Coroner

A coroner is the guy ya call when you need to find out how and why somebody got themselves killed. The technical term for this position is Medical Examiner, or Forensics Examiner. The title of coroner may also be an extension of a large job function such as a Forensics Pathologist or even the District Attorney, depending upon the requirements and jurisdiction in which the individual is operating. In many U.S. states, a Medical Examiner's jurisdiction is based on the county that they work in. Coroners may also work with an assistant, who are known by the appropriately nifty title of... yup. You guessed it. Assistant coroners.

In film

 * Halloween II (2009): Coroner Hooks worked for the Warren County coroner's office. In 2007, his team and he were called in to collect the body of the allegedly deceased Michael Myers who had recently suffered a gunshot wound to the face. Hooks commented about how it took six men to lift Myers' body into the ambulance. Along the way, his co-worker Gary Scott made lewd suggestions about having intercourse with a naked corpse. As the two men joked, Coroner Hooks hit a cow that had been crossing the street. The vehicle crashed and Hooks was killed instantly. Gary Scott died moments later.


 * Nightmare on Elm Street, A: In 1984, a series of brutal murders took place in the neighborhood of Elm Street in Springwood, Ohio. One of the most inexplicable and bizarre was the death of teenager Glen Lantz. Dream demon Freddy Krueger used his powers to pull Glen into the folds of his bed, leaving behind a dark, gaping hole. Moments later, a violent geyser of blood vomited forth from the bed, covering the walls and ceiling. Mrs. Lantz entered the room, screaming in terror. The police were called in to investigate the crime scene and found the sea of blood had begun leaking through the floorboards into the rooms downstairs. The county coroner was so repulsed by the image that he spent the entire time in the bathroom throwing up.