Death of a "Friend"

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Perry became a star surrounded by "Friends" and became a falling star surrounded by "Friends" who did nothing but feed his addiction. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how a death investigator determines if a body found submerged in a hot tub died from drowning, drugs, or a combination of both. And in the end, who is responsible?

Transcript Highlights

00:00.00 Introduction of a "friend"
00:39.79 Joe Talks about being fan of Matthew Perry films
05:00.76 Discussion of Matthew Perry physically showing addiction
09:03.23 Discussion of addiction and death
14:04.73 Discussion of ketamine
18:57.46 Talk about Joe finding live addict during death investigation
24:28.68 Discussion of different types of drugs
27:46.64 Discussion of doctor selling $12 bottle of ketamine for $2,000
32:42.38 Discussion of death investigation, elements of drowning
36:21.22 Conclusion, will doctors be treated as street dealers

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0:00.0	Body Facts with Joseph Scott Moore.
0:06.0	Though I am around true crime, obviously quite a bit because of appearances on television and this podcast even. I will have people
0:18.5	that will approach me and ask me what is my favorite true-crime program on television and my boilerplate
0:30.6	answer every single time is I do not watch true crime stories.
0:36.0	It's what they used to call it a busman's holiday.
0:41.0	I like things that are a bit lighter. I like things that I guess you could say might
0:49.2	be I don't know comically edifying I don't know if that's that's the right framework and but it's it's in that
0:57.6	that vein
0:59.6	That my wife Kim and I we spend most of our time watching things like Rom Combs or old
1:09.5	comedies that we can from television.
1:12.8	Big Seinfeld fan by the way.
1:15.8	But there's a person who we have enjoyed over the years watching on the big screen and small screen but to a greater degree on the big screen and
1:26.1	that's Matthew Perry I think probably my favorite movie of all time that he is in and certainly probably in my top five is the whole
1:36.4	nine yards I love that movie it is absolutely hilarious with him and Bruce Willis
1:41.0	however him and Bruce Willis.
1:44.3	However, many times when the mask of comedy falls away.
1:55.0	There's left behind the true face, a face of tragedy. And today, unfortunately, we're going to be digging into the case of
2:12.0	Matthew Perry's death and what's in the news right now subsequent to
2:16.9	his death are the arrest of five individuals who likely had a hand in bringing about his end and of course the end of a
2:29.2	comic genius's life. I'm Joseph Scott Morgan and this is body bags.
2:38.0	I think the thing I love most about Matthew Perry Dave is that when it comes to comedy, he made it look effortless.
2:47.8	He's one of those guys for me that can do physical comedy.
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