By Matt Sepic, KWMU
St. Louis – 
Death investigators are a staple of television whether it's the local news at 6 or a prime time network cop show. But there's a lot about detective work that can't be explained in sound bites or screenplays.
This week (7/25-28) some of the top crime scene investigators in the country are meeting at Saint Louis University to talk about everything from aviation disasters to serial killers and suspicious suicides.
KWMU's Matt Sepic reports. A warning this report contains some graphic language.