Trying to find someone in the "death" business was hell. No one had the time, or they were busy with funerals or I had to work. So, one of my co-workers has an uncle who used to be the head coroner in El Paso County between 1989-1999. The best thing about the job for him was the knowledge and the respect earned. And the worst thing about the job is known as "Crib Deaths"- dead babies between 4-18 months. I can't even imagine, he averaged over 50 babies in a 10 yr span, doesn't sound like much, but I'm sure it's not a fun memory to have. The worst part, he said were the mothers who kept their dead child in their arms in complete denial and his job was to try and pry them away so he can examine the body... and a coroner's motto is to treat every investigation like a homicide.
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