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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek, M.D. and T.J. Mitchell
Judy Melinek shares how her career as a pathologist has colored her understanding of life and death
Judy Melinek’s Working Stiff is the kind of memoir that reads like a season of the TV show “CSI”. In her book, she writes how her experience as a forensic pathologist has led her to uncover murder plots, medical accidents … Continue reading
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Tagged Autopsy, Book Review, Forensic pathologist, Grief, Judy Melinek, Life and Death, Medical examiner, Memior, New York City, Suicide, Working Stiff
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Corruption and Incompetence in the Coroner’s Office
Many coroners do not provide quality end of life investigation
Massively controversial but often overlooked is the institution of the coroner. Inherited from Great Britain back in colonial days, the position originated as the King’s investigator who kept track of deaths and, more importantly, collected some last death taxes. Today … Continue reading
