The Coroner's Silence: How the State Uses Death Records to Hide Police Violence w/ Prof. Terence Keel (G&R 469)

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · Feb 24, 2026 · 55m

Each year, police officers kill over 1,000 people they’ve sworn to protect and serve. While some cases, like George Floyd’s and Sandra Bland’s, capture national attention, most victims remain nameless, their stories untold. Professor Terence Keel's new book, "The Coroner’s Silence" reveals a disturbing truth about these cases: coroners and other death investigators are often complicit in obscuring the violent circumstances of in-custody deaths. ​

In our latest, we talk with Prof. Keel about the complicity and silence of coroners in the police and in-custody deaths. Bio//Dr. Terence Keel…