Roger Byard, a forensic pathologist dubbed 'Doctor Death', shared his experiences investigating some of Australia's most traumatic deaths on the I Catch Killers podcast. Notably, his career began with the notorious Snowtown murders, adding grave importance to his early involvement in forensic evidence that helped secure convictions. Despite the significance of Snowtown, he also recounted unusual animal-related deaths, including incidents involving a rogue mackerel and aggressive roosters, emphasizing the strange dimensions of his profession that often beg belief.
"I've been collecting animal deaths," he told Jubelin. "Deaths from dogs, snakes, sharks, roosters, mackerel." You read that right. Mackerel.
"There was a bloke fishing in the Darwin Harbour and sharks were nearby, so this 25 kilogram mackerel jumped out of the water and sideswiped him," he recalled.
"Roosters, I understand, are nasty creatures. It went for her, and she had varicose veins and it just pecked her leg."
"One case was a cat scratch," he said. "People don't realize, an...
"I was called by the head of Major Crime one night ... and I was so green," he explained. "I didn't realize that when the head of Major Crime calls you, it's pretty serious."
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