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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:

Goodnight, Sugar Babe Jul 11, 2022

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The discovery of the mutilated body of an intellectually disabled mother began a journey into madness that is so unbelievable, it's difficult to fathom how the real mastermind behind the crime ultimately got away with murder. The systems in place meant to protect this young woman failed--but how many people could possibly know about abuse without reporting it?

Sources:

"Goodnight, Sugar Babe: The Killing of Vera Jo Reigle"

https://fletchermarple.com/post/125184547484/vera-jo-reigle-24-was-brutally-murdered-on-the

https://criminallypsychological.com/2020/10/28/vera-jo-reigle/amp/

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/facts-about-intellectual-disability.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67649557/vera-jo-reigle

https://subslikescript.com/movie/Goodnight_Sugar_Babe_The_Killing_of_Vera_Jo_Reigle-2925730

https://coronertalk.com/ct14

https://www.buggedspace.com/goodnight-sugar-babes-the-dreadful-story-of-vera-jo-reigle/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/missing-tulalip-tribes-woman-mary-johnson-went-to-visit-a-friend-and-was-never-seen-again

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/one-year-later-family-of-missing-tulalip-woman-still-looking-for-answers/281-8e03fcd2-cec6-45d0-9e9a-9fb9fc597f55

Includes music by Vivek Abhishek

Boys Don't Cry Jul 04, 2022

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Brandon had just moved to Humboldt, Nebraska in 1993. He was seeking a fresh start--as a trans man in the Midwest, he had faced his fair share of prejudice. But secrets can't last forever, and sometimes they come with deadly consequences.

Story begins at 10:06

Editing and Sound by Joss Mireles

Sources:

All He Wanted by Aphrodite Jones (1996 edition)

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ectopic-pregnancy/symptoms-causes/syc-20372088#:~:text=An%20ectopic%20pregnancy%20occurs%20when,is%20called%20a%20tubal%20pregnancy.

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/gender-identity/sex-gender-identity/whats-intersex

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/01/13/the-humboldt-murders

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6720777/phillip-elliott-devine

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11925/brandon-teena

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5610354/lisa-marie-lambert

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6720777/phillip-elliott-devine

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/17-6602/24711/20171221110340955_Appendix%20A.pdf

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/thomas-nissen/

https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/brandon-teena

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lotter-john.htm

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/05/05/ella-mae-begay-is-still/

https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/opioid/heroin/what-is-a-hot-shot-of-heroin/

https://uncovered.com/cases/freda-jane-knows-his-gun/timeline

https://twitter.com/home4themissing/status/1322748364132265987?lang=en

The Boy Next Door - Redux Jun 27, 2022

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A random act of brutality changes a small Illinois town forever when the case turns cold. But cold cases mean that someone out there knows something, even if the police don't. Death follows a man named Michael Gargiulo where he goes--but is he guilty, or just unlucky?

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/100070207066774/posts/179433184406916/?d=n

https://www.facebook.com/LostandMissinginIndianCountry/posts/missing-lisa-pearl-briseno-august-20-1997-portland-oregon-missingperson-oregon/947073245331590/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103762071/maria-bruno

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-a67323c75abea5a0c0e592e22d7297d7

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/maria-bruno-hollywood-ripper-michael-gargiulo%3famp

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/19/jury-says-hollywood-ripper-should-die-murder-two-women/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/serial-killers-victims-michael-gargiulo-stabbing-deaths/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-hollywood-ripper-how-48-hours-helped-crack-the-case-of-convicted-serial-killer-michael-gargiulo/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab4i&_amp=1 *2pud9n*s_vid*ODNySkRxNlQzd2NYWWxOdDRyQ3dXOTV1a20xdTRiMEhGVzE5NXpldE5CZ2hTd3VyTEo1anZtSmNwNXNZUUluaw..#app

https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/July-2011/Did-Alleged-Hollywood-Ripper-Michael-Gargiulo-Kill-Tricia-Pacaccio/

https://dnacenter.com/history-of-dna-testing/#:~:text=By%20the%201990s%2C%20DNA%20history,analysis%20for%20routine%20relationship%20testing.&text=A%20PCR%20DNA%20test%20can,relationship%20of%2099.99%25%20or%20higher.

https://www.listennotes.com/sv/podcasts/the-serial-killer/michael-gargiulo-the-l8T1s593KJp/

Escape from Tomorrow Jun 13, 2022

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“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” Disney has forged a dynasty of family entertainment--but what if the happiest place on earth became the deadliest place on earth? One ride: Two accidents. The way they happened remain a mystery, but the outcome will never be forgotten.

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/in-the-news/look-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-featured-dateline-nbc-s-missing-n1277762

https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/matterhorn-ride-deaths-disneyland-fatal-accidents-16285220.php

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/01/04/Tourist-killed-in-fall-from-Matterhorn-bobsled/2012442040400/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32562279/mark-lynn-maples

https://www.orangecoast.com/essays/my-o-c-some-childhoods-blossom-at-disneyland-at-least-one-ended-there-too/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18697996/mark-maples/

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Matterhorn_Bobsleds#:~:text=Thank%20you!%22-,Deaths,below%2C%20and%20crushed%20his%20skull.

https://www.bustle.com/p/is-the-matterhorn-at-disneyland-haunted-this-roots-of-this-urban-legend-go-back-more-than-33-years-2465728

http://cosmiccatacombs.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-analysis-of-escape-from-tomorrow-2013.html

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disneyland-opens

Ease My Troublin' Mind Jun 06, 2022

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After three gunshots ring out in the night, police wheel away an unknown man. He goes unclaimed for some time before crowds shout in protest. How could this man have gone unidentified for so long? Everyone knew him. Everyone loved him.

Sound Effects & Editing by Joss Mireles

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/in-the-news/look-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-featured-dateline-nbc-s-missing-n1277762

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sharecropping

https://officialsamcooke.com/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-cooke-dies-under-suspicious-circumstances-in-la#:~:text=On%20December%2011%2C%201964%2C%20in,the%20motel 's%20manager%2C%20Bertha%20Franklin.

https://performingsongwriter.com/mysterious-death-sam-cooke/

https://zoomerradio.ca/on-this-day/2012/11/10/november-10-1958-sam-cooke/

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/in-the-news/look-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-featured-dateline-nbc-s-missing-n1277762

"You Send Me: The Life and Times of Sam Cooke" by Daniel J Wolff

Sound Effects by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

A Conversation Without Prejudice - Redux Jun 02, 2022

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Happy Pride Month! To start this month off right I decided to re-release an episode from my YouTube channel. This is just a little bonus and we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming on this upcoming Mortuary Monday!

Sonia Rescalvo Zafra was a transgender woman from Spain. In the 80s, she took the stages of Barcelona as an exotic dancer before falling on hard times; but nothing would prepare her for the dark fate that awaited her in Ciutadella Park.

Sources:

https://www.catalannews.com/society-science/item/sonia-rescalvo-zafra-the-brutal-murder-that-galvanized-the-trans-rights-movement

https://elpais.com/diario/2011/10/09/sociedad/1318111208_850215.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boixos_Nois

https://www.sports-king.com/teamclubs.php?q=boixos-nois

https://www.eldiario.es/catalunya/vida-asesinato-sonia-rescalvo-despues-lucha-transfobia_1_8358384.html

https://www.newsweek.com/pride-month-origins-1712016

https://www.legion.org/legislative/249346/shot-glass-heard-%E2%80%98round-world-%E2%80%94-celebration-pride

Sound effects by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

You Can Never Have Too Many Friends May 29, 2022

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This week's episode is in honor of Asian American and Pacific Heritage month. Our story takes in place in the year 1999--Hong Kong, China. When a 14 year-old girl tells police she's been haunted by the ghost of a woman, she isn't taken seriously. That is, until she brings police to a tenement at No. 31 Granville Road and they witness the aftermath of the horrors that took place inside.

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hello-kitty-murder

https://www.thetealmango.com/featured/the-hello-kitty-murder-case-of-a-nightclub-hostess/

https://thecasualcriminalist.com/podcasts/the-hello-kitty-murder/

https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/article/death-culture.htm#:~:text=Most%20Chinese%20people%20believe%20that,stay%20and%20protect%20their%20descendants.

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/triangle-death-inside-story-triads-chinese-mafia

Sound effects by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

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