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Medical examiner: "I actually speak for the dead"

January 23, 2014 / 02:04

This episode features Dr. Bradley J. Marcus, a forensic pathologist and Richland County chief medical examiner, discussing a complex homicide case. Key topics include the details of autopsies, gunshot wounds, and courtroom testimonies.

Dr. Marcus explains his role in investigating deaths, emphasizing the importance of his findings in court. He describes a specific case involving a victim named Miss Parker, who had been shot multiple times.

He recounts the examination of another victim, referred to as Mr. Captain, noting multiple gunshot wounds and a significant injury to his left forearm. Dr. Marcus highlights the implications of these injuries on the victim's ability to hold a firearm.

Throughout the episode, Dr. Marcus shares his confidence in his work and the impact of his autopsy results on legal outcomes, stressing the seriousness of his responsibility in speaking for the deceased.

TLDR

Forensic pathologist Dr. Marcus details a complex homicide case involving multiple gunshot wounds and courtroom implications.

Episode

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I'm Dr Bradley J Marcus I'm a forensic pathologist and the Richland County chief medical examiner I actually speak

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for the dead I'm I'm their last doctor that they see and I take that relationship very very seriously because

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I'm trying to explain what happened to them your left hand on the bot and raise your right face my feeling is is that

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when I get on that stand it's over for the defendant I have never seen a case like this before this is probably one in

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a-lifetime type case I'm very confident in what I do and I know what I'm doing in that autopsy room and it based on my

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track record over the last 10 years when I go to court and testify people are convicted I knew that the girl Miss

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Parker had been shot multiple times because I had gone to the scene and seen her body there I only knew about U Mr

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captain that he had shot in the head that's what I was told so I was assuming that his case was going to be a real

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straightforward one for me to do he was brought out in the uh the body bag so we

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opened the body bag and I saw he still had all his clothing on on him right away I knew this guy we're doing

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multiple gunshot wounds here multiple as I'm unclothing it a bullet one of the discs from the 410 Shot Shell round

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falls out so I'm like that's odd and then I realized that he actually had been a

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shot there was a also a shot a gunshot right to his left forearm here which I don't think anybody noticed at the scene

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one of the bones was completely broken you can actually see the break you can see the break right there you see that

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the black space there shouldn't be any black space you can see the crack in the bone right there to me he would not have

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been able to have a gun in his hand at that with that type of injury there it would have knocked anything out of his

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hand and then he falls backwards lands on the ground like this and then he sustained a final gunshot wound to the

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to the middle of the head

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Episode Highlights

Dr. Bradley J. Marcus: Forensic Pathologist
Dr. Marcus discusses his role as the last doctor for the deceased, emphasizing the seriousness of his work.
“I actually speak for the dead.”
@ 00m 04s
January 23, 2014
A Unique Case
Dr. Marcus describes the current case as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, showcasing his confidence.
“This is probably one in a-lifetime type case.”
@ 00m 30s
January 23, 2014

Episode Quotes

I actually speak for the dead.
Medical examiner: "I actually speak for the dead"
I have never seen a case like this before.
Medical examiner: "I actually speak for the dead"
This is probably one in a-lifetime type case.
Medical examiner: "I actually speak for the dead"

Key Moments

Forensic Pathologist00:04
Confidence in Expertise00:28
Unique Case00:30