Thomas Noguchi

Biography

Thomas Tsunetomi Noguchi is a Japanese-American retired coroner known for his work as "coroner to the stars." He determined the cause of death in high-profile cases including Marilyn Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy, performing autopsies on numerous celebrities during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Noguchi was chief medical examiner-coroner for Los Angeles County before his retirement.