Forensic Pathology Pathology is the medical specialty concerned with examining body tissues and fluids to contribute to the diagnosis of disease. There are two types of pathology, anatomic and clinical. So what does forensics have to do with pathology? What is forensic pathology? A forensic pathologist is a specialized branch of pathology. A forensic pathologist is a central figure in the forensic investigations of crimes involving victims. Their main objective is to determine the cause of death in homicide cases, cases of suspicious death where there is doubt of natural death, accident, murder, or suicide, and