85: OBITCH a prescription for death!

Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week we’re getting into the myth behind deaths linked to doctors’ sloppy handwriting and then it’s time to learn all about death certificates! We’ve got an obituary for a Geoff (it’s not what you think!) one for real asshole, and so much more! Of course we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!  Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Write to us: [email protected] Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807 Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast Sources: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/geoffrey-turner-obituary?id=5047037 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressconnects/name/jeffery-boughton-obituary?id=14417232 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/blue_form.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/writing-cause-of-death-statements.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_certificate#:~:text=Before%20issuing%20a%20death%20certificate%2C%20the%20authorities%20usually,of%20death%20and%20the%20identity%20of%20the%20deceased https://www.joincake.com/blog/how-to-get-a-death-certificate/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/post-mortem/things-to-know/death-certificates.html#:~:text=Since%20the%20reporting%20of%20death%20began%20in%201900%2C,Oklahoma%20didn%27t%20include%20ethnicity%20on%20their%20death%20certificates https://www.policygenius.com/estate-planning/death-certificate/#what-goes-into-a-death-certificate https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/health/making-the-right-call-even-in-death.html https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/londons-dreadful-visitation-bills-of-mortality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OQm23y4DbA&t=94s https://www.huffpost.com/entry/faked-death-certificate-robert-berger_n_5f177e57c5b6296fbf3ad599 https://katu.com/news/nation-world/lyndsey-jane-kennedy-pulled-storm-drain-florida-texas-delray-beach-grand-prairie-history-police-fire-rescue https://nypost.com/2023/01/16/obit-praises-utah-dad-michael-haight-who-killed-wife-5-kids/ https://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1578074,00.html https://www.belolaw.com/blog/texas-doctor-liable-death-due-sloppy-handwriting/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58441/how-lethal-my-doctors-sloppy-handwriting https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/44250-poor-handwriting-on-scrip-brings-negligence-ruling See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.