Joel Guy Jr. Dissolves His Parents in Acid

• 39:08Tim describes a morgue tape from before the internet showing a kid who hung himself in a foyer after setting up a camera to capture his parents' reactions.
• 40:03Tim pitches the idea of hosting America's Funniest Home Videos with footage of people discovering their dead relatives.
• 40:48USA Today story: Joel Guy Jr. dismembered his parents and tried to dissolve them in acid over Thanksgiving.
• 41:22The 28-year-old attacked his parents with a knife, possibly tortured them, and left remains throughout a 2,256 square foot home in Tennessee.
• 41:49Realtor's perspective: the crime would have been more disturbing if the house layout hadn't been so open and airy.
• 42:22Joel used an acid-based solution made from normal household chemicals—basically a Rachel Ray recipe found on the internet—to try to destroy evidence.
• 42:59He left the house unlocked and drove back to Baton Rouge on Sunday with body parts still dissolving in jars throughout the home.
• 43:26Police arrested him Tuesday at his car in Louisiana; he'd killed both parents but left the scene with evidence still in progress.
• 44:14The motive: his parents planned to cut off his financial support during Thanksgiving and discuss discontinuing it with their unemployed son.
• 44:28Tim struggles with repeatedly saying 'the guys' while noting authorities found no life insurance motive.

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