The Virtual Corpse

The Virtual Corpse

45 mins | Documentary | Jan. 26, 2003

Documentary about the first human to donate his body to science so that it could be studied in the form of a 3D database of the entire anatomy that is available to view online. Convicted killer Joseph Paul Jernigan donated his body to science shortly before he was executed in 1993 and this documentary examines what took place after his death by lethal injection.

The Virtual Corpse

45 mins | Documentary | Jan. 26, 2003

The Virtual Corpse
Documentary about the first human to donate his body to science so that it could be studied in the form of a 3D database of the entire anatomy that is available to view online. Convicted killer Joseph Paul Jernigan donated his body to science shortly before he was executed in 1993 and this documentary examines what took place after his death by lethal injection.
Producers Südwestrundfunk, HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), eXtra Film, Swiss Federal Office of Culture
Original title The Virtual Corpse
Directors Kaspar Kasics, Andrea Štaka
Writers Kaspar Kasics

Cast

Victor Spitzer

as Himself

Bob Jernigan

as Himself

Michael Ackerman

as Himself

Vicky Layfield

as Herself

Jody Tullos

as Herself

Patrick Batchelor

as Himself

Dawn Layfield

as Herself

Mark Ticer

as Himself