In this episode of the Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack delve into the chilling case of 76-year-old Leon Hignite, who is found abandoned in his home with gruesome injuries. They explore the forensic details of blood spatter patterns, analyze the severity of Leon's injuries, the challenges faced by the medical team, and the disturbing circumstances surrounding the incident. 

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Time Codes:

0:00 - Introduction

01:17 - Overview and background

04:28 - Dave questions how the blood on the ceiling and wall could have resulted from Leon's supposed fall in the bathroom.

05:07 - Leon's limited ability to communicate due to his blindness and hearing impairment.

06:17 - The autopsy reveals that Leon sustained at least 30 blunt force impacts to his head.

07:42 - Paramedics find Leon in a deplorable state on the bedroom floor, surrounded by blood and waste.

09:46 - Leon’s feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.

10:10 - Leon is found after three days.

10:41 - Leon's medical condition, age, blindness, and other health issues.

11:04 - The police arrive to serve a search warrant and discover the house set on fire.

11:56 - Medical intervention needed for Leon's head trauma. 

13:14 - Carol Hignite's claims she gave Leon ice chips to hydrate him.

14:39 - Were the injuries Leon sustained typical of a fall? 

16:10 - The forensic implications of overlapping contusions and fractured areas.

18:05 - The pink hammer. 

20:47 - The forensic challenges of blood being found on the hammer.

22:14 - The differences between blood spatter from impact vs. cast-off.

24:01 - Blood velocities and their relation to various weapons.

25:30 - What happened those 3 days before 911 was called?

27:40 - Outro

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