I see dead people...

Meagan McLachlan

... No, I really do.

As a forensic investigator, Scott* deals with the dead everyday. On the day in question he spent the whole day at the morgue. All he could remember from today was the sights and smells of the morgue as they suffocated his senses. Scott's job is to determine if circumstances have resulted in death. Eg murder, suicide, heart attack.

"I try to leave work at work it's not often someone asks me how my day at the morgue was."

As a young boy, Scott's dream was to be just like Jack Nicklaus, pro golfer. Scott either wanted to be a police man or a golf pro and in retrospect he wishes he chose the latter. Who wouldn’t? Meanwhile at school, hated maths, enjoyed PDHPE and was fascinated by biology, which is lucky because forensic investigation involves biology as well as anatomy, physiology and chemistry.



*subject's real name is with held due to the required anonymity of police investigations.


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