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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more. Theme Music: Audio Network

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44:09

Anger Management Therapist Charged with Murder of...

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2024/07/18

When Travis McBride was in his teens, he got in trouble with the law over anger issues. As an adult he opens a successful therapy practice focusing on Anger Management. The subject of this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, the alleged murder of a homeless man by an anger management therapist. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how blood will spread from a body to the trunk area of a vehicle and onto pavement. Dave Mack investigates the background of the victim and finds Clinton Dorsey

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42:32

Ex-Mayor Charged with First-Degree Murder in Triple...

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2024/07/17

A former Mayor with 28 years of law enforcement experience has been charged with first-degree murder in a triple homicide. In this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will break down the weapons used in the murders and the possibility that one of the victims died while he was on the phone with 911. Dave Mack will try and explain what happened four days before the shooting that may have led to the murders. Transcript Highlights 00:00:00 Introduction people seeking power 00:02:12

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37:30

Husband Kidnaps Wife, Buries Her Alive

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2024/07/16

Sandra Pagniano vanishes from her home in the middle of the night while her husband and daughters are asleep. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how handwriting analysis broke the case wide open, while Dave Mack digs into the fractured marriage of David and Sandra Pagniano. All signs point to one suspect and one location where Sandra Pagniano was bound, gagged, and buried alive in a hand dug grave. Transcript Highlights 00:00:00 Introduction, history, writing,

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47:14

Jonathon Jones: Suspect, Victim or Both?

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2024/07/11

17-year-old Kaitlyn Coones is a runaway from a group home in Canton, Ohio, and is staying with Jonathon Jones, 33, at his mother's residence. Nicole Jones, 53, mother of Jonathon Jones, is unaware that her son has snuck a teen into his bedroom. Days later, Kaitlyn Jones calls a case worker at the Canton group home informing her she has done something terrible and is on the road with Jonathon Jones. Canton Police call for a welfare check and officers discover Nicole Jones has vanished. Jones car,

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46:52

Cold Case Murder of Beloved Teacher Solved After...

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2024/07/10

Mary Catherine Edwards is found naked and in handcuffs in her bathtub with about 4 inches of water. She has been sexually assaulted and murdered. Cause of death is drowning and asphyxia. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the case that went unsolved for nearly 30-years was solved with DNA, Genetic Genealogy and a tip of the cap to Othram . Dave Mack will help tell the story of the 31-year-old beloved schoolteacher and the killer who almost got away with her murder.

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46:31

Mark Barton: Family Destroyer and Mass Murderer

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2024/07/09

Six years before he became known as the Day Trader that went on a murderous rampage, Mark Barton was the suspect in the death of his first wife and her mother while they were camping at a lake in North Alabama. On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan will share personal memories of working the homicides in Atlanta as well as breaking down the murders of Mark Barton’s first wife and her mother in the camper as well as his second wife and children in their apartment in metro Atlanta. Dave

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41:55

Skeletal Remains of Missing Georgia Beauty Found in...

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2024/07/04

Skeletal remains found near the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee don't match up with any missing person cases in Chattanooga or the surrounding area. It takes several months before the remains are positively identified. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will take you into the field where the remains have been found and into the lab where identification takes place, and Dave Mack will look into the facts surrounding the disappearance of the 20-year-old beauty from Georgia

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37:37

The Body Bags Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde

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2024/07/03

Bonnie and Clyde killed at least nine police officers and four civilians during their 21-month crime spree from 1932 to 1934. The couple were also responsible for several Bank robberies, gas stations hold-ups , and burglaries. They weren't very good thieves, as they rarely got away with more than $80. In this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how Bonnie Parker suffered so many bullet holes her body had to be plugged to hold embalming fluid, and Dave Mack will take you behind the

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42:30

The Body Under the Stairs: The Death of Eric Mercado

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2024/07/02

Trista Spicer tells everyone her live-in boyfriend, Eric Mercado, left the house on October 11, 2014, and never returned. Mercado’s family called him “Nino” and they printed up posters, circulated info on social media and physically looked for their “Nino” with no luck. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will detail what happens when someone is hit in the face with a frying pan and their throat is slit with a box cutter. Dave Mack will investigate the relationship between Trista

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42:49

Evil Has A Tattoo Face: The Death of Two Women

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2024/06/27

Wade Wilson, not the superhero better known as "Deadpool" but Wade Wilson, Tattoo Face Killer. If Wilson has a favorite song it is probably "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash for the line "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die". For Tattoo Face Wade Wilson, using a gun to kill someone is too impersonal. In this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain just how personal it is to strangle the life out of someone with bare hands, and Dave Mack will go behind the tattoos and

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47:08

Did Cold Case Murder of Pregnant Daughter Lead Dad to...

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2024/06/26

Jerry Harris's pregnant daughter was murdered, her uterus removed, and her body thrown in a river where she is found by fishermen six days after she is last seen alive. Jerry Harris committed suicide outside the Sheriff's Office recently. On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan will go behind the evidence and take a look at the body of Jerry Harris daughter, Jennifer, a murder still unsolved. Dave Mack digs into the story of Jennifer Harris, who knew she was pregnant and who wanted her

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44:33

An Unnatural Affair: The Staged Suicide of Giselle...

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2024/06/25

A Texas mother of 4 is found hanging from a dock with a rope around her neck in an apparent suicide. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will go behind the shocking story of an apparent suicide and Joe Scott will explain how a witness describing the woman’s body hanging from the dock tells him she didn’t kill herself; this is a murder! 01:38.72 Introduction: Suicide or Murder 05:20.55 Discussion of rigidity 09:06:44 Talk about boat life, living at marina

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53:09

Teen Missing Two Months, Found Naked, Shot in Back of...

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2024/06/20

Recorded LIVE at CrimeCon Nashville, 2024: In this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan explains how he challenges his class at Jacksonville State University to try and solve a cold case. Two years in a row, two different classes and students chose the unsolved murder of Blake Chappell. Blake Chappell tells his mother he is having the best night of his life with his girlfriend at the East Coweta High School Homecoming Dance. Within a matter of hours, Blake will find himself chased out of his

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44:51

10,000 Human Remains Found on Serial Killer’s Farm

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2024/06/19

Herb Baumeister lived more than just a “double life”. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan explains how it is possible that Baumeister actually did have over 10,000 remains on his million-dollar estate, and Dave Mack dives into the background of the married, father and businessman who owned two “Save-a-lot" stores in Indianapolis. For 30-years investigators have been working to identify thousands of human remains, will they ever know the truth about how many people Herb Baumeister

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42:07

Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Checklist For Torture and...

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2024/06/18

Why did police serve another search warrant at the home of Rex Heuermann? Remember, his wife and children still live in the house. After his original arrest and the search warrants were served, pictures appeared in the press showing the damage done as the home was stripped. What did they miss? Why did they bring out the ME? On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan will take you into the house and what the ME might be looking for as well as the crime scenes and what has been found. Dave Mack

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47:09

Skull Found in Plastic Bag in 1985 Identified; Victim...

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2024/06/13

In 1985 a skull and partial remains are found in a plastic bag near Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California. Thinking the remains are from a recent victim, investigators work to solve what they think is a murder. Failing to identify the victim, the case goes cold. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the scientists at Othram Labs developed a DNA extract from the evidence and were able to identify “Ventura County Jane Doe "as the victim of a grave robbing that

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38:40

Woman Declared Dead, Found ALIVE in Funeral Home

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2024/06/12

Imagine waking up inside a body bag, declared dead and transported to a funeral home, where you find yourself short of breath, BUT STILL BREATHING! In this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan we will explore something that is happening far more often than you think, people being declared dead, who wake up on a table in a funeral home! And how to make sure you are not Buried Alive!Transcript Highlights 00:00:08 Introduction: worst nightmare come true 00:03:02 Discussion being

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37:47

Serial Killer Blueprint For Murder Found on...

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2024/06/11

The victims of the Long Island Serial Killer have been known in the media as the “Gilgo 4”, but now that Rex Heuermann has been charged with two more murders the media will have to change the name to the “Gilgo 6”. Rex Heuermann is an architect by trade, someone who can create and use blueprints. Investigators found a Serial Killer Blueprint on Heuermann’s computer. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how DNA evidence and hair might be enough to put away Rex Heuermann for

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38:13

'Gilbert Goons' Reign of Terror Ends In Murder of...

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2024/06/06

They called themselves the "Gilbert Goons", a group of teens that were suspected of assaults at parties and parking lots, as well as armed robberies. Defended by their parents, the teens' reign of violence culminated with the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord. Preston was at a Halloween Party with friends when one of the "Gilbert Goons" stole a cheap necklace from a friend of Preston Lord. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will tell the story of how a town in

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45:34

Chrystul Kizer, 17, Kills Her Abuser. Is It Murder?

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2024/06/05

Chrystul Kizer is 17 when she is arrested for the first-degree murder of Randy Volar. The question that will be answered through investigation and the court system is whether or not Chrystul Kizer killed an innocent man, or did she kill a man who was sexually abusing her and other underage girls. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will breakdown the case and take an in-depth look at what story the forensics tell and what information a judge will have to consider in

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