Past Mortems: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors

Past Mortems: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors

A day in the life of Carla Valentine - curator, pathology technician and 'death professional' - is not your average day. She spent ten years training and working as an Anatomical Pathology where the m…

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