Episode 9
Defining Death
Episode
Description
Date: 11/28/23
Most people watch a TV show and think they know what a forensic pathologist does…but they couldn’t be more wrong. In this episode, Delia sits down one on one with a forensic pathologist whose job takes him beyond his lab and white coat to the scenes of mass shootings and murder.
“People find the field and it’s a real gift to be able to be compassionate even in the light of having to do a death investigation.“
–Kent Harshbarger
Dr. Kent Harshbarger.
Photo Source: Montgomery County Coroner’s Office
Montgomery County Coroner’s Office Artifacts.
Photo Source: Delia D’Ambra
Delia and Kent.
Photo Source: Delia D’Ambra
Coroner’s Office Exterior.
Photo Source: Delia D’Ambra
Downtown Dayton shooting memorial mural.
Photo Source: Delia D’Ambra
Episode Source Material
- Ohio Census Information
- Dayton Ohio Mass shooting: What We Know About the Victims by CBS News
- Dayton Officials Give Timelines of Events Leading Up to Mass Shooting by FOX 19 News
- 1:01—1:10 — News reporter: “Betts own sister, Megan, was one of the first victims. Whether he targeted her is a point of contention between the chief’s own police department.”
- 2:26—2:34 — Anchor: “Agents say Ethan Collie bought body armor and accessories that Betts used in the Oregon District but there’s no evidence that Colley helped him plan the shooting.”
- US Mass Shootings: What We Known About El Paso and Dayton Attacks by BBC News
- CNN News: Dayton Shooter Had An Obsession with Violence and Mass Shootings, Police Say by Paul Murphy, Konstantin Toropin, Drew Griffin, Scott Bronstein and Eric Levenson