A Certain Kind of Death

A Certain Kind of Death

A Certain Kind of Death

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A Certain Kind of Death

2003

1h 9m

7.0(23 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Unblinking and unsettling, this documentary lays bare a mysterious process that goes on all around us - what happens to people who die with no next of kin.

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Cast & Crew

47 members

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Fred Corral

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Investigations

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Sherwood Dixson

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Investigations

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Betsy Magdaleno

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Investigations

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Emil Moldovan

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Investigations

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David Smith

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Investigations

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Luis Suarez

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Investigations

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Julie Wilson

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Investigations

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Mel Graham

Self - LA Dept. of Coroner Reporting Desk

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Joyce Kato

Self - LA D. of C. ID & Notification Section

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Doyle Tolbert

Self - LA D. of C. ID & Notification Section

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Joe Cronin

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Ezell Gipson

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Manuel Gutierrez

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Jose Hernandez

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Jerry McKibben

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Ted Morris

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Georgann Pacheco

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Taisha Swain

Self - LA D. of C. Decedent Services Dept.

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Armida Carrillo

Self - LA D. of C. Personal Property Section

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Juanita Alexander

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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Cesar Barba

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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Jennifer Breault

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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Ron Chapsky

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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Mark Gluba

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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Louise Johnson

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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Noelle Lebeau

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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Janice Stoglin

Self - LA County Public Administrator

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George Garner

Self - Auction

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David Nelson

Self - Auction

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Bill Sulflow

Self - Auction

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Stirling Sulflow

Self - Auction

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James Adekayode

Self - Drayage Crew

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Daniel Forsythe

Self - Drayage Crew

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Ed McAndrews

Self - Drayage Crew

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Gerald Smith

Self - Drayage Crew

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Anthony Taylor

Self - Drayage Crew

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Jerry Valleso

Self - Drayage Crew

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Clyde Emerson

Self - LA County - USC Medical Center

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Lee Carter

Self - Crematory

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Craig Garnette

Self - Crematory

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Albert Gaskin

Self - Crematory

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William Griffin

Self - Crematory

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Bryan Anderson

Self - Chapel by the Sea / Hillcrest Cemetary

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Larry Blair

Self - Chapel by the Sea / Hillcrest Cemetary

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Tom Dewhirst

Self - Chapel by the Sea / Hillcrest Cemetary

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Ralph Turrentine

Self - Chapel by the Sea / Hillcrest Cemetary

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David Yemans

Self - Chapel by the Sea / Hillcrest Cemetary

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