Death of an Expert Witness | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Dr. Kerrison - Dr. Kerrison is a pathologist, serving on in an as-needed basis for the local police department. He wishes to receive an appointment as the Home Office Pathologist, which would give him security and prestige. Kerrison is almost forty-five, in the middle of a divorce and child-custody battle, and is worried that he will be let go as the forensic pathologist if they hire someone else as the home office pathologist. He believes his work as a forensic pathologist is the only thing at which he excels. Kerrison is viewed as...
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