her fascinating career was the inspiration for the television show
inspiration for the television show
inspiration for the television show bones hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
bones hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
bones hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with author Kathy Reichs about
speaking with author Kathy Reichs about
speaking with author Kathy Reichs about her work as a forensic anthropologist
her work as a forensic anthropologist
her work as a forensic anthropologist friends anthropologist is a physical
friends anthropologist is a physical
friends anthropologist is a physical anthropologist with a specialty in the
anthropologist with a specialty in the
anthropologist with a specialty in the human skeleton so we work for medical
human skeleton so we work for medical
human skeleton so we work for medical examiner’s and coroner’s for law
examiner’s and coroner’s for law
examiner’s and coroner’s for law enforcement for the military for
enforcement for the military for
enforcement for the military for disaster recovery and we’re brought in
disaster recovery and we’re brought in
disaster recovery and we’re brought in when a pathologist can’t do a regular
when a pathologist can’t do a regular
when a pathologist can’t do a regular autopsy because the body is mutilated or
autopsy because the body is mutilated or
autopsy because the body is mutilated or decomposed or dismembered or burned or
decomposed or dismembered or burned or
decomposed or dismembered or burned or mummified or just bones and we addressed
mummified or just bones and we addressed
mummified or just bones and we addressed primarily the question of who is it
primarily the question of who is it
primarily the question of who is it identity and then what happened to the
identity and then what happened to the
identity and then what happened to the person the cause or manner of death
person the cause or manner of death
person the cause or manner of death sometimes the question might be how long
sometimes the question might be how long
sometimes the question might be how long is that person been dead sometimes the
is that person been dead sometimes the
is that person been dead sometimes the question might be what was done to the
question might be what was done to the
question might be what was done to the body after death but it’s it all boils
body after death but it’s it all boils
body after death but it’s it all boils down to bones whatever information you
down to bones whatever information you
down to bones whatever information you can get from the skeleton and how did
can get from the skeleton and how did
can get from the skeleton and how did you originally get involved in this
you originally get involved in this
you originally get involved in this field I trained to do bio archaeology
field I trained to do bio archaeology
field I trained to do bio archaeology and work with ancient skeletons but back
and work with ancient skeletons but back
and work with ancient skeletons but back in those days the disciplines weren’t as
in those days the disciplines weren’t as
in those days the disciplines weren’t as formalized a process of board
formalized a process of board
formalized a process of board certification really hadn’t been
certification really hadn’t been
certification really hadn’t been established it’s very important today
established it’s very important today
established it’s very important today but because we testify in court but back
but because we testify in court but back
but because we testify in court but back then when police would find bones they
then when police would find bones they
then when police would find bones they said well just take him to the bones
said well just take him to the bones
said well just take him to the bones lady out at the University and that’s
lady out at the University and that’s
lady out at the University and that’s how I started doing cases now the
how I started doing cases now the
how I started doing cases now the majority of your stories originate from
majority of your stories originate from
majority of your stories originate from your past tell us about some of these
your past tell us about some of these
your past tell us about some of these stories that have stuck out for you yeah
stories that have stuck out for you yeah
stories that have stuck out for you yeah I draw on casework or on an experience
I draw on casework or on an experience
I draw on casework or on an experience grape secrets was based on my human
grape secrets was based on my human
grape secrets was based on my human rights experience exhuming a mass grave
rights experience exhuming a mass grave
rights experience exhuming a mass grave in Guatemala fatal voyage drew on my
in Guatemala fatal voyage drew on my
in Guatemala fatal voyage drew on my mass disaster recovery experience
mass disaster recovery experience
mass disaster recovery experience ironically it came out one month before
ironically it came out one month before
ironically it came out one month before I was deployed to ground zero to help
I was deployed to ground zero to help
I was deployed to ground zero to help with that recovery effort some are based
with that recovery effort some are based
with that recovery effort some are based more specifically on individual cases
more specifically on individual cases
more specifically on individual cases some combine different cases
some combine different cases
some combine different cases and you’ll have a 2-level story
and you’ll have a 2-level story
and you’ll have a 2-level story operating so I think it’s like every
operating so I think it’s like every
operating so I think it’s like every writer you just draw on what you know on
writer you just draw on what you know on
writer you just draw on what you know on and what your experiences are then
and what your experiences are then
and what your experiences are then something I noticed was the you
something I noticed was the you
something I noticed was the you discussing the psychological effects of
discussing the psychological effects of
discussing the psychological effects of your job can you tell us a bit more
your job can you tell us a bit more
your job can you tell us a bit more about its impact on you personally I
about its impact on you personally I
about its impact on you personally I think the hardest case I ever worked was
think the hardest case I ever worked was
think the hardest case I ever worked was Ground Zero because it was so massive
Ground Zero because it was so massive
Ground Zero because it was so massive 3,000 whatever people were murdered in
3,000 whatever people were murdered in
3,000 whatever people were murdered in one fell swoop but whether it’s that or
one fell swoop but whether it’s that or
one fell swoop but whether it’s that or you’re working on an individual case in
you’re working on an individual case in
you’re working on an individual case in the lab you have to maintain a distance
the lab you have to maintain a distance
the lab you have to maintain a distance you have to have a psychological
you have to have a psychological
you have to have a psychological mechanism or the psychological makeup
mechanism or the psychological makeup
mechanism or the psychological makeup that allows you to remain an objective
that allows you to remain an objective
that allows you to remain an objective scientist because that’s what your job
scientist because that’s what your job
scientist because that’s what your job is
is
is and if you get emotionally involved in a
and if you get emotionally involved in a
and if you get emotionally involved in a vacation you’ll burn out for one thing
vacation you’ll burn out for one thing
vacation you’ll burn out for one thing and you won’t really do a good job as as
and you won’t really do a good job as as
and you won’t really do a good job as as an objective scientist victim is female
an objective scientist victim is female
an objective scientist victim is female late teens to mid-20s knife marks on the
late teens to mid-20s knife marks on the
late teens to mid-20s knife marks on the bone evidence of deep cuts probably to
bone evidence of deep cuts probably to
bone evidence of deep cuts probably to open up the flesh make it more
open up the flesh make it more
open up the flesh make it more appetizing for the dogs what advice
appetizing for the dogs what advice
appetizing for the dogs what advice would you have for people the young
would you have for people the young
would you have for people the young people that you’re aiming at who want to
people that you’re aiming at who want to
people that you’re aiming at who want to enter this field
enter this field
enter this field a lot of kids get excited about forensic
a lot of kids get excited about forensic
a lot of kids get excited about forensic science and they get really excited
science and they get really excited
science and they get really excited about the friends again Davitt they
about the friends again Davitt they
about the friends again Davitt they forget the science end of it if you want
forget the science end of it if you want
forget the science end of it if you want to acquire a skill that’s going to allow
to acquire a skill that’s going to allow
to acquire a skill that’s going to allow you to work in a crime lab or in a
you to work in a crime lab or in a
you to work in a crime lab or in a medical legal lab you need hard science
medical legal lab you need hard science
medical legal lab you need hard science you need chemistry or physics or biology
you need chemistry or physics or biology
you need chemistry or physics or biology or DNA or physical anthropology
or DNA or physical anthropology
or DNA or physical anthropology something along those lines thank you
something along those lines thank you
something along those lines thank you very much thank you
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