When the Dead Speak. 12 Amazing Stories of a Forensic Expert

A step-by-step investigation of the causes of death with one of the best forensic experts in Germany. Standing over corpses every day? Definitely not for the faint-hearted. But for Klass Bushmann, this is everyday work. How and when did a person die? Was it natural death or murder? No worse than a professional detective, he is capable of solving the most convoluted case based on the victim's body, or rather, its pieces. A mummified foot found in a subway shaft… A man transporting his dead wife in the trunk… Such cases are nothing new for an experienced forensic expert. Dr. Bushmann has worked in the 'field' many times and participated in crime investigations alongside detectives. Over many years of practice, he has accumulated a whole collection of strange, amusing, and of course, gruesome cases. Klass Bushmann breaks the usual perception of forensic experts and lifts the veil of mystery over this grim profession. What is the 'hide and die' syndrome? How does the 'non-living' differ from the 'deceased'? Why would a cunning murderer cut off a victim's leg instead of hitting them in the head or stomach? Soon you will find out… 'Anyone who ends up on Dr. Bushmann's medical table will definitely find that it is already too late for any help. He is not just dead, but most likely also died from unnatural causes.' Newspaper Die Zeit 'Dr. Klass Bushmann – a doctor for the dead. Most of his patients died unnaturally. He talks about his work and how unrealistically it is portrayed in crime novels.' TV-radio company WRD 'When Dr. Bushmann introduces himself as a forensic expert to a stranger at parties, the first question almost everyone asks him is: “How do you handle the smell?” - and immediately after that: “What were your worst body and case?”' Criminal internet channel watson.de 'His workplace is a cold room, the objects of his work are out of this world. He is often asked: “Tell me, doctor, do corpses really dissolve completely in hydrochloric acid?” - Meet the leading forensic expert