Mayhem in the Morgue | Parts and Pieces (Part 1)

Content Warning: This episode discusses the deaths of individuals. If you’re sensitive to this topic, this episode may not be for you.

A leg on the shore, a hand with no body, and a pair of feet in yellow socks. Every fragment tells a story, and every story leads somewhere unexpected. In this episode of Mayhem in the Morgue, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns investigates the unsettling cases where only parts arrive in the medical examiner’s office, and the truth must be reconstructed piece by piece.

Highlights

• (0:00) Welcome to Mayhem in the Morgue with Dr. Kendall Crowns
• (0:30) When the medical examiner’s office receives only parts of a body: heads, hands, and torsos
• (1:45) The case of the unclaimed pinky finger
• (3:30) A leg washes up on the shore of Lake Michigan, exposing the reality of what happens when bodies meet ship propellers
• (6:30) A pair of traumatically amputated legs discovered on the roadside in blood-stained yellow socks
• (7:45) Matching the legs to a hit-and-run victim discovered twelve miles from the point of impact

About the Host: Dr. Kendall Crowns

Dr. Crowns is the Chief Medical Examiner for Travis County, Texas, and a nationally recognized forensic pathologist. He las led death investigations in Travis County, Fort Worth, Chicago, and Kansas. Over his career, he has performed thousands of autopsies and testified in court hundreds of times as an expert witness. A frequent contributor to Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, Dr. Crowns brings unparalleled insight into the strange, grisly, and sometimes absurd realities of forensic pathology.

About the Show

Mayhem in the Morgue takes listeners inside the bloody, bizarre, and often unbelievable world of forensic pathology. Hosted by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns, each episode delivers real-life cases from the morgue, the crime scene, and the courtroom. Expect gallows humor, hard truths, and unforgettable investigations.

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Learn more about Dr. Kendall Crowns on Linkedin. Catch him regularly on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace and follow Mayhem in the Morgue where you get your podcasts.

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