There are hundreds of thousands of suspicious deaths in the U.S. every year; when there is nowhere else to turn, families and law enforcement count on forensic pathologists for answers; part detective, part physician, and part advocate for the dead, pathologists work closely with investigators to crack the highly questionable cases; using the autopsy and clues from the victim's own body, these specialists uncover how the victim died and whether it truly was an unfortunate event or something far more sinister.