Released? Judge Wants Michael Jordan's Father's Freed
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
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🗓️ 22 October 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The murder of Michael Jordan's father, James Jordan, was a very sad story that led to Michael Jordan retiring from Basketball in 1993. In 1996 Daniel Green was convicted for the murder based on the testimony of Larry Demery who took a plea deal and testified against his childhood friend, Green. Green was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 28 years later, the judge who sentenced Green to prison for life believes he was wrong, and wants to help get Daniel Green out of prison. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how James Jordan ended up cremated as a an unidentified homicide victim "John Doe" in South Carolina, and Dave Mack look behind the headlines to find out what really happened when the father of the most popular man on the planet vanished into thin air.
Transcript Highlights
00:26.31 Introduction - Being a Dad
04:14.50 James Jordan, father of Michael Jordan
09:11.94 James Jordan is missing, July 23, 1993
14:04.27 Using a swamp to get rid of evidence
19:01.45 Condition of James Jordan's body
23:10.14 Identifying a body. Jordan identified with dental records
27:23.88 James Jordan's body cremated as a "John Doe". Head and hands removed, kept for identification
32:36.18 Post-Mortem death investigation. Death was from gunshot wound to chest
37:01.94 County did not have cooler to store body
41:13.25 Car is found stripped down and stashed in the woods
46:00.01 Judge wants Daniel Green released, says evidence didn't support conviction
49:57.53 Blood evidence found in backseat
50:21.30 Conclusion
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| 0:34.0 | I can speak for myself and maybe other fathers. |
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| 0:48.0 | throughout the life that I've been given. Is, it's great, you know, I'm very thankful for the opportunities I've had but you know what that one thing that remains |
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