CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Suspicious Death Investigations:

Finding the Right, Eliminating the Wrong, and Avoiding the Undetermined

Instructor: Nations Criminal Justice Training Center

April 14-15, 2025

8am – 5pm

Register: Suspicious Death Investigations

Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria

Class Objectives

Examine suspicious death case studies based on the experiences of a homicide detective and forensic pathologist. Identify key scene findings, review actual cases and correlate these findings to the autopsy results. This course will discuss improving case outcomes through strong relationships between investigating agencies and the medical examiner’s office. Students will gain appreciation of how unique case features can affect the direction of the investigation. The ultimate resolution of each case examined will be considered and applied lessons learned are shared during the course.

Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:
Leverage actual case studies to identify key scene findings and correlate
or refute those findings with the autopsy results
Improve communication between the investigating agencies and the
medical examiner’s office for better outcomes
Consider the nature of death scenes to determine the investigative
protocol beyond a proclamation of death by emergency personnel

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Pending ILETSB Approval