Morgue: A Life in Death

This book was fascinating.

Hats off to anyone that can do this work and not go crazy. I enjoyed this book immensely. Each chapter is a different case Dr. Vincent Di Maio has worked on or helped out with. Most (if not all) are high profile ones. Trayvon Martin, Lee Harvey Oswald , West Memphis Three, Phil Spector, and even Vincent Van Go. There are a few that involve babies and kids, so be warned if you plan on reading this one.

My only complaint, and it's a small one. I would have liked a bit more details on some of the cases, and of some of the more mundane things that a job like this entails. I also would have liked to hear some of the more “weird or odd” things that he has run across over the years as a forensic pathologist. You KNOW there has to be at least a few of those!

Overall though, a very enjoyable read.

It started off okay, but quickly went downhill.

The author was called as a expert in the Trayvon Martin case, by George Zimmerman's defense. He states that since Trayvon's sweatshirt was not in contact with his skin when he was shot that he must have been leaning over George. However, any scientist worth their degrees would never state something so unequivocally, especially considering that another option could have just as easily occurred (George could have been holding Trayvon by his shirt).

I can't read anymore by this man.