Podcast Summary
Exploring Latine culture through PopSugar Juntos and booking tours with Viator: Check out PopSugar Juntos for Latine content on Amazon Prime and use Viator for hassle-free tour bookings, while also prioritizing safety checks on loved ones during extreme weather conditions.
PopSugar Juntos, a platform celebrating Latine culture, offers a wealth of content through Amazon Prime, including exclusive interviews with Latin music artists, thoughtful commentary, and more. Additionally, for travelers, Viator provides a convenient solution for booking guided tours and excursions with free cancellation and 24/7 customer support. Meanwhile, a chilling real-life story shared by coroner Kathleen Vernon highlights the importance of checking on loved ones during harsh winter conditions, as one man's survival of repeated bouts of hypothermia was discovered to have been aided by antifreeze in his refrigerator.
Growing up around law enforcement and an early interest in death led Kathleen Vernon to a career as a coroner.: An unconventional upbringing and unique interests can lead individuals towards rewarding and unexpected careers.
Curiosity and a unique upbringing can lead individuals towards unconventional careers. In the case of Kathleen Vernon, growing up surrounded by law enforcement professionals and showing an early interest in death led her to a successful career as a coroner. However, the circumstances surrounding her discovery of a man's death and his unusual cause led her to an unexpected and chilling realization. The man had been consuming antifreeze to prevent hypothermia, leading to ethylene glycol crystals forming in his kidneys. While this may seem like an unusual occurrence, Kathleen's background and upbringing allowed her to approach the situation with a level head and a professional demeanor, even when the situation took an unexpected turn. Her story serves as a reminder that sometimes, the most unconventional paths can lead to the most rewarding careers.
A young girl's fascination with bugs leads to a unique science fair project: Passion and curiosity can lead to unforgettable experiences and inspire new opportunities, even at a young age.
Passion and curiosity can lead to unique and memorable experiences, even at a young age. Kathleen's fascination with bugs evolved into a science fair project where she raised beetles to clean bones for display. She obtained specimens from various sources, including a museum and a taxidermist, and carefully watched their progress. Although the project involved dead animals, no harm was caused to living creatures. The experience left a lasting impression, leading Kathleen to preserve the bird skeleton, and inspiring her mother, a former homicide investigator and coroner, to stop her career and support her daughter's interests.
Exploring Darker Subjects with Passion and Curiosity: Passionately exploring darker subjects can lead to unique experiences, instilling curiosity and personal growth in oneself and others.
Passion and curiosity, even if it involves darker subjects, can lead to unique experiences and opportunities. Linda's love for forensics led her to create crime scenes in her own home using her own blood for the best results. Her honest approach to raising her daughter, Kathleen, instilled a strong work ethic and an unwavering curiosity about the world, leading Kathleen to pursue a career in forensics at a young age. Honesty, passion, and curiosity, even when faced with challenging subjects, can lead to meaningful experiences and personal growth.
Exploring the Lives of the Deceased: Coroner Kathleen gains insight into people's lives through their belongings and circumstances, bringing closure to families and understanding reasons behind each death.
Working as a coroner involves examining the lives of deceased individuals through their belongings and circumstances, providing valuable insights into their daily lives and last moments. Kathleen, a coroner, finds this work fascinating and is hooked despite the unsteady nature of her job, which sees groups of deaths occurring at irregular intervals. Many in her field keep their work private due to its sad and morbid nature, but Kathleen is grateful for her mother's support. Her work includes investigating various cases, such as the death of a baby on Christmas morning, which were particularly challenging. Despite the difficulties, Kathleen remains committed to her role in bringing closure to families and understanding the reasons behind each death.
Childhood experiences with law enforcement shape lives: Our unique past experiences, including those related to family professions, can significantly impact our future careers and personal growth.
The experiences we have as children, especially those related to our families and their professions, can significantly shape our lives in profound ways. In this episode of Criminal, we heard from a woman named Kathleen, whose entire family is involved in law enforcement and death-related work. Kathleen herself is a coroner, and her husband is as well. She shared how their dinner table conversations were vastly different from others, and her daughter, Casey, grew up to become a coroner herself and marry another coroner. Kathleen acknowledged that her upbringing might have had an impact on her child, and it's a question she now faces: how much of this exposure to crime and death should she allow her own child to experience. This episode serves as a reminder that our past experiences, no matter how unique or seemingly negative, contribute to who we become. Ultimately, all we can do is the best we can as parents and trust that our children will find their way. If you'd like to explore more stories like this, subscribe to Criminal on iTunes or visit their website at criminalshow.org.
