Police arrive at the apartment of Fasil Teklemariam in Washington DC for a call of an unconscious person. Police quickly note that Fasil is more than unconscious, he is dead. Multiple stab wounds, and it appears that one of his thumbs has been cut off. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what happens when a thumb is severed from a hand, and can experts tell if it happened when the victim was alive or dead. Dave Mack will dig into the background of those involved and try to figure out who talked. 

00:02 .12 Introduction: "The Rule of Thumb"
02:51 .25 Discuss removing thumb to rob victim
05:14 .45 Discuss James Bond,"biometric" science
09:04 .94 Talk about CCTV footage 
14:20 .13 Discussion of thumb removed from body
19:08 .42 Discussion of what happens when everything dries up
22:33 .29 Talk suspects stole key fob allowing access to the building
27:57 .92 Discuss thumb came after trying to extract info
32:00 .21 Discussion of shoe print left behind
36:46 .63 Discussion of weapons used, did they use knives found in kitchen
36:49 .34 Conclusion: they wanted his money, took his life

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