Books like Coroner's journal by Louis Cataldie

A forensic pathologist’s gripping two‑year training in New York City, from pioneering autopsies to the 9/11 attacks, anthrax threat, and Flight 587 crash, revealing the realities behind crime‑scene television.

Thomas T. Noguchi, the former chief medical examiner of Los Angeles County, recounts the forensic investigations into the deaths of Hollywood icons such as Marilyn Monroe, John Belushi, and Natalie Wood.

A non‑fiction examination of how modern forensic science resolves key questions in criminal investigations, illustrating the roles of crime labs, medical examiners, and forensic pathology.

* JFK's autopsy failed to disclose crucial evidence. * The deaths of John Belushi and Elvis Presley were far more complex than anyone has let on. * Decisive medical findings in the von Bulow affair were consistently overlooked. These are but three of the shocking revelations in Dr. Michael Baden's first-person, no-holds-barred account of his distinguished career in forensic pathology. In determining the causes of tens of thousands of deaths, from those of presidents and rock stars to victims of serial killings, exotic sex rituals, mass disasters, child abuse and drug abuse, Baden has come to the unavoidable conclusion that the search for scientific truth is often sullied by the pressures of expediency. He produces dramatic evidence to demonstrate that political intrigue, influence peddling, and professional incompetence have created a national crisis in forensic medicine.

A true‑crime nonfiction account of New York City’s largest medical examiner’s office, led by medicolegal investigator Shiya Ribowsky, who reports on thousands of deaths and the unprecedented post‑9/11 identification effort.

The story of Bernard Spilsbury, the father of forensic science, and his groundbreaking work in criminal investigations.