Joseph Donohue's son can't get in touch with the Boston attorney and after two days failing to connect, reaches out to police asking for a welfare check. When Police arrive at the yacht in Boston Harbor, they can see a woman inside running around. When she finally answers the door, the 24-year-old Nora Nelson lies to police - giving them a false name and telling them Donohue was at a "Strip Club". Nelson tries to keep the officers from entering the houseboat but they are insistent, and once inside they find the body of the attorney wrapped in a rug with weights tied to his hands, broken pink fingernails embedded in his chest. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the forensic evidence that will be used in court and get into the background of the case of a 65-year-old Attorney dead on his houseboat and the 24-year-old woman with warrants in other states who lies to police from the beginning. Transcript Highlights00:04.29 Introduction 02:01.09 Living and sleeping on a houseboat 04:49.17 Son calls police asking for a "welfare check" of his father 10:36.80 Female on the boat lies to police 15:01.19 Victim had two dogs living with him 20:11.93 Nora claims blood on boat was from her "period" 25:37.41 What do police do when they find what appears to be a body wrapped in carpet? 30:22.56 Going through crime scene photos prior to trial 35:13.75 Explaining bone density of skull in different places 40:20.98 Looking for "defects" in the skull 44:09.96 Matching the blade of knife with tip part broken off 46:15.65 ConclusionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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