Richard Shepherd (pathologist)

Richard Shepherd is an English retired forensic pathologist known for performing numerous high-profile post-mortem examinations, such as the investigations into the deaths of Princess Diana, Stephen Lawrence, 9/11 and 7/7 victims.

In 2022, Shepherd hosted the TV series The Truth About My Murder in which he explains the forensics and investigation behind murders such as of Jeffrey Howe, Helen Bailey and Peter Farquhar.

In 2025 he appeared in the four-part historical investigation series Ancient Autopsy for More4, in which he and historian Suzannah Lipscomb examined the deaths of Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Genghis Khan and Tutankhamun from a scientific perspective.

Works

Richard Shepherd (2018). Unnatural Causes. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 9780718182717.
Richard Shepherd (2021). The Seven Ages of Death. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 9780241472033.
Shepherd, Richard, ed. (2003). Simpson's Forensic Medicine (12th ed.). Arnold Publishers. ISBN 9780340810590.

References

↑ "The man who has performed 23,000 post-mortems". BBC. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
↑ Lea, Richard (26 September 2018). "The forensic pathologist who got PTSD: 'Cutting up 23,000 dead bodies is not normal'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
↑ Daswani, Mansha. "BossaNova Media Expands Slate Ahead of MIPCOM". WorldScreen. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
↑ Lipscomb, Suzannah (3 October 2025). "Notebook: Suzannah Lipscomb". Church Times. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

External links

Official website

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[BBC_2018-1] "The man who has performed 23,000 post-mortems". BBC. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[2] Lea, Richard (26 September 2018). "The forensic pathologist who got PTSD: 'Cutting up 23,000 dead bodies is not normal'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[3] Daswani, Mansha. "BossaNova Media Expands Slate Ahead of MIPCOM". WorldScreen. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[4] Lipscomb, Suzannah (3 October 2025). "Notebook: Suzannah Lipscomb". Church Times. Retrieved 6 October 2025.