Blog 8 - ME Office & Final Details On Group Crime Scenes

This morning, the LCMEO called me to inform me that they are doing an autopsy on Thursday at 7:15 a.m. They do their autopsy at Lake West Hospital, which is where I will be going on Thursday to meet the ME, and he will take me to the viewing room. I am really excited about the opportunity to be able to watch an autopsy and share the experience afterward. It will be nice to see an aspect of the career I am interested in and see the ins and outs of what needs to be done. It was also the last day to finalize everything for the group's crime scenes for showcase Wednesday. Some groups are solid and have everything ready to go. We have a few groups who need to really lock in Wednesday morning to finish up things. However, I think the showcase will go very well, and I believe people will really enjoy trying to figure out the group's crime scenes. Some of the crime scenes are easier to solve than others. I really like the one in the dressing room and the humanities conference room. I believe those two are the most visually appealing scenes. The two that I think will be the hardest to solve are the balcony and dressing. I also cleaned the storage room today, so the final cleanup is more manageable after the showcase. It has been a lot of fun being able to TA this class. I had a lot of fun reliving all the experiences I had last year. I made some new friends and learned new things, which has been excellent.




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