Graham Hetrick, Dauphin Co. coroner

Graham Hetrick is a subject matter expert on drug abuse, child death and child abuse, organ tissue donation, violent crimes, medical legal death investigation, forensic methodology, and the grieving process. He has advanced training in blood pattern analysis, crime scene management, forensic sculpting, and shallow grave recovery. 

Graham advises the news media and consults attorneys on the investigative process for cases facing litigation. He lectures widely on forensic autopsy, crime scene management, and critical thinking within the investigative process. He is an adjunct professor of forensics and human anatomy at Harrisburg University School of Science and Technology.

Graham is also a motivational speaker for students and troubled youth who are trying to get control of their lives through a speech entitled “Doors.” Over the last 35 years he has written and lectured on grief and loss recovery to the medical community, hospice groups and loss recovery organizations. Graham’s upcoming book explores improving the relationship between forensic evidence collection and organ tissue donation. His case studies are featured on the Investigation Discovery (ID) channel in THE CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE DEAD.
 
Memberships and accreditations:
- The American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- The American College of Forensic Examiners
- The International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- The National Coroner/Medical Examiner Advisory Board
- The Pennsylvania Coroner's Association
- The Institute for Behavioral Profiling 
 
Organizations Graham supports:
- American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute
- Estamos Unidos of Pennsylvania
- Keep Kids Safe PA
- La Voz Latina Central 
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Center for Prevention and Review of Child Deaths
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Child Abuse Board
- Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance
- Pennsylvania Homicide Investigator Association
- Rotary International
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration