Many times we not only have to deal with the putrid remains that have been left behind after the coroner has removed the body, ghastly odors that are seared into the nostrils, and bodily fluids which have saturated flooring, walls, or ceilings but also one of my least favorite aspects of these particular cases… bugs. […]
There are occasions when even I have a hard time stomaching a job. Ironically, its not the cases of decomposing bodies, rotting in the sweltering heat of a vacant apartment and swamped in thousands of wriggling maggots. Nor is it the calls we get after some poor soul has reached his breaking point and has […]
Perhaps one of the strangest jobs I ever completed for ABT involved the suicide of a high school football coach, one that had been extremely well loved in the community where he worked and lived. But the unusual part was where and why he chose to do what he did. I think its only fair […]
One reason I enjoy this job as much as I do is because I never know what I’m going to be called to take care of on any given day. Some days it is nothing but murders, other days it’s industrial accidents. Whatever I’m doing though, it’s guaranteed to be something someone else would find […]
The song says that love hurts. But in this profession, I know that love can be more than hurtful… it can be fatal. When it comes to love and hate, the line seems to be very blurred between the two. I have seen it all in terms of our War of the Roses cases, as […]