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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Hey everyone, Welcome the Monday's Morbid Minute. This is your
quick rundown of the week's most fascinating stories involving death, disease,
medicine and injury, making headlines and rippling through the pop culture.
We'll tease the cases here, then do a deep dive
into the pathology, forensics, and medical mysteries later in our
Normal Mother Knows Death episodes, in articles over in the
(00:27):
Gross Room, and during our weekly YouTube live bonus episode
exclusively for Grossroom members. If it's dark, disturbing, medically bizarre,
or just too good not to dissect, you'll hear it
first on Monday's Morbid Minute. In true crime and court cases,
(00:52):
a Florida man pleads no contest after alleged sexual encounter
with a vacuum This is an update on a story
we brought you a few months ago. A Florida man
has reached a plea deal after police accused him of
having a very public sexual encounter with a vacuum cleaner
near Disney World. Fifty one year old Kevin Dale Westernhold
(01:16):
played no contest to misdemeanor in decent exposure after the
original felony charge was reduced. According to the police report
witnesses photographed and recorded Westerhold using the handheld portion of
the vacuum on himself outside of a home in a
gated resort community in broad daylight. Police said he was
(01:38):
inserting his penis into one part of the vacuum before
using the suction hose on his testicles. Westerhold was sentenced
to twelve months of probation fined two hundred and seventy
one dollars in order to undergo a psycho sexual evaluation.
Police also spoke with the neighbor at another property owned
(01:58):
by Westerhold, who claimed they had previously seen him walking
around outside naked or wearing only a tank top. A
sexual encounter allegedly turns into gunpoint assault over noncn sexual
fecal act. A West Miami man is facing several felony
charges after police say an argument during a sexual encounter
(02:21):
escalated into a violent gunpoint assault. Police say thirty eight
year old Louis Alberto Negrin and the alleged victim had
been drinking and smoking cigarettes before having sex at Negron's home.
During the encounter, Negrin allegedly performed an act involving fecal
matter without the other man's consent, The victim reportedly became
(02:45):
angry and disgusted, leading to an argument. Investigators say that
Negron then pulled out a small silver handgun, pointed it
at the victim's head, and followed him throughout the home.
He allegedly placed the man in a headlock and squeezed
his neck so fa forcefully that the victim believed he
lost consciousness twice. Police say Negrin also took the victim's
(03:05):
phone when he attempted to call nine one one, and
punched him repeatedly in the face. The victim eventually escaped
and ran bleeding into a neighbor's house. Negrin allegedly barricaded
himself in the home for approximately two hours before surrendering.
He was arrested on charges including aggravated assault with a firearm,
battery by strangulation, battery, and tampering with a witness or victim.
(03:30):
A police chief is accused of sleeping with a suspect's
wife during a fraud investigation. A Florida police chief has
resigned following allegations that he had sex with the estranged
wife of a felony suspect that he was actively investigating
the husband. Former Howie and the Hills police chief Michael
Giddons had nearly thirty years of law enforcement experience. According
(03:54):
to an investigative report, Giddens was conducting surveillance and communicating
with the wife during a fraud investigation involving her husband
in the spring of twenty twenty five. Investigators say that
Giggins and the woman met for lunch before going into
a hotel located behind a Chile's Real Romantic, where they
(04:14):
had consensual sex while Giddins was on duty. The report
claims that they met for sex again approximately two months
later and continued exchanging text messages. The allegations surfaced after
the woman's later boyfriend discovered messages and contacted authorities. Giddens
was accused of violating town and police policies concerning moral
(04:35):
character and sexual activity while on duty. After an anonymous
email describing the allegations was distributed to town employees, Giddens
was suspended and later resigned. The reports described an administrative
investigation and police violations, not criminal charges against Giddens. In
celebrity and pop culture news, Oscar Winning Home Alone two
(04:58):
actress Brenda Fricker dies out eighty one years old. Irish
actress Brenda Fricker, best known as the Pigeon Lady from
Home Alone Too Lost in New York, has died at
the age of eighty one. A specific cause of death
was not publicly announced. Kasha wants your teeth and she
may turn them into jewelry. Kasha has revealed that she
(05:19):
has collected more than one thousand human teeth from fans,
using some of them to create jewelry and other pieces
of art. The singer discussed the unusual collection this week
on a podcast. According to Kesha, the obsession began after
a fan offered to send her a child's lost baby teeth.
Other fans apparently followed, and now she keeps jars filled
(05:42):
with teeth throughout her home. Kasha says she used the
teeth to make necklaces, earrings, and even a crown. She
also keeps some of her cat's teeth. She continues to
encourage fans to send her teeth that they would otherwise
throw away or leave for the tooth fairy. Real Housewives
of Orange County alum Gianna Keo is diagnosed with tongue cancer.
(06:07):
Former Real Housewives of Orange County star Gianna Keo has
been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Her
daughter revealed that her mother initially believed that this persistent
sore and pain on her tongue was related to a
dental problem, but she had a biopsy that later confirmed
that it was cancer. Keo underwent surgery to remove the
primary tumor, followed by another operation to remove lymph notes.
(06:32):
Her family said that the cancer had already spread to
the lymph notes, requiring additional treatment. The seventy year old
is now undergoing a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy.
Her family says that the treatments have left her extremely
weak and malnourished, because the pain and difficulties swallowing have
made it challenging for her to eat or drink. Roger
(06:53):
Ners is officially cleared in the Liam p Pain death investigation. Morez,
a close friend of Liam Payne, has reportedly been cleared
of all remaining criminal charges connected to the singer's October
twenty twenty four death in Buenos Aires. Noras was originally
accused of abandoning pain while allegedly knowing that the singer
(07:15):
was struggling with addiction. A manslaughter related charge against him
was dismissed in twenty twenty five, but he continued to
face an allegation that he had supplied drugs to Pain.
Argentine judges ultimately ruled that Pain was responsible for his
own decision to use drugs, and that Noras did not
have a legal duty to act as his caretaker. Noras
(07:35):
maintained that he was Pain's friend, not a doctor, nurse,
therapist or guardian. Prosecutors declined to appeal the latest ruling,
making the dismissal final. The investigation is not completely over.
Two other men remain under investigation for allegedly providing drugs
to Pain before his fatal fall from a third floor
hotel balcony. In Medicine and health news, you won't believe this,
(08:00):
but the FDA is now saying that the positive cyclospora
tests from Taylor Farms Lettuce was wrong. The FDA has
walked back its announcement that the sample of Taller Farms
Lettuce tested positive for cyclospora, the parasite associated with a
multi state outbreak of prolonged, sometimes explosive, severe diarrhea. Federal
(08:21):
officials initially reported that the shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by
Taylor Farms and served that certain Taco Bell restaurants was
connected to an outbreak in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and
West Virginia. Taller Farms voluntarily removed Mexican source iceberg lettuce
from the market, while Taco Bell replaced the affected lettuce
(08:42):
as a precaution. However, after additional lab review, the FDA
announced on July nineteenth that the positive lettuce result was
actually a false positive. The agency now says that there
are no confirmed positive product samples from Tailor Farms. The
investigation is continuing and the precautionary product withdrawal remains in
(09:03):
place while officials attempt to identify exactly where the contamination originated.
Rare childhood cancer spark pesticides concerns in Orange County community.
Families in and around Laderna Ranch, California, are calling for
charges to changes to local landscaping practices after approximately a
(09:25):
dozen rare childhood cancer cases were identified across the community
at nearby Orange County cities. One teenager underwent an amputation
of her right foot after being diagnosed with a synovial
sarcoma another family lost their son to ewing sarcoma in March.
Parents say the number of families facing rare cancers feels
too unusual to ignore, and some are questioning whether pesticides
(09:48):
used in the master planning community could be contributing. It's
important to emphasize that no official investigation has established a
cause and effect relationship between the pesticide applications and these
ca cancers. The children also have different types of cancer,
which could make proving a traditional cancer cluster more difficult. However,
(10:08):
research has found correlations between pesticide exposure and cancer, and
toxic chemicals should not be used when safer alternatives are available.
Washington Heights reportedly becoming an open air prescription drug market.
A section of Washington Heights in New York has reportedly
become an open air marketplace where vendors are openly selling
(10:30):
prescription medications on sidewalks without prescriptions, medical supervision, or pharmacy licenses.
At least twenty vendors were observed operating across an approximately
half mile area near West one hundred and seventy nine
through West one hundred and eighty third Streets and Saint
Nicholas Avenue. The medications included antibiotics such as amoxicillin, a
(10:54):
rectile dysfunction drugs including viagrant sialis, and various pain medications.
Many were brought into New York from the Dominican Republic,
where some drugs may be easier to purchase. This is
not only a law enforcement issue, but a serious public
health problem. Drugs sold on the street could be counterfeit, expired, contaminated,
(11:14):
incorrectly dosed, or improperly stored in heat and sunlight. Taking
antibiotics without an appropriate diagnosis could cause side effects and
contribute to antibiotic resistance, while erectile dysfunction and pain medications
can interact dangerously with heart drugs, alcohol or other substances.
Should men stop drinking before trying to conceive? New research
(11:37):
is challenging the idea that only women need to think
about alcohol when a couple is preparing for pregnancy. Some
scientists now argue that a father's drinking before conception may
affect his sperm and potentially influence fertility, placental development, and
the health of the resulting child. Much of the strongest
evidence currently comes from animal studies. Researchers have found that
(11:59):
male might exposed to alcohol before mating, produce offspring and
changes involving facial development, inflammation, the liver, retina, brain development,
and motor coordination. Coordination. Scientists believe alcohol induced oxidative stress
may alter chemicals attached to sperm, potentially changing how certain
(12:20):
genes function after fertilization. Some human studies have found that
associations between paternal drinking and congenital heart problems, birth effects,
fetal growth, and infant mortality. However, the human evidence is
inconsistent and cannot yet establish causation, and often depends on
parents accurately remembering and reporting their alcohol consumption. Researchers also
(12:43):
do not know how much alcohol might be harmful, whether
occasional drinking is meaningful, or how long men should actually abstain.
One researcher recommends avoiding alcohol for approximately ninety days before conception,
and that is based because that is the amount of
time involved in producing and maturing new sperm. For now,
this is an emerging area of research rather than a
(13:06):
universal medical guideline, but it reinforces that the father's health
before conception may matter more than previously recognized. In freak
accidents and unexpected deaths, a man spends eight hours trapped
inside a porta potty while retrieving mountain dew. Yes, you
heard me right. Kansas City firefighters were called to an
(13:27):
especially disgusting rescue after a man became trapped inside of
the waste tank of a portable toilet for approximately eight hours.
The man claims that he crawled through the toilet opening
after dropping a bottle of mountain dew into the tank.
Workers discovered something was wrong during a routine inspection when
they found the door was locked and received no response.
(13:50):
After police opened the stall, it initially appeared empty until
the men's head suddenly emerged through the toilet seat. Firefighters
could not simply pull him out because he had become
wedged beneath the seat. Crews used hand held saws, the
jaws of life, and other equipment to cut apart the
(14:11):
porta potti before finally freeing him. He was then cleaned
off with a fire hose. Despite spending the night submerged
in human waste, the unidentified man was rescued safely. The
death of a man who fell down a septic well
after a workplace fight has been ruled a homicide. The
death of a Texas construction worker who fell approximately thirty
(14:33):
feet into an underground septic well has officially been ruled
a homicide. Forty seven year old Lorenzo Gonzalez Wrangel died
from multiple blunt force injuries. Investigators believe he was involved
in a physical altercation with a coworker shortly before he
fell into the shaft at a construction site in Harris County.
Authorities have said it's possible that he was pushed, although
(14:56):
exactly how he entered the well remains under investigation. His
body was recovered from the chaff by firefighters, and several
people at the work site were detained and questioned. No
arrest have been announced. The Harris County Sheriff's Office has
said that the evidence will be presented to a grand jury,
which will consider whether criminal charges are appropriate. Remember, a
(15:17):
homicide ruling means the death resulted from the actions of
another person. It does not automatically mean that the prosecutors
have proven murder. A memorial boat has sank near Alcatraz,
leaving one dead and three missing. A family memorial service
ended in tragedy after a fifty foot cabin cruiser carrying
twenty people sank in San Francisco Bay between the Golden
(15:41):
Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. Friends and relatives have gathered
on the three decked boat to scatter the ashes of
a loved one. When the vessel went down on July fourteenth,
sixteen people were rescued, including three who had to be hospitalized.
Seventy nine year old Clifford Joseph Hooiza was pulled from
the war and pronounced dead, and so was his dog.
(16:03):
Witnesses described seeing people trapped inside the sinking vessel and
banging against its windows. The boat eventually settled approximately one
hundred and twenty feet below the water's surface. The coast
Guard searched more than twelve hundred miles before suspending an
active search effort. The following evening. Three passengers remained missing,
Boys's wife, his sister, and a family friend. Authorities planned
(16:27):
to work on recovering the sunken vessel, which may provide
answers about why it sank so quickly. And In other
death news, a man's body reportedly left in a grocery
store aisle for four hours as customers continued shopping. The customer,
who died inside a Los Angeles grocery store was left
(16:47):
in the aisle for hours has been identified as John Lewis.
Lewis suffered a medical emergency in the bakery isle of
Vaughn's Supermarket in Granada Hills on July fifth. CPR was attempted,
but he could not be and he was pronounced dead
at the scene. Store employees claim that managers chose not
to close the supermarket after his death. Instead, workers were
(17:09):
instructed to surround his body with shopping carts and umbrellas
while customers continued to shop nearby. Lewis's family also remained
inside the store as they waited for a funeral home
to arrive to pick up his body. According to a
store supervisor, the body remained in the aisle for approximately
four hours before it was removed. Vaughan's parent company, Albertson,
(17:30):
said that staff contacted emergency responders and worked with police,
but it did not directly address the allegation that the
store stayed open around a covered dead body. A specific
cause of death has not been publicly released. And that's
it for this week's Monday's Morbid Minute. For full breakdowns
of these stories, plus any breaking news that develops, be
(17:52):
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(18:15):
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(18:40):
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Hey everyone, Welcome the Monday's Morbid Minute. This is your
quick rundown of the week's most fascinating stories involving death, disease,
medicine and injury, making headlines and rippling through the pop culture.
We'll tease the cases here, then do a deep dive
into the pathology, forensics, and medical mysteries later in our
Normal Mother Knows Death episodes, in articles over in the
(00:27):
Gross Room, and during our weekly YouTube live bonus episode
exclusively for Grossroom members. If it's dark, disturbing, medically bizarre,
or just too good not to dissect, you'll hear it
first on Monday's Morbid Minute. In true crime and court cases,
(00:52):
a Florida man pleads no contest after alleged sexual encounter
with a vacuum This is an update on a story
we brought you a few months ago. A Florida man
has reached a plea deal after police accused him of
having a very public sexual encounter with a vacuum cleaner
near Disney World. Fifty one year old Kevin Dale Westernhold
(01:16):
played no contest to misdemeanor in decent exposure after the
original felony charge was reduced. According to the police report
witnesses photographed and recorded Westerhold using the handheld portion of
the vacuum on himself outside of a home in a
gated resort community in broad daylight. Police said he was
(01:38):
inserting his penis into one part of the vacuum before
using the suction hose on his testicles. Westerhold was sentenced
to twelve months of probation fined two hundred and seventy
one dollars in order to undergo a psycho sexual evaluation.
Police also spoke with the neighbor at another property owned
(01:58):
by Westerhold, who claimed they had previously seen him walking
around outside naked or wearing only a tank top. A
sexual encounter allegedly turns into gunpoint assault over noncn sexual
fecal act. A West Miami man is facing several felony
charges after police say an argument during a sexual encounter
(02:21):
escalated into a violent gunpoint assault. Police say thirty eight
year old Louis Alberto Negrin and the alleged victim had
been drinking and smoking cigarettes before having sex at Negron's home.
During the encounter, Negrin allegedly performed an act involving fecal
matter without the other man's consent, The victim reportedly became
(02:45):
angry and disgusted, leading to an argument. Investigators say that
Negron then pulled out a small silver handgun, pointed it
at the victim's head, and followed him throughout the home.
He allegedly placed the man in a headlock and squeezed
his neck so fa forcefully that the victim believed he
lost consciousness twice. Police say Negrin also took the victim's
(03:05):
phone when he attempted to call nine one one, and
punched him repeatedly in the face. The victim eventually escaped
and ran bleeding into a neighbor's house. Negrin allegedly barricaded
himself in the home for approximately two hours before surrendering.
He was arrested on charges including aggravated assault with a firearm,
battery by strangulation, battery, and tampering with a witness or victim.
(03:30):
A police chief is accused of sleeping with a suspect's
wife during a fraud investigation. A Florida police chief has
resigned following allegations that he had sex with the estranged
wife of a felony suspect that he was actively investigating
the husband. Former Howie and the Hills police chief Michael
Giddons had nearly thirty years of law enforcement experience. According
(03:54):
to an investigative report, Giddens was conducting surveillance and communicating
with the wife during a fraud investigation involving her husband
in the spring of twenty twenty five. Investigators say that
Giggins and the woman met for lunch before going into
a hotel located behind a Chile's Real Romantic, where they
(04:14):
had consensual sex while Giddins was on duty. The report
claims that they met for sex again approximately two months
later and continued exchanging text messages. The allegations surfaced after
the woman's later boyfriend discovered messages and contacted authorities. Giddens
was accused of violating town and police policies concerning moral
(04:35):
character and sexual activity while on duty. After an anonymous
email describing the allegations was distributed to town employees, Giddens
was suspended and later resigned. The reports described an administrative
investigation and police violations, not criminal charges against Giddens. In
celebrity and pop culture news, Oscar Winning Home Alone two
(04:58):
actress Brenda Fricker dies out eighty one years old. Irish
actress Brenda Fricker, best known as the Pigeon Lady from
Home Alone Too Lost in New York, has died at
the age of eighty one. A specific cause of death
was not publicly announced. Kasha wants your teeth and she
may turn them into jewelry. Kasha has revealed that she
(05:19):
has collected more than one thousand human teeth from fans,
using some of them to create jewelry and other pieces
of art. The singer discussed the unusual collection this week
on a podcast. According to Kesha, the obsession began after
a fan offered to send her a child's lost baby teeth.
Other fans apparently followed, and now she keeps jars filled
(05:42):
with teeth throughout her home. Kasha says she used the
teeth to make necklaces, earrings, and even a crown. She
also keeps some of her cat's teeth. She continues to
encourage fans to send her teeth that they would otherwise
throw away or leave for the tooth fairy. Real Housewives
of Orange County alum Gianna Keo is diagnosed with tongue cancer.
(06:07):
Former Real Housewives of Orange County star Gianna Keo has
been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Her
daughter revealed that her mother initially believed that this persistent
sore and pain on her tongue was related to a
dental problem, but she had a biopsy that later confirmed
that it was cancer. Keo underwent surgery to remove the
primary tumor, followed by another operation to remove lymph notes.
(06:32):
Her family said that the cancer had already spread to
the lymph notes, requiring additional treatment. The seventy year old
is now undergoing a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy.
Her family says that the treatments have left her extremely
weak and malnourished, because the pain and difficulties swallowing have
made it challenging for her to eat or drink. Roger
(06:53):
Ners is officially cleared in the Liam p Pain death investigation. Morez,
a close friend of Liam Payne, has reportedly been cleared
of all remaining criminal charges connected to the singer's October
twenty twenty four death in Buenos Aires. Noras was originally
accused of abandoning pain while allegedly knowing that the singer
(07:15):
was struggling with addiction. A manslaughter related charge against him
was dismissed in twenty twenty five, but he continued to
face an allegation that he had supplied drugs to Pain.
Argentine judges ultimately ruled that Pain was responsible for his
own decision to use drugs, and that Noras did not
have a legal duty to act as his caretaker. Noras
(07:35):
maintained that he was Pain's friend, not a doctor, nurse,
therapist or guardian. Prosecutors declined to appeal the latest ruling,
making the dismissal final. The investigation is not completely over.
Two other men remain under investigation for allegedly providing drugs
to Pain before his fatal fall from a third floor
hotel balcony. In Medicine and health news, you won't believe this,
(08:00):
but the FDA is now saying that the positive cyclospora
tests from Taylor Farms Lettuce was wrong. The FDA has
walked back its announcement that the sample of Taller Farms
Lettuce tested positive for cyclospora, the parasite associated with a
multi state outbreak of prolonged, sometimes explosive, severe diarrhea. Federal
(08:21):
officials initially reported that the shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by
Taylor Farms and served that certain Taco Bell restaurants was
connected to an outbreak in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and
West Virginia. Taller Farms voluntarily removed Mexican source iceberg lettuce
from the market, while Taco Bell replaced the affected lettuce
(08:42):
as a precaution. However, after additional lab review, the FDA
announced on July nineteenth that the positive lettuce result was
actually a false positive. The agency now says that there
are no confirmed positive product samples from Tailor Farms. The
investigation is continuing and the precautionary product withdrawal remains in
(09:03):
place while officials attempt to identify exactly where the contamination originated.
Rare childhood cancer spark pesticides concerns in Orange County community.
Families in and around Laderna Ranch, California, are calling for
charges to changes to local landscaping practices after approximately a
(09:25):
dozen rare childhood cancer cases were identified across the community
at nearby Orange County cities. One teenager underwent an amputation
of her right foot after being diagnosed with a synovial
sarcoma another family lost their son to ewing sarcoma in March.
Parents say the number of families facing rare cancers feels
too unusual to ignore, and some are questioning whether pesticides
(09:48):
used in the master planning community could be contributing. It's
important to emphasize that no official investigation has established a
cause and effect relationship between the pesticide applications and these
ca cancers. The children also have different types of cancer,
which could make proving a traditional cancer cluster more difficult. However,
(10:08):
research has found correlations between pesticide exposure and cancer, and
toxic chemicals should not be used when safer alternatives are available.
Washington Heights reportedly becoming an open air prescription drug market.
A section of Washington Heights in New York has reportedly
become an open air marketplace where vendors are openly selling
(10:30):
prescription medications on sidewalks without prescriptions, medical supervision, or pharmacy licenses.
At least twenty vendors were observed operating across an approximately
half mile area near West one hundred and seventy nine
through West one hundred and eighty third Streets and Saint
Nicholas Avenue. The medications included antibiotics such as amoxicillin, a
(10:54):
rectile dysfunction drugs including viagrant sialis, and various pain medications.
Many were brought into New York from the Dominican Republic,
where some drugs may be easier to purchase. This is
not only a law enforcement issue, but a serious public
health problem. Drugs sold on the street could be counterfeit, expired, contaminated,
(11:14):
incorrectly dosed, or improperly stored in heat and sunlight. Taking
antibiotics without an appropriate diagnosis could cause side effects and
contribute to antibiotic resistance, while erectile dysfunction and pain medications
can interact dangerously with heart drugs, alcohol or other substances.
Should men stop drinking before trying to conceive? New research
(11:37):
is challenging the idea that only women need to think
about alcohol when a couple is preparing for pregnancy. Some
scientists now argue that a father's drinking before conception may
affect his sperm and potentially influence fertility, placental development, and
the health of the resulting child. Much of the strongest
evidence currently comes from animal studies. Researchers have found that
(11:59):
male might exposed to alcohol before mating, produce offspring and
changes involving facial development, inflammation, the liver, retina, brain development,
and motor coordination. Coordination. Scientists believe alcohol induced oxidative stress
may alter chemicals attached to sperm, potentially changing how certain
(12:20):
genes function after fertilization. Some human studies have found that
associations between paternal drinking and congenital heart problems, birth effects,
fetal growth, and infant mortality. However, the human evidence is
inconsistent and cannot yet establish causation, and often depends on
parents accurately remembering and reporting their alcohol consumption. Researchers also
(12:43):
do not know how much alcohol might be harmful, whether
occasional drinking is meaningful, or how long men should actually abstain.
One researcher recommends avoiding alcohol for approximately ninety days before conception,
and that is based because that is the amount of
time involved in producing and maturing new sperm. For now,
this is an emerging area of research rather than a
(13:06):
universal medical guideline, but it reinforces that the father's health
before conception may matter more than previously recognized. In freak
accidents and unexpected deaths, a man spends eight hours trapped
inside a porta potty while retrieving mountain dew. Yes, you
heard me right. Kansas City firefighters were called to an
(13:27):
especially disgusting rescue after a man became trapped inside of
the waste tank of a portable toilet for approximately eight hours.
The man claims that he crawled through the toilet opening
after dropping a bottle of mountain dew into the tank.
Workers discovered something was wrong during a routine inspection when
they found the door was locked and received no response.
(13:50):
After police opened the stall, it initially appeared empty until
the men's head suddenly emerged through the toilet seat. Firefighters
could not simply pull him out because he had become
wedged beneath the seat. Crews used hand held saws, the
jaws of life, and other equipment to cut apart the
(14:11):
porta potti before finally freeing him. He was then cleaned
off with a fire hose. Despite spending the night submerged
in human waste, the unidentified man was rescued safely. The
death of a man who fell down a septic well
after a workplace fight has been ruled a homicide. The
death of a Texas construction worker who fell approximately thirty
(14:33):
feet into an underground septic well has officially been ruled
a homicide. Forty seven year old Lorenzo Gonzalez Wrangel died
from multiple blunt force injuries. Investigators believe he was involved
in a physical altercation with a coworker shortly before he
fell into the shaft at a construction site in Harris County.
Authorities have said it's possible that he was pushed, although
(14:56):
exactly how he entered the well remains under investigation. His
body was recovered from the chaff by firefighters, and several
people at the work site were detained and questioned. No
arrest have been announced. The Harris County Sheriff's Office has
said that the evidence will be presented to a grand jury,
which will consider whether criminal charges are appropriate. Remember, a
(15:17):
homicide ruling means the death resulted from the actions of
another person. It does not automatically mean that the prosecutors
have proven murder. A memorial boat has sank near Alcatraz,
leaving one dead and three missing. A family memorial service
ended in tragedy after a fifty foot cabin cruiser carrying
twenty people sank in San Francisco Bay between the Golden
(15:41):
Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. Friends and relatives have gathered
on the three decked boat to scatter the ashes of
a loved one. When the vessel went down on July fourteenth,
sixteen people were rescued, including three who had to be hospitalized.
Seventy nine year old Clifford Joseph Hooiza was pulled from
the war and pronounced dead, and so was his dog.
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Witnesses described seeing people trapped inside the sinking vessel and
banging against its windows. The boat eventually settled approximately one
hundred and twenty feet below the water's surface. The coast
Guard searched more than twelve hundred miles before suspending an
active search effort. The following evening. Three passengers remained missing,
Boys's wife, his sister, and a family friend. Authorities planned
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to work on recovering the sunken vessel, which may provide
answers about why it sank so quickly. And In other
death news, a man's body reportedly left in a grocery
store aisle for four hours as customers continued shopping. The customer,
who died inside a Los Angeles grocery store was left
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in the aisle for hours has been identified as John Lewis.
Lewis suffered a medical emergency in the bakery isle of
Vaughn's Supermarket in Granada Hills on July fifth. CPR was attempted,
but he could not be and he was pronounced dead
at the scene. Store employees claim that managers chose not
to close the supermarket after his death. Instead, workers were
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instructed to surround his body with shopping carts and umbrellas
while customers continued to shop nearby. Lewis's family also remained
inside the store as they waited for a funeral home
to arrive to pick up his body. According to a
store supervisor, the body remained in the aisle for approximately
four hours before it was removed. Vaughan's parent company, Albertson,
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said that staff contacted emergency responders and worked with police,
but it did not directly address the allegation that the
store stayed open around a covered dead body. A specific
cause of death has not been publicly released. And that's
it for this week's Monday's Morbid Minute. For full breakdowns
of these stories, plus any breaking news that develops, be
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sure to tune in to this week's regular Mother Knows
Death podcasts and check out the gross room. Don't forget
to subscribe to us on all podcast platforms and on YouTube,
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questions or comments, email us at stories at Mothernosdeath dot com.
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Thank you for listening to Mother Noos Death. As a reminder,
my training is as a pathologist's assistant. I have a
master's level education and specialize in anatomy and pathology education.
I am not a doctor and I have not diagnosed
or treated anyone dead or alive without the assistance of
a licensed medical doctor. This show, my website, and social
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media accounts are designed to educate and inform people based
on my experience working in pathology, so they can make
healthier decisions regarding their life and well being. Always remember
that science is changing every day and the opinions expressed
in this episode are based on my knowledge of those
subjects at the time of publication. If you are having
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