Rescue of Jessica McClure

Alaina UrquhartCo-host of Morbid, autopsy technician and author of the Butcher novels

• Urquhart says donations created a $1.2 million trust fund for Jessica McClure.

  “a trust fund was established in the amount of $1.2 million from donations made by people all around the world”

  Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 59:57

• Urquhart says rescuers and volunteers formed rival associations and fought publicly over television rights to the story.

  “the two groups eventually formed their own associations and went on to have a pretty public fight over the television rights to the story”

  Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 51:48

• Urquhart criticizes conservative politicians who used the accident to attack working mothers and daycare.

  “Some conservative politicians used this accident as an opportunity to attack working mothers”

  Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 50:57

• Urquhart reports Jessica spent over a month in hospital and lost only a toe on her right foot.

  “she spent more than a month in the hospital where she was stabilized and received several skin grafts after surgeons amputated just her little toe on her right foot”

  Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 49:49