Bruce Goldfarb > Quotes

“The teeth are the hardest, most durable material in the human body. They can tolerate decomposition or submersion in water, withstand temperatures over 1,000°C (up to 2,000°F) and survive explosions and extremes of physical forces.”
― Bruce Goldfarb, 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics

“In May 1896, Frances and Helen departed on the steamer Etruria”
― Bruce Goldfarb, 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics

“The medical examiner’s responsibility would be to the decedent, not the police or prosecutors.”
― Bruce Goldfarb, OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center

“The prisoner directed his query to King because King was the medical examiner who testified at his trial. What better authority than the guy responsible for getting you locked up?”
― Bruce Goldfarb, OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center

“What better authority than the guy responsible for getting you locked up?”
― Bruce Goldfarb, OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center

“Histology is the foundation of pathology,”
― Bruce Goldfarb, OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center

“Histology involves slicing tissues into super-thin sections on a microtome, staining them to highlight various cellular structures, and putting them on a slide for the doctors to examine under a microscope.”
― Bruce Goldfarb, OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center

“As the drug deaths spiraled upward, a new synthetic opioid appeared on the streets in the autumn of 2016 — carfentanil. A hundred times more potent than fentanyl, a dose of carfentanil as small as a single grain of salt can be fatal.”
― Bruce Goldfarb, OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center