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The postmortem diagnosis of fatalities resulting from exogenous insulin presents numerous forensic challenges, including the disruption of pharmacokinetic evidence due to the rapid degradation of insulin after death and the lack of pathognomonic histopathological markers. These factors create significant obstacles in establishing medicolegal causality. Furthermore, the mechanisms underlying insulin overdose-induced injury to the pancreas and liver are poorly understood. This study aims to address these gaps by integrating standardized histopathology, precision laser microdissection, and advanced proteomics to systematically profile the global proteome and phosphoproteome of the liver and pancreas. Furthermore, it includes spatially resolved proteomic mapping of pancreatic microcompartments (islets versus acini) in models of insulin overdose. Comparative analysis with controls revealed dysregulated proteins and phosphorylation sites, along with perturbations in metabolic pathways, primarily affecting pancreatic exocrine and hepatic function. Cross-organ comparative analysis elucidated organ-specific alterations in proteins and phosphorylation sites, uncovering core functional perturbations in these vital organs. 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