For medical examiner and coroner offices

From the table to a signed report, in one record.

Dictate on iPad at the morgue or iPhone at the scene. Pick up the same case in Locarda Workspace, answer what Companion flags, and export the report on your office template.

2,000+ cases · 10 states · HIPAA compliant

Locarda Workspace: the finished Report of Autopsy as a Word draft on the office letterheadLocarda Workspace: the finished Report of Autopsy as a Word draft on the office letterhead
Report of Autopsy header on the Demo County letterheadReport of Autopsy header on the Demo County letterhead
Locarda on iPhone: dictating into Evidence of InjuryLocarda on iPhone: dictating into Evidence of Injury
Locarda on iPad: the body diagram marked up with Apple PencilLocarda on iPad: the body diagram marked up with Apple Pencil
At the table

Hands on the case. Voice on the record.

Locarda for iPad sits next to you at the autopsy table. Every section of your template, the body diagram and the case photos, in one place.

  1. 01

    Every section, in order

    Your report sections are listed the way your template orders them, with a dot for each one dictated and the case progress in the title.

  2. 02

    Dictate into a section

    Open a section and talk. Locarda writes what you say in the report’s style. Rules, template and transcripts are one tap away.

  3. 03

    Mark the diagram

    Flip to the Canvas and mark up the body diagram with Apple Pencil while the findings are in front of you.

  4. 04

    Comes back as your report

    The draft reads like your office wrote it: Report of Autopsy, your section order, your wording. Review it, then send.

Locarda on iPad: every report section in order, with progress 18 of 26Locarda on iPad: every report section in order, with progress 18 of 26
At the scene, or anywhere

The same case, in your pocket.

Locarda for iPhone carries the same sections, diagram and photos. Dictate from the scene, the hallway or the drive back.

  1. 01

    Every section on one screen

    The full template, with what is dictated and what is still open, sized for one hand.

  2. 02

    Read the whole report

    Switch to the expanded view to read every section in full, formatted the way your office writes it.

  3. 03

    Photos stay with the case

    Take or import photos straight into the case. Nothing lives in a personal camera roll.

  4. 04

    Send in one tap

    Pick the diagram, the final report or both, and tap Send. Each arrives in your inbox.

Locarda on iPhone: the case sections listLocarda on iPhone: the case sections list
At your desk

Finish the draft in Locarda Workspace.

Locarda Workspace runs in any browser. It is where your office reviews, fixes and finishes every case, and where the report on your template comes back.

  1. 01

    Your cases, at a glance

    Every case in one list, with open items, what was sent, what needs a signature, and which Word draft version is ready.

  2. 02

    Companion asks before it guesses

    When the report conflicts with itself, like lung weights reversed between sections, Companion shows the exact fix and lets you choose.

  3. 03

    Charts and calculators on hand

    Ask for a BMI-for-age percentile and get a chart card you can adjust, right in the conversation.

  4. 04

    Comes back as your report

    The finished Word draft on your letterhead: header, diagnoses, cause and manner, every version kept. Export to Word or PDF.

Locarda Workspace: the Cases page with each case, its status and its Word draft versionLocarda Workspace: the Cases page with each case, its status and its Word draft version
Cases with open items, Sent and Word draft versionsCases with open items, Sent and Word draft versions
Proven in the field

2,000+cases documented across 10 states

County medical examiner and coroner offices use Locarda every day, from the scene to the final report.

Your voice data is yours.

COMPLIANT · COMPLIANT · HIPAAENCRYPTED AT REST · ENCRYPTED AT REST · AES-256ENCRYPTED IN TRANSIT · ENCRYPTED IN TRANSIT · TLS 1.3

Good questions.

Questions
Answer

What is forensic AI?

Forensic AI refers to artificial intelligence tools purpose-built for forensic science workflows. Unlike generic AI, forensic AI understands specialized terminology (lividity, petechiae, perimortem fracture patterns), medicolegal report structures, and compliance requirements like HIPAA. Locarda is a forensic AI platform that transforms voice observations into structured autopsy and investigation reports.

What is forensic AI?
Forensic AI refers to artificial intelligence tools purpose-built for forensic science workflows. Unlike generic AI, forensic AI understands specialized terminology (lividity, petechiae, perimortem fracture patterns), medicolegal report structures, and compliance requirements like HIPAA. Locarda is a forensic AI platform that transforms voice observations into structured autopsy and investigation reports.
How is AI used in forensics?
AI is used in forensics primarily to reduce documentation burden. Forensic pathologists and death investigators can dictate findings during autopsies or scene investigations, and AI structures those observations into formatted reports matching their office templates. Locarda also keeps a case's recordings, photos, diagram and draft together in one workspace.
Can AI replace forensic pathologists?
No. AI cannot determine cause and manner of death, testify in court, read a death scene, or communicate findings to families. These require clinical judgment, medicolegal reasoning, and professional accountability. AI like Locarda handles documentation and administrative tasks so forensic professionals can focus on the expert work only they can do.
Can Locarda replace Dragon Dictate for forensic pathology?
Dragon Dictate and Dragon Medical transcribe speech into text. A forensic pathology office still has to place that text into the autopsy template. Locarda takes the dictation (live on iPad, or a Dragon or dictaphone recording you already made) and drafts the forensic or pathology report in the office template. Cause and manner of death stay with the pathologist.
What software do forensic pathologists use for dictation?
Forensic pathologists use dictation tools such as Dragon Dictate and Dragon Medical, dictaphones, and transcription services. Locarda is forensic dictation software that goes further: it drafts the autopsy, investigation, or scene report in the office template from what the pathologist says, for pathology and medicolegal death investigation.
What is a forensic pathology scribe?
A forensic pathology scribe records and drafts the observations, measurements, and findings a forensic pathologist dictates during an autopsy or medicolegal examination. Locarda is that scribe: you dictate during the exam, and it writes the draft in your office template for your review. It does not decide cause or manner of death.
What is an AI scribe for autopsy?
An AI scribe for autopsy is a speech-to-text system for forensic reports. The pathologist dictates the examination, and the scribe organizes those findings into the office template for professional review. Locarda is an autopsy AI scribe for forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, and death investigators. It drafts autopsy, investigation, and scene reports in the office's own wording and does not decide cause or manner of death.
What is the best AI tool for forensic documentation?
Locarda is built specifically for forensic documentation. Unlike generic dictation or AI tools, it works with forensic vocabulary, autopsy and investigation report structures, and your office's own templates. It turns dictation into a draft report, asks when something in the dictation conflicts, exports to Microsoft Word, and runs on HIPAA-compliant infrastructure. It has been used on 2,000+ cases across 10 states.
Is Locarda HIPAA compliant?
Yes. Locarda runs on HIPAA-compliant infrastructure, and offices sign a Business Associate Agreement in the app. Case data is encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. Security details are on the trust portal at trust.locarda.com.

We are AI engineers, forensic pathologists, investigators and photographers, building the future of forensic work.

Locarda is built with the people who do this work every day. Every release comes from time at the autopsy table, at the scene and at the desk.

See it on your own template.

Your first month is free. Offices can request a pilot.