February 11, 2002: The Compassionate Coroner, Death and the Hereafter - Dr. Janis Amatuzio
Podcast: The Art Bell ArchivePublished On: Sat Mar 01 2025
Description: Art Bell welcomes forensic pathologist Dr. Janis Amatuzio, known as the "compassionate coroner," who has served as coroner for multiple counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin since 1978. A recognized authority in forensic medicine and author of "Forever Ours," she shares remarkable stories heard during two decades of death investigations that have reshaped her understanding of consciousness after death.Dr. Amatuzio recounts the case of a 22-year-old man killed in a car accident whose former babysitter, 2,000 miles away in California, was visited by his spirit on the night of his death. She also describes a widow whose deceased husband appeared three nights after his death, telling her that her thought of him would "send him rushing to her side." A third account involves a patient who died during surgery, left his body through the top of his head, and could hear the thoughts of everyone in the room.Art shares the story of Pam Reynolds, who was clinically dead for an hour during brain surgery and returned with verified details of the operating room. Dr. Amatuzio explains that while she began her career as a strict skeptic, the accumulating weight of these first-person accounts has moved her from hope to genuine belief that consciousness survives physical death.
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