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For 20 years, she was known only as Jane Doe — no past, no story. But one woman refused to let her be forgotten. In this episode of Texas County Voice, Williamson County Senior Death Investigator Valerie Alvarez takes us inside the forensic and emotional journey to uncover a lost identity and finally bring a name back to the dead.
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In this episode, we sit down with former OCME Death Investigator and author Barbara Butcher to discuss her groundbreaking career as a death investigator, including her work on the East Harlem Rapist case. Barbara shares how she sought justice for the victims while navigating the dark realities of violent crime in New York City. We'll also delve into her powerful memoir, What the Dead Know, which sheds light on the lives lost and the stories they leave behind..Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLfsQBMKmwEFollow Barbara:https://www.barbarabutcherofficial.com/https://www.youtube.com/@BarbaraButcherOfficialhttps://www.instagram.com/butcher.barbara/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Frank starts the show joined by nationally-syndicated host Dominic Carter to talk about embarrassing and drunk behavior at company Christmas parties. He then talks with Barbara Butcher, medicolegal Death Investigator and the author of What the Dead Know. They talk about investigating homicides and death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Frank starts the show joined by nationally-syndicated host Dominic Carter to talk about embarrassing and drunk behavior at company Christmas parties. He then talks with Barbara Butcher, medicolegal Death Investigator and the author of What the Dead Know. They talk about investigating homicides and death. Frank talks about characters entering the public domain in 2025, like Popeye The Sailor Man and Tintin. He later chats with George Santos, former Republican Congressman from New York, host of the new Pants on Fire podcast and cultural critic at large for “The Other Side of Midnight”. Frank starts the third hour talking about the potential origin of the drones. He moves on to discuss the early history of the GOP and former Massachusetts Governor George Boutwell with Jeffrey Boutwell, a writer, historian, science policy analyst and author of the new book Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy. Frank wraps up the show asking about people's unusual holiday traditions. He also reveals the listeners of the week. He is also joined by Noam Laden for News You Can Use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Send us a textWelcome back to the conclusion of our special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than 5500 deaths, 680 of them homicides. She worked mass disasters, including 9/11, the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, the London Underground bombing, and the crash of Flight 587.During this interview, Barbara opens up and lets us into the life of a death investigator being confronted with death and profound sadness on a daily basis and the toll it took on her physical and mental health. We also have a candid talk about alcoholism and her “rock bottom.” Barbara also shares her recovery from this deadly disease and the good that came from it. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did.In today's episode we discuss:· Tools of her trade as a death investigator. · The relationship she had with the cops and how they worked together to solve the crime.· How the time of death gets determined in real life. Spoiler alert, not like what you see on T.V. or the movies.· Advise for rookie death investigators or someone thinking about this job as a future career.· Testifying in court. · What she misses the most about the job. · Faith in a higher power after being subjected to so much death and profound sadness.· Why she wrote her book, “What the Dead Know” and why it is so popular.· Her writing process.· “You don't have that much time. Be kind.”Visit Barbara at her website!Purchase her book, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death InvestigatorCheck out Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER and When Breath Becomes AirCheck out my newest book, The Good Collar!Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series.Please visit the Cops and Writers website.Support the show
Send us a textToday is episode one of a special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and Author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than 5500 deaths, 680 of them homicides. She worked mass disasters including 9/11, the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, the London Underground bombing, and the crash of Flight 587.During this interview, Barbara opens up and lets us into the life of a death investigator being confronted with death and profound sadness on a daily basis and the toll it took on her physical and mental health. We also have a candid talk about alcoholism and her “rock bottom.” Barbara also shares her recovery from this deadly disease and the good that came from it. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. In today's episode we discuss:· Her interview on the James Altucher Show Podcast and his notion that New York is dead, spoiler alert. She doesn't think so! · Her honesty and willingness to be vulnerable with her new book and this interview.· Growing up in New York being the oldest of nine kids and her dad being on the New York Police Department rising to the rank of Deputy Inspector.· Ghosts or other paranormal feelings being involved in 5,500 death investigations.· Myths and misconceptions regarding alcoholism. · Barbara hitting rock bottom with her drinking and rising from the ashes. · How Barbara got the job with the New York Medical Examiner's Office as a death investigator and the training involved in her job.· Her first time going to a death investigation solo.· The job of the death investigator.Visit Barbara at her website!Purchase her book, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death InvestigatorCheck out Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER and When Breath Becomes AirCheck out my newest book, The Good Collar! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series.Please visit the Cops and Writers website.Support the show
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Send us a Text Message.Today on the show we are going to be talking with former Death Investigator Emily Speed about the little known occupation of death investigator. They are the ones who work either in a medical examiner's or coroner's office that comes out to the scene of a dead body. Their responsibility is to determine the cause and manner of death of a decedent. Emily Speed is a former career death investigator with over 13 years of experience in the field. She has a master's degree in forensic science and a specialty in skeletal remains. She has been featured on shows such as Oxygen's "Snapped: Notorious" as well as Investigation Discovery's "Devil in Suburbia". Emily's special interests include forensic anthropology, unidentified cold cases, and training professionals in the field. She is the creator and host of Death Calls Podcast where she talks about her experiences in the field and educates the public on postmortem procedures and forensic investigations.Please enjoy as Emily unveils the mysteries of death investigations and what the ultimate price you can pay doing that job. In today's episode we discuss:· How Emily found her way into the medical examiner's office.· Emily explains what she did at the scene of a dead body and when was it required for her to respond. · What special equipment did she bring to a call? · The use of meat thermometers on a dead body.· Responding to her first call by herself.· How she dealt with all the trauma she observed.· How someone would prepare for a career as a death investigator.· Her popular, Death Calls Podcast!Check out the Death Calls Podcast on Instagram!Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel!Check out Field Training (Brew City Blues Book 1)!!Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series.Please visit the Cops and Writers website. The Breakfast Jury by Ken Humphrey. Pick it up today at http://kenhumphrey.comSupport the Show.
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