Today I am sharing with you what the life of a death investigator entails. A lot of people have asked me exactly what a death investigator does, and a lot of people will call me the medical examiner, which I am not… I actually am not a doctor, I am a nurse though, and there are very few nurses in this field that do the job that I do.
How to Avoid an Autopsy
Today I want to talk to you about one of the questions that I get asked a lot being a death investigator. And that is, how to avoid an autopsy. There are many reasons why people do not want an autopsy, reasons range from religious beliefs to not wanting the body, as they call it, mutilated.
Simon the Cannibal
Today we are going to talk about Armin Meiwes. Armin was born December 1st of 1961, he was a German computer repair technician, and he achieved international attention because he advertised on a website called the Cannibal Cafe. He was looking for a voluntary victim who wanted to be slaughtered and consumed, so he found his victim in a gentleman named Bernd Brandes.
Love Thy Neighbor
When someone passes away and and they don’t have a family member that we can locate, we’ll go through the house and try to find their phone, look through their phone to see if we can find any phone numbers or any indication of someone that they’ve called regularly. a friend or a close family member. Neighbors, many times, will be the ones who call the police for a welfare check.
Flies, Gnats, Spiders. Oh My!
As death investigators, we deal on a daily basis with all kinds of insects; roaches, flies, gnats and spiders. Of course, those are things that they don’t really show you on TV, because it takes the glamor out of the job. And the truth of the matter is, we’re not walking around in high heels looking our best with our make-up on and our hair done.
Julie’s Story: Host of Pushing Up Lilies
Welcome to the very first episode of Pushing Up Lilies, a true crime podcast shared through my perspective as a Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for the last 21 years.