Figuring Out · FO575

In today’s episode, we sit down with Barbara Butcher, a retired death investigator from the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner who investigated over 5,500 deaths, including homicides, suicides, accidents and disasters, across two decades.

1. 04:03Inside the Mind of a Death Investigator
2. 11:42What Does a Death Investigator Look for First at a Crime Scene?
3. 17:00Can You Really Determine the Exact Time of Death?
4. 20:28How to Move a Body Without Disturbing the Evidence
5. 24:55What Can Gunshot Wounds Reveal About a Killer’s Motive?
6. 32:14Beyond the Body: The Evidence That Solves a Murder
7. 38:25What Happens to the Human Body After Death?
8. 45:02What Does Death Actually Smell Like?
9. 47:54Can a Dead Body Move on Its Own?
10. 51:56Suicide or Murder? How Investigators Tell the Difference
11. 57:48How Killers Try to Fool Death Investigators
12. 1:04:09Can a Killer Manipulate the Time of Death and Get Away With Murder?
13. 1:11:56Can a Body Reveal Whether Someone Died Peacefully or Violently?
14. 1:13:58Blood Spatter Analysis: How Bloodstains Reveal What Happened
15. 1:19:56How Crime Scene Clues Reveal a Killer’s Relationship With the Victim