Guest(s)
Dr. Judy Melinek
Topic
Coroners & Public Health
Topic Info
Forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek explains how, contrary to what Hollywood portrays, coroners rely more on families than on the body left behind to provide information about a death.
Guest Info
Dr. Judy Melinek is Assistant Medical Examiner for San Francisco and a consulting forensic pathologist. She is an expert witness in legal cases involving unexpected and wrongful death, medical malpractice and police custody. She trained in forensics in New York, where she identified remains from the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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Host
Christopher Springmann
Original Air Date
12 / 23 / 2011
