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Stories from the Mortuary

Welcome to the Mortuary! Here you can find death and true crime as told by a mortuary science student. Have a morbid curiosity? Let’s take a candid look at death together.

Copyright: © Aolani Santiago 2022

Latest Episodes:

Fathoms Below Aug 28, 2023

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Decompression sickness or "the bends" is one of the most common side effects of diving. In severe cases, rapid decompression can lead to death. Quick doesn't aways mean painless.Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuarySources:https://charleyproject.org/case/anthonette-christine-cayedito https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-a-saturation-diver https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/byford-dolphin-accident.htm https://www.iflscience.com/byford-dolphin-accident-how-living-under-intense-pressure-led-to-one-of-the-most-gruesome-accidents-in-history-59230 https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/43111/20230406/byford-dolphin-accident-what-exactly-happened-tragedy-led.htm https://blog.padi.com/history-of-scuba-diving/#:~:text=In%201926%2C%20Yves%20le%20Prieur,hindrance%20and%20a%20safety%20hazard.https://www.scuba.com/blog/the-history-of-scuba-diving/https://www.hds.org/articles/u-s-navy-sealab-program https://www.mcw.edu/project-wonder/Boyes-Hyperbaric-medicine-and-scuba-history-End https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/decompression-sickness-a-to-z#:~:text=What%20is%20it%3F,altitude%20or%20unpressurized%20air%20travel.https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/physical/ocean-depths/diving-technology#:~:text=In%201690%20Edmund%20Halley%E2%80%94the,a%20smaller%20air%2Drefill%20barrel.https://www.britannica.com/technology/diving-bell-submersible-vessel

Do You Remember Being Born? Jun 20, 2023

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Adoption can be a strenuous process, and Jeane Newmaker felt that her adoptive daughter Candace was truly unlovable. Jeane opted to enroll Candace in a rebirthing session--perhaps if she was born to the right mother this time, they could live happily ever after.Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuarySources:https://charleyproject.org/case/heather-leann-cameron https://allthatsinteresting.com/candace-newmaker https://archive.org/details/attachmenttherap00jean/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.childrenintherapy.org/victims/newmaker.html http://www.childrenintherapy.org/videos.html https://partnersforourchildren.org/blog/what-does-age-have-do-adoption-0#:~:text=One%2D%2C%20two%2D%2C%20and,than%2010%25%20of%20all%20adoptions.https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/add-vs-adhd https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557443/https://medlineplus.gov/posttraumaticstressdisorder.html https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder https://www.simplypsychology.org/bowlby.html https://www.simplypsychology.org/konrad-lorenz.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537155/Music:“When Memories Break” - Bad Wabbitz“Requiem for a Dream Music Box Version” - Lucas King“Sinister Slumber” - Robert Austin Music“Memories” - Michael Ortega“Psychopath” - Lucas King

Something Rotten in the State of Tennessee May 15, 2023

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Please help us get this case reopened by donating here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-get-justice-for-grantSources:JoJo Boswell Timeline | Freedom For Gracie What is the Primary Survey First Aid – Primary and Secondary Survey in First Aid.Fatal Dragging Deaths with Soft Tissue and Bone Grinding Injuries - PMC Does my Windshield Need to be Replaced Because of a Spider Crack?.Analysis of glass fracture pattern made by .177″ (4.5 mm) Caliber air rifle | Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences Scalp Laceration - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf The Scalp - Layers - Innervation - Blood Supply - TeachMeAnatomy Blunt Force Injury (From Medicolegal Investigation of Death, P 124-158, 1980, by Werner U Spitz and Russell S Fisher - See NCJ-69730) | Office of Justice Programs.Lacerations -Types and Forensic Importance – howMed Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke What is GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale What Is a Salvage Title Car and Should I Buy One? - Experian Salvage, Non-repairable and Rebuilt Vehicles Why Your Toyota Tacoma Needs A Custom Bumper https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/KBNA/date/2020-7-20 All you need to know about Black Boxes in Cars.

Jeepers! Feb 27, 2023

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After being aggressively tailgated by a van, a couple spots the driver dumping a suspicious item then changing his license plate. Why was this man in such a hurry?

Support the show:

https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuary

Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/christine-marie-honson

https://allthatsinteresting.com/dennis-depue

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119870618/marilynn-lee-depue

"Man With a Van: Road Rage"

The Jigsaw Murders Feb 14, 2023

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September 29th, 1935 started off like any other day--but a grisly discovery in a ravine raised many questions. How many victims were there? Who were the victims? Who would go to such great lengths to mutilate corpses and why? It would take some of the greatest scientists to solve this puzzle.

Support the show:

https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuary

Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/khiara-lavinia-henry

The Jigsaw Murders by Jeremy Craddock

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125085500/isabella-ruxton

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violence

Swift Runner Jan 30, 2023

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The Wendigo is known to be a creature of indigenous folklore, but the psychosis that creates cannibals out of starvation victims has caused real deaths. The Donner Party wasn't the only group that fell on hard times during a challenging winter.

Support the show:

https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuary

Sources:

https://thecinemaholic.com/susan-robin-bender-found-or-missing-is-she-dead-or-alive/

https://charleyproject.org/case/susan-robin-bender

Swift Runner by Colin A. Thomson

https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/wendigo

https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/06/482952588/when-people-ate-people-a-strange-disease-emerged

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/kuru#:~:text=Kuru%20is%20a%20rare%20and,the%20highlands%20of%20New%20Guinea.

https://creemythology.weebly.com/cree-death.html

Music by Marc v/d Meulen

The Mind Control Murders Jan 13, 2023

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Happy new year, ghouls! You've heard of cult leaders and serial killers--but have you heard of a person who used mind control to get their victims to turn on each other? Let's explore the depths and consequences of learned helplessness.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuary

Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/ella-mae-begay

The Mind Control Murders of Kitakyushu -- a little known, horrific serial murder case from 2002 : r/serialkillers

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/disinhibited-social-engagement-disorder

https://s-a-ozbourne.medium.com/the-serial-killer-who-never-killed-anyone-48be36d3c395

https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/44694

https://www.britannica.com/science/electrical-shock

Learned Helplessness: A Theory for the Age of Personal Control by Christopher Peterson, Martin Seligman, and Steven F. Maier

https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/peripheral-nervous-system

https://www.britannica.com/science/learned-helplessness

"Buzzing, Electric Lamp, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

"Fizzy Drink Can, Opening, B.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

The Girl in the Yellow Scarf Dec 19, 2022

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In 1968 Martinsville, Indiana was known as a "Sundown Town". It was also a hotspot for Ku Klux Klan activity. When the sun set on September 16th, 1968 a fatal stabbing would occur that would take over 30 years to solve.

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuary

Sources:

The Girl in the Yellow Scarf by Sandra Chapman

https://people.com/crime/ida-beard-disappearance-legislation-aimed-finding-missing-indigenous-women/

https://charleyproject.org/case/ida-joanne-beard

https://www.britannica.com/event/Jim-Crow-law

https://www.history.com/news/the-green-book-the-black-travelers-guide-to-jim-crow-america

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/01/07/who-killed-carol-jenkins

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/martinsville-dedicates-memory-stone-to-remember-victim-of-race-murder/531-27532654-3bbc-4378-8666-6a34abd208ae

https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/hh_1871_04_20_KKK_Act/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ku-Klux-Klan

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125584151/carol-marie-jenkins

Typhoid Mary Dec 05, 2022

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Disease is known as the silent killer. But how do you stop a silent killer when you don't know who the carrier is? Let's travel back in time to the turn of the 19th century and discover how one person caused illness all over New York.

Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/courtney-corrinna-holden

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binomial%20nomenclature

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519002/

https://medbroadcast.com/condition/getcondition/typhoid#:~:text=The%20main%20way%20typhoid%20kills,into%20the%20bloodstream%2C%20causing%20bacteremia.

https://www.history.com/news/when-america-despised-the-irish-the-19th-centurys-refugee-crisis

Men Behind the Sun Nov 14, 2022

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World War II was horrific for all parties involved, especially those killed in the name of science. While Josef Mengele performed sickening experiments in concentration camps, another equally twisted man named Shiro Ishii conducted his own vile research in the Pacific Theater.

https://charleyproject.org/case/donna-michele-barnhill

https://allthatsinteresting.com/unit-731

Unit 731: Testimony by Hal Gold

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gangrene/causes/

https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pacific-War

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theater%20of%20war

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/world-war-ii-europe/#:~:text=military%20events%20occur.-,World%20War%20II%20had%20two%20primary%20theatres%3A%20The%20European%20Theatre,Middle%20East%20and%20North%20Africa.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536914/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/ischemia

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rickets-and-osteomalacia/

https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm

https://medium.com/leadership-counts/pardoning-devils-the-american-cover-up-of-imperial-japanese-unit-731-504f966cf08d

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