Yes the government does an autopsy and your concerns absolutely apply. However, the family is free to do a followup autopsy with whomever they wish. That's what this funding is for.

Bro, it's healthcare. The coroners aren't getting paid that, the hospital is. And yes, a Google search puts it between free (for criminal cases the state is pursuing) to a few thousand dollars for private autopsies.

$3000-$10,000, depending on tests required, but in this case they would only be interested in evidence of defensive wounds or trauma caused by someone else.

I found a place in Colorado that does private autopsies for the entire continental US: https://www.postmortempath.com/

I verified they're a real business. Here's an excerpt from their FAQ:

How much does an autopsy cost?

A private autopsy generally runs between $3000 to $5000, depending on the company that you use and how many additional tests and procedures you wish to be performed.

Gosh, if only we had some sort of object at our fingertips that would let us look up information like that in an instant… perhaps something that could even let us look at several different sources to compare information…

Because the internet said so? I can't imagine it costing anything else.

Can we not do the thing where we complain about innocent comments that annoy us just to get our domaine instead of just blocking the user and never having to see it again?

Dumb jokes are my coping mechanism for the ever-growing darkness that is slowly consuming my country and my soul.

But it's so le funny and gets updoots