Inside the Crime | Lawrence Anderson's Horrific Reign - A Deep Dive into a Triple Murder

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of 'Body Bags,' hosts Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack unravel the case of Lawrence Anderson, a parolee who committed a horrifying triple murder. They discuss the gray areas of the justice system, his history of drug abuse, the controversial circumstances of his premature release from prison, and the disturbing implications of Anderson's physiological responses at the crime scene.

Time-codes:

00:00 - Episode introduction and case overview.

00:50 - Introduction to Lawrence Anderson's heinous crimes.

02:10 - Discussion on the term "criminally insane."

02:40 - Background of Anderson's criminal past and release.

05:30 - Prison overcrowding.

07:00 - Questions about the role of the parole board in Anderson's release.

08:40 - Exploration of Anderson's violent past and drug use.

10:15 - Aftermath of Anderson's release and subsequent crimes.

11:45 - Detailed description of Andrea Blankenship's murder.

13:05 - Discussion on forensic evidence and forced entry.

15:05 - Speculation on Anderson's choice of victim.

16:25 - Focus on facts over motivations.

18:10 - Recap of Anderson serving a human heart to family.

20:25 - Mention of a voice recording capturing victims' screams.

21:15 - Review of surviving aunt's injuries.

23:15 - Speculation about family's perspective and chilling meal prep.

24:20 - Highlighting surviving aunt's resilience.

27:00 - Discussion of Anderson's courtroom confession.

30:10 - Speculation on crime scene and police interpretations.

31:40 - Reflection on Anderson's confession and its community impact.

32:00 - Episode conclusion.

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0:00.0	I've been down on my luck before, I've had hard times, just like everybody, I'm not
0:24.7	saying something that's unique. We've all had tough times. The one thing that at the end of the day,
0:31.0	you can rely on is the love of your family that they're going to help you. I don't mean help you
0:37.5	like provide everything that you need as an adult in order to survive. I'm just talking about help you
0:42.8	with their support, with their love and their kindness and maybe some wise counsel, particularly as it
0:49.0	applies to the older members of your family. But today on Body Bagside, I want to
0:54.0	explore a case that's quite chilling because it involves a man quite literally destroyed his
1:02.3	family and actually a person that lived right next door to him. Today, I want to talk about the
1:08.7	bizarre case out of Oklahoma involving a man who committed a triple homicide and in addition to
1:15.8	that, engaged and probably one of the most horrendous things that any human can engage in,
1:20.6	cannibalism. Today, we're going to talk about homicides committed by Lawrence Anderson. I'm
1:25.8	Joseph Scott Morgan and this is Body Bags. It's a well-worn phrase. I never cease to be amazed.
1:36.5	I just made that up, Dave Mack. Pretty impressive, actually. That is. That just came to mind for me.
1:42.1	Joining me is my buddy, Dave Mack. He's a senior crime reporter with crime online.
1:48.9	Dave, I hate to lay this one at your feet, man, but I got to tell you, I came across it and I just
1:53.8	had to discuss it here on Body Bags because this from a forensic standpoint, I think that this case
1:59.4	has a lot to reveal. And certainly, it's a peak inside of the mind of a very, very disturbed
2:07.2	individual. The criminally insane. It's a term we hear. I don't know if it's a real term or not,
2:13.1	but I know that this guy is certainly a criminal. And based on his actions past, present and
2:19.8	possible future, I'm thinking this guy is borderline insane in terms of the way you and I look at
2:26.1	sanity because what he did, you mentioned it in the opening was horrific and tore apart his family,
2:34.3	his blood family. He destroyed. He was a lifelong criminal just to get that right off the table.
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