Ludwig van Beethoven: The Composer Who Requested His Own Autopsy

Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the most brilliant composers to ever live and has a special place in the minds of many pathologists, embodying the spirit of the Latin phrase “Mortui Vivos Docent” or “The dead teach the living.” Beethoven requested his own autopsy 25 years prior to his untimely death in 1827, during a time in which autopsy was still a taboo practice, proving himself to be ahead of his time not only in music composition, but in medical science. #Beethoven #rokitansky #liver #victorianmedicine #cirrhosis #pagetsdisease #leadpoisoning #autopsy #composer #opera #thedeadteachtheliving #HeiligenstadtTestament   If you can, please consider making a donation to https://liverfoundation.org   Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe For any questions for Dr. Wolfe or submissions for Q&A episodes, please email producer Jessie Bones at [email protected]  

In part two, forensic pathologist Dr. Darin Wolfe and forensic autopsy technician Jessie Bones discuss the expert consults from Dr. Simon's thirty-two page report. After the release of the Hulu documentary "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg" this quickly became the most requested case for Knife After Death to review through the lens of forensic expertise and experience. Based on the incredibly sensitive and high profile nature of this case, we have very carefully reviewed all of the information before presenting it to you here, with the bulk of our focus being on the pathology and autopsy reports. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to email producer Jessie. #ellengreenberg #forensicpathology #causeandmanner #forensics #truecrimedocumentary #toxicology Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe For any questions for Dr. Wolfe or submissions for Q&A episodes, please email producer Jessie Bones at [email protected]   Notes left on suicides: Who Leaves Suicide Notes? A Six‐Year Population‐Based Study - Cerel - 2015 - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior - Wiley Online Library   Self-harm or attempted suicide? Do suicide notes help us decide the level of intent in those who survive? - ScienceDirect   Multiple stab wound suicides:   Multiple Self‐Inflicted Stab Wounds to Neck, Chest and Abdomen as a Unique Manner of Suicide - Kaliszan - 2010 - Journal of Forensic Sciences - Wiley Online Library   Multiple injuries in suicide simulating homicide: Report of three cases - ScienceDirect   Clonazepam and Psychosis The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease   Ambien and Delirium   Acute-Delirium-Caused-by-Single-Small-Dose-of-Zolpidem.pdf   Hesitation Wounds   Suicidal and homicidal sharp force injury: a 5-year retrospective comparative study of hesitation marks and defense wounds | Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology   Insomnia and Suicidality   Linkages between insomnia and suicidality: Prospective associations, high-risk subgroups and possible psychological mechanisms: International Review of Psychiatry: Vol 26, No 2  

Forensic pathologist Dr. Darin Wolfe and forensic autopsy technician Jessie Bones discuss the forensic complexities involving the case of Ellen Greenberg. After the release of the Hulu documentary "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg" this quickly became the most requested case for Knife After Death to review through the lens of forensic expertise and experience. Based on the incredibly sensitive and high profile nature of this case, we have very carefully reviewed all of the information before presenting it to you here, with the bulk of our focus being on the pathology and autopsy reports. The same will be true for part two. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to email producer Jessie. #ellengreenberg #forensicpathology #causeandmanner #forensics #truecrimedocumentary   Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe For any questions for Dr. Wolfe or submissions for Q&A episodes please email producer Jessie Bones at [email protected]

10 years ago today, Scott Weiland passed away at the age of 48, his cause of death was a drug overdose. Weiland was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band(s) Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. Please join forensic pathologist Dr. Darin Wolfe as he discusses some of the nuances of a drug overdose death when it is accompanied by underlying health conditions. As always, through a compassionate lens.    Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe For any questions for Dr. Wolfe or submissions for Q&A episodes please email producer Jessie Bones at [email protected]

Round two! Forensic pathologist Dr. Darin Wolfe and forensic autopsy technician Jessie Bones answer your questions in part two of our forensic Q&A. Thank you so much to all who submitted your questions. You may submit your questions at any time. We love to answer you! [email protected] Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe find Dr. Wolfe’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Zombie-Forensics-Medicine-Zombiology/dp/0578594439   #autopsy #forensics #deathinvestigation #truecrime #medicine #disease #zombiology #pathology #prions #gravewax #photography #neuropathology 

Listener centric episode! Forensic pathologist Dr. Darin Wolfe and forensic autopsy technician Jessie Bones answer your questions in part one of our forensic Q&A. Thank you so much to all who submitted your questions. Remember you can submit questions whenever you want. We encourage it and love to answer you! [email protected] Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe find Dr. Wolfe’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Zombie-Forensics-Medicine-Zombiology/dp/0578594439 #autopsy #forensics #deathinvestigation #csisyndrome #truecrime #medicine #disease #zombiology #pathology 

In this episode, forensic pathologist Dr. Wolfe and autopsy technician Jessie Bones discuss the recently released Frankenstein directed by Guillermo Del Toro as a possible allegory for the rise of artificial intelligence. The discussion also centers around the anatomical and physiological impediments to attempts at “medical resurrection”. #forensics #frankenstein #guillermodeltoro #film #anatomy #decomposition #artificialintelligence #ai #autopsy #maryshelley #prometheus #liver  Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe For any questions for Dr. Wolfe or submissions for Q&A episodes please email producer Jessie Bones at [email protected]

Forensic pathologist Dr. Darin Wolfe and autopsy technician Jessie Bones discuss “The Broken Heart Syndrome”, also known more formally as #TakotsuboSyndrome. Our discussion includes the history, symptoms, and #pathology of this disease. #forensics #medicine #brokenheartsyndrome #autopsy #podcast #medicine #truecrime Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram:  @knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel:  @knifeafterdeath.drwolfe For any questions for Dr. Wolfe or submissions for Q&A episodes please email producer Jessie Bones at [email protected] 

Forensic pathologist Dr. Darin Wolfe and autopsy technician Jessie Bones discuss the folklore and mythology of vampires; how real world diseases may have correlated and contributed to these stories that have been told for centuries, inspiring literary and film archetypes such as Dracula and Nosferatu.   Find Dr. Wolfe and Jessie on Instagram: 
@knifeafterdeath Find the Knife After Death YouTube Channel: 
@knifeafterdeath.drwolfe For any questions for Dr. Wolfe or submissions for Q&A episodes please email producer Jessie Bones at [email protected] #vampires #porphyria #mythology #truecrime #forensics #autopsy #shadowofthevampire #eeliasmerhige #sinners #ryancoogler #frightnight #tomholland

Dr. Wolfe explains how the term “cardiac arrest” has different definitions depending on who is using it, and how this affects the certification of death.