Office Of The Chief Medical Examiner

The mission of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is to promote the sound administration of justice through the documentation and presentation of reliable qualitative and quantitative scientific analysis of chemical and biological evidence samples.

Description:
• Conduct medicolegal investigation of all sudden, accidental or suspicious deaths.
• Perform post-mortem examinations.
• Identify human remains.
• Analyze post-mortem toxicology samples.
• Perform scientific analysis of drug evidence.
• Provide transportation of drug and biological evidence to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory.
• Analyze urine and blood samples for the presence of drugs and alcohol.
• Analyze biological evidence for the presence of DNA.
• Maintain a convicted felons DNA database.
• Analyze arson evidence for the State Fire Marshal.
• Provide court testimony by pathologists, other forensic scientists and medicolegal investigators.

History:
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was established in 1970 when the constitutionally-mandated system of county coroners, deputy coroners and coroner’s physicians was abolished. It exists to investigate all sudden, accidental or suspicious deaths that occur in Delaware

Contact people:

Hal Brown, Assistant Director, (phone), (email) Kathy Nedelka, Chief Financial Officer, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (302) 622-4423

Address:

200 South Adams Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/ocme/

Directions:

RT 95 N to exit 6. Thru light building on right.

Miscellaneous Information

Do you accept court-appointed community service volunteers?
	No

Last updated on August 4, 2009