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Dr. Judy Melinek

@drjudymelinek.bsky.social
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Forensic pathologist & coauthor with TJ Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social of Working Stiff & Jessie Teska Mysteries 🔎💀🔬 ❤️ & 🔄 DON’T mean I endorse/agree.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 30/06/2026
www.iflscience.com/ever-wondere...
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“Forensics is not an exact science,” said Judy Melinek, a board-certified forensic pathologist who often consults on criminal cases. “It really isn’t. It’s interpretive. You can have injuries that look exactly the same; one is a homicide, and the other is a suicide.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death and His Final Days in Jail
New evidence, new interviews and the fullest investigation yet into the question of whether he killed himself.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) put out its summer reading list for aspiring physicians and those interested in health sciences. The first book on the list: 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them! Find your 2026 beach read! 📖 😎 l1nq.com/r39mqop
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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is extremely distressing and sad. Responsibility lies with the politicians who enabled this
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Ebola: Through the air or not? pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Nice summary of Ebola research on transmission www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/commen...
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COMMENTARY: Ebola virus transmission via contact and aerosol — a new paradigm
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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My coauthor came up with the title b4 we wrote the book; all credit to @drjudymelinek.bsky.social
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ScotlandYardCSI @scotlandyardcsi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
#HantaVirus "Concerns about the information being spread about the #hantavirus outbreak from a #forensicpathologist and science communicator" www.instagram.com/reel/DYNBDZA... Thanks @drjudymelinek.bsky.social
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Judy Melinek on Instagram: "Concerns about the information being spread about the #hantavirus outbreak from a #forensicpathologist and science communicator who has reckons."
4,794 likes, 482 comments - drjudymelinek on May 11, 2026: "Concerns about the information being spread about the #hantavirus outbreak from a #forensicpathologist and science communicator who has reck...
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a paean to the wealthy: the destroyers and saviors of journalism. Given the current decimation of the press I’m not finding the conclusion hopeful or realistic at all. It was a very pretty fantasy though.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Work in progress. Watercoloring is hard.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Is it uncertainty/vibes or is it because there are too many people already in the world and we don’t need more baby humans growing up to destroy the planet? Someone needs ro challenge the @nytimes.com assumption that making more people is a good thing… www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...
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Opinion | Why So Few Babies? We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All.
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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
My boy, TikTok's @xtownboy, is a joy. Get out there & #RideTheD, #LosAngeles! www.tiktok.com/@xtownboy/vi...
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Had a super fun time riding the new D-line extension today! I’m a musician by trade by I’m really passionate about advocating for quality public transit in cities because it’s saved my ass so many tim...
TikTok video by Crosstownboy
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Great blue heron in Sutro Park. He’s wandering around if you want to see him.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Caught this Anna’s hummingbird at Sutro Park today
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Gift link to article about deaths from cychlorphine (a novel opioid) from NY Times mentioning the work of Chief Forensic Pathologist Dr. Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/h...
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A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer
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CNN @cnn.com · 01/05/2026
More than 240,000 children ages 5 and under were treated in US emergency departments for injuries related to household cleaning products over a 16-year period, according to estimates published in a large, new study in Pediatrics. cnn.it/4tjjlwY
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/05/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “ChatGPT and Claude and Grok and Gemini are not your friends or, God forbid, your lovers; they are human creations, and their creators are responsible for everything the creatures do,” our columnist David French writes.
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Opinion | There’s a 900-Year-Old Answer to Our Most Modern Problem
What should we do when a chatbot behaves like a criminal?
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/05/2026
New Zealanders are working to bring the kiwi back to the hills around Wellington. The Capital Kiwi Project has relocated 250 kiwis to the area, aiming to restore the bird’s presence after more than a century.
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A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absence
New Zealanders are working to bring the kiwi back to the hills around Wellington. The Capital Kiwi Project has relocated 250 kiwis to the area, aiming to restore the bird’s presence after more than a century.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
GenX Dad: …she has clippings from our college days. GenZ Daughter: What’s a clipping? GenX Mom: It’s like a screenshot but with paper.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Just some recent memes posted by doctors to make your day.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Forensic pathology is vital to the health and safety of the United States. So why are there so few forensic pathologists? www.doximity.com/newsfeed/615...
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
If you are looking for a job as an autopsy technician, Communio in New Zealand is hiring! Experienced techs preferred but we also train folks who have competency in equivalent fields (e.g. embalming). www.seek.co.nz/job/91104038...
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Coronial Mortuary Technician Job in Lower Hutt, Wellington - SEEK
Work for a company that cares, trains and supports you to be the best you can be.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
About to attend the last lecture: my hot take is that AI is going to just create more work for us… like every other technology we have integrated into our practice. Anyone who thinks they can replace doctors with AI is in for a rude awakening. Our work will change but you’ll still need us.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I have reached that part of the pathology conference when I am second guessing every single case I’ve signed out recently and questioning my life choices by thinking I should have stayed in academia… yes, I must be delusional. Time to go home.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
And today: “…according to the Americans — well, should we really listen to the Americans?” Audience 😂😂😂
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Just listened to a lecture at a medical conference in Sydney where the presenter suggested a meeting in the U.S., “if you want to risk going to America” and the whole audience laughed. This is what we are now.
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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Rose crowned fruit dove in Toranga Zoo, #Sydney. @drjudymelinek.bsky.social: “Looks like a sorbet.” She’s not wrong.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
New Zealand/Aotearoa: today this seagull was at the end of the rainbow. No leprechauns. Just boids.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Caught the Michelangelo exhibit in Wellington. I love his art and was expecting a better commentary on the artist, his life and the artistic depiction but got one religious story after another. A bit disappointed.
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QuiteBrief @quitebrief.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
#bookreview 📚💙 📚🤳 Fan of: - Forensics! - Memoirs - Patients that can't get worse - Grossing out Try: @drjudymelinek.bsky.social and @workingstiff.bsky.social's Working Stiff drworkingstiff.com/product/work... Judy Melinek recounts what she learned about humans and the human body as a coroner in NYC.
Cover of Judy Melinek and T. J. Mitchell's Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the making of a Medical Examiner.
Cover is a picture of a white tiled wall with a red strip at the bottom.
A plastic gloved left hand holding a scalpel hovers with the blade above the title.
A gold/brown circle says: A New York Times Bestseller
Cover text reads:
"Far from the magic we see on TV, Working Stiff describes
forensic pathology in the real world. The book is a 
compelling and absorbing read." - Kathy Reichs,
author of the Temperance Brennan Bones series.
Judy Melinek, M.D.
and
T. J. Mitchell
working
Stiff
Two Years, 262 Bodies
And The Making Of A
Medical Examiner
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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
We have two more fast reads for you, if you enjoy #detective fiction: @drjudymelinek.bsky.social & I coauthored the noir mysteries First Cut & Aftershock—real science, badass #forensic pathologist as 1st person narrator. In print, ebook, & audio; seek em out! #booksky
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ScotlandYardCSI @scotlandyardcsi.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
#forensics #forensicpathology #CSI #DeathInvestigation #jobs #NZ #ForensicPathologist
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
An amazing 2026 @sundanceorg Film Festival! Thank you so much to everyone who received a copy of the book, including, Rob Lowe Natalie Portman  Seth Rogan Channing Tatum John Slattery  James Pedersen Kate Maccenon John Turturro I hope you enjoy the #book.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Job: full time autopsy forensic pathologist position in New Zealand for anyone interested in working in a beautiful country with a functioning democracy. Been here since 2020 & love it. Ask me anything & I’ll respond in comments. Graduating fellows encouraged to apply. tinyurl.com/bdpkvxpt
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
THANK YOU to everyone who attended the 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them 📕 event at @politicsprose.bsky.social on The Wharf last night. I am endlessly grateful for the support of the book. THANK YOU. I hope my book saves your life! #booktok #publichealthmatters #nonfictionbooks
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
TONIGHT Join me at Politics and Prose on The Wharf to discuss 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them. ☠️ DATE: Wed, 1/21/2026 TIME: 7:00pm PLACE: Politics and Prose at The Wharf 610 Water St SW Washington, DC 20024
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Hey Boston, Come hang out tomorrow!!! (In conversation with the amazing Alister Martin!) @harvardbookstore.bsky.social www.harvard.com/event/ashely...
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I have several book events coming up this week! 📚🥳 @harvardbookstore with @alisterfmartin on January 20th at 7pm @politicsprose January 21st at 7pm @sundanceorg at @dollysbookstore January 29th at 5pm
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Experts who once backed 'shaken baby' science now fight to free imprisoned caregivers
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Experts who once backed 'shaken baby' science now fight to free imprisoned caregivers
A growing number of medical experts and law enforcement officials are reversing testimony that put parents behind bars. But they face an uphill battle.
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ScotlandYardCSI @scotlandyardcsi.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
#CSI #DeathInvestigation #CarbonMonoxide #forensics #ForensicPathology
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
News: Cases of CO poisoning, first of which was not immediately picked up because death investigators didn’t note the water heater near in the adjacent room to the storeroom where the decedent was found. Consider CO in all cases of workplace deaths. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/v...
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Vallejo market CO poisoning deaths avoidable, worker safety expert says
The recent deaths of two workers at a Vallejo market and the poisoning of two others there from carbon monoxide raise questions about the state’s system designed to protect workers, one worker safety ...
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Interesting article about a Shaken Baby Syndrome case where original pathologist has changed his mind about the cause and manner of death. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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A medical examiner's testimony put a father behind bars for life. Now he says he 'made a mistake.'
Dr. Bruce Levy's finding that Alex Maze died of shaken baby syndrome was critical in the murder conviction of his father, Russell Maze. Decades later, Levy says he believes Maze is innocent.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Looking to work as a forensic pathologist in New Zealand? We have a job for you! US, Canada, or UK credentials preferred. aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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| Stories - Position Available For Forensic Pathologist
Position Available For Forensic Pathologist
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Wired: 3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches An arson attack in Colorado had detectives stumped. The way they solved the case could put everyone at risk. archive.ph/4lX3X?fbclid...
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
At Kezar stadium football game with @workingstiff.bsky.social and our son Daniel. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
So proud of my coleagues who advocate and work with government for gun violence prevention #thisisourlane #gunviolence www.wglt.org/local-news/2...
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Bloomington council gets final commission recommendations on gun violence
A little more than two years after its creation, a Bloomington city commission has presented a final report of recommendations for improving community safety and reducing gun violence.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
99 Ways to Die & How to Avoid Them has been chosen as a Next Big Idea Club must-read title for January 2026‼️ The Next Big Idea Club selects the most anticipated books of the year, by the leading thinkers in the world!💡 📚 @nextbigidea.bsky.social
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Check this out friends! Worth a pre-order!
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
While some experts questioned federal investigators' treatment of the scene, forensic pathologist Judy Melinek, who used to work at the New York City Medical Examiner's office, said her former employer appears to have handled the case by the book. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
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In cell where Jeffrey Epstein died, a scene of disarray that never underwent thorough inspection, experts said
Photos of Jeffrey Epstein's cell show a scene of disarray that never underwent a proper inspection, according to experts.
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Dr. Judy Melinek @drjudymelinek.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
You are invited to the release party of CROSSTOWN’s debut album “Rotating Cast” happening at Nivessa records in Hollywood. Live performances by CROSSTOWN & Bambino & the Babytooth Boys, as well as a listening experience to the album, Q&A, & opportunity to win free merch. partiful.com/e/5ge8W07dGc...
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RSVP to “Rotating Cast” album release party | Partiful
You are invited to the release party of CROSSTOWN’s debut album “Rotating Cast” happening at Nivessa records in Hollywood. The party will feature live performances by CROSSTOWN and Bambino and the Bab...
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