Cops and Writers Podcast
Cops and Writers is a podcast hosted by retired police sergeant and author, Patrick O'Donnell. The podcast provides valuable insights and humor for crime writers who want to create accurate and believable police stories. O'Donnell conducts in-depth interviews with members of law enforcement and civilian experts, discussing police procedures and culture. He also interviews crime fiction writers and writers from different genres, discussing what works in the ever-changing landscape of book sales and publishing. The podcast offers candid stories told with cop humor and technical details about the world of law enforcement.
Cops and Writers Podcast
177 Uncovering the Mysterious World of Death Investigations With Expert Death Investigator and Host of the Popular Death Calls Podcast, Emily Speed!
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!
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