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The best way to help the decedent at this point is to remain objective. >> on this day her job is clear-cut. >> we want to determine the cause of death. in a case of a gunshot wound case, we're going to recover the bullet or bullets. the posterior aspect -- >> whatever she finds will be turned over to investigators. >> my role is to do a complete examination, to gather all of the physical evidence that i can, to document that physical evidence to the best of my ability and by doing so, that allows the victim to tell me the story and then i should tell the story to those people who have the rig...

The exact cause of death. >> they're still going to be grieving, but if i can help answer questions for them, that puts their mind at ease. hopefully it will eventually help them accept what has happened and be able to then move on with their life. you see where the bullet is on the x-ray? >> even though she strongly suspects the gunshots to the head killed ashley, dr. corey also examined her main internal organs and sent samples to the crime lab. >> we want to see if there are any other injuries present. >> anything and everything that could help tell ashley's story. >> our problem is we don'...

Embedded in his head is proving harder than anticipated. it's such an important element of the police case, however, that she must keep looking. >> still not there, huh? i don't find it. >> it's got to be here. >> finally, she finds it. >> there it is. this bullet is relatively pristine, especially where the lands and grooves are. >> which means the bullet might turn out to be a big help to investigators. >> if the investigator then recovers a gun, the investigator can take that gun and that bullet and see whether or not those two bullets match. on the cause-of-death statement, put single guns...

For victims' families. >> she could have been a very, very good detective. like "columbo," peter falk, one more question. one more question. it's like, please be done. please be done. please don't ask any more. >> wear your heavy coat, please. >> okay. >> but at home, she's like any mother, a worrier. >> bye, mom. >> maybe even more protective because of the danger she sees every day at work. >> a job like this makes you more aware of hazards, risks, and worst-case scenarios than if you work in a library or a law office. >> as she arrives at the morgue, dr. corey knows exactly what's in store ...

Vibrating saw. dr. corey says she and her team never forget that they're working on victims who have yet to be seen by their loved ones. >> our goal is to place our incisions such that the family will be able to have their normal funeral arrangements, that they would if the person had not undergone an autopsy. >> something in this case may pose problems for the funeral director. those nasty burns investigators found on ashley's back. >> i saw evidence that she had been sitting on a seat warmer in a car. >> the heat accelerated body decomposition. but dr. corey says it won't affect the autopsy....