Inside The Career Of a Death Investigator

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Barbara Butcher, a NYC death investigator, discussing the realities and challenges of her career.

We talk with legendary NYC death investigator Barbara Butcher about what it really takes to walk into a death scene, read the evidence, and help the dead get justice. We also get honest about the human cost, the pay, and what she learned from 23 years and more than 5,500 investigations. Barbara shares the realities of forensic investigation, the emotional toll of the job, how people enter this career field, and how much death investigators can make in cities like New York and across the U.S. ...

People in this episode

Host: Mirav Ozeri

Guest: Barbara Butcher

Topics covered

• death investigation
• forensic science
• career insights
• emotional toll
• justice for the dead

Keywords

• death investigator
• forensic investigation
• career
• emotional toll
• salary
• New York
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York, U.S.

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