Ashley Flowers talks with Barbara Butcher about her career as a Death Investigator in New York. They cover the true crime community, chickens, and much more! Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkieaf.com/ Crime Junkie AF is hosted by Ashley Flowers. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ASHLEYFLOWERS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ash_flowers TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af/ Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! Follow audiochuck: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc/ Twitter: https://x.com/audiochuck Follow Crime Junkie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/ Twitter: https://x.com/CrimeJunkiePod Have you heard yet? Your newest obsession and the ultimate destination for 24/7 true crime, Crime Junkie Radio, is here and exclusive to SiriusXM’s app! On Crime Junkie Radio, you’ll hear episodes from not only Crime Junkie, but from some of audiochuck's other chart-topping titles like The Deck. But the best part is… it will also feature Ashley's brand-new show, Crime Junkie AF, where she’ll explore cases that are unfolding right now, and even feature special guests. Crime Junkie AF offers listeners a one-of-a-kind experience to explore cases that are unfolding right now, alongside the Queen of True Crime. Ashley will not only keep listeners on the pulse of what's currently happening in true crime, but she'll also invite special guests to sit down and weigh in on the headlines she can’t stop thinking about. Get ready, because Crime Junkie AF is about to become your newest obsession! Ashley Flowers is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of audiochuck, an Indiana-based, award-winning, independent media company with 10+ chart-topping podcasts and over 2 billion listener downloads. Best known for her inaugural podcast Crime Junkie, named Apple Podcasts’ #1 show of 2022 and 2023, Flowers also hosts and executive produces The Deck and The Deck Investigates and Crime Junkie AF. In 2022 she authored her first novel, All Good People Here, which became an instant #1 New York Times Bestseller. She is committed to giving back and is the founder of nonprofit Season of Justice, which is dedicated to solving cold cases 00:00 - 1:57 - Intro 1:57 - 4:22 - What is a Death Investigator? 4:23 - 8:57 - Meet Barbara 8:58 - 10:49 - “You can’t help me, but I am gonna help you” 10:50 - 15:26- An Ode to Dr. Hirsch 19:56 - 21:25 - “Games” in New York 21:25 - 28:24 - Neighborhood Differences 28:25 - 29:36 Figuring out the “Why?” 29:37 - 33:32 - Barbara’s Process 33:33 - 37:14 - “I Still See Them All” 38:26 -42:30 9/11 Involvement 42:34 -45:49 - Life After the Job 45:50 - 51:05 Birth of “What the Dead Know” 51:06 - 55:25 Netflix + TV