity: Limited to 300 attendees.

Live Webinar: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Access: The webinar link will be sent by email on the day of the event.