Forensic Files: Collection Season 1 Episode 39 Water Logged

In episode 39 of season 1 of Forensic Files: Collection, titled "Water Logged", viewers are taken on a journey through a perplexing murder case that took place in May of 1997 in the small town of Carthage, Missouri.

The episode begins by introducing its main character, 61-year-old Dee Wormington, who lived alone in a small house located in an isolated area. According to her neighbors, Wormington was a quiet and friendly person who kept to herself and rarely interacted with anyone. However, on the morning of May 27th, 1997, things took a dark turn when Wormington's body was discovered by a neighbor floating in a nearby pond.

The initial investigation was conducted by local authorities who believed that Wormington's death was a tragic accident. However, the case was reopened after Wormington's son, Doug, grew suspicious of the circumstances surrounding his mother's death. He had learned that his mother had been under the influence of alcohol and sleeping pills at the time of her death and that she had a habit of taking long walks around her property, even at night, which could have led to her accidentally falling into the pond.

But as the investigation progressed, things took a more sinister turn when it was revealed that Dee Wormington was, in fact, murdered. The cause of death was determined to be drowning, but she had also been violently attacked before being thrown into the pond.

The police then turned their attention to Dee Wormington's former neighbor, 45-year-old Steve Nunn, a man with a history of violence and aggression who had been known to have disputes with Wormington in the past. Additionally, Nunn was found to have been in the vicinity of Wormington's property right before her death, leading to his arrest and subsequent trial.

The trial, which took place in 1998, hinged on the evidence found on Nunn's truck, which was found to contain a small amount of Wormington's blood and hair samples. The prosecution argued that the DNA evidence from the truck definitively proved that Nunn was the killer, who had used his truck to transport Wormington's body to the pond. However, Nunn's defense argued that the DNA evidence could have been contaminated by the police, and that the prosecution's case was purely circumstantial.

The trial lasted for several days, and in the end, the jury found Nunn guilty of first-degree murder, sentencing him to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The episode concludes by acknowledging the dangers of living in remote areas and the importance of being cautious and aware of one's surroundings. It's a chilling reminder that sometimes the most ordinary of places can hold the darkest secrets.