Pathology Expert To Give Second Opinion On Police Officer's Death

Michael Baden, the pathology expert witness the O.J. Simpson, Robert Blake and Kobe Bryant cases, has agreed to give a second opinion as to how a high-ranking Albuquerque police officer died last year. Baden, the former New York City Chief Medical Examiner, will issue a report on the death of Lt. Todd Parkins. The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator ruled last month that Parkins committed suicide, a finding questioned by the Albuquerque Police Department, the officer's family and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, which investigated the death. Last weekend, Sheriff Darren White contacted Baden, who agreed to review the case and issue a report.Baden, chief pathologist for the New York State Police, has not given a timetable on when his report will be ready. White said Baden has not asked to be compensated.

Excerpted from PoliceOne.com.