How errors by coroners and forensic pathologists have allowed potentially guilty perpetrators to go free and the innocent to be accused of crimes they did not commit. (Aired 2011)
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Popular television shows have portrayed death investigators as high-tech sleuths wielding the most sophisticated tools of 21st century science. A 2011 investigation by FRONTLINE, ProPublica and NPR found a very different reality: A dysfunctional system with few standards and little oversight. In state after state, reporters found autopsies conducted by doctors who lacked certification and training, an increasing number of Americans going to the grave without being examined at all – and vulnerable people suffering most from the country’s system of death investigation.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue – 00:00
A Trail of Autopsies by an “Incompetent” Forensic Pathologist – 1:43
The Role of Coroners in Death Investigations – 12:50
The New Orleans Coroner and the Police – 17:30
A Call for National Standards for Death Investigations – 33:05
Deaths of Elderly People Are Among Least Likely to Be Investigated – 37:11
“Autopsies Can Save Lives As Well As Solve Crimes†– 43:09
Credits – 51:57
Why he so emaciated
We really need to push for better government funding
The government provides almost no funding for the death industry but will largely fund animal testing facilities and war😡😡😡
I am 100% in shock right now…. MY SONS AUTOPSY WAS DONE HERE IN LAS VEGAS UNDER MURPHY (the coroner/dr/whatever the f**k he is who was interviewed in this program)AND SOME OTHER GUY WHO WAS A 1 MAN BAND CALLED “SKINNER RATâ€! How am I to believe ANYTHING his autopsy says??!! I am so disgusted that this happens! THANK YOU to everyone involved in making this and PBS! It was VERY eye opening! I’m literally at a loss for words…
My heart goes out to the father Mike the father of the young lady who was put in fucking five-point restraints shit like this is why you should have to be a trained physician and I ain't talking about a pediatrician a forensic biologist not some stupid ass pediatrician
frank minyard M.D need become unalived
What the hell 🤯
Wow the arrogance and hubris of those coroners. That was wild to listen to the purple tie man speak in circles. That dude is so unqualified you can tell he knows he’s in the “good old boys†club. We call those types QUACKS. Unqualified and has probably let true justice slide in hundreds of cases. Damn shame. Dr Frank Minyard is his name. Shame on that man. Retire and let the people of New Orleans obtain actually professionalism backed by caring humans with brains and scientific understandings. Clearly he isn’t that.
Great work. Thank you front line
We must bare in mind :
50% of all Medical Doctors are BELOW AVERAGE .
MOST SUB LEVEL DOCTORS END UP IN PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS. SUCH AS VETERANS ADMINISTRATION CLINICS AND HOSPITALS….
MOST AUTOPSY FUNCTIONS ARE PERFORMED BY THOSE WHO FAIL MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS..
AND 50% OF THOSE EXAMINERS ARE TOTALLY UNQUALIFIED, EVEN TO CLEAN THE WORK AREA.
Further fact to be noted :
ACCORDING TO NATIONAL RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, NO LESS THAN 27% OF POLICE OFFICERS AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES ARE PSYCHOLOGICALLY UNFIT TO WEAR A BADGE, MUCH LESS CARRY A FIREARM…
THOSE INDIVIDUALS MUST BE IDENTIFIED AND PURGED FROM ANY POSSIBLE POSITION OF AUTHORITY OVER PERSONS OR WHERE PERSONAL JUDGEMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED.
The last few times I died, my corpse was abused and I got my money back. The next time, imma die in Compton…
Just like my brother which he died in 1998 at the age of 32 years old. He was healthiest person I’ve known and Einstein medical coroner in Philly determined his caused of death is SUD syndrome. Which is sudden unexplained death. wtf is sudden unexplained death. He died that means he died from a reason. Til this day we never know how he died.
Give me my double barrel we take care of these scum
Only doctors should be allowed to do it
More people need to see this! The corruption is unbelievable.
Another problem nationwide is that the training to become a forensic pathologist is insane (now for good reason) but on average we’re looking at 12-13 years of schooling, its not like their trying to save a life here. I think people are gravitating towards other doctor positions that require a lot less schooling, pay more and you get to cure people instead of dealing with death.
I kinda like the idea that this all ends. It gives me some comfort.
After watching this just … what the hell … I'm disgusted! If you ever see something, then SAY SOMETHING! The fact that all of these people are allowed to just do their investigations blatantly wrong without being fired immediately is insane. God bless that nurse at the nursing home who tipped the authorities and the family off that their relative had been beaten and not died of natural causes 😮😮😮😮😮😮😢
After watching this just … what the hell … I'm disgusted! If you ever see something, then SAY SOMETHING! The fact that all of these people are allowed to just do their investigations blatantly wrong without being fired immediately is insane. God bless that nurse at the nursing home who tipped the authorities and the family off that their relative had been beaten and not died of natural causes 😮😮😮😮😮😮😢
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“I have to be believe what my pathologists say. I couldn’t do this job if I didn’t.â€
Sir, you shouldn’t be doing that job PERIOD. You can’t even spell.
Is the client moving a lot, or is it just excessive camera motion? Hard to watch; too unsteady.
Cayne’s story has always been very upsetting to me. I have asthma as well, and autism, in addition to other conditions, and it’s very scary that people like me can be killed this way.
9:15 this guy is as skinny as an anorexic teen girl!
Dr. Gill has the skinniest arms I’ve ever seen on a man. My 5 year old nephew has bigger arms than him. Not to mention he sounds like a bumbling idiot.
We in this country have lost Competency in many professional positions. Its one thing to make someone's pizza wrong. This is about life and death… and patient care. I have been in my profession for 35 years. When i was trained there were requirements to learn and shadowed by well experienced person to ensure patients were not harmed by my doing. Today, they hire 18 year old that worked at a coffee, given her 1 week trainging. Then set free to provide a medical service. Without proper education and supervised training. This is so Frustrating.
22:35 that guy is a pure piece of shit, lying out the skin of teeth, I've never in my life felt the need to absolutely want to uppercut someone so bad till now.. he fckim knows he's lying an is definitely aiding to police murder, he csn fck right off an i hope he sees the devil an becomes scared. He deserved everything negative towards him that comes.
Here in America, a lot people die and never find what is the causes, if you are foreign they dont care,give to the family oh we don't know, if there is a crime if they are from other country,you dont care to find who kill him,just give the body to send to their country and the killer still around free!
The amount of incompetence, in every single industry in this country, is incomprehensible! It's truly staggering the heights a clueless person can reach.
Maybe they should have coroners do sexy calendars like firefighters do?
No but for real, the fact that some of these people have no training, or education, is horrible. Coroners shouldn’t be elected, it should be the most competent person for the job
How in the actual F is this even legal I have a masters degree in nursing and I have never heard this and never would even think this was possible
YOLO COUNTY. 😂😂😂😂 You really only live once with these guys.😂😂😂😂
the interview with Cayne’s father was so hard to watch
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Garage autopsy??
An OBGYN elected as a coroner??!!! America is a joke. Something is very wrong with the system for Minyard to be an elected coroner. WTF!!!
How shocking and sad
I know this is exactly what happened to my kid . One day the truth will come out and justice will prevail!
Jeez O’Pete!
Color me surprised.
This is insane! Why are no background checks being done?
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