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The frank and unvarnished memoir of a life spent stalking death in the Deep South. Baton Rouge is a little town with big-city problems. Rich with Creole history, colorful locals, and a strong sense of community, it's also the home of Napoleonic codes, stubborn cops, and a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Christine Moore: Found by a dog named Phideaux, about a month after she disappeared
- Johnny: A preppy type attending Louisiana State University
- Demetrius White: Shot randomly
- Mari Ann Fowler: The wife of an imprisoned man who just wanted to have a sandwich, for pity's sake
- Sean Gillis: Very honest type, as it turned out
- Charlotte Murray Pace: An outstanding student in the LSU business school
- Gina Green: A nurse and manager in a company called The Infusion Network
- Hong Ballenger: Ran a beauty-supply shop in Baton Rouge; originally from Korea
- Edwin Robillard: Turned up, with his hands bound, on the roof of a middle school
- Dene Colomb: In the Army, but planned to make a move up to the Marines
- Derrick Todd Lee: Add a description of this character.
- Pam Kinamore
- Lou
- Zachary
- Stan
- Michael
- Courtney
- Calvin
- Rita
- Shawn Thompson
- Tasha
- Carrie Lynn Yoder
- Jenny
- Shelia
- Lynne Marino
- Geralyn
- Katrina
- George
- Angela
- Bordelon
- Zack
- Tyrone
- Mary Manheim
- Deann
- Mixon
- Muhammad
- Mr. Gantz
- Randi
- Doc
- Vernon
- Frank
Quotes edit
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“I depend on EMS to stand for Emergency Medical Service, not Evidence Meddling Service.”
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“Bottom line is if you live by the sword, or the 9 mm, there's a good chance we'll be seeing you, but you won't see us.”
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“"If you die stupid, we're going to laugh at you."”
Coroner's armamentarium (the complete range of equipment, medications, and techniques that a medical practitioner has at his or her disposal)
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If you don’t deal with a horrible or traumatic event, it will deal with you.
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“One of the things wrong with her is that she doesn’t know what’s wrong with her.”
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Mortui vivis praecipant. It means, “Let the dead teach the living.”
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Robert Frost was right: “And that has made all the difference.”
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
I am exhausted.
Glossary edit
- armamentarium: the complete range of equipment, medications, and techniques that a medical practitioner has at his or her disposal
Series & Lists edit
This book is in True Crime: Serial Murder. (community list)
This book is in True Crime: Forensic Follies. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Louis Cataldie (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 614.092
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Medical › Medicine › Internal Medicine › Pathology › Forensic Medicine
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