Dr. Kenneth S. Snell

Originally from Gadsden, AL, Dr. Snell completed his undergraduate degree, Medical Doctorate degree, and Pathology training in Mobile, AL at the University of South Alabama. After completing his Pathology training, Dr. Snell completed a fellowship in Forensic Pathology at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Chapel Hill, NC. He is board certified in Anatomic/clinical Pathology and Forensic Pathology.

After completing his training, Dr. Snell worked in the Charlotte, NC ME office and the Memphis, TN ME office. From 2006 until 2010, Dr. Snell worked for the Alabama Dept. of Forensic Sciences and served as the Chief Medical Examiner 2008 to 2010. Dr. Snell began his current position as the Minnehaha County Coroner/Medical Examiner in January 2011. In 2022, he received the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. In 2026, he received the SD State’s Attorney Association’s Ally in Justice Award.