Michael Baden
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| Michael Baden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 New York, New York, USA |
| Profession | Pathologist |
| Institutions | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Albany Medical College, New York University, New York Law School |
| Specialism | Forensic pathology |
| Known for | Testimony at the OJ Simpson trial, investigation of JFK assassination, Martin Luther King assassination |
Michael M. Baden is a medical doctor and board-certified forensic pathologist. He known for his work investigating high profile deaths and as a host of HBO's Autopsy.[1]
[edit] Education and personal life
Baden received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1959.[2]
He is currently married to Linda Kenney-Baden,[3] an attorney, and has four children.
[edit] Professional career
Baden was the Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York from 1978 to 1979.
Baden has been a consulting/lead pathologist and an expert witness on a number of high profile cases and investigations including:[1][4]
- Sid Vicious's death
- Claus Von Bulow criminal trial
- John Belushi's death
- O.J. Simpson criminal trial
- Lisa McPherson's death[5]
- Phil Spector's murder trial for the defense. Baden was reportedly paid $250,000.[6] Baden's wife was legal co-counsel for Mr. Spector at the time.[3]
- Sargent Evan Vela's court martial[7]
Baden maintains a private forensic pathology consulting practice and is the co-director of the New York State Police Medicolegal Investigation Unit.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ask Dr. Baden. HBO. URL: http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/baden/bio.html. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
- ^ Baden Michael M. New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions). URL: http://www.nysed.gov/coms/op001/opscr2?profcd=60&plicno=085329. Accessed on: April 9, 2008.
- ^ a b The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don’t Have To. rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/08/15/the-phil-spector-trial-we-watch-court-tv-so-you-dont-have-to-36/. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
- ^ Biography: Dr. Michael M. Baden. practicalhomicide.com. URL: http://www.practicalhomicide.com/bio/bioBADEN.htm. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
- ^ Lisa Mcpherson Estate's Reply To Defendants' Frye Challenge To Cockroach Evidence. whyaretheydead.net. URL: http://whyaretheydead.net/lisa_mcpherson/legal/bugs/index.html. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
- ^ Outrageous. truthinjusticefiles.blogspot.com. March 1, 2008. URL: http://truthinjusticefiles.blogspot.com/2008/03/outrageous.html. Accessed on: April 10, 2008.
- ^ Moore S. G.I. Tells of Ordering Unarmed Iraqi’s Death. New York Times. February 9, 2008. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html. Accessed on: April 18, 2008.
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