From Suspicion to Verdict: The Poisonous Truth Behind Julie Jensen's Death

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dissect the chilling case of Julie Jensen. They discuss the intricate dynamics of the Jensen family, the suspicions Julie had about her husband Mark and his fatal intentions towards her, how he slowly killed her, the challenges police faced in building a case against Mark, and the concept of a "dying declaration".

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00:25 - Introduction.

01:55 - The complex dynamics of the Jensen family.

08:30 - Julie Jensen's increasing suspicion towards her husband's behavior.

13:10 - Devastating effects of ethylene glycol poisoning.

17:40 - Forensic pathology involved in Julie Jensen's case.

21:15 - Exploring a historical method of murder, burking, potentially used in the Jensen case.

23:55 - Description of the crime scene.

26:55 - The legal concept of a "dying declaration" relevant to Julie's letter.

31:40 - The police interview with Mark Jensen.

33:30 - The toxicologist's testimony.

33:45 - Outro.

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0:00.0	Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan.
0:19.8	Death is a great equalizer, and when you're faced with the possibility of it, it compels
0:24.8	us to reflect.
0:25.8	I think you see that a lot with people that are faced, unfortunately, with terminal
0:30.1	illnesses.
0:31.1	But what if you don't have a terminal illness, but yet you have a suspicion that you might
0:38.0	die, and I don't mean of old age, that somebody in your world has an end for you, somebody
0:45.7	that you love, that you trust, that you've created a family with, has their sights impossibly
0:52.0	killing you.
0:53.4	Today we're going to talk about a woman who, over a period of years, and through court
1:01.5	proceedings, more testimony from the grave against her husband.
1:08.3	Today we're going to talk about the poisoning homicide of Julie Jensen.
1:15.3	I'm Joseph Scott Morgan, and this is Body Bags.
1:21.4	Joining me today is Dave Mack.
1:24.6	Dave is a crime reporter with crime online.
1:29.3	They always tell us when we go to seminars and these sorts of things as death investigators.
1:35.3	One of the base rules is that if you have a homicide, look for some stranger in a dark
1:41.5	alley.
1:42.7	You don't suspect somebody that you've never met or come across.
1:45.9	They always tell you to look at those that are in the inner circle, and the case that
1:51.9	we're talking about on Body Bags today, boy, we talk about being in the inner circle.
1:57.1	I'm talking about in such an intimate way that you've got a case where you've got a caregiver
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