Episode 148
Episode 146: Bruce Goldfarb - OCME: Life in America’s Top Forensic Medical Center
February 13, 202332m 31s
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Show Notes
Today my guest is Bruce Goldfarb, author of OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center
What we discuss with Bruce:
- His background as an EMT and a journalist
- How his skillset led to his position as Executive Assistant to the Chief Medical Examiner at the OCME
- Some of the history of the OCME in Baltimore
- How the opioid epidemic created massive burden for the OCME
- The effect of COVID on forensic investigations
- How staffing and funding issues can affect medical examiners offices
Links for this episode:
Bruce Goldfarb on Instagram
18 Tiny Deaths on Amazon
OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center on Amazon
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