Abel Truman

**M.E. Abel Truman** is a medical examiner who crossed paths with the Special Victims Unit and Organized Crime Control Bureau many times.

## On SVU

While investigating the murder of Ceranda Zajmi, Truman examines the body and claimed that Ceranda was hit in the head with a brick or a rock. Khaldun then enters Truman's office and claims that he is working for Homicide now. Khaldun brings him coffee, which proves that he is friends with Khaldun.

While the Special Victims Unit investigate the murders of several missing persons, Truman helps Daria Cruz deal with her sister's murder. When Daria insists on seeing Tania's body, Truman suggests that Daria would carry a photo with her of Tania and herself, in order to maintain happy memories of Tania. Truman told her to look at Tania's body for as long as she needs and look at the photo because that's who she wants to remember. Benson then praised Truman for his tactics in dealing with Daria.

After Aretha Green's dead body was discovered, Truman told the detectives that he can't tell them much because of the decomposition of the body. However, Truman claims that it is possible that Aretha had been underwater for twenty years. Truman also discovered fetal bones which indicate that Aretha was pregnant at the time of her death.

After Aidan McDaniels was found dead by Detective Mark McDaniels, Truman says that Aidan had died of head trauma. Truman also shows that he looks like he had been sodomized and attacked with a wine bottle. However, Truman was unable to determine whether Aidan was sodomized pre or post murder. Truman also shows that Aidan's nails were trimmed and he was scrubbed with dish soap to get rid of the DNA.

## On OC

### Season 3

While Stabler investigated the murder of Henry Cole, Stabler visits Truman where he shows Stabler that Henry Cole had died upon impact. Truman shows that Henry's blood alcohol levels were high but he can't say if he was pushed or fell to his death. Truman also discovered several rat bites inflicted pre-mortem which might be because of the COVID-19 pandemic but he thinks it was an accident. Stabler tells Truman to delay his report while he investigates. (OC: "Everybody Knows The Dice Are Loaded")

While investigating the murder of Phil McBride, Stabler and Bell visit Truman who tells them that the weapon used to kill Phil was a hacksaw. When Stabler asked Truman if there were any defensive wounds, Truman told Stabler that strangulation was most likely Phil's cause of death with the head removed on the couch post-mortem. Bell asked Truman if there was anything else that he could tell them. Truman told Bell that they will know more soon about the materials and evidence collected at the scene. (OC: "Pareto Principle")

## Appearances

* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	+ Season 22: "Ballad Of Dwight and Irena" • "Welcome to the Pedo Motel"
	+ Season 23: "I Thought You Were On My Side" • "They'd Already Disappeared" • "Tangled Strands Of Justice" • "A Final Call At Forlini's Bar"
	+ Season 24: "The Steps We Cannot Take" • "A Better Person" • "Bad Things"
* Law & Order: Organized Crime
	+ Season 3: "Everybody Knows The Dice Are Loaded" • "Pareto Principle"