Former forensic investigator Barbara Butcher opens up on the trauma for both homicide victims families and for the agents whose life work is to solve the crimes.
Her dream job was often a nightmare. Barbara Butcher spent decades with the office of the chief medical examiner in New York City, visiting more than 5,500 death scenes – nearly 700 of which were homicides, including the Carnegie Deli massacre and the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Dealing with the victims' families required her to maintain her composure as they endured the worst days of their lives, she told Fox News Digital.
want those investigators and cops to take care of themselves,' she told Fox News Digital. 'Don't do like I did back in the old days with, 'Oh, we don't need any therapy.' Ha! Bulls---. We needed a lot of therapy.' Many of the cases included horrific crimes against helpless victims. loved my job. I absolutely loved it. But it destroyed a large portion of my heart. One image that she said rattles her to this day was the execution-style slaying of a family of four.
Back then, they were coming fast and furious,' she said. 'I was doing several a week, and I went from one case to the next to the next. And you know how the justice system is. It can take two years to get to trial.' Fox News' Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.
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