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Megan Parra's family investigates her death: A look at the evidence

January 07, 2024 / 02:31

This episode covers the investigation into the case of Megan Dakot, who was found shot in her home. Key topics include the initial discovery of the scene, the actions of family members, and the inconsistencies in the evidence.

Missy and Steve Dakot discovered their daughter Megan lying on the floor with a gun nearby. Missy, a nurse practitioner, attempted first aid while Steve called 911. The arrival of Megan's husband, Dustin, raised questions when he disrupted the crime scene.

Investigators and the family noticed red flags, such as the blood spatter patterns that contradicted the initial findings. Steve and his wife Betsy researched ballistics and blood spatter, leading them to believe that Megan had been moved after being shot.

The episode highlights the family's frustration with law enforcement's handling of the case, as they felt their concerns were dismissed. The investigation spanned several years, revealing inconsistencies in the evidence surrounding Megan's death.

TLDR

The episode investigates the suspicious circumstances surrounding Megan Dakot's death and the family's quest for justice.

Episode

2:31
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I knew something was wrong with this case from the start well I knew she hadn't kill herself Missy and Steve
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dakot walked into an unthinkable situation finding their youngest daughter Megan lying on the floor of her
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living room with blood pooling around her head the day before Megan had gotten into a car accident and the does were
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bringing their grandchildren home that morning I grabbed the oldest boy and when I leaned over to pick him up I saw
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the gun kind of tucked against her leg while Steve called 911 Missy a nurse practitioner knelt beside her daughter
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and realized she still had a pulse she was breathing just barely though Missy began first aid and Steve called Megan's
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husband Dustin the first officer soon arrived on the scene minutes later Dustin perah arrived he comes running in
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and he slides and he just catches the end of the blood after he slid he got up he pushed the gun away this would later
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be a red flag for Megan's family and investigators but what better thing to slide in right ahead in the blood and
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disrupt the crime scene had blood Splat on top of it's very important another red flag the blood spatter 115 photos of
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the scene were obtained and studied by Steve and Betsy Megan's sister we were on the computer researching and learning
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about ballistics about blood spatter you can see the blood spatter where it should have been on the exit
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wound side it's actually on the entrance wound side and there's no spatter on the
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exit wound there's always more exit wound blood then entry wound blood Steve was beginning to believe that his
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daughter had been rolled over after she was shot that gun on the floor it belonged to Dustin and it was clean too
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clean Steve said people all said blood should have been all the way up here completely clean not even on the end of
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the barrel no hair no blood the gun I would expect if the barrel of a gun is up against someone's Temple that
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there would be blood and hair on that barrel and there is not the state shut you down oh yeah Sheriff shut you down
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right corers shut you down right thereby launches a yearslong investigation

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    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most heartbreaking
  • 75
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  • 70
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Episode Highlights

  • Red Flags at the Scene
    Dustin disrupts the crime scene by sliding in the blood, raising concerns for investigators.
    “What better thing to slide in right ahead in the blood?”
    @ 01m 03s
    January 07, 2024
  • Questions About the Gun
    Steve discovers the gun was clean, raising suspicions about the circumstances of Megan's death.
    “There would be blood and hair on that barrel and there is not.”
    @ 02m 06s
    January 07, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • What better thing to slide in right ahead in the blood?
    Megan Parra's family investigates her death: A look at the evidence
  • There would be blood and hair on that barrel and there is not.
    Megan Parra's family investigates her death: A look at the evidence

Key Moments

  • Crime Scene Disruption01:03
  • Suspicious Gun02:06

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