Name: Pay a visit to western NC 'body farm'
Uploaded: 2022-06-29T10:20:35-0400
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Description: Deep in the mountains of North Carolina, Western Carolina University maintains "The Forest," where bodies decompose to help forensic scientists understand how to solve cases of the missing and murdered.

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Deep in the mountains of North Carolina, Western Carolina University maintains "The Forest," where bodies decompose to help forensic scientists understand how to solve cases of the missing and murdered.

AN IDEA HE GOT FROM WATCHING A WELCOME BACK. EPISODE 3 OF WHAT REMAINS THE NEW PODCAST, WRAL STUDIOS IS OUT TODAY AND IN THIS INSTALLMENT OF THE PODCAST WRAL'S AMANDA LAMB TAKES US TO A PLACE FEW HAVE EVER BEEN. MOST PEOPLE CALL IT A BODY FARM. IT'S A PLACE WHERE FORENSIC SCIENTISTS STUDY THE DECOMPOSITION OF BODIES AND IN TURN, HELP INVESTIGATORS SOLVE CASES OF THE MISSING AND THE MURDERED. LET'S TAKE A LISTEN. >> NICK RUNS THE ANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAM AT WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY DEEP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. AND KATIE. WELL, SHE RUNS WHAT THEY CALL THE FOREST. >> THERE APPEARS TO BE APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN INDIVIDUALS STILL OUT HERE IN THE FACILITY LYING ON THE SURFACE. >> DECOMPOSING. >> AND AMANDA JOINS US NOW WITH A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT WITH THIS EPISODE. LISTEN, THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT COVE, A LITTLE DARK, BUT THIS IS ONE OF 9 FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. TELL US WHERE THE IMPORTANT WORK HAPPENING. YEAH. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FOR SCIENTISTS AND INVESTIGATORS CAN AND IT DOES SOUND A LITTLE DARK. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THE FIRST ONE OF THESE STARTED IN 1981, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, A SCIENTIST BY THE NAME OF BILL BASS STARTED IT. >> AND THESE OTHER FACILITIES WENT FROM THERE. WE HAVE ONE AT WESTERN CAROLINA, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN THERE, BUT THEY RESPECT THE PEOPLE THAT DONATE THEIR BODIES TO SCIENCE. AND THEN WHAT THEY DO IS THEY STUDY DECOMPOSITION AT A PLACE CALLED THE FARCE IN THAT FACILITY. THEY'RE ABLE TO LEARN THINGS ABOUT HOW LONG HAS THE BODY BEEN THERE? HOW THINGS LIKE CLIMATE, A TERRAIN AFFECT THE BODY. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WORK. >> SO THAT'S KEY INFORMATION BECAUSE THE UNITE YOU'VE COVERED A LOT OF CRIME STORIES AND THEN HE TALKED A LOT OF INVESTIGATORS OVER THE YEARS. SO WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO SOLVE A MURDER WITH THE TRYING TO SOLVE A MISSING PERSONS CASE, IT'S LIKE A PUZZLE PIECE. EXACTLY. AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THINGS LIKE HOW LONG HAS THE BODY BEEN THERE FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT HAS AFFECTED THE BODY IN TERMS OF RAIN OR ITS OIL OR EVEN WATER. AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO A BODY HAS BEEN MOVED, FOR EXAMPLE, OR A BODY HAS BEEN HERE. THIS KIDS, INVESTIGATORS CLUES REALLY IMPORTANT CLUES. >> THE YOU CAN'T GET BY STUDYING ANYTHING ELSE. BUT A REAL LIVE BODY DECOMPOSING AND THESE ARE BODIES. LET'S JUST SAY, ARE THERE. THEY'RE DONATED. I MEAN, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAID, I WANT MY BODY DONATED TO SCIENCE AND THEY HANDLE THIS VERY RESPECTFULLY. LISTEN, WE LOOK AT THIS GRAPHIC, AS WE MENTIONED, IS A LITTLE DOG IS A LITTLE BIT COBB. HOW SHOULD PEOPLE PREPARE THEMSELVES TO WATCH? DID LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. YOU KNOW, I THINK LISTEN TO IT WITH THE SCIENTIFIC HAT BECAUSE THESE ARE SCIENTISTS AND THERE ARE PEOPLE DOING A JOB, BUT THEY'RE ALSO COMPASSIONATE AND THEY'RE VERY AWARE THAT THESE ARE HUMAN BODIES. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAD LIVES AND THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO HELP IN THIS ENDEAVOR. ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS IS ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS, KATIE, SHE WALKS US THROUGH THE BODY FARM WITH HER PHONE WITH HER VOICE MEMO ON HER PHONE. AND SHE TELLS US WHAT SHE'S SEEING. WE COULDN'T GO THERE BECAUSE OF COVID AND SHE'S AMAZING THE WAY SHE DESCRIBES IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE COMPASSION FOR THESE PEOPLE AND APPRECIATE THE GIFT, THE GIFT THAT THEY'RE GIVING, THE SCIENTISTS AND THE INVESTIGATORS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. YOU MENTIONED THIS MORNING, THE FAVORITE PODCAST. YEAH. I MEAN, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT EVERY WEEK. THIS EPISODE IS JUST SO DIFFERENT. AND I HOPE AT SOME POINT TO BE ABLE TO VISIT THE ORIGINAL BODY FARM IN TENNESSEE. SO AS WE GO FORWARD, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT. ANOTHER FASCINATING INSTALLMENT OF WHAT REMAINS YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST ON APPLE PODCAST. 80 WAY YOU GET YOUR PODCAST. >> AND FOR BONUS MATERIAL, GO TO WHAT REMAINS PODCAST DOT

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Pay a visit to western NC 'body farm'

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I'm meteorologist, Amy Wilma in the WRL severe weather center, we had a dry warm day today, but a cold front is off to the west of us and it arrives tomorrow and brings the potential for some scattered showers and some thunderstorms. It's a pretty potent system today with a level three out of five risk for part of the Midwest. But the severe weather will be moving eastward as this cold front moves eastward as well. And we'll have the risk for severe storms tomorrow. Although the storm energy will not be as high tomorrow as it is today. There's a lot of storm energy west of us today and that's why they have that higher risk for severe storms. But as this system moves closer to North Carolina, it does weaken. We could still have some isolated severe storms but we have weak to moderate energy. We don't have the strong energy that they have west of us today. So it's a level one risk for most of us Friday. This is in the afternoon and evening. So isolated severe storms possible. The biggest threat will be some damaging winds and a potential for some hail as Well, the first half of the day is dry, so no rain worries for the morning commute. But by the time we get to the afternoon and evening, that's when we'll have scattered showers and storms and any of the storms that do form could become severe. And our highest rain chances are right during the evening commute. So about a 40% chance for rain tomorrow as we move ahead to Saturday, only a slim chance for a shower, a 20% chance for rain. But then a decent chance for rain on Sunday, we don't expect storms, but mainly the second half of our Sunday will have some scattered showers and it will be a cooler day. Here's a look at the rain over the weekend again, just a slim chance for rain on Saturday. Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low to mid seventies. Sunday morning looks mainly dry with a little bit of rain over some of our southern counties. But then as we head toward the afternoon, a better chance for rain, especially south and east of the triangle. And then during the evening is when some of that rain lifts to the north and includes a good part of the viewing area on Sunday. So the second half of the day certainly looks like the wettest part of the day, still warm Friday with a high of 84. And then we're down into the mid seventies Saturday, high temperatures will be in the low to mid sixties for Sunday and Monday with some chilly mornings, Monday morning and Tuesday morning. Down into the forties, we warm back up next week though. 74 on Tuesday, 78 Wednesday and near 70 for a high temperature on Thursday.

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



WE HAVE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. I'LL SHOW YOU COMING UP. THE LIST OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUSINESSES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS IS ARMADILLO GRILL IS THE LATEST TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. >> WRAL'S SEAN GALLAGHER IS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO FIND OUT WITH THIS MEANS FOR THE GLENN WOOD, SOUTH AREA. SEAN, THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF FOLKS. >> YEAH, THIS WAS VERY ABRUPT SO ABRUPT THAT WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING UP HERE TRYING TO GET LUNCH ON THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY'RE MET WITH THIS SIGN ON THE DOOR, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS LOCATION. NOW, THIS TEX MEX RESTAURANT CALL THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TUCKER STREET HOME FOR THE LAST. 22 YEARS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE OWNERS SAY CHANGES IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND RISING COSTS ARE WHY THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS LOCATION. IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF STAPLE BUSINESSES RALLY, CLOSING CLOUDS BREWING, SHUT DOWN ITS RALEIGH TAVERN ON WEST STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE CAPITAL CLUB. 16 IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OUR BELOVED REAL SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION TO SERVE THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY. BUT FOR SHARE MCCRACKEN OF GARDEN SCAPE DESIGNER FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THIS AREA. THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ELEVATING RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF ROLL WITH IT. NATURALLY COMING TO AN END AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT THAT'S PERFECT FOR THEM. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANGE GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >> AN ARMADILLO GRILL WILL ARE STILL OFFER THEIR CATERING SERVICES HERE AND THEY WILL STILL OPERATE THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN CARRBORO. BUT RENEE, THAT'S ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY RIGHT NEAR UNC CAMPUS. >> WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FARTHER AND WE WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP TAKING ITS PLACE. THERE ON GLENWOOD

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