A Minnesota man claims his mistress fatally shot herself with his gun. The question of Murder or Suicide plays out in this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan. Joe will walk you through all of the forensic problems with the story being told. And when everything is said and done, you decide, was it murder, or suicide?
 
Transcript Highlights 
00:01:20 Would a right-handed person use left hand to shoot 
00:02:19 Discuss murder or suicide 
00:04:15 Talk about “accidental” 
00:05:51Discuss science and determination 
00:11:16 How quick does a body become stiff 
00:13:50 Different jurisdictions 
00:18:25 Talk about the scene 
00:21:40 Difference in suicide among genders 
00:26:27Discuss drying blood 
00:29:31Discuss ER Nurse can’t do CPR 
00:33:14 Talk about short timeline 
00:38:50 Discuss can you wash away evidence? 
00:41:36 Talk about skin, brain, muzzle flash  
00:44:14 Discuss desire to help people and achieve and throw it all away 
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