Suzy Spencer

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A Medical Examiner on Life Lessons from a Torso in a Bag

Dr. Thomas Andrew, a medical examiner, says performing autopsies helped him understand the 'fragility of life.'

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Crime + investigation

When It's Your Job to Interview Cold-Blooded Murderers

When you're paid to interview killers, you learn what to expect: lies, manipulation, and eventually, the truth.

8m read

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Crime + investigation

What Patton Oswalt Felt When He First Saw the Golden State Killer Suspect, Whom His Wife Helped Catch

The actor talks about his late wife Michelle McNamara's role in helping identify the Golden State Killer suspect.

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A Retired Medical Examiner on One of His Most Unusual Autopsies

Dr. Thomas Andrew, retired chief medical examiner of New Hampshire and now a forensic consultant, on a surprising autopsy case he worked on that aided a murder case.

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What’s It Really Like at a Forensic Body Farm?

Bestselling true-crime writer Suzy Spencer tours a body farm at Texas State University, where researchers study body decomposition in different settings to help those in forensic science and law enforcement fields.

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Crime + investigation

The Yogurt Shop Murders Cold Case: Revisiting the Scene of the Crime

In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. The killers have never been caught and the crime has never been solved.

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