Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: DNA and The Murder of Nancy Anderson

Published: Oct. 23, 2022, 1:09 p.m.

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On January 7th, 1972, Nancy Anderson, 19, is found dead in her Waikiki apartment with over 60 stab wounds. The case goes cold for fifty years until new DNA technology and detective work leads to the arrest of a suspect: Tudor Chirila Jr.

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In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the lack of evidence the crime scene, why Nancy\\u2019s roommate thought this might have been a suicide, distinguishing between stab wounds, how phenotyping lead to the breakthrough in this case, and much more.\\xa0

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Show Notes:

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0:00 - Intro

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2:37 - Background and overview of case

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4:15 - How do you investigate a case once it\'s gone cold?

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7:20 - Stab wounds

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11:30 - No evidence of foul play at the crime scene

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15:45 - The roommate and thinking Nancy had comitted suicide\\xa0

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18:40 - Water running in the bathroom

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21:00 - How do you distinguish between wounds?

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24:40 - The salesman as suspects

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26:35 - Bathrooms as a popular crime scene

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30:05 - Blood testing process

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35:35 - How do you preserve evidence?

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41:17 - What is Phenotyping and how did it help the investigation?

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47:55 - Genealogy and a son

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49:20 - The suspect is found

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50:43 - Wrap up\\xa0

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