15- and 17-year-old boys in custody after shooting at "random" Austin targets Saturday and Sunday. Parents of rape victim begging University of California Santa Barbara to request assistance from larger law enforcement agencies to get attacker behind bars as quickly as possible. Sydney Silvagni reports. 

15- and 17-year-old boys in custody after shooting at "random" Austin targets Saturday and Sunday. Parents of rape victim begging University of California Santa Barbara to request assistance from larger law enforcement agencies to get attacker behind bars as quickly as possible. Sydney Silvagni reports.&nbsp;

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Shanann Watts' father, Frank Rzucek, and her brother, Frankie Rzucek, have spoken out about facing years of relentless "evil" online hate, harassment, and conspiracy theories following the 2018 murders of Shanann and her children.  Family members have reported being the targets of malicious rumors, victim-blaming, and threatening messages. Trolls have distorted Shanann's character and falsely claimed the family was involved in the killings from a relationship born out of a random friend request.  Two years later, she marries Chris Watts and moves from North Carolina to Colorado.  Eight years later, she and her children are dead. 

  

Shanann Watts' father, Frank Rzucek, and her brother, Frankie Rzucek, have spoken out about facing years of relentless "evil" online hate, harassment, and conspiracy theories following the 2018 murders of Shanann and her children.&nbsp; Family members have reported being the targets of malicious rumors, victim-blaming, and threatening messages. Trolls have distorted Shanann's character and falsely claimed the family was involved in the killings from a relationship born out of a random friend request.&nbsp; Two years later, she marries Chris Watts and moves from North Carolina to Colorado.&nbsp; Eight years later, she and her children are dead.&nbsp;
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KILLER-DAD CHRIS WATTS’ WIFE FAMILY SUFFERS EVIL ONLINE HATE

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In this episode of Mayhem in the Morgue, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns examines one of the rarest and most violent natural causes of death: lightning. Using a case involving two teenagers killed in a park, along with the only lightning-related autopsy he has personally performed, Dr. Crowns explains how lightning forms, the different ways it damages the body, and the statistics that show who is most at risk and when lightning strikes are most likely to occur.



Highlights:

(0:00) Welcome to Mayhem in the Morgue with Dr. Kendall Crowns

(0:45) Two teenagers are killed by lightning in a park, and Dr. Crowns reflects on growing up weather-aware in Kansas

(2:45) A substitute teacher replaces the fired teacher, and a lightning strike on his family’s house deepens Dr. Crowns’ fascination with lightning

(4:00) The aftermath of the fatal strike in the park and the severe injuries it caused

(5:45) How lightning forms and why lightning deaths are so rare

(8:45) Lightning strike statistics, who is most at risk, and when strikes are most likely to occur

(10:45) Activities most commonly linked to lightning fatalities

(12:00) Dr. Crowns’ only lightning-related autopsy

(14:00) The different ways lightning can injure or kill

(16:15) How lightning affects the nervous system, heart, lungs, eyes, and skin

(17:45) The autopsy findings that can help confirm a lightning death, including Lichtenberg figures



About the Host: 

Dr. Kendall Crowns is the Chief Medical Examiner for Travis County, Texas, and a nationally recognized forensic pathologist. He has 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 sharp medical insight and dark humor 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.



Connect and Learn More

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. If you liked this episode, don’t keep it to yourself; follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review.

In this episode of Mayhem in the Morgue, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns examines&nbsp;one of the rarest and most violent natural causes of death: lightning. Using a case involving two&nbsp;teenagers killed in a park, along with the only lightning-related autopsy he has personally&nbsp;performed, Dr. Crowns explains how lightning forms, the different ways it damages the body,&nbsp;and the statistics that show who is most at risk and when lightning strikes are most likely to&nbsp;occur. 
Highlights:
(0:00) Welcome to Mayhem in the Morgue with Dr. Kendall Crowns
(0:45) Two teenagers are killed by lightning in a park, and Dr. Crowns reflects on growing&nbsp;up weather-aware in Kansas
(2:45) A substitute teacher replaces the fired teacher, and a lightning strike on his&nbsp;family&rsquo;s house deepens Dr. Crowns&rsquo; fascination with lightning
(4:00) The aftermath of the fatal strike in the park and the severe injuries it caused
(5:45) How lightning forms and why lightning deaths are so rare
(8:45) Lightning strike statistics, who is most at risk, and when strikes are most likely to&nbsp;occur
(10:45) Activities most commonly linked to lightning fatalities
(12:00) Dr. Crowns&rsquo; only lightning-related autopsy
(14:00) The different ways lightning can injure or kill
(16:15) How lightning affects the nervous system, heart, lungs, eyes, and skin
(17:45) The autopsy findings that can help confirm a lightning death, including&nbsp;Lichtenberg figures 
About the Host:&nbsp;
Dr. Kendall Crowns is the Chief Medical Examiner for Travis County, Texas, and a nationally recognized forensic pathologist. He has 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 sharp medical insight and dark humor 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&nbsp;of forensic pathology. Hosted by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns, each episode&nbsp;delivers real-life cases from the morgue, the crime scene, and the courtroom. Expect gallows&nbsp;humor, hard truths, and unforgettable investigations. 
Connect and Learn More
Learn more about Dr. Kendall Crowns on Linkedin. Catch him regularly on Crime Stories with&nbsp;Nancy Grace and follow Mayhem in the Morgue where you get your podcasts. If you liked this&nbsp;episode, don&rsquo;t keep it to yourself; follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review.

Mayhem in the Morgue | Lightning

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Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert

Here's Sydney Silvagni with some of our top stories this week:

We're learning from court transcripts that investigators tested a second male cruise passenger as a potential match to DNA recovered from Anna Kepner's rape kit. U.S. officials are now treating Lynette Hooker's Bahamas missing person case as a homicide. 5-year-old Daleza Fregoso is missing in Mexico after police say her father killed her mother in Los Angeles. An accused triple murderer in Hawaii arrested after members of the public spot him hiding in a vacant field. The man accused of infiltrating former state rep C. Wesley Morgan's home and killing his daughter to access his 'survival bunker', may eventually walk free again.

Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.” 

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Here's Sydney Silvagni with some of our top stories this week:
We're learning from court transcripts that investigators tested a second male cruise passenger as a potential match to DNA recovered from Anna Kepner's rape kit. U.S. officials are now treating Lynette Hooker's Bahamas missing person case as a homicide. 5-year-old Daleza Fregoso is missing in Mexico after police say her father killed her mother in Los Angeles. An accused triple murderer in Hawaii arrested after members of the public spot him hiding in a vacant field. The man accused of infiltrating former state rep C. Wesley Morgan's home and killing his daughter to access his 'survival bunker', may eventually walk free again.
Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.&rdquo;&nbsp;

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