177 Uncovering the Mysterious World of Death Investigations With Expert Death Investigator and Host of the Popular Death Calls Podcast, Emily Speed!

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show we are going to be talking with former Death Investigator Emily Speed about the little known occupation of death investigator. They are the ones who work either in a medical examiner's or coroner’s office that comes out to the scene of a dead body. Their responsibility is to determine the cause and manner of death of a decedent. Emily Speed is a former career death investigator with over 13 years of experience in the field. She has a master’s degree in forensic science and a specialty in skeletal remains. She has been featured on shows such as Oxygen's "Snapped: Notorious" as well as Investigation Discovery's "Devil in Suburbia". Emily's special interests include forensic anthropology, unidentified cold cases, and training professionals in the field. She is the creator and host of Death Calls Podcast where she talks about her experiences in the field and educates the public on postmortem procedures and forensic investigations. Please enjoy as Emily unveils the mysteries of death investigations and what the ultimate price you can pay doing that job. In today’s episode we discuss: · How Emily found her way into the medical examiner’s office. · Emily explains what she did at the scene of a dead body and when was it required for her to respond. · What special equipment did she bring to a call? · The use of meat thermometers on a dead body. · Responding to her first call by herself. · How she dealt with all the trauma she observed. · How someone would prepare for a career as a death investigator. · Her popular, Death Calls Podcast! Check out the Death Calls Podcast on Instagram! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out Field Training (Brew City Blues Book 1)!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. What would you do if you lost the one you loved the most? How far would you go to quench your thirst for vengeance? https://a.co/d/2UsJPba Support the show What's the craziest thing you saw when you were a cop? My first week on the job, a guy running at me with a butcher knife. He'd just killed his brother over the last hot dog. That's chapter 1. There are 33 more. Police Stories: The Rookie Years just launched - available on Amazon. Search 'Police Stories Patrick O'Donnell' or click th Support the show