New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)

The NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner conducts medicolegal death investigations, performs autopsies, and maintains biological samples and forensic records used in cold case reviews. OCME's retention of tissue and evidence enables re-testing with newer DNA and toxicology methods, which has been used in re-examinations of decades-old deaths. The agency is the municipal authority that certifies cause and manner of death for New York City.