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... The chapter critically examines the research conducted by Charles Wetli and associates on the tattoos of dead Cuban immigrants who arrived during the Mariel boatlift. By closely examining Wetli's scholarship and work techniques as medical examiner, the author sheds light on how Wetli's White...

... Delving into Charles Wetli's early career during the Satanic Panic scare of the 1980s and 1990s, this chapter investigates the intersections of law enforcement, Afro-Latiné religions, and Christian Evangelical moral panics in producing White expertise. By understanding the role of police...

... The 1990s mark a significant turning point in Charles Wetli's career. By reflecting on Wetli's personal evolution, the chapter explores how Wetli testified on behalf of the Santeria church Lukumi Babalu Aye in a discrimination case against the City of Hialeah. Religious freedom was on the line...

... Charles Wetli inaccurately labeled the deaths of Black women and girls killed by a serial killer in Miami in the late 1980s as “cocaine-sex deaths.” Drawing inspiration from the Combahee River Collective's intersectional feminist framework that first called attention to the serial killing...

... Delving into the troubling story of Charles Wetli, this chapter examines the history of the medical examiner who coined the term excited delirium syndrome . It uncovers Wetli's early career and involvement as a law enforcement “expert” on Afro-Caribbean “cults.” Through meticulous historical...

... There is an intricate web surrounding the use of excited delirium syndrome in the legal defense of taser-involved deaths. The chapter exposes Charles Wetli's role as one of the paid experts for Taser International, and it uncovers the collusion between medical examiners, researchers, police...