Dr. G: Medical Examiner
A Florida medical examiner takes viewers through puzzling cases while explaining procedures and conclusions.
- 2004-2012
- 8 seasons
- Discovery Health
- Reality
- TV-14
A Florida medical examiner takes viewers through puzzling cases while explaining procedures and conclusions.
Season 5 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Under the Knife
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 60 mins
A hiker stumbles across a man's dead body in the woods. The victim's brother is convinced he was murdered. Dr. G must get to the bottom of this case. Was foul play really involved?
Episode 2
Deadly Encounter
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 60 mins
A hotel clerk calls 9-1-1 complaining of severe facial trauma, but he has no recollection of what happened and dies soon after. Police are counting on Dr. G to aid them in this investigation.
Episode 3
Unlikely Suspects
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 60 mins
Dr. G has a challenge on her hands: a victim's body spent days decaying before it was found, and decomposition could get in the way of her investigation.
Episode 4
How Not to Die: A Dr. G Special
Tue, Oct 14, 2008 60 mins
Just in time for the release of her highly-anticipated book, HOW NOT TO DIE: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer, & Healthier, Dr. Jan Garavaglia once again reveals the secret truths she's uncovered in her 20 years as one of the country's chief medical examiners. In this one-hour television special, Dr. G exposes the five leading reasons Americans end up in the morgue-and ways to avoid becoming one of them.
Episode 5
Degrees of Death
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 60 mins
Dr. G suspects that someone is responsible for a vagrant's unusual death. She'll only discover the truth by finding answers to the strange events surrounding this curious case.
Episode 6
One False Move
Mon, Jan 12, 2009 60 mins
All circumstances point to foul play in the case of a dead hunter and the police fear that a killer is on the loose. Dr. G must provide them with answers before there are more victims.
Episode 7
Cruel Intentions
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 60 mins
An otherwise healthy child had been complaining of stomach pains. Could the medicine his mother had recently given him be to blame? Or could his death be from something more sinister?
Episode 8
Fearing the Worst
Mon, Jan 26, 2009 60 mins
Even with many leads, including an insulin overdose, a tooth infection and chronic lupus, the pieces don't add up in the case of a woman's death. Will Dr. G be able to uncover the truth?
Episode 9
Secret Lives
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 60 mins
In an unprecedented double autopsy, Dr. G is determined to find out who is accountable for these odd deaths and solve the mystery of a love triangle gone awry.
Episode 10
Deadly Remedies
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 60 mins
A 10-year-old boy is found unresponsive on his bedroom floor. A bolt of lightning takes the life of a young girl, and her parents want to donate her organs. Dr. G must decide if they will be needed for the autopsy.
Episode 11
False Impressions
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 60 mins
As each lead turns cold in a gruesome murder case, Dr. G worries justice may never be served. As the autopsy draws to a end, Dr. G uncovers a shocking clue that may solve this crime.
Episode 12
Hidden Hazards
Mon, Jul 27, 2009 49 mins
A girl finds her 35-year-old father dead on the couch. The man has no medical records, but the man's family thinks that the man's well water was contaminated. A neighbor also reports that the man was coughing up blood, indicating a possible tuberculosis infection. Dr. G's husband, an infectious disease specialist, collaborates with Dr. G on the case. A 51-year-old man is found dead in bed. The man had been suffering from depression due to his recent divorce, and two bottles of prescription painkillers are found on the nightstand next to the bed. The family suspects that the man committed suicide. Will Dr. G's findings confirm their worst fears?
Episode 13
Crossing the Line
Mon, Aug 3, 2009 49 mins
A 43-year-old man takes a nap at his parents' house, and is later found dead in bed. The man had several conditions that put his health at risk, including morbidly obesity, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea. However, Dr. G is hesitant to jump to conclusions when her autopsy findings don't quite add up, so she opts to wait for the toxicology results before closing the case. A 53-year-old woman is found dead on her couch. The woman was obese and a smoker, her son notes that she had suffered an episode of intense eye pain the day before, and Dr. G finds signs of trauma on the woman's lower body. With many potential suspects, only Dr. G's autopsy will narrow down the cause of death.
Episode 14
Whispered Warnings
Mon, Aug 10, 2009 49 mins
A 42-year-old waiter, Jeffrey Woods. collapses and dies while leaving the restaurant where he works. The man was feeling ill for hours prior to his collapse, but his girlfriend reports that he was perfectly healthy. As Dr. G performs the autopsy, she finds evidence to the contrary, but the clues she finds aren't adding up. Dr. G must use both toxicology reports and microscope slides to piece together the cause of death. A 53-year-old woman, Melinda Lopez, is found dead on her bathroom floor, face down in a pool of water and blood. Dr. G suspects that the woman slipped and fell, but the woman had been depressed, making suicide a possibility. However, the true cause of death proves to be more elusive than expected.