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The unimaginable case of Francisca Monteiro-Balla

The unimaginable case of Francisca Monteiro-Balla

FromBody Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan


The unimaginable case of Francisca Monteiro-Balla

FromBody Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Dec 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When Camille Balla calls a coworker and says "I think I killed my mother", the coworker calls 911 on her way to Balla's mother's house. Police find a scene straight out of a horror movie as the follow a blood splatter trail leading to the body of Francisca Monteiro-Balla. Checking the body for vitals an officer notices something on a box a few feet away. It isn't something anyone expects to see, two eyeballs, sitting on a box, appearing to watch the officers as they try to save the life of Francisca Monteiro-Balla.
Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they take a close-up look at a case that is just as scary and strange at the beginning as it is in the end. 
 
Transcript Highlights
00:01:26 Joseph Scott Morgan compares Lewis Powell screaming “I am Mad” to  Camille Balla screaming “I am a murderer” 
00:02:50 Talk about Police arrive to scene and find woman’s eyes removed 
00:04:05 Dave Mack breaks down story of Camille Balla calls co-worker and tells her “I think I killed my mother” 
00:06:12 Talk about County Jail versus prison 
00:08:05 Discussion about Camille Balla screaming “I’m a murderer” 
00:10:08 Discussion of bloody crime scene, eyeballs removed from victim, placed on cardboard box 
00:11:25 Describing difference between blood “spatter” and blood “splatter” 
00:13:46 Discussion about victim’s injuries 
00:16:01 Talk about the fight between mother and daughter, and eyeballs removed from victim 
00:17:56 Joe describes removal of eyeball 
00:20:37 Discussion of suspect removing eyes from the front 
00:22:43 Talk about Camille Balla claims to have smoked marijuana laced with Flocka prior to attack on her mother 
00:26:12 Discussion of charges being reduced from First-Degree Murder to Manslaughter 
00:28:34 Talk about broken glass around scene, blood from perpetrator and victim co-mingled making thing forensically more complicated 
00:29:06 Camille Balla pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 15-years in prison followed by 15-years on probation.  
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Released:
Dec 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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. Theme Music: Audio Network