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Working Stiff Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

Judy Melinek MD

The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist’s “rookie season” as a NYC medical examiner, and the cases—hair-raising and heartbreaking and impossibly complex—that shaped her as both a physician and a mother.

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KSR

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KSR

They referenced a book called Stiff that humorously explored what happens to the body after death and what is done with the remains.

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There was also, I thought of another good book about that. There's a book called Stiff that's about kind of another kind of funny person writing about the what happens when we die, what happens to you...

— Episode: 2025-08-07- KSR - Hour 2

Episode: 2025-08-07- KSR - Hour 2

They referenced a book called Stiff that humorously explored what happens to the body after death and what is done with the remains.

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There was also, I thought of another good book about that. There's a book called Stiff that's about kind of another kind of funny person writing about the what happens when we die, what happens to your body, what they do, etc.

Anatomy of Murder

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Anatomy of Murder

Nikki cited the book during two episodes to explain how insulin poisoning could be detected after several days, noting that she had learned the details from a work‑related autopsy text. The discussion centered on the book’s forensic content rather than offering a recommendation, and it served mainly as a plot device for her conversation about a potential murder scenario. The hosts treated the reference as a casual illustration of forensic knowledge.

Episode: Without a Trace (Jim Cappello)

Nikki mentioned reading a book about autopsies at work, where she learned about insulin as a poison.

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I could kill him, you know?

I read it in a book at work, a book on autopsies.

Episode: Without a Trace (Jim Cappello)

Nikki mentioned reading about insulin poisoning in a book about autopsies at work. She had told her friend Ashley that she could kill Jim with enough insulin, as she had read it was detectable after a few days, though Ashley thought she was joking.

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I read it in a book at work, a book on autopsies.

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