Jonestown: Vacation Destination? If Thirsty, "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid"
909 people, including 267 children, died by suicide or were murdered by cyanide injection on November 18, 1978, at "The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project", better known by the unofficial name "Jonestown" after the leader of the group, Jim Jones. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the group, how they ended up in the jungle of Guyana, and how most of the men, women, and children, died. Professor Morgan explains how Dr. William Eckert described the "smell of death" a mile away and 2000 feet in the air in a helicopter as he was arriving at the facility, what took place in identifying the dead, the condition of the bodies that were exposed to the elements, and what it would have been like for the victims who "drank the kool-aid". Oddly enough, the phrase "drink the kool-aid", referring to people blindly following leadership regardless of the truth, isn't correct. The people of Jonestown did not drink "Kool-Aid". They drank a cheap, knock-off version of Kool-Aid called Flavor Aid. Transcribe Highlights00:01.72 Introduction - environment 01:42.95 Jonestown "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid" 05:16.89 Remembering the reporting of Jonestown Suicide 09:41.90 Describing bloated bodies 10:34.71 What is left of Jonestown 12:18.99 Jim Jones cultivated political relationships 16:25.53 Jonestown was very isolated 20:06.23 Flies would be all over the scene 25:28.77 Have to determine how people were killed 29:54.63 Rep Leo Ryan killed at airstrip 6 miles from Jonestown 34:47.87 Jim Jones was not a "man of the cloth" 39:20.62 Value of Dark Tourism 40:25.99 ConclusionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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92-Year-old CONVICTED! 1967 Rape/Murder Cold Case Thawed After 58 Years
Ryland Headley was 34-years-old when he raped and murdered 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in her home in Bristol (UK) on June 28, 1967. The biggest lead investigators had was to be found ‘lifted’ from the dusted powder of a window frame at the back of Louisa Dunne’s house and the residual trace of a palm print. It triggered the biggest finger and palm print operation in the history of the force. No suspect was found and the case went cold. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the rape/murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne, the evidence left behind, as well as similar attacks 10 years later and 212 miles away credited to the 'Ipswich Rapist', Ryland Headley. Joseph Scott Morgan explains how investigators careful collection of evidence in 1967 was used to convict 92-year-old Ryland Headley 58 years after the crime. Transcript Highlights 00:00.43 Introduction - 1967 Cold Case 05:23.79 1967 unsolved murder - SOLVED 2025 09:43.05 Neighbor checks on Louisa Dune, 75 14:43.95 The icy fingers of death 19:24.99 Neighbor calls police after finding body 24:11.77 Scarf used to strangle victim 29:09.05 The Ipswich Rapist - 1977 34:15.57 Ipswich victims were 79 and 84 35:11.95 Ryland Headley sentenced to life, sentenced overturned, released in 1980 40:06.98 Evidence lost 44:12.49 Partial Palm Print from 1967 47:03.59 DNA from 1967 matched to Ryland Headley Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SHOCKING Celeb Deaths By Autoerotic Asphyxia Plus Epstein Hanging, More...
AEA: Autoerotic Asphyxia—David Carradine gained fame on TV in the early 70s as Kung Fu. Michael Hutchence was the frontman for hitmaking rock group INXS. Both men died doing the same thing: autoerotic asphyxia. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss AEA as well as other public deaths by asphyxia, including the hanging of Jeffrey Epstein, the suicide of Robin Williams, and a story about the death of a man accused of being a witch during the Salem Witch Trials and how he died of asphyxia by "pressing." Transcript Highlights 00:02.49 Introduction 00:39.43 "Blood Beneath My Feet" 04:48.20 Asphyxia by hanging 10:00.77 Suffocation - positional asphyxia 15:06.68 Compression of the neck 19:39.06 Hanging of Lewis Payne 24:40.59 Execution by "pressing" 30:12.40 Killed by hanging in public 35:11.67 Suspension Hanging vs Supported Hanging 39:15.66 Auto-Erotic Asphyxia 45:20.99 Strangle to point of death, and stopping, to cause more terror in victim 50:42.24 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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UPDATE! Baby Decapitated DURING Birth! Jury Awards Parents $2 Million
Update on the decapitation of Baby Isaiah during his birth. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened and how the family is still having to fight for justice. The parents, Jessica Ross and Traveon Taylor Sr. have filed lawsuits against the hospital and the doctor but the first suit is about the damage done to the family by the doctor hired to do the autopsy of baby Isaiah, Dr. Jackson Gates. Dr. Gates posted pictures and video of the autopsy without the parents knowledge or permission and a jury awards the parents $2 million in damages. Transcript Highlights00:04.96 Introduction 00:48.33 Parental grief with loss of a child 04:45.27 Use of forceps during childbirth 06:37.45 The death of baby Isaiah 10:04.56 Explanation of child birth options 14:28.88 Doctor applied enough force to decapitate baby 20:30.53 Baby Isaiah head placed on body so it wouldn't fall off 25:19.76 Funeral home reported decapitation 30:06.68 Head removed during delivery 35:09.52 Paying for autopsy 39:42.33 Lawsuit filed when autopsy doctor placed images of autopsy on social media 44:59.93 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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From Manson Family Murders to Execution by Beheading: Truth About Sharp Force Injuries
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the Manson family murders and the real injuries suffered by the victims, as well as beheadings carried out hundreds of years ago in an effort to explain the difference in the type of injuries created by all manner of weapons that can be used to stab, slice, carve, and disembowel. Professor Morgan explains the difference between the facts of a case and how injuries and weapons are shown in film and how difficult it is to determine the source of a sharp force injury. Transcript Highlights 00:13.87 Introduction - Sharp Force Injuries 01:11.86 Description of a beheading 04:56.77 Sharp force injury 10:02.83 Executioner refusing to execute 14:59.68 Stabbing injuries 20:27.08 Studying the margin - edges of injury 24:48.30 Always look for the "winking eye" 29:58.47 Thorough autopsy - tongue comes out 35:03.25 First documented autopsy, Caesar 38:58.59 Manson family knife attacks, Sharon Tate 45:03.35 Manson Murders shown in movie shows fork bouncing up and down, ridiculous 46:2 9.07 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more.
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