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Travels with Dr. Death

Vanity Fair, May 1990

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Travels with Dr. Death

By: Ron Rosenbaum
Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
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Three lives hang in the balance this morning as Dr. James Grigson pulls up in a gleaming white Cadillac, ready to make his rounds. The tall Texan with one hand on the wheel and one hand on his flamboyant golden cigarette holder, the legendary forensic psychiatrist known as "Dr. Death", is about to head out for the West Texas prairie to do some testifying. Indeed, for the Doctor - the traveling expert witness for hire, the courtroom terror of death-penalty foes - this is going to be the most extraordinarily concentrated stretch of testifying he's ever done. Three death-penalty trials in three Texas towns in two days.

In "Travels with Dr. Death", Ron Rosenbaum profiles legendary Texas forensic psychiatrist James Grigson, who, as of this reporting, had testified in court against 124 murderers. Acting on his advice, and his weird, unproven theories, juries had sentenced 115 of them to death, leading some opponents to call Grigson the "hanging shrink".

"Travels with Dr. Death" was originally published in Vanity Fair, May 1990.

©2016 Ron Rosenbaum (P)2017 Audible, Inc. Law Politicians Politics & Activism True Crime
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Interesting but Could've Been Shorter

I'm not sure what I expected from this one hour and twenty minute listen, but it could have been told in much less time. It's not a balanced article about the doctor or the death penalty. I can say that I wasn't fond of Dr. James Grigson's huge ego or his cock-sure notion that the convicts would kill again, BUT I do understand the need to be that way in the courtroom when both sides are basically putting on a show for the jurors. I am a believer in the death penalty for heinous crimes, and repeat offenders. And I also believe that, given the chance, most will kill again. That said, mistakes can be and have been made. And being able to admit ones mistakes is important.

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