Thursday, August 21, 2014

Shawn Parcells’ credentials, role in Michael Brown autopsy questioned by doctors

 Shawn Parcells (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

A Kansas City man is now front and center in the controversial shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Shawn Parcells owns a company that provides autopsy services, and some in the forensic community are taking issue with his involvement in this or any other case.

Parcells owns National Forensic Autopsy and Recovery Services. He says lawyers for the family of Michael Brown contacted him because of his expertise in gunshot wounds.

“I am a forensic pathologist assistant and medical investigator,” Parcells told FOX 4’s Shannon O’Brien.

However, that’s something of a dubious title according to forensic pathologist Dr. Erik Mitchell.

“That is a degree that does not exist in my knowledge, except in the mind of Shawn Parcells,” Dr. Mitchell said.

More @ Fox

2 comments:

  1. What I read was that Dr. Michael Baden did not do an autopsy but signed off
    on Parcells' autopsy. For what it's worth. Dr. Baden gets $10,000 for an
    independent autopsy but this was, supposedly, a freebie.

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    1. Yes, with only their travel and related expenses being paid.

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