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And he is found naked, appears to be a lot of blood at the scene and it sounds like his head is thrown into a wall. >> renee is one of six investigators who work for the macomb county investigator dr. daniel spitz. >> they work around the clock, going to scenes, working with the police, basically being the eyes and ears for the office and telling the story of the deceased person. >> it isnt the law that requires investigators to show up at death scenes. its dr. spitzs rule implemented when he wa...

Years. >> the family described this. she always had a purse with her. >> this looks to be like a black, like a plastic, maybe leather type bag. >> dr. spitz carefully goes through every scrap. >> mainly im looking for any kind of damage to the clothing that could be indicative of an injury that she may have sustained. you are looking for any clues as to what may have caused her death. >> the clothes and purse seem to point to a teenage girl. but the bones tell even more. after several hours of s...

>> side by side, renee and her husband snap photos of the deceased. she for the medical examiner, he for the east point police. once they fully assess the scene, renee had the body moved to the kitchen floor so she can do a proper physical exam. when shes done, a company contracted by the county will transport mr. kruegers body to the morgue where dr. spitz will perform an autopsy first thing tomorrow morning. based monday kruegers history of alcoholism, it could appear hes the victim of a drunk...

Examiners office and an autopsy being done. >> hes been fascinated with this subspecialty of medicine since childhood. his father, dr. werner spitz is one of the countrys best known forensic pathologists. after graduating from medical school in 1995 he did six more years of training in anatomic, clinical, and forensic pathology. >> its not a field that attracts huge numbers of people. its not billed as being glamorous like you see on various television shows but it has its own reasons for my int...

Sunday is a day of rest for most people in macomb county, michigan. but the dead dont discriminate week days from weekends. by 8:00 a.m., all the key players begin arriving at the macomb county medical examiners office. >> this is a 24/7 operation -- holidays, weekends, it doesnt really matter. sometimes the days that other people arent working are our busy days. >> the medical examiner dr. daniel spitz is about to perform an autopsy on charles krueger jr., the man found naked with his head cras...

Side by side, they are awaiting the last doctors appointment theyll ever have. dr. spitz will perform both autopsies first thing in the morning. coming up -- >> it is full of rigor. happens about 12 hours after death. >> will ryans autopsy reveal anything other than a straightforward suicide? and more cases. did this man have a heart attack in the water or was it a standard issue drowning? >> did a bystander find him first? >> lifeguard. >> okay. want to survive a crazy busy day? sfx: cell pho...

It would cause me to do things and act in a way thats not necessarily normal. i dont want to see something here and be paranoid and cause my kids to not have a normal childhood because of something that i saw. i realize that accidents happen, i realize that traffic accidents are frequent, pedestrian accidents, kids on bikes, drownings. i realize all these things happen. i see them regularly. >> okay, addison, youre in there. >> michigan winters are long and cold. on sunny days like this dr. spit...

Some jaw pain and was really being treated for that but nobody felt it was much of anything and she was actually being scheduled to be sent home and all of a sudden went into cardiac arrest and died, so an unusual situation. >> sunday may be a day of rest for many but for macomb county, michigan medical examiner dr. daniel spitz, the work never stops. >> took what kind of blood so far? >> three and one. >> christina heisler, one of dr. spitzs two assistants, prepares both of todays cases simulta...

Sunday is a day of rest for most people in macomb county, michigan. but the dead dont discriminate week days from weekends. by 8:00 a.m., all the key players begin arriving at the macomb county medical examiners office. >> this is a 24/7 operation -- holidays, weekends, it doesnt really matter. sometimes the days that other people arent working are our busy days. >> the medical examiner dr. daniel spitz is about to perform an autopsy on charles krueger jr., the man found naked with his head cras...

Dr. spitz says theres no way to know with any degree of certainty. the east pointe police investigation failed to turn up evidence of foul play and found no additional information on the van seen outside mr. kruegers home the night he died and there was no followup on the sexual assault samples taken at the autopsy. >> so, basically closed. kind of a cold status. unless somebody comes forward and says, i knew him. i saw him the day before. he mentioned this. or i saw him with this person. which ...