Autopsy (TV series)

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Autopsy
Genre Documentary
Directed by Arthur Ginsberg
Starring Michael Baden
Narrated by Marlene Sanders
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
Production
ProducerGaby Monet
EditorJohanna Giebelhaus
Camera setupMead Hunt

"Autopsy" is a television series of HBO's America Undercover documentary series. Dr. Michael Baden, a real-life forensic pathologist, is the primary analyst, and has been personally involved in many of the cases that are reviewed.

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