The Insects that Solve M*RDERS | Lindsay Nikole
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Lindsay Nikole talks the chilling “Jigsaw Murders” of 1935, when two dismembered bodies discovered in Scotland led to one of the earliest breakthroughs in forensic history. True crime meets biology as blowflies, flesh flies, and dermestid beetles take the stand as expert witnesses.
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Join zoologist Lindsay Nikole for vivid stories about evolution, animal behavior, and the wonderfully weird life around (and before) us. Each video dives into creatures you’ve never met and facts you’ll never forget, blending science with humor, visuals, and memorable explanations. From viral mystery IDs and prehistoric deep dives to myth-busting and conservation context, this channel makes complex biology easy and exciting to understand.
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Chapters:
00:00 The Moffat, Scotland Murders
01:04 The Stages of Decomposition Explained
09:43 The Jigsaw Murders of 1935: Investigation Begins
11:01 Maggots Expose The Timeline of Death
The Insects that Solve M*RDERS | Lindsay Nikole
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@davedyer2951
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
This is partly why I liked Gil Grissom from CSI.
@theemeralddragon9224
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
I know it's not the point of the video but I'm honestly baffled by the guy getting his license plate noted bc he hit someone on his way to dispose of the bodies. Dude
@TheTantabus.
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
0:23 I thought my ears deceived me, did she just mute a cuss?
@thebluetornado6705
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
❤
@victoria_xo884
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Me watching BONES knowing bugs are very important >:3
@kaitlynoddie9649
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
i used to want to be buried when i die but then i took an entomology class and there was a forensic entomology unit where we had to learn which insects colonize the body at each stage of decomposition…yeah i’m getting cremated now
@falineistired
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
just wanted to leave an attirbution to josé rodolfo loaiza ontiveros for the art from disasterland, since it's a personal favorite of mine.
also great video!
@mcgoo721
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Hope we get a Becketts video next
@user-jy6vk9od2o
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
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@Harveypurcell-vy7mi
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Took a forensics class not too long ago. We had a whole unit based around this.
@Kthulhuforpresident
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
As a mortuary technician I'm so happy to see you cover this! Maggots are definitely a part of my job I wish I didn't have to deal with…but sadly they are
@Jester-m4c6o
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
I want you to know, I’m making Carmel while listening to this
@DaedricThot
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
I recently went to an entomology exhibit at the natural science museum in Houston! They have a brief focus on forensic science and how insects help detectives and coroners find clues as to how people died. I love your videos and I’m so happy you’re talking about bugs on your channel!
@sara.gem8D
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Paul Brodie on his "Well, I Never" YouTube channel released a video on these very murders only ten days ago!
Thank you for another fascinating video Lindsay. I see your Hallucigenia tshirt and can't wait for mine to arrive 😍
@alanwhite8870
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Ed-in-BRAH say it proper 🤣😉
@T-Rexene
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
YYYAAAA!!!! M#rder case!!! I love watchin g KMK's podcast
@v41ru55
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Ok so wait, they gotta bleep out "Murders" in the title and blur out human bones, but a fly laying piles of eggs in an open human wound is all good? Youtube censorship is WILD.
@gordonkennygordon
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Thanks for the disclaimer up front. This one's not for me. As it happens, my sister-in-law is a forensic osteologist and actually studied at the Body Farm. She used to liven up Thanksgiving dinners with school stories, so…yeah, I'm all good here.
Peace!
@yurigod9254
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
As someone who is currently in college for pursuing Forensics, this video upload made me squeal and kick my legs 🐎💨
@alakurielle
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Why body farms are so interesting and important
@NadiaMattson
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Bones lovers in the chat?
@adrianc3472
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
I took a forensics class in my sophomore year of high school, and this was one of my favorite units. I’m now a zoology major 😭
@dynomar11
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
What's a m*rder? I'm a child apparently and I can't handle bad words.
@LaJokanan
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
I've left my body to forensic science. I've had too much surgery to be useful to students of anatomy so I discussed with my doctor what else my cadaver might be good for once I've finished with it, and this is what we settled on. It's very expensive to dispose of human remains, and this is a way I can save my daughter a lot of money and also be of some service to my fellow humans (for a change, some might say :D).
@jamess405
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
I know the editor said they mentioned it but damn hearing Eden-burgh made me cringe
@annasaysthings
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 pm
I wish rocket money was international 😢
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