Kansas prosecutors use unusual autopsy to investigate woman's shooting death | Forensic Files

a new 48 Hours investigation looks into the death of a Kansas woman after she was found dying from a gunshot wound in
2019 the corner initially ruled Kristen trickle's death of suicide but the local
prosecutor said the evidence didn't add up 48 Hours correspondent Aon morard has
the story in the early morning hours of Halloween 2019 kobby trickle called 911 my wife
shut trickle said he woke up to his ears ringing and saw his wife Kristen bleeding next to him in bed Sergeant
Brandon halman quickly responded he met us on the porch exactly where's the house it's right here it's this one with
red and white hey Police Department inside the house halman found Kobe's wife Kristen clinging to life I kind of
focused in on her jaw moving I could see the movement of her jaw got a sh C Krist
trickle couldn't be saved 3 days later after an autopsy the coroner ruled Kristen's death of suicide but
prosecutor Aaron Cunningham questioned if Kristen could have fired the large caliber revolver that killed her you
have a replica or a very similar type of gun can you show it to me sure how large oh it's pretty hefty as
you can tell it's a hand I'm a little surprised yeah it's a awkward to maneuver not something you'd easily turn
on yourself he thinks Kobe trickle killed his wife I do not believe he did it Kobe trickle's attorney Cassie
Ziggler points out that Kobe didn't hesitate to call 911 when he called 911 she was still showing signs of life to
try to resolve the issue authorities tried something new and ordered a very different type of autopsy an autopsy of
Kristen's mind so basically this is a psychological autopsy trying to figure out the State of Mind of a person who
died that's difficult to do isn't it yeah and had this ever been done in the state of Kansas before never in a
criminal case no you can watch Aaron Mor's report on 48 hours tomorrow night at 109 Central
on CBS and on Paramount Plus

A Kansas woman's 2019 shooting death on Halloween divided investigators. To get more answers, a new prosecutor suggested authorities try a different type of autopsy — aimed at uncovering the victim's state of mind. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the controversial method.

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Brief Summary

48 Hours investigates Kristen Trickle's suspicious death, initially ruled a suicide, raising questions about her husband's involvement.

Key points

A New Investigation. 48 Hours delves into the suspicious death of Kristen Trickle, initially ruled a suicide.
911 Call. Koby Trickle's frantic call reveals the chaos of the moment his wife was found.
Psychological Autopsy. For the first time in Kansas, a psychological autopsy is performed to uncover the truth.

Episode highlights

911 CallKoby Trickle's frantic call reveals the chaos of the moment his wife was found.“My wife is shut!”0:20Apr 26, 2024

Episode quotes

I do not believe he did it.

Kobe Trickle's defense of his innocence.

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