THOMAS T. NOGUCHI RES, FAC, is a forensic pathologist and the former chief medical examiner -coroner for the County of Los Angeles from the 1960s to the 1980s. His life is featured in the recent film “Coroner to the Stars.” Noguchi is also characterized as a fictional character in the recent Broadway show “Dead Outlaw.” He performed autopsies on high-profile cases from the 1960s to the 1980s, including Marilyn Monroe, Janis Joplin, and Robert F. Kennedy.

Published in the fall/winter ALUMNI JOURNAL 2025.