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Michael Baden

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The Resume

    (July 27, 1934- )
    Born in Bronx, New York
    Forensic pathologist
    Chief Medical Examiner of New York City (1978-79)
    Chaired the forensic pathology panel for the House Select Committee on Assassinations (1976-78)
    Hosted the HBO series 'Autopsy' (1995-2008)
    Testified for the defense in the trials of O.J. Simpson and Phil Spector
    Conducted private autopsies of Jeffrey Epstein, Aaron Hernandez, George Floyd, and Michael Brown

Why he might be annoying:

    He was fired as Chief Medical Examiner of New York City after a year over allegations of poor record keeping and non-compliance with the district attorney's office.
    His testimony -- such a suggesting that Ron Goldman could have fought with his attacker for ten minutes after having his jugular vein severed -- helped O.J. get away with killing two people.
    At O.J.'s civil trial, he denied having made the statements he made at the criminal trial until his testimony was played on video; he then claimed he had misunderstood the question.
    Asked during the Phil Spector trial if he had any conflicts of interest, he replied, 'None that I can think of.' His wife was one of Spector's attorneys.
    A fellow doctor observed, 'Michael never saw a camera he didn't like.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated top of his class from City College of New York (1955).
    He won $100,000 in a wrongful termination suit against New York City.
    He disappointed Kennedy assassination conspiracy theorists by upholding the Warren commission's conclusions.
    He said he regretted testifying for O.J.'s defense. (Albeit, because of the damage the case did to his reputation rather than the whole 'letting a double murderer walk' issue.)

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 39 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 170 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 70 Votes: 52.86% Annoying