The Smerconish Podcast · Episode 2028 · September 15, 2026 · 27 min

9/11 Death Investigator: Stop Calling Them "Jumpers"

For 25 years, we’ve heard the people who fell from the Twin Towers on 9/11 described as “jumpers.” Former New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher tells Michael why that word is wrong—and why every victim who died that day was officially classified as a homicide. A powerful conversation about language, dignity, and how we remember those lost on September 11. Original air date 14 September 2026.