Crime Time
Episode 276
Laquan McDonald and Kendrick Johnson Deaths Investigated
The investigation into the death of Laquan McDonald is analyzed with the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics at Jacksonville State University Joseph Scott Morgan following the news that Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to murder and misconduct charges in the shooting of the 17-year-old. We also examine the investigation into the death of Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson whose body was found in a rolled up wrestling mat in the gymnasium of his high school over two years ago. Lastly, we look at the problem with bite mark evidence, or forensic odontology, in this Crime Time interview, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Joseph Scott Morgan to Crime Time.
01:00 Is bite mark evidence always accurate?
09:10 The DNA testing exoneration of Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks.
12:50 Can bacterial evidence be found in bite marks?
16:20 The investigation into the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
25:00 The investigation into the gym-mat death of Kendrick Johnson.
35:40 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Joseph Scott Morgan became a death investigator with the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office in suburban New Orleans in 1987, the youngest medicolegal death investigator in the country. During the day, Morgan worked in the morgue, and at night investigated for the coroner. In 1992 Morgan became senior investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Atlanta. He is a professor, and the author of BLOOD BENEATH MY FEET.
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