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Michael Baden
Michael Baden
Born	1934; New York, New York, USA
Profession	Pathologist
Institutions	Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Albany Medical College, New York University, New York Law School
Specialism	Forensic pathology
Known for	Testimony at the OJ Simpson trial, investigation of JFK assassination, Martin Luther King assassination

Michael M. Baden is a medical doctor and board-certified forensic pathologist. He is known for his work investigating high profile deaths and as a host of HBO's Autopsy.^[1] He is the Forensic Science Contributor for Fox News Channel. He has been author or co-author of more than 80 professional articles and books on aspects of forensic medicine and two popular non-fiction books "Unnatural Death, Confessions of a Medical Examiner" and "Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers."

[edit] Education and personal life

Baden received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1960.^[2]

He is married to Linda Kenney-Baden,^[3] an attorney, and has four children. Michael Baden and Linda Kenney have written the thriller "Remains Silent."

[edit] Professional career

Baden was the Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York from 1978 to 1979.

Baden has been a consulting/lead pathologist and an expert witness on a number of high profile cases and investigations including:^[1]^[4]

John Kennedy - chairman of the Forensic Pathology Panel of the House Select Committee on Assassinations^[1]
O.J. Simpson criminal trial
Czar Nicholas II - investigated the remains discovered in the 1990s in Siberia^[1]
Sid Vicious's death
Claus Von Bülow criminal trial
John Belushi's death
Lisa McPherson's death^[5]
Phil Spector's murder trial for the defense. Baden was reportedly paid $250,000.^[6] Baden's wife was legal co-counsel for Mr. Spector at the time.^[3]
Richard Kuklinski's death
Kathleen Savio's death
Sergeant Evan Vela's court martial^[7]

Baden maintains a private forensic pathology consulting practice and is the co-director of the New York State Police Medicolegal Investigation Unit.

On August 18, 2008 he appeared as a guest on the Opie and Anthony Show. On June 11, 2009 it was reported that Dr. Baden was hired by the family of the late actor, David Carradine, to investigate the cause of Carradine's death in a Bangkok hotel room. According to press reports, Dr. Baden's initial conclusion is that Carradine's death was not the result of suicide.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ask Dr. Baden. HBO. URL: http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/baden/bio.html. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
^ Baden Michael M. New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions). URL: http://www.nysed.gov/coms/op001/opscr2?profcd=60&plicno=085329. Accessed on: April 9, 2008.
^ ^a ^b The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don’t Have To. rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/08/15/the-phil-spector-trial-we-watch-court-tv-so-you-dont-have-to-36/. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
^ Biography: Dr. Michael M. Baden. practicalhomicide.com. URL: http://www.practicalhomicide.com/bio/bioBADEN.htm. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
^ Lisa Mcpherson Estate's Reply To Defendants' Frye Challenge To Cockroach Evidence. whyaretheydead.net. URL: http://whyaretheydead.net/lisa_mcpherson/legal/bugs/index.html. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.
^ Outrageous. truthinjusticefiles.blogspot.com. March 1, 2008. URL: http://truthinjusticefiles.blogspot.com/2008/03/outrageous.html. Accessed on: April 10, 2008.
^ Moore S. G.I. Tells of Ordering Unarmed Iraqi’s Death. New York Times. February 9, 2008. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html. Accessed on: April 18, 2008.

[hbo-0] Ask Dr. Baden. HBO. URL: http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/baden/bio.html. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.

[1] Baden Michael M. New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions). URL: http://www.nysed.gov/coms/op001/opscr2?profcd=60&plicno=085329. Accessed on: April 9, 2008.

[rollingstone-2] The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don’t Have To. rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/08/15/the-phil-spector-trial-we-watch-court-tv-so-you-dont-have-to-36/. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.

[3] Biography: Dr. Michael M. Baden. practicalhomicide.com. URL: http://www.practicalhomicide.com/bio/bioBADEN.htm. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.

[4] Lisa Mcpherson Estate's Reply To Defendants' Frye Challenge To Cockroach Evidence. whyaretheydead.net. URL: http://whyaretheydead.net/lisa_mcpherson/legal/bugs/index.html. Accessed on: April 8, 2008.

[5] Outrageous. truthinjusticefiles.blogspot.com. March 1, 2008. URL: http://truthinjusticefiles.blogspot.com/2008/03/outrageous.html. Accessed on: April 10, 2008.

[6] Moore S. G.I. Tells of Ordering Unarmed Iraqi’s Death. New York Times. February 9, 2008. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html. Accessed on: April 18, 2008.

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