Welcome to the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office

The Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office is responsible for investigating and determining the cause and manner of death in any violent, sudden, unexpected, suspicious, or otherwise unexplained death within the county. This includes deaths in police custody and jail deaths. The office works closely with law enforcement agencies and other medical professionals to provide accurate and timely death investigations.

“Show me the manner in which a nation or a community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercy of its people, their respect for the laws of the land and their loyalty to high ideals”