According to some lore I've read about, in old Scotland, it was believed that a murdered person could be questioned very soon after death as to who their murderer was and that they couldn't lie about it. It was said to have been soemthing many could do, but eventually only the "sheriffs" knew how to use the old custom. I am not positive of my source, but I think they called this all importnat event a "lyke wake." Also, as the old ballads suggest (?) the dead were said to make their accusation in poetry form.

Anyone know anymore about this?