Donna Francart: "I've Seen Dead People"

Several years ago, Donna Francart started volunteering for a community crisis response team. She became aware of her innate compassion in dealing with difficult situations, which ultimately led her to a new line of work as a Deputy Coroner.

Francart shares her experiences, documented through years of journaling, in her memoir, “I’ve Seen Dead People: Diary of a Deputy Coroner.”

In this episode of Watching America, Dr. Alan Campbell speaks to Francart about the emotional and physical challenges of working with the dead—and most importantly, the friends and family left behind.

“I've Seen Dead People” has been adapted into a screenplay by Frank Burmaster and Gary Revel, with plans to develop it for a feature film.