u/mellydh

How accurate can medical examiners be about a last meal?

I’m reading a fiction book where the medical examiner says the decedent drank six ounces of Chablis four hours before demise. I’ve always noticed in movies and TV shows that they say things like the last meal was spaghetti fettuccine approximately two hours before demise. Can they really be accurate enough to know the type of wine or particular food? For the curious the book is Framed in Death by J D Robb.

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u/mellydh — 4 days ago