Paul Parker / In the Shadows of Death / Writing Life's Final Chapter

Medicolegal Death Investigator Paul Parker often brought chaos to once calm, orderly lives. What can happen when death is a constant companion and you don't develop the skillsets and tools to stay ahead of the pain. Paul and I discuss his journey in a world that at best, is misunderstood by most. Paul does a remarkable job of bringing the reader along for a ride that will leave you grateful and reconnect you with the humanity and the love thats required to "choose life in the face of death". You won't want to put it down, but you should, for a moment, to allow yourself to reflect upon the journey and how best to take what's written in the pages of his book to proactively apply it to your life. Sit back, reflect and choose to live a better life. Always, Johnhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paulrparker/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3ByIAmGEVDSHG7jONJlmkhgA%3D%3Dwww.paulparker.comMore about Paul :I am the host of "Inside Death Investigation with Paul Parker" on YouTube. My memoir, “In the Shadows of Death: Writing Life’s Final Chapter,” was published in April 2025 (Houndstooth Publishing). It is also the recipient of a "Get It" recommendation from the prestigious Kirkus Reviews, with its review featured in the January 1, 2026, issue of Kirkus Reviews Magazine.For almost 30 years, I worked inside the system responsible for investigating deaths that occur outside of routine medical care, such as sudden deaths, unexpected deaths, in-custody deaths, and deaths that raise legal, medical, or public concern. What most families, journalists, lawyers, and even policymakers don’t realize is that a death investigation is not a single event. It is a process governed by statute, medical judgment, institutional constraints, and human decision-making. And when that process is misunderstood, mistrust fills the gap. My YouTube channel exists not to sensationalize death, capitalize upon it for profit, or create outrage. I aim to educate, inform, explain, and propose improvement measures.I have participated in several thousand on-scene medicolegal death investigations, conducted at least 13,000 solo telephonic/electronically reported medicolegal death investigations, and reviewed and approved reports and circumstances for more than 20,000 medicolegal additional death investigations.  I have also conducted several hundred in-person death notifications. As the former Executive Officer of the San Diego County Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB), I conducted on-scene in-custody death investigations and made numerous recommendations to reduce in-custody deaths, increase transparency of law enforcement operations, and increase communications with family members of persons impacted by in-custody deaths and deaths associated with law enforcement activitiesI was a member of the California Coroner Curriculum Development Committee, an instructor at the California Coroner Academy, an American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Medicolegal Death Investigation Consensus Body Member, ...Thank you for taking the time to give this podcast a listen. If you would like more information on other Law enforcement Life Coach initiatives, our "Sometimes Heroes Need Help" wellness seminar or our One-On-One life coaching please visit :www.lawenforcementlifecoach.comJohn@lawenforcementlifecoach.comAnd if you would like to watch the interview you can view it in it's entirety on the Law Enforcement Life Coach YouTube Channel :  https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCib6HRqAFO08gAkZQ-B9Ajw/videos/upload?filter=%5B%5D&sort=%7B%22columnType%22%3A%22date%22%2C%22sortOrder%22%3A%22DESCENDING%22%7D