I've been a practicing forensic pathologist for more than 37 years ... which is called the autopsy. And today, I'm going to be looking at the realism of autopsy scenes in movies and TV shows.

Alabama forensic pathologist Dr. Jim Lauridson, who is often called on to perform second autopsies, says that a second autopsy very often finds information not discovered in the first autopsy.

A forensic pathology practitioner will analyze the medical history of the deceased individual and crime scene evidence and witness testimonials, perform an autopsy to assess whether death was caused ...