The Bone Reader

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

Snap, Glynn, Storytelling, Wnyc, Society & Culture/personal Journals, Performing Arts, Washington, Society & Culture/documentary, Arts/performing Arts, Music, Arts

4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

A severed head turns up in a small rural town. While police investigate this as a crime, they look at disturbed graves, search for missing people — suspect a killer. But the forensic artist on the case has a very different theory for how the head ended up in the woods.

This story contains references to forensic material, sensitive listeners please be advised.

Thank you to Michelle Vitali & Mike O’Brien for sharing this story with Snap.

Produced by Nancy López, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 12 - Episode 27

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0:00.0	Snap Judgment Studios
0:13.0	In order to prove that a crime occurred,
0:16.0	you have to demonstrate that somebody did something to someone.
0:22.0	You've watched TV, you understand this, but what if you don't know what they did,
0:28.0	who they did it to, or even who did it?
0:33.0	Today on Snap, a mystery like no other were calling it the bone reader.
0:40.0	My name is them Washington.
0:42.0	Congratulations.
0:44.0	You've just been deputized because you're listening.
0:48.0	Listen, listen, listen, listen.
0:50.0	To Snap Judgment.
0:52.0	We begin with an unusual journey to discover exactly who someone is.
0:59.0	And of course, there is a small town police chief,
1:03.0	dog at least searching far and wide for answers,
1:06.0	and since it was their shit note, this story does contain reference to forensic material.
1:12.0	It also involves a forensic artist who believes the biggest clue is right in front of their face.
1:18.0	Snap Judgment.
1:25.0	I had rarely been in a courtroom before, and I had to set up,
1:29.0	I sort of saved two or three spots for myself in a very crowded courtroom,
1:33.0	so I had to fight people off for that a little bit.
1:37.0	This was Michelle Vitale's very first day in court.
1:40.0	And I just needed a place to lay everything down,
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