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Joseph Scott Morgan puts on his teachers cap and explains decompositional changes and what really happens in the first minutes, hours, and days after death and tells the story of a rookie cop doing a simple welfare check calls for backup after finding a victim dead in his tv chair. The still wet behind the ears cop thinks the victim was killed with a hatchet, but all of the blood and body fluid appearing on the victims' shirt is not from a hatchet, the man had a heart attack. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the disintegration of body tissues after death, known as decomposition as well as the two processes of Decomposition and how important these processes will be in the upcoming trial of Bryan Kohberger for the murders of four college students in Idaho.
Transcript Highlights
00:03.14 Introduction
01:34.93 Professor Morgan is ready to teach
04:44.28 Reason for understanding decomposition
09:51.60 Can't always see it, but you can smell it
14:43.12 People dying on toilets
19:01.43 Disintegration, breaking down what is organic
24:31.13 Autolysis and Putrefaction
29:35.64 Body decomposing
34:59.98 Rigor mortis leaves, body becomes flaccid
40:12.40 Toes and fingers dry out
44:32.69 Natural Death looks like a murder
45:35.23 Conclusion
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Breaking news out of Minnesota, two lawmakers and their spouses have been shot in what's being called a "politically motivated assassination." Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured, shot multiple times. They underwent surgery overnight and doctors are optimistic they will survive.
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Here's some of our top stories this week:
Juror number 6 was dismissed from Sean Combs' trial over "inconsistencies" he made about where he lived. The judge said that raised questions of candor and ability to follow instructions.
A granny who was gardening in her front yard is suddenly cuffed by gun-toting U.S Marshalls, stuffed in a jail cell and strip searched in a case of mistaken identity. She's now suing the feds for the fugitive faux pas.
Two California teenagers, aged 14 and 15, are accused of fatally attacking a 66-year-old man outside a church, according to prosecutors.
A 77-year-old Indiana man stands accused of killing his wife and two of her family members, saying they were tied to a Mexican drug cartel
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Eight unsealed warrants are giving new insights into the investigation of Sade Robinson’s murder. Newly released surveillance images show Sade meeting Anderson at the Twisted Fisherman for their date. The warrants also reveal police are reviewing employment records and surveillance from Victor’s nightclub. Anderson reportedly worked at Victor’s, a club that one of Sade’s coworkers says they frequented. Investigators are trying to determine how Sade met Maxwell Anderson.
Also, a friend of Anderson’s is now working with law enforcement as a confidential informant. The CI tells investigators in early March, Anderson spoke of a plan to lure Sade Robinson to his home, then force her into the basement at gunpoint, where he would shoot her, then dismember her body and scatter the remains. The CI says Anderson showed him the basement, where Anderson had taped plastic paint protectors to the walls and floor. The CI says there were three saws in the prepped basement.
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As rumored, Kanye West arrives today at his sometimes collaborator's trial as the prosecution moves into the home stretch on presenting their case to the jury against disgraced rapper Sean "Diddy" combs.
A recap of powerful and emotional testimony against the disgraced rapper comes from ex-girlfriend "Jane" testifying under a pseudonym. Jane spent her days on the stand describing “hotel nights” with Combs, which involved her having sex with other men while he watches. Jane testifies Combs paid her rent as ‘leverage’ and treated her ‘like an animal’
Jane says she pleaded with Combs to stop pressuring her into sex acts with male escorts, and she was shocked when she learned of his lawsuit from Cassie Ventura. Jane alleges she was with Combs the night CNN releases the video of Combs' kicking Cassie at the Intercontinental Hotel during an alleged "Freak off."
Judge Arun Subramanian, gives Diddy heat calling Combs out for behavior crossing the line. According to reports, Combs seen “nodding vigorously” to jurors and making eye contact while another alleged victim was on the stand, Bryana Bana Bongolan. At the same time. prosecutors seek to have a juror removed.
The rapper has denied any accusations of wrongdoing
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The government says they are set to wrap their case by the end of next week.
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Prosecutors seek to remove one of the jurors — Juror No. 6 — who Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense lawyers claim is among the panel’s Black members. It’s not clear what’s behind the prosecution’s request, though it has cited a "lack of candor." " Maurene Comey, one of the prosecutors, says, "We did not want to do this. We were compelled to do that."
Combs ex-girlfriend identified by pseudonym "Jane" returns for her sixth day on the stand. Combs' defense has attacked Jane “up and down” trying to show she agreed to sex acts, by using Combs messages as alleged proof, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors tell Judge Arun Subramanian the government expects to rest its case no later than a week from Friday and perhaps as early as Wednesday next week. One of the prosecutors, Maurene Comey, also states they will condense their case and soon will inform the court and defense which witnesses they will remove.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, known as "Jane," continued her graphic testimony on the stand, revealing more explicit details about their relationship. She told the court he called her "Crack Pipe"—a nickname she said reflected his obsession with her and their intense sexual encounters.
Jane also admitted to using their "hotel nights" as leverage to get what she wanted from the music mogul.
In other news, a Los Angeles woman woke to find an intruder standing over her with his pants down. Meanwhile, a judge removed a mother from a Zoom court hearing—for making a sandwich. Jennifer Gould reports.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorneys cross-examined his ex-girlfriend, “Jane,” who testified that the rapper’s sexual preferences may stem from bi-curiosity.
Jane, testifying under a pseudonym, told jurors she still loves Combs, who continues to pay her rent after giving her approximately $150,000 during their three-year relationship.
As Jane recalled fond memories—giving Combs foot massages and watching hours of Dateline—the rapper smiled and nodded from the defense table.
Jane said the word “cuckold” described what she and Combs engaged in sexually. She explained that a cuck gets “pleasure seeing his woman receive pleasure from the other man” and may harbor bi-curiosity that he explores indirectly through his partner. Jane also said Combs referred to himself, her, and a male escort known as “Paul” by the names of NBA legends.
According to her, she was Kobe Bryant, Paul was Shaquille O’Neal, and Combs called himself Michael Jordan. She said the trio referred to themselves as the “trifecta.”
On the stand, Jane testified that Combs coerced her into sex acts and threatened to stop paying her rent if she refused. She also said Combs threatened to send sexually explicit videos of her to her son’s father.
Combs’ attorneys deny he coerced Jane or Cassie Ventura into sex.
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Jane Doe, Sean "Diddy" Combs’s most recent ex-girlfriend testifies for another day, that "hotel nights" were the only way she'd ever see him. Growing fears of a serial killer as a young woman is found dead in the woods of Massachusetts, marking the 13th unexplained death across New England since March. A Los Angeles protester is now on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list for allegedly throwing rocks at federal officers. Drew Nelson reports.
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