This series features Dr. G working on unexplained deaths in Orange and Osceola counties in Florida, as well as similar deaths from her previous employment as an Associate Medical Examiner in Bexar County, Texas. The show features dramatic re-enactments of the events leading up to the person's death as well as the autopsies. Interviews with Dr. G, family members, and other people connected to the deaths are also shown.
Dr. G also hosted a five-episode spinoff series titled Dr. G: America's Most Shocking Cases, in which she takes viewers out of her own morgue and profiles some of history's most baffling forensic mysteries.[1] The spinoff aired from October 2009 to April 2010 on Discovery Health Channel[2] and was narrated by Jon Prevatt.
After a high-profile career, Dr. G went into retirement in 2015.[3]
The unexplained deaths that Dr. G investigates can be attributed to various causes, such as undiagnosed medical conditions, accidents, or foul play. In one instance, a woman who attempted suicide died a few days after her attempt. Dr. G found that her death was actually due to another condition and was not by her own hand. Another instance dealt with human bones that had been found alongside railroad tracks. Through an autopsy and investigative work it was discovered that the remains were those of a missing girl who had been killed by her mother.
Episodes
Dr. G: Medical Examiner premiered on July 23, 2004, and its final episode aired on February 10, 2012, for a total of 88 episodes and 2 specials.[4]
The depressed 82-year-old matriarch of a devout Catholic family initially survives a suicidal overdose on painkillers but dies the next day, and Dr G finds evidence that her death may not have been caused by the suicide attempt; a 50-year-old former homeless man who complained of a headache is found dead the next morning; Dr. G works for three months to give a father of three the true cause of his wife's sudden death after she dies in her sleep.
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"Hit and Run"
Bill McClane
Christopher Carlson, Bill McClane & Jodi Coffman
July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30)
Dr. G finds no evidence of vehicular injury on an alleged hit-and-run victim found in a parking lot; an elderly woman is found dead at the bottom of a staircase outside her apartment building; a man with a genetic disorder dies of a brain tumor at his 35th birthday party, and Dr. G must determine if his brother, who also has the genetic disorder, is at risk of dying in the same manner
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"Anger Management"
Bill McClane
Jodi Coffman & Ted Schillinger
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06)
A depressed man dies after complaining that he feels ill, and his cause of death may have health implications for his ex-wife; an English tourist collapses and dies after a heated argument with his family; a man with a severe headache calls 911, and he dies after paramedics find nothing wrong with him and leave – Dr. G must determine if a trip to the hospital could have saved his life
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"The Mystery of the Haunted Crossing"
Bill McClane
Jerry Tully & Ted Schillinger
October 22, 2004 (2004-10-22)
A pile of human bones is found at a supposedly haunted railroad crossing, and a girl claims the bones are those of her murdered sister; a man who felt weak and dizzy is found dead in his apartment the next day
An elderly woman who drank lie soap as a child and recently had hip surgery dies in the hospital after having a convulsion; a young man dies after falling off his bicycle onto the street; Dr. G finds evidence that a transsexual stripper's death may be linked to a dangerous form of breast augmentation
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"Who is Watching the Children?"
Bill McClane
Ted Schillinger & Gretchen Morning
November 5, 2004 (2004-11-05)
Two babies are found smothered to death in a house shared by two families, and a 12-year-old girl becomes the prime suspect; a young pregnant mother who claims to have ovarian cancer dies a week after checking into a homeless shelter
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"Dark Waters"
Bill McClane
Ted Schillinger & Jodi Delaney
November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19)
A homeless man is found dead and decomposing in a pond; a babysitter claims a child under her care died when his neck was accidentally pinned between a bed frame and a playpen, and field investigators must determine if her story matches Dr. G's autopsy findings; an English tourist collapses and dies after a heated argument with his family
NOTE: The third case is a repeat from "Anger Management"
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"A Cry for Help"
Bill McClane
Gretchen Morning, Teresa Giordano, Christopher Carlson & Bill McClane
January 28, 2005 (2005-01-28)
Police respond to the sound of gunshots and find a dead man in a pool of blood in a parking lot, but Dr. G finds no evidence of bullet entry; a theme park security guard calls his girlfriend for help in a state of confusion and is later found dead in his car; a traveller from New York is found dead in bed while staying at his sister's house
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"A Mother's Love"
Bill McClane
Gretchen Morning & Bill McClane
February 4, 2005 (2005-02-04)
A baby is taken away from his parents and placed in foster care on suspicions of child abuse after he inexplicably obtains a skull fracture, and the family's lawyer asks for Dr. G's professional opinion on how the fracture occurred; a woman dies in the hospital nearly a year after a car accident leaves her paralyzed, but her mother believes she was poisoned by her husband
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"Ashes to Ashes"
Bill McClane
Gretchen Morning & Bill McClane
March 11, 2005 (2005-03-11)
A fire is discovered on a rural highway in which three bodies have been burnt beyond recognition, and Dr. G works with the Texas Rangers to identify the victims and find out who killed them; a man with no medical records dies on a city bus
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"Fighting for the Truth"
Bill McClane
Bill McClane, Gretchen Morning & Peter Van Pelt
April 22, 2005 (2005-04-22)
A man known for starting brawls is found murdered in the kitchen of the restaurant where he works; a man dies after intentionally overdosing on acetaminophen, which in most cases is nonfatal – Dr. G must determine if his death was a suicide
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"Dying to Be Young"
Bill McClane
Bob Higgins, Emi Macuaga, Bill McClane & Gretchen Morning
June 10, 2005 (2005-06-10)
A wife taking over forty dietary supplements is found dead in bed; a man tries to ride his bike home after a night of drinking and turns up dead in a roadside ditch
Valerie Shepherd, Gretchen Morning & Bruce Kennedy
July 15, 2005 (2005-07-15)
A man is found in a motel room hundreds of miles from home with his head blown off by a shotgun; Dr. G gives a tour of the morgue and explains how certain tools and procedures work; a man is ostensibly killed by a car crash, but Dr. G must determine if his heart condition also played a role in his death
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"The Mourning After"
David Guertin
Gretchen Morning & Bruce Kennedy
July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)
A man's ex-wife finds him face-down in a hotel bathtub, but Dr. G finds no evidence of drowning; a young man is found dead in bed after a night of partying
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"A Shot in the Dark"
David Guertin
Valerie Shepherd, Emi Macuaga & Craig Coffman
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)
A man is shot in the head at a social gathering, and his friends claim the gun accidentally fired when it fell to the floor – Dr. G must determine if the forensic evidence supports their story; Dr. G shares her professional insights into car crash fatalities; a cab driver's death may be linked to amphetamine abuse
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"Prescription for Change"
David Guertin
Gretchen Morning
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19)
A depressed woman dies at a friend's house, and her prescription pill bottle is empty; a woman with a foot ulcer passes out in a hotel room and dies en route to the hospital
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"Burning Questions"
David Guertin
Valerie Shepherd, Bruce Kennedy, Gretchen Morning & Craig Coffman
September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16)
A young man is found dead in a burning car in a parking garage after night of drinking; a man with kidney failure dies in the hospital with his ex-wife by his side, but the man's hospital roommate claims the ex-wife strangled him to death
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"A Fatal Attraction"
David Guertin
Gretchen Morning, Michael Joseloff & Craig Constantine
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)
A couple is found stabbed to death in a car in front of a church; a woman claims she shot her boyfriend in self defense, but the forensic evidence suggests otherwise
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"The Things Men Do"
David Guertin
Gretchen Morning, Michael Joseloff, Craig Coffman & Craig Constantine
November 7, 2005 (2005-11-07)
A young man is found dead inside an overturned pickup truck, but his injuries do not appear to be fatal; two men lead a motorist to the decomposing body of a hiker in the Texas desert and then flee the scene; Dr. G provides a look at the techniques and routines of her medical investigators
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"Truth of the Matter"
David Guertin
Emi Macuaga, Gretchen Morning & Craig Constantine
December 9, 2005 (2005-12-09)
A man claims he accidentally shot his wife on a hunting trip, and Dr. G must determine if the forensic evidence supports his story; Dr. G and her co-workers speculate as to why men are more prone to accidents resulting from stupidity; a man dies two weeks after suffering a severe beating
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"Paths of Destruction"
Andy Montejo & David Guertin
Gretchen Morning & John Morning
March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)
A Vietnam veteran dies in the hospital two weeks after a suicide attempt; a mother who had recently suffered complications from gastric bypass surgery is found dead in her apartment three days after going on a drinking binge
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"Needle in the Haystack"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Craig Coffman
March 24, 2006 (2006-03-24)
A mentally handicapped man collapses and dies while eating lunch; a chronic pain sufferer is found dead and decomposing in his apartment
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"A Lingering Question"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Emi Macuaga
June 9, 2006 (2006-06-09)
A woman claims she shot her abusive husband in self-defense, but the forensic evidence doesn't add up; a diabetic woman is found dead and nude in the trailer of a convicted sex offender
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"Kiss of Death?"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Gretchen Morning, Bill McClane & John Morning
June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16)
A woman develops a full-body rash and dies two weeks after kissing a stranger at a bar; a man dies in his yard after suffering an apparent seizure
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"The Desperate Crossing"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Craig Coffman
June 23, 2006 (2006-06-23)
A quadriplegic woman is found dead in a park over 100 feet away from her wheelchair; a diabetic man with a recent illness dies en route to the hospital
A girl collapses and dies at a waterpark, and Dr. G must determine if the rides contributed to her death; a ranch owner is found dead and nude next to her ATV
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"Poison Control"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Craig Coffman, Gretchen Morning & Lizzie Blenk
July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28)
A construction foreman is found dead and decomposing in his van a few days after receiving a head injury at work; the bloodied body of a homeless man is found in the back of his car, and one of Dr. G's medical investigators rips his glove and gets the dead man's blood in an open cut; a recovering heroin addict is found dead and bruised in a drainage ditch in a high drug use area
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"A Fatal Mistake"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Craig Coffman, David Mettler & Lizzie Blenk
September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)
A young man with a history of suicide attempts and drug abuse is found dead on his friends' couch; an unpopular hotel manager is found dead at the bottom of the stairs in his living quarters; Dr. G accepts a marriage proposal
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"Deadly Consequences"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Gretchen Morning & John Morning
October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)
An AIDS patient collapses and dies at a bar a week after visiting the hospital for a throat infection, and Dr. G must determine if the hospital missed a key diagnosis; a man with kidney disease is found dead at home in a pool of blood with his wrist apparently slashed; Dr. G prepares for her upcoming wedding
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"Deadly Arrest"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Emi Macuaga
October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)
A man dies after being subdued by police, and Dr. G must determine if his death was caused by police brutality; a young woman dies a week after an apparent miscarriage; Dr. G's wedding day finally arrives
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"On the Run"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Craig Coffman, Lizzie Blenk & Loren Bevans
December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)
A man dies in a group home for mentally challenged adults on Thanksgiving; an incinerated body is found in a burning car belonging to an Irish immigrant whose visa was about to expire
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"Old Wounds Run Deep"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Gretchen Morning & John Morning
January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26)
An elderly man with dementia is discovered dead in his back yard with severe cuts and bruises the morning after an ice storm; Dr. G must determine if a man's death was caused by complications from a shooting that rendered him paraplegic three decades earlier
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"A Deadly Business"
Fahad Vania & Andy Montejo
Emi Macuaga & Charlotte Stobbs
February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02)
Dr. G recounts her first case as a medical examiner, in which numerous decomposing bodies were found in a funeral home, and multiple bodies buried by that same funeral home were found stuffed into single coffins; a Vietnam veteran with PTSD dies suddenly and unexpectedly at home after the hospital dismisses his chest pain as a panic attack
A cab driver's death may be linked to amphetamine abuse; Dr. G and field investigators explain how car wreck fatalities are processed at the scene and in the morgue; an unpopular hotel manager is found dead at the bottom of the stairs in his living quarters
Note: The cases from this episode are repeats from "A Shot in the Dark" and "A Fatal Mistake", although this episode's version of the car crash segment has some new material
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"Ticking Time Bomb"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga
June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08)
A man collapses and dies after crashing his car into a fence; a man is found naked and decomposing at the bottom of the stairs in his apartment
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"Dark Secrets"
Fahad Vania
Lizzie Blenk, Emi Macuaga and David Mettler
June 15, 2007 (2007-06-15)
A young diabetic man is found dead on his couch after a night of drinking; an elderly man is found decomposing and covered by a tarp in the house he shared with his stepson, who flees the scene when police search the house
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"Deadly Destination"
Fahad Vania
David Mettler & Gretchen Morning
June 22, 2007 (2007-06-22)
An elderly man is found dead and decomposing in his apartment, and his car is missing from the garage; an elderly man from England collapses during breakfast while visiting his family in Orlando
A hurricane relief worker dies after breaking out in hives and becoming short of breath; a man is found dead by his partner just hours after making a suicide threat
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"Derailed"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga, Bill McClane & Gretchen Morning
November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30)
Dr. G must determine what caused a man to fall from a moving train; a young woman dies after having a seizure at a restaurant
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"Broken Lives"
Fahad Vania
Lizzie Blenk, Donald Slouffman & Charlotte Stobbs-Schotland
December 7, 2007 (2007-12-07)
The body of a missing woman is found buried in a box in the woods; a transient man is found dead in bed at a halfway house
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"Life Interrupted"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga
December 14, 2007 (2007-12-14)
A female private (Tracie McBride) is abducted from an Air Force base and murdered, and Dr. G must determine if the forensic evidence is consistent with the prime suspect's confession; an elderly woman dies after a knee replacement surgery
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"Deadly Journeys"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga & Gretchen Morning
December 21, 2007 (2007-12-21)
A vacationer dies after experiencing chest pains and coughing up blood; a female hitchhiker collapses while having a beer with the man who gave her a ride
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"Deadly Doses"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga & Bill McClane
May 23, 2008 (2008-05-23)
A woman experiencing inexplicable itching accidentally overdoses on antihistamines and initially survives, but she later dies in the hospital; a depressed woman with a history of chronic pain due to a past car accident collapses and dies
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"Twist of Fate"
Fahad Vania
Gretchen Morning
May 30, 2008 (2008-05-30)
An elderly woman reports experiencing severe upper body pain just prior to a minor car accident, and she dies in the hospital four days later; an elderly man experiencing abdominal pain dies in the hospital
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"Shock to the System"
Andy Montejo
Emi Macuaga
June 6, 2008 (2008-06-06)
A man is found dead in a field in a high crime neighborhood with a syringe in his hand and a straight razor under his body; a charred body is found in the fiery wreckage of an 18-wheeler on the side of an Interstate highway
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"Dangerous Games"
Andy Montejo
Gretchen Morning, Emi Macuaga & Michael Cargill
June 13, 2008 (2008-06-13)
A 12-year-old boy is found dead in his room with his karate belt wrapped around his neck; the FBI takes interest when a Russian biochemist collapses and dies while eating lunch with colleagues
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"In the Dead of Night"
Andy Montejo
Emi Macuaga & David Mettler
June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20)
An elderly man taking antibiotics for a toe infection collapses at home and dies en route to the hospital; a young man with a history of grand mal seizures dies in a motel room after a night of partying
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"Twin Terror"
Andy Montejo
Gretchen Morning & Kellen Hertz
July 18, 2008 (2008-07-18)
An infant is found dead in her crib, and one of Dr. G's protégés must determine if the baby's surviving twin is at risk of dying in the same manner; a husband is found dead in bed with no apparent cause of death
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"Deadly Lovers Quarrel"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga
July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25)
A man is stabbed in the arm by his girlfriend during an argument and dies two weeks later; a man is found dead on the side of a city street, and Dr. G's only lead is a scrap of paper in his pocket prescribing a CAT scan
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"Once Bitten"
Andy Montejo
Gretchen Morning
August 1, 2008 (2008-08-01)
An athlete develops severe back pain and dies several weeks after receiving an apparent spider bite; a father dies just hours after falling ill on an amusement park ride on which two people had previously died
A dazed man with blood on his shirt shows up at a stranger's door and turns up dead in the woods hours later; a mother dies two days after a tummy tuck operation
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"Deadly Encounter"
Lorri Leighton & Fahad Vania
Gretchen Morning
October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)
A man dies several weeks after sustaining severe facial trauma with no memory of how he got it; a chronic pain sufferer with a history of suicide attempts is found dead in bed
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"Unlikely Suspects"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga
October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)
A basketball coach is found dead in his home; Dr. G must determine if a man's fatal brain hemorrhage was caused by a bar fight
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"Degrees of Death"
Fahad Vania
Kellen Hertz & Jess Beck
October 20, 2008 (2008-10-20)
A dead man is found hanging by his pants from a neighbor's fence; a construction worker collapses and dies at a job site on a very hot day
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"One False Move"
Fahad Vania
Jess Beck, Kellen Hertz & Gretchen Morning
January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)
A man is found slumped over the rail of a footbridge with a gunshot wound to the back of his head; a young man on prescription anxiety medication is found dead in bed after night of heavy drinking
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"Cruel Intentions"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs & Emi Macuaga
January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)
Dr. G suspects a toddler's death was caused by a natural disease, until she finds evidence of child abuse; a man collapses after mowing his grandparents' lawn and later dies
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"Fearing the Worst"
Fahad Vania
Gretchen Morning
January 26, 2009 (2009-01-26)
A diabetic woman dies after a tooth extraction, and her sister fears she made a mistake while treating her for low blood sugar; an elderly woman with depression is found dead in bed
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"Secret Lives"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs & Emi Macuaga
April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)
A woman is found dead on the floor of her apartment by her grandmother; a cheating wife and her paramour are found shot to death in bed in an apparent murder-suicide, but police suspect that the husband killed them both and staged the scene – it's up to Dr. G to determine who fired the gun
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"Deadly Remedies"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga & Jess Beck
April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
Dr. G helps a colleague solve the case of a 10-year-old boy whose tragic death may be linked to his prescription medication; a family chooses to donate their daughter's organs after a lightning strike leaves her braindead, and Dr. G must decide if she can perform a successful autopsy without the girl's vital organs
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"False Impressions"
Fahad Vania
Gretchen Morning & Jess Beck
April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)
Trash bags containing a dismembered body are found in a swamp; a man is seemingly run over by a van backing out of a parking lot, but Dr. G finds no internal injuries
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"Hidden Hazards"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga & Jess Beck
July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27)
A father is found dead on the couch after coughing up blood, and his family suspects his well water was contaminated; a recently divorced man is found dead in bed with two bottles of prescription painkillers on his nightstand
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"Crossing the Line"
Fahad Vania
Gretchen Morning & Emi Macuaga
August 3, 2009 (2009-08-03)
A man dies in his sleep while taking a nap at his parents' house; a woman is found dead on her couch a day after experiencing intense eye pain
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"Whispered Warnings"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga, Gretchen Morning & Jess Beck
August 10, 2009 (2009-08-10)
A waiter collapses and dies while leaving work; a woman with depression is found dead in a pool of water and blood on her bathroom floor
After eating a fish sandwich, a young man develops an apparent case of food poisoning and dies four days later; Dr. G autopsies the victim of a car crash involving a drunk driver
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"Last Gasps"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs & Jess Beck
November 2, 2009 (2009-11-02)
A baby dies inexplicably, and Dr. G must determine if his twin sister is at risk of dying in the same manner; a young father with a history of marijuana use collapses and dies in his home
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"Deadly Silence"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga, Gretchen Morning, Jonathan Koster & Jess Beck
November 9, 2009 (2009-11-09)
An elderly man dies hours after falling on a sidewalk, but his family is reluctant to have him autopsied for religious reasons; a florist collapses and dies in her shop
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"Fatal Twist"
Fahad Vania
Gretchen Morning, David Mettler & Emi Macuaga
November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
A baby is found unresponsive in his crib; a woman dies after having a seizure on a city bus
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"Deadly Decisions"
Fahad Vania
J Emi Macuaga, Gretchen Morning & Jess Beck
January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
An unidentified woman is found brutally murdered by the side of the road; a man goes out for a boat ride and is later found dead at the bottom of the lake
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"Bruised and Battered"
Fahad Vania
Samantha Grogin & Ariel Tunnell
January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)
An 8-year-old boy dies in his sleep; a man is found dead and covered in bruises on the floor of his ransacked apartment
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"Deadly Storms"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs, Emi Macuaga & Jonathan Koster
January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)
A teenage boy falls ill and dies after an apparent seizure; a recent amputee is found dead on his couch after a night of heavy drinking
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"Fatal Flaw"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs, Gretchen Morning & Emi Macuaga
June 7, 2010 (2010-06-07)
An infant who recently had a cold becomes unresponsive and stops breathing; a cocaine user is sent home from the hospital after complaining of abdominal pain and dies two days later
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"Deadly Dive"
Fahad Vania
Samantha Grogin & Ariel Tunnell
June 14, 2010 (2010-06-14)
Dr. G tries to find out what caused a boy to drown in his family's swimming pool; a man lying motionless on the railroad tracks is run over by a train
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"Deadly Descent"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs, Emi Macuaga & Ariel Tunnell
June 21, 2010 (2010-06-21)
Dr. G autopsies a pilot to help the NTSB determine what caused his plane to crash; a man is suspected of murder when his girlfriend is found dead in her apartment, face down in a pool of blood
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"A Deadly Deal"
Fahad Vania
Alexa Coyle & Emi Macuaga
June 28, 2010 (2010-06-28)
A traveller from Ecuador is found dead in his hotel room; a young man dies the morning after his bachelor party
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"Disturbing Behavior"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs & Ariel Tunnell
July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)
Dr. G must determine if a woman's death was related to a brutal mugging that occurred five years earlier; a man falls from a ladder
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"Evil Intent"
Fahad Vania
Samantha Grogin
July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)
Firefighters respond to a house fire and discover the body of a young woman who has been murdered; a woman appears to have been fatally assaulted by her husband
A man collapses and dies at his sister's home; a teen claims his father stabbed himself to death, but the police are suspicious of his story
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"Hidden Killers"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs & Samantha Grogin
October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)
A teen athlete's death from apparent infection may have public health implications; a woman is found dead on her couch and covered with blood from a head wound
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"Playing with Fire"
Fahad Vania
Emi Macuaga & Ariel Tunnell
October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)
A schizophrenic man dies after inexplicably erupting into a violent rage during a cookout; a pregnant woman with a deadly secret dies after experiencing chest pains
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"Deadly Bite"
Fahad Vania
Samantha Grogin & Alexa Coyle
October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
Dr. G must determine if a man found dead in bed and covered in bites was fatally attacked by his own dog; an infant is found dead in her crib
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"Deadly Circumstances"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs, Alexa Coyle & Samantha Grogin
November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
A man's body is found in a motel parking lot; a father who had been doing home renovations is found dead at the base of his attic ladder
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"Fatal Encounters"
Fahad Vania
Charlotte Stobbs, Samantha Grogin & Ariel Tunnell
November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
A traveller dies after developing mysterious skin lesions; a man is shot to death when he answers a knock at his back door
A woman is found burned beyond recognition in her bedroom; a known substance abuser is found dead in his home with signs of forced entry
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"Desperate Measures"
Fahad Vania
Loren Bevans, Carolyn Jacobs & Catharine Park
January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)
A woman claims her husband was killed by masked gunmen during a home invasion robbery; a breast cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy is found dead in bed
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"Deadly Holiday"
Fahad Vania
Loren Bevans, Carolyn Jacobs & Charlotte Stobbs
January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20)
Dr. G must find out if a hunter's death was caused by rabies; an elderly woman dies after complaining that she is choking on fish bones
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"Fatal Feud"
Fahad Vania
Carolyn Jacobs & Charlotte Stobbs
January 27, 2012 (2012-01-27)
A woman is found dead at her sister's house after an argument with her brother-in-law; a teenage girl dies after experiencing flu-like symptoms
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"Clue Game"
Fahad Vania
Samantha Grogin
February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03)
A man is found dead on his porch surrounded by weapons and pill bottles; a young woman with Krohn's disease is found dead in bed
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"Deadly Mistake"
Fahad Vania
Carolyn Jacobs & Charlotte Stobbs
February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10)
A woman claims she found her boyfriend dead on the floor, but her story arouses suspicion; a pregnant teen is found dead at a mental health center
Dr. G counts down the top five reasons that people end up in the morgue, shares past cases that exemplify each cause of death, and offers tips on how to avoid dying prematurely.
The autopsy of a motorcycle crash victim leads to the discovery of a prolific serial killer. Then, 16-year-old Robert R. dies from a mysterious illness in 1969; newly developed forensic tests over a decade later finally reveal his cause of death and shed new light on the origins of a modern disease.
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"Unthinkable"
Erich Sturm
Tania Castellanos & Barrett Hawes
March 26, 2010 (2010-03-26)
A five-day-old infant is found dead in bed and covered in rat bites; author Sherwood Anderson falls ill and dies on a cruise to South America.
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"Conspiracy Theory"
Joanna Chejade-Bloom, David Mettler & Erich Sturm
David Mettler
April 2, 2010 (2010-04-02)
In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson falls to his death from a tenth floor hotel window. Four decades later, an autopsy on his exhumed body and declassified CIA documents suggest he may have fallen victim to a government conspiracy.
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"Deadly Deception"
Joanna Chejade-Bloom & Erich Sturm
Tania Castellanos & Charlotte Stobbs-Schotland
April 9, 2010 (2010-04-09)
A Lebanese immigrant is found dead in his garage beneath his burning car, and his death is believed to be an accident until the autopsy brings forth a shocking revelation. Then, medical investigators race to find the cause of a mysterious and deadly disease outbreak in the southwestern United States.
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"Twisted"
Joanna Chejade-Bloom & Erich Sturm
Joanna Chejade-Bloom & Barrett Hawes
April 16, 2010 (2010-04-16)
Frank Hilley dies of an unknown illness, and shocking secrets come to light when his daughter develops the same symptoms four years later. Then, can an autopsy shed light on what drove the Texas Tower Sniper to commit mass murder?
On October 14, 2008, Dr. G released her first book, How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner. Using cases from her 20 years of experience as a medical examiner, Dr. G identifies some of the key lifestyle and behavioral choices that can result in early death. She also offers advice on how to be smart and proactive about one's health. A television special titled "How Not to Die: A Dr. G Special" aired on Discovery Health Channel on the same day the book was released.
