What really happens behind the scenes of a death investigation in New York City? Barbara Butcher—one of the most prominent medicolegal death investigators in America and featured on Netflix’s Homicide New York—has seen it all. Over her 23-year career, she investigated more than 5,500 death scenes and 680 homicides, from everyday tragedies to some of the nation’s most high-profile disasters.

Barbara recounts her extraordinary work identifying victims, investigating missing persons, and leading forensic responses to events like the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the crash of Flight 587, and the aftermath of 9/11. She reveals the human side of death investigation: the toll, the resilience, and the meaning behind confronting mortality day after day.

This episode is a rare inside look into crime, grief, and the unspoken realities of death work in one of the world’s busiest cities. For more on Barbara Butcher including her book "What The Dead Know"  Get 10% off Neurogum made with sustainably-sourced natural caffeine, L-theanine, as well as vitamins B6 and B12, which have been scientifically shown to boost attention and enhance focus: https://neurogum.com/?utm_commission=deadtalkspodcast&platform=grin&link_id=1654933&token=WtumfL5E9dMY2DxZOVhMDDU7Z1f0OkyV&contact_id=8c837874-1ae8-4097-96fb-4809bfd0b22f&attribution_window=30  Join the DEAD Talk Patreon for only $5 to support our mission & and gain access to exclusive content and features: 👉 https://patreon.com/deadtalks?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink  Purchase “Not Dead Yet” or DEAD Talk trucker hats here with free domestic shipping:👉 https://deadtalks.myshopify.com/  All links to everything DEAD Talks: 👉 https://linktr.ee/deadtalks  DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio engages death a little bit differently. Each new guest shares their experience with grieving or perspective on death in a way that shatters the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn't end; it evolves. Having lost his father on September 11th when he was 12, he learned the importance of discussion and sharing other people's stories. DEAD Talks Podcast hopes to make it a little easier to talk about grief, loss, death, mourning, trauma, or whatever it may be. You may cry, but you also may laugh. ⁠Follow DEAD Talks Podcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok + more⁠⁠www.deadtalks.net⁠

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