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Episode 148

Episode 146: Bruce Goldfarb - OCME: Life in America’s Top Forensic Medical Center

Feb 13, 2023
32:31

Episode Description

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

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Bruce Goldfarb on Instagram

18 Tiny Deaths on Amazon

OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center on Amazon

 

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