Uncovering Hidden Deaths by Police Officers - Terence Keel

Why are coroner's reports often incomplete or misleading? This deep dive reveals how societal biases, historical disenfranchisement, and a focus on biology over social context create a "coroner's silence," obscuring the true circumstances of many deaths, especially those involving state institutions.

Terence Keel is an interdisciplinary scholar and Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) within the Department of African American Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics. He is the Founding Director of the Biocritical Studies Lab, which examines the intersections of race, religion, law, and modern science, with a focus on police violence and forensics.

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