Autopsy: Postmortem with Dr. Michael Baden (2008)

Description by : HBO Documentary Films Autopsy series lives on with Autopsy Postmortem, in which Dr. Baden, the acclaimed patriarch of forensic pathology, gives viewers exclusive insight into some of his most high - profile cases including John F. Kennedy, OJ Simpson, Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, the Romanovs and first responders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Product Description: One of the world’s most celebrated pathologists, Dr. Michael Baden, brings his forensic insights to bear in this HBO documentary series. In POSTMORTEM, he peels back the layers on some of history’s most famous, and notorious, deaths. What’s more, they’re all cases that Baden himself investigated. They include the JFK assassination, the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the disappearance of the Romanov royal family, the deaths of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, and the deadly health problems experienced by 9/11 first responders. It all makes for a personal if harrowing look at the world of forensic science. In this all-new edition of Autopsy, the hugely popular HBO documentary series, former NYC forensic examiner Dr. Michael Baden digs his scalpel into his highest-profile case - five grisly-good, landmark homicide investigations. With graphic, never-before-seen footage and detailed forensic explanations, Dr. Baden takes you through cases that span nearly a century, dating back to the mysterious disappearance of the royal Romanov family in Russia in 1918; the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963; the notorious deaths of Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy four months apart in 1978-9; the shocking double-murder case involving O.J. Simpson in 1994; and the recent spate of illnesses and deaths due to exposure to toxic chemicals by first responders at Ground Zero in the hours and days after 9/11.