This article endeavors to present an overview of the current state of the science regarding Munchausen by proxy syndrome. A brief history of the syndrome culminating in its current definition is provided, along with the most recent clinical information concerning initial detection of the syndrome, methods of its investigation, and current research trends and needs. Though a comprehensive review of the literature on this subject informs much of the article, the authors' experience with cases referred to their practice supplements the existing knowledge-base.
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Forensic investigators are there to basically check how the people died. So they could check out how the person died and if it was a murder, they could try and guess the motive behind it and whether the murderer had some form of grudge to settle or what he was thinking at the time.
Say, if it was just beating someone repeatedly with say a knife or even a blunt object, the forensic investigators could deduce that the murderer was probably mad with the victim and had a grudge to settle, hence the repeated and brutal attack. If the attack was just a simple stabbing or even a spiked drink…