Episodes
May 15, 2024
The Airman in the Water
This is a death call that began as a mystery. An abandoned vehicle and a missing person. Days later a floater in a flight suit found in stages of decomposition. How did the decedent get into the water? This is one of those cases that I felt went on...
May 3, 2024
The Automobiles - Part 3 in the "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" Series
This is part 3 of the 3 part series titled "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" where I talk about deaths related to plane crashes, train accidents, and car accidents. This episode is all about The Automobiles. Motor Vehicle Accidents and how I could do...
April 29, 2024
The Planes - Part 2 of the "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" Series
This is part 2 of a 3 part series titled "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" where I talk about deaths related to plane crashes, train accidents, and car accidents. This episode is all about The Planes. Plane Crashes - What are the most...
April 19, 2024
The Trains - Part 1 of the "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" Series
This is part 1 of a 3 part series titled "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" where I talk about deaths related to plane crashes, train accidents, and car accidents. This epsiode is all about The Trains. Train deaths; the intentional and...
April 11, 2024
Contain and Conceal
The cases described in this episode all have one thing in common... the bodies were hidden in some way. Contained and concealed and sometimes not very well. Some were in luggage, barrels, rubbermaid containers and storage units; some were rolled up in...
April 3, 2024
Russian Roulette
This episode steps through a gunshot wound to the head that wasn't the typical self -inflicted gsw that we often see. This one was a high risk game that ended after one shot. The manner of death can be a challenge in certain cases for Medical...
March 22, 2024
The Hardest Cases
This episode is talking about the hardest cases for most forensic professionals to work. The kids. I have been weary about recording an episode about child and infant death investigation because I know most shy away from listening to the terrible...
March 14, 2024
Identity of a Death Investigator
Something I have learned after leaving a career in death investigation is the identity crisis that becomes a daily struggle. If I am no longer an active forensic investigator with an on call phone I carry everywhere, then who am I really?!...
March 7, 2024
A Jane Doe No More with M. William Phelps
This is a special joint episode with another podcast, Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps. Here we talk about a 1994 Unidentified Female that was a victim of The Happy Face Killer; who was recently identified as Suzanne Kjellenberg. This episode...
March 1, 2024
The Airstream
On this episode I recall a death where the body was in an Airstream. Normally the location, especially if it's the decedent's residence, doesn't stick out in my mind. But this one made its mark and surprised us all. Listen to how...
Feb. 22, 2024
The Mess Left Behind
This episode is about the mess. About what the family experiences in the aftermath of however their family member leaves this world. It can be messy, it can leave an odor, debt, stress, and more than just grief. More...
Feb. 12, 2024
Different Blood
This solo episode steps you through a death scene where there was a lot of blood. Not all blood patterns are created equal and this one gave some serious hints as to what happened with the decedent prior to death. This case gives you blood, firearms,...
Feb. 2, 2024
What Happened To Her Head
This solo episode is all about a death call I responded to where the decedent's skull was completely skeletonized; but her body was fresh. I step you through the call, what I observed on scene, and what happened to this woman. I discuss...
Jan. 26, 2024
The Suicide Perspective with Michael Watkins
In this episode I'm joined by retired Crime Scene Investigator, Michael Watkins, who I worked with on numerous suicide death scenes. For years our viewpoint on suicides were the same; until a huge shift happened in his life with the loss of his son. I...
Jan. 19, 2024
Final Exit
This solo episode steps the listener through a death call, one where I walked through a home where the floor was covered by water as the bathtub, where the body was found, was overflowing. This wasn't your typical drowning case; instead the decedent's...
Jan. 12, 2024
Grief Support with Jennifer Holler
This episode is an interview with Jennifer Holler, a licensed clinical social worker that specializes in grief support services for children. This conversation talks about bereavement care for children, mental health care for professionals that work...
Jan. 12, 2024
The Missing Patch
This episode is walking through a death call that was reported as natural and how difficult it can be sometimes to be able to confirm information. I talk about how a death that was presumed to be natural ended up much different that I thought it...
Dec. 22, 2023
Crime Scene Integrity with Phil Metz
This episode is a conversation with Phil Metz, a Flight Paramedic and Medical Division Fire Chief. We discussed how our paths crossed with a case and how that led to a bigger conversation about Cirme Scene Integrity and the need for first...
Dec. 15, 2023
Cranial Wash
How do you take skeletal remains found in the woods and determine a cause of death? How do you figure out who they were and what their bones say about them? It's no secret that skeletal cases are my favorite but this case taught...
Dec. 8, 2023
Forensic Psychology with Dr. Dana Anderson
This week I have a chat with Dr. Dana Anderson, a clinical Forensic Psychologist, and learn all about Forensic Psychology and how this modern-day Clarice ((Silence of the Lambs reference)) spends her day and how she protects her mind. I cannot...
Dec. 1, 2023
The Body Farm
The Body Farm, otherwise known as The Forensic Anthropology Research Facility at the University of Tennessee, is one of the most sought out training facilities in the field of forensics. It is by far the best training of my career and the...
Nov. 24, 2023
Coping with Humor with Kristen Cavener
This week I have a chat with a former co-worker and friend, Kristen. Most of our memories together involved lots of laughter and office pranks as we were using humor as a coping mechanism for our stress before we even knew what a coping mechanism was....
Nov. 17, 2023
Postmortem Donation
Are you an organ donor? That's the question that begins this episode all about postmortem organ, tissue, and cornea donation and what that really means. How my opinion of it has changed over the years and how a very special friend taught me even more...
Nov. 10, 2023
Who Is Richard Roberts?
Richard Roberts had a stroke in the hospital and when his family was notified of his death, we found out that he was not who we thought he was. Much like "The Ex-Husband" episode a couple weeks back, this episode talks about the process of...