'Van de meeste doden weten we niet waarom ze stierven'
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Forensic pathologist Frank van de Goot does not view death as something macabre, but as a puzzle that needs to be solved. His autism helps him in his work, he says: "The neurotypical world does not accept that it is fun." Cases like the butler murder or the Belgian student Sanda Dia haunt him. At the same time, he emphasizes: "I do not judge. The court judges guilt and innocence. And ultimately, you have to answer to the big boss."
Van de Goot advocates for better investigation into causes of death: "No proper autopsy is performed. Is the head still attached and are there no holes in it? Then we call it a natural death." According to him, for most deceased people, we have "no idea why they are dead."
01:00 - Do you still get surprised by a dead body?
03:12 - Forensic cases: there is no protocol
07:56 - Why did you want to do this work? 14:02 - The most important thing about a case: 'It has to be right'
18:39 - A body comes in... And then?
32:19 - Beyond a murder: the importance of better investigation into causes of death
41:31 - Making a decorative lamp out of someone's leg
47:45 - Do causes of death change over time?
52:48 - The book 'Post mortem' and the Femicide case
59:24 - How do you view death?
Every Friday, presenter Pieter van der Wielen welcomes a leading guest from a field that is important for our time. How do they view life? What do they see as the major challenges of our time? And what can we learn from them? Presentation: Pieter van der Wielen
Editors: Merel van Waalwijk van Doorn
Video: Rosa Juffer
Photo: Sonny Lensen
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20 Comments
Frank je bent een boeiende verteller.
Echt super interessant onderwerp!
Ik moest denken aan het werk van Maarten Oversier. Bij het respect voor dader en slachtoffer en dat we van doden niet weten waarom ze stierven.
Oversier belicht de andere kant van de dood in Bestaansrecht en zijn nieuwe boek Grafgeheimen. Omdat er meer is dan ‘stoffelijk overschot’…
'Van de meeste doden weten we niet waarom ze stierven'
NRC
181,161 views
Forensic pathologist Frank van de Goot does not view death as something macabre, but as a puzzle that needs to be solved. His autism helps him in his work, he says: "The neurotypical world does not accept that it is fun." Cases like the butler murder or the Belgian student Sanda Dia haunt him. At the same time, he emphasizes: "I do not judge. The court judges guilt and innocence. And ultimately, you have to answer to the big boss."
Van de Goot advocates for better investigation into causes of death: "No proper autopsy is performed. Is the head still attached and are there no holes in it? Then we call it a natural death." According to him, for most deceased people, we have "no idea why they are dead."
01:00 - Do you still get surprised by a dead body?
03:12 - Forensic cases: there is no protocol
07:56 - Why did you want to do this work? 14:02 - The most important thing about a case: 'It has to be right'
18:39 - A body comes in... And then?
32:19 - Beyond a murder: the importance of better investigation into causes of death
41:31 - Making a decorative lamp out of someone's leg
47:45 - Do causes of death change over time?
52:48 - The book 'Post mortem' and the Femicide case
59:24 - How do you view death?
Every Friday, presenter Pieter van der Wielen welcomes a leading guest from a field that is important for our time. How do they view life? What do they see as the major challenges of our time? And what can we learn from them? Presentation: Pieter van der Wielen
Editors: Merel van Waalwijk van Doorn
Video: Rosa Juffer
Photo: Sonny Lensen
NRC Instagram: Instagram: nrcnl
NRC TikTok: TikTok: nrc_nl
NRC LinkedIn: LinkedIn: nrc-nl
NRC Facebook: Facebook: NRC
You can find all NRC stories on the website: https://www.nrc.nl/