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Frontline

Post Mortem

  • Episode aired Feb 1, 2011
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 54m
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From PBS and Frontline - Every day, nearly 7,000 people die in America. And when these deaths happen suddenly, or under suspicious circumstances, we assume there will be a thorough investiga... Read allFrom PBS and Frontline - Every day, nearly 7,000 people die in America. And when these deaths happen suddenly, or under suspicious circumstances, we assume there will be a thorough investigation, just like we see on CSI. But the reality is very different.From PBS and Frontline - Every day, nearly 7,000 people die in America. And when these deaths happen suddenly, or under suspicious circumstances, we assume there will be a thorough investigation, just like we see on CSI. But the reality is very different.
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  • Writers
    • Lowell Bergman
    • Carl Byker
  • Stars
    • Robin Allen
    • Lowell Bergman
    • Tim Brown
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    • Carl Byker
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    Robin Allen
    • Self - Dpty. District Attorney, LA County, CAas Self - Dpty. District Attorney, LA County, CA
    Lowell Bergman
    • Self - Correspondentas Self - Correspondent
    Tim Brown
    Tim Brown
    • Self - Coroner, Marlboro County, South Carolinaas Self - Coroner, Marlboro County, South Carolina
    Vincent DiMaio
    • Self - M.D., Fmr. Chief Medical Examiner, San Antonio, TXas Self - M.D., Fmr. Chief Medical Examiner, San Antonio, TX
    Marcella Fierro
    • Self - M.D., Fmr. Chief Medical Examiner, Virginiaas Self - M.D., Fmr. Chief Medical Examiner, Virginia
    Thomas Gill
    • Self - Forensic Medical Groupas Self - Forensic Medical Group
    Craig Harvey
    Craig Harvey
    • Self - Chief Coroner Investigator, LA County, CAas Self - Chief Coroner Investigator, LA County, CA
    Mary Howell
    • Self - Civil Rights Attorneyas Self - Civil Rights Attorney
    Arnold Josselson
    • Self - M.D., V.P., Forensic Medical Groupas Self - M.D., V.P., Forensic Medical Group
    James Lauridson
    • Self - M.D., Fmr. Chief Medical Examiner, Alabamaas Self - M.D., Fmr. Chief Medical Examiner, Alabama
    Michael Miceli
    • Self - Father of Cayne Micelias Self - Father of Cayne Miceli
    Frank Minyard
    • Self - M.D., Coroner, Orleans Parish, Louisianaas Self - M.D., Coroner, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
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    P. Michael Murphy
    • Self - Coroner, Clark County, Nevadaas Self - Coroner, Clark County, Nevada
    Louis Pelfini
    • Selfas Self
    Ed Prieto
    • Self - Sheriff Coroner, Yolo County, CAas Self - Sheriff Coroner, Yolo County, CA
    Chris Reynolds
    • Self - Private Investigatoras Self - Private Investigator
    Joel Sexton
    • Self - Forensic Pathologistas Self - Forensic Pathologist
    Loren Shook
    • Self - Silverado Senior Livingas Self - Silverado Senior Living
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    Confirming everything my wife told me....
    I have an unusual source of information that has taught me a lot about forensic medicine over the years--my wife. As a best-selling author of suspense novels, it's her business to make sure the stories she writes are competent--that the forensics in her stories are told correctly and NOT sensationalistic and unreal--like you'd see on "CSI". In fact, we NEVER watch any of the "CSI" shows in our house because my wife is afraid this misinformation could somehow make it into her books. It's also kind of weird having a wife like this, as cops and coroners are among her best friends, we've watched SEVERAL shows about the body farm in Tennessee and attending autopsies is not unheard that unusual (ewwwww!!). She is very thorough and is proud that her stories COULD take place in the real world. And so, I knew a lot of what was in this episode of "Frontline". It just confirmed that my wife, for an author, knows her stuff.

    This particular episode is about pathologists--those medical examiners who work with police to solve crime or investigate deaths that MIGHT be due to foul play. The show is filled with information that might surprise people--such as that coroners are often elected officials who might not even be doctors or even have college degrees! And, the competent coroners (and according to the show there a lot of incompetent ones) cannot solve crimes in fantastical ways like you often see on TV. It is NOT glamorous and it is not always an exact science.

    I loved this show because it dispels so many myths. It also educates the viewer to understand the process and its possible shortcomings. In addition, if you are squeamish, they really don't get that graphic in this episode. Well worth seeing.
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