Sammy Keyes – Student Success Story ep 235
In this episode, I talk with Samantha “Sammy” Keyes. Samantha is a Forensic researcher and has assisted in many cold cases and is currently working on several cases around...
Basics of Asphyxial Deaths
An asphyxial death refers to a multi-etiologic set of conditions in which there is inadequate delivery, uptake and/or utilization of oxygen by the body’s tissues/cells, often accompanied by carbon...
Training the Trainer
In this episode, I answer several listener questions and discuss some upcoming training that I will be a student in. Plus, we look forward to the 2020 training schedule.
Venessa Tanner Story – Student Success
In this episode, I speak with Venessa Tanner. Venessa shares her story of becoming a Death Investigator and getting a job with the local Sheriff’s office as a DI....
Live – True Crime Conference
In this episode I play a recorded session I did at the True Crime Conference in St. Charles Missouri. I discuss the duties of a Coroner and introduce the...
Nursing Home Interactions ep230
A prevalent concern, but under-recognized, a public health problem of distressing and harmful resident-to-resident interactions in dementia in long-term care homes (LTC) (such as nursing homes and assisted living...
Bulletproof Spirit
The burden of dealing with tragedies associated with the day-to-day duties of police officers, coroners, and medicolegal death investigators, often remains unspoken and follows the officers into their off-duty...
Respect is Earned
If you want to be seen as a professional, you must present a professional image and attitude that will command respect. You WILL NOT get the respect you...
Psychology of Investigations
In order to determine the direction of an investigation and to prioritize leads, if necessary, death investigators must establish the manner of a death: natural, accident, homicide or suicide....
A Medical Examiner’s View of the Coroner System ep225
In this episode, I talk with Forensic Pathologist Dr. Thomas Gilson of Cuyahoga County Ohio. We discuss the debate of Coroner v. Medical Examiner systems and what his thoughts...
Plan B Forensics
I this episode I have a conversation with Dr. Suzan Entwistle, DO, C-MDI about how she has combined her education and experience as a trauma surgeon and death investigation...
Cops and Writers Sgt. Patrick O’Donnel ep 223
Looking to add an authentic edge to your crime fiction? Ride along with a real-life sergeant to give your story the accuracy your readers crave. Looking to add an...
Is your job causing burnout? ep222
The term “burnout” is a relatively new term, first coined in 1974 by Herbert Freudenberger, in his book, Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement. He originally defined burnout as,...
Tactical Reload -Leadership ep221
Mindset Shift for the Next Generation of Law Enforcement Leaders Tactical Reload offers a road map for police and MDI professionals eager to succeed as America transitions from unrest...
Dream Job – a student success story ep220
Amanda Beasler was a hard-working emergency management professional employed by the state of Wisconsin. Her dream was to be a Medicolegal Death Investigator and like many others could not...
10 Mistakes at Death Scenes ep219
Due to the very nature of sudden and/or violent deaths, many things can and do go wrong in the first few hours after discovery. Death scenes have a way...
Fingerprinting Mummified Remains ep218
Postmortem fingerprint collection is a routine part of many forensic death investigations. Although the production of postmortem prints is usually straight forward, several obstacles and scenarios can make the...
Hell in the Heartland ep217
On December 29, 1999, high school friends Lauria Jaylene Bible and Ashley Renae Freeman spent the evening together celebrating Freeman’s sixteenth birthday. Bible received permission from her parents to spend the night at Freeman’s...
Every Scene – Every Time ep216
The term every scene every time is certainly not new and is not unique to me. This term is credited to Steven C. Clark, Ph.D. of Occupational Research and...
Linking Aspects of Investigations ep215
Every crime scene presents unique obstacles for the investigator, but in a death investigation, three elements will always exist to some degree. These three elements make up the investigative...
How Bodies Burn ep.214
The human body burns predictably based it on its anatomical configuration of soft tissues and bones. Fire creates burn patterns to soft tissues: skin, fat, muscle, and then on...
Dangers of a Hoarding Environment ep213
Hoarding is a psychological condition that results in a person accumulating an enormous amount of trash and things of little-to-no value, or worse, more animals than can be properly...
30-Years of EMS ep212
In this episode, I talk with Bill Patt. Bill has spent his career in EMS and for the last several years has been the supervisor of a large EMS...
Testing Oral Fluids – SteelFusion ep210
SteelFusion offer rapid forensic and clinical toxicology testing utilizing Oral Fluid and Urine for the detection and quantification of illicit and prescription drugs. SteelFusion are the post-mortem Oral Fluid...
911 Behind the Mic with Brad England ep209
911 emergency dispatchers often are the first people contacted when emergency assistance is needed. They’re responsible for determining the nature of the calls they receive, as well as the...
Dr. Maggot ep 207
The Science of Forensic entomology is the study of insects for medico-legal purposes. There are many ways insects can be used to help solve a crime, but the primary purpose...
Bloodhounds ep 206
Reprint Article by Linda Cole The Bloodhound is usually unfairly ranked as less intelligent than many dogs, but that doesn’t mean the breed isn’t smart. Finding people is where...
Native American Burial Rituals ep205
Most Native American tribes believed that the souls of the dead passed into a spirit world and became part of the spiritual forces that influenced every aspect of their...
National Coroner Week ep 204
Coroner Recognition Week January 27th – February 2nd with the focus day being January 29th. The first American Coroner was Thomas Baldridge of St. Mary’s, Maryland Colony appointed on...
Evil Guardian – Dr Scott Bonn ep203
Serial killers hold the fascination of the public, whether in true crime news accounts of individuals such as Ted Bundy or fictional depictions such as the television shows Dexter...
Beating Back Blue Monday ep 202
A few years ago, the third Monday in January was labeled Blue Monday by many experts in the mental health field. But no matter what day of the week...
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day ep201
January 9th, 2019 There are over 900,000 law enforcement officers in the United States, and they are honored on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.), being shown that the community...
Necessary Endings – The Retiring of Coroner Talk Podcast ep.200
In this episode, I discuss the ending of the Coroner Talk Podcast and the decisions we made going forward. After 4 years and 500 thousand downloads in over 140...
PostMortem Facial Reconstruction ep199
Post-Mortem Facial Reconstruction A Postmortem Reconstruction is developed by reconstructing facial characteristics of an unidentified deceased person with decomposed or damaged human tissue. The image will first show trauma...
4C Cleaner ep198
Many investigators are unaware of the extreme risks that are present when dealing with blood and bodily fluids. There are many bloodborne pathogens (BBP) infections that can be transmitted...
ep 197 TYD Podcast
I this episode I share the conversation I had on the podcast Tending Your Dreams. The host draws out background information not regularly shared on this show. We also...
ep196 Water Intoxication Death
Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, hyperhydration, overhydration, or water toxemia is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by...
ep195 Preventing Obstacles in Prosecution
Rules that Govern an Investigation The purpose of an investigation is to obtain information that will provide clues for further inquiry, establish facts on which to base probable cause...
ep194 Overview of Investigations
In our society, Public support is key in every aspect of policing from the needed appropriations to fund a department to the cooperation of individuals on the street. It...
ep192 I had to identify my husband’s head – a survivor’s story
A thousand questions littered my brain. The three letter word everyone waited for was lodged in my throat. My stomach wanted to heave. My knees buckled. Arms supported mine. I was a marionette. They waited...
ep191 From Surgical Tech to MDI
In this episode, I talk with Malory, a new Medicolegal Death Investigator. Malory knew she wanted to be a Coroner Investigator at 16 years old. Her career path took...
ep190 [pt2] Written Statements-Investigative Psychological Approach
Handwriting is more than a personality-type indicator. Handwriting is brain writing; the communication transaction concludes with a tangible time-stamped view of a person’s inner thoughts and emotions Twenty Reasons...
ep189 [pt1} Written Statements-Investigative Psychological Approach
Handwriting is more than a personality-type indicator. Handwriting is brain writing; the communication transaction concludes with a tangible time-stamped view of a person’s inner thoughts and emotions Twenty Reasons...
ep188 Forensic Science Academy
Forensic Training Unlimited/Forensic Science Academy What is Forensic Training Unlimited? Forensic Training Unlimited and their flagship program, the Forensic Science Academy, provide hands-on training, seminars, workshops, online courses, and...
ep187 Hyperthermia Death {Case Studies}
Hyperthermia is elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates. The determination of the cause of death from exposure to extreme temperatures...
ep186 Training Yourself in Body Recovery
FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY Forensic archaeology is the application of archaeology (the study of past cultures and activities) to legal investigations. The skills and methods used by archaeologists to find and interpret buried...
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