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FO575World · 2026-10-15 · 02:10:25 · Shot in New York
Barbara Butcher
Death Investigator: What Dead Bodies Reveal About Murder
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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.
Published2026-10-15
Shot inNew York, United States
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00:00Intro↗04:03Inside the Mind of a Death Investigator↗11:42What Does a Death Investigator Look for First at a Crime Scene?↗17:00Can You Really Determine the Exact Time of Death?↗20:28How to Move a Body Without Disturbing the Evidence↗24:55What Can Gunshot Wounds Reveal About a Killer’s Motive?↗32:14Beyond the Body: The Evidence That Solves a Murder↗38:25What Happens to the Human Body After Death?↗45:02What Does Death Actually Smell Like?↗47:54Can a Dead Body Move on Its Own?↗51:56Suicide or Murder? How Investigators Tell the Difference↗57:48How Killers Try to Fool Death Investigators↗1:04:09Can a Killer Manipulate the Time of Death and Get Away With Murder?↗1:11:56Can a Body Reveal Whether Someone Died Peacefully or Violently?↗1:13:58Blood Spatter Analysis: How Bloodstains Reveal What Happened↗1:19:56How Crime Scene Clues Reveal a Killer’s Relationship With the Victim↗
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Figuring Out · FO575Barbara Butcher
Death Investigator: What Dead Bodies Reveal About Murder
In this episode
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.
Chapters
- 04:03Inside the Mind of a Death Investigator
- 11:42What Does a Death Investigator Look for First at a Crime Scene?
- 17:00Can You Really Determine the Exact Time of Death?
- 20:28How to Move a Body Without Disturbing the Evidence
- 24:55What Can Gunshot Wounds Reveal About a Killer’s Motive?
- 32:14Beyond the Body: The Evidence That Solves a Murder
- 38:25What Happens to the Human Body After Death?
- 45:02What Does Death Actually Smell Like?
- 47:54Can a Dead Body Move on Its Own?
- 51:56Suicide or Murder? How Investigators Tell the Difference
- 57:48How Killers Try to Fool Death Investigators
- 1:04:09Can a Killer Manipulate the Time of Death and Get Away With Murder?
- 1:11:56Can a Body Reveal Whether Someone Died Peacefully or Violently?
- 1:13:58Blood Spatter Analysis: How Bloodstains Reveal What Happened
- 1:19:56How Crime Scene Clues Reveal a Killer’s Relationship With the Victim
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