Mariticide in Ohio - The Case of Dr. Christopher Osborn

Dr. Christopher Osborn is found and pronounced dead in his home in Dublin, Ohio on July 18th, 2018, just after 7:30 a.m.  He had been shot in the head three times in his sleep. His wife, Holli Osborn, drunkenly calls her father to tell him that her husband is dead. Her father calls the police and shortly thereafter they arrive at the house. After finding two guns next to the bed and seeing the state of Ms. Osborn, they take her into custody and eventually charge her with the murder of her husband. 

In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the state Dr. Osborn was murdered in, gunshot residue, how to assess a crime scene after its been altered, how the location of where Holli’s DNA was found eventually proved she was the perpetrator, and more.

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Background and overview of the case

2:43 - Evidence from the bed

6:23 - In a case like this, what evidence do you start with first?

9:28 - Who arrived at the scene first?

12:20 - Assessing the crime scene after it's been damaged

15:40 - How to tell the difference between something that was part of the crime vs. caused by first responders when they arrived at the scene

19:40 - Does the amount of blood depend on how many times you were shot or where you were shot?

29:20 - Does Dr. Osborn’s physical state (sleeping) factor into his body’s reaction when he was shot?

34:40 - Gunshot residue

40:43 - Are all gun powders the same?

42:30 - Distribution of gunpowder

47:00 - “10 particles”

49:35 - Holli’s DNA being found on the gun and how it was proven that she was the perpetrator

50:50 - Outro

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