A bag with a burned, dismembered torso is found by a boy out for a horseback ride about a mile from town. The police chief says he was mowing his lawn when he got the call about the headless, armless, legless, burned torso, and from that moment on it was "chaos". On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will tell the story of the dismembered and burned torso and how, after 44-years, he was finally identified with DNA and Othram labs.



Transcript Highlights 

00:00:00 Introduction of episode 

00:02:13 Talk about identifying Joseph Caliva 

00:06:15 Discussion of years beginning in 1979 

00:10:40 Talk about dismemberment 

00:15:48 Discussion of what was found 

00:17:39 Talk about burned remains 

00:22:25 Discussion about trying to ID person 

00:27:25 Talk about finding portions of the torso 

00:31:54 Talk about creating a person out of evidence 

00:36:34 Discussion after 44 years, victim identified 

A bag with a burned, dismembered torso is found by a boy out for a horseback ride about a mile from town. The police chief says he was mowing his lawn when he got the call about the headless, armless, legless, burned torso, and from that moment on it was "chaos". On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will tell the story of the dismembered and burned torso and how, after 44-years, he was finally identified with DNA and Othram labs.
 
Transcript Highlights 
00:00:00 Introduction of episode 
00:02:13 Talk about identifying Joseph Caliva 
00:06:15 Discussion of years beginning in 1979 
00:10:40 Talk about dismemberment 
00:15:48 Discussion of what was found 
00:17:39 Talk about burned remains 
00:22:25 Discussion about trying to ID person 
00:27:25 Talk about finding portions of the torso 
00:31:54 Talk about creating a person out of evidence 
00:36:34 Discussion after 44 years, victim identified

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.

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44-Years of Mystery, Dismembered Torso Identified, “You Found My Brother”

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Dr. Werner Spitz is a man who spent his lifetime looking straight into the soul of man and looking death in the eye. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan gives a heartfelt tribute to a mentor he never met, a teacher that never gave him a test but one whose approval was sought in every written word and study as a death investigator. Dr. Werner Spitz passed away at the age of 97 on April 14, 2024, and this show is a special tribute to a man that actually did write the book of his profession, "Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death; Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigation.













 Transcribe Highlights
00:33.95 Introduction to the life of Werner Spitz

05:59.93 Discussion of Spitz impact on forensic pathologists

09:53.32 Discussion of fleeing Nazi Germany

13:51.43 Talk about being the lone voice of truth that you see

17:35.73 Discussion of Mary Jo Kopechne

24:16.10 Discussion of Spitz being called into high profile situations

28:15.52 Talk about examination using photographs

31:38.41 Discussion of not being afraid to take on cases others wouldn't

36:52.60 Talk about paying for an opinion

37:01.94 Conclusion Those who fail to remember history, are doomed to repeat it

Dr. Werner Spitz is a man who spent his lifetime looking straight into the soul of man and looking death in the eye. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan gives a heartfelt tribute to a mentor he never met, a teacher that never gave him a test but one whose approval was sought in every written word and study as a death investigator. Dr. Werner Spitz passed away at the age of 97 on April 14, 2024, and this show is a special tribute to a man that actually did write the book of his profession, "Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death; Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Transcribe Highlights 00:33.95 Introduction to the life of Werner Spitz
05:59.93 Discussion of Spitz impact on forensic pathologists
09:53.32 Discussion of fleeing Nazi Germany
13:51.43 Talk about being the lone voice of truth that you see
17:35.73 Discussion of Mary Jo Kopechne
24:16.10 Discussion of Spitz being called into high profile situations
28:15.52 Talk about examination using photographs
31:38.41 Discussion of not being afraid to take on cases others wouldn't
36:52.60 Talk about paying for an opinion
37:01.94 Conclusion Those who fail to remember history, are doomed to repeat it

Werner Spitz, The Original Medical Detective, a Body Bags Tribute

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The double homicide of Russell and Shirley Dermond rocked their gated community along Lake Oconee in Georgia.. The decapitated body of 88-year-old Russell Dermond was found in the garage and his wife of 68 years,  87-year Shirley Dermond was found in Lake Oconee weighted down with cinder blocks, 10 days after Russell's body was found.  On this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, you will learn about the evidence investigators found at the crime scene as well as what can be learned from a body that may have been in a lake for 10 days. The double homicide has gone unsolved for 10 years and the head of Russell Dermond has never been found.  How was this elderly couple, married 68 years, murdered and why?







Transcript Highlights 

00:00:08 Introduction about murders 

00:05:00 Discussion about neighbor checking on Dermond’s 

00:09:34 Talk about unsolved murders, 10 years 

00:14:04 Discussion about Shirley Dermond body found in lake 

00:19:05 Discussion of Russell Dermond head, it’s missing 

00:23:51 Discussion about Shirley was weighted down 

00:28:08 Talk after 10 years, case still unsolved 

00:31:39 Discussion of lack of blood at scene 

00:34:52 Talk about how head was removed 

00:37:57 Talk about DNA evidence 

00:40:28 Conclusion: After a decade, new evidence might solve the case 

The double homicide of Russell and Shirley Dermond rocked their gated community along Lake Oconee in Georgia.. The decapitated body of 88-year-old Russell Dermond was found in the garage and his wife of 68 years,  87-year Shirley Dermond was found in Lake Oconee weighted down with cinder blocks, 10 days after Russell's body was found.  On this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, you will learn about the evidence investigators found at the crime scene as well as what can be learned from a body that may have been in a lake for 10 days. The double homicide has gone unsolved for 10 years and the head of Russell Dermond has never been found.  How was this elderly couple, married 68 years, murdered and why?
 
 
 
Transcript Highlights 
00:00:08 Introduction about murders 
00:05:00 Discussion about neighbor checking on Dermond’s 
00:09:34 Talk about unsolved murders, 10 years 
00:14:04 Discussion about Shirley Dermond body found in lake 
00:19:05 Discussion of Russell Dermond head, it’s missing 
00:23:51 Discussion about Shirley was weighted down 
00:28:08 Talk after 10 years, case still unsolved 
00:31:39 Discussion of lack of blood at scene 
00:34:52 Talk about how head was removed 
00:37:57 Talk about DNA evidence 
00:40:28 Conclusion: After a decade, new evidence might solve the case

Unsolved Double Homicide: Married 68 Years, Who Killed Russell and Shirley

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Was 7-year-old JJ Vallow alive when he was buried? Was 16-year-old Tylee Ryan dismembered before her remains were burned? What does the autopsy say about the death of Tammy Daybell? On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain the forensics of all 3 victims and Dave Mack will fill in the background on the story of what really happened to JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell 













Transcript Highlights 

00:00:08 Introduction, loving arms that didn’t hold JJ and Tylee 

00:04:21 Discussion of the deaths, JJ, Tylee, and Tammy Daybell 

00:07:54 Discussion of bodies buried near one another 

00:11:19 Discussion of death of Tammy Daybell  

00:14:57 Explaining asphyxia 

00:18:45 Talk about access and opportunity 

00:22:58 Discussion of Dr Warren on witness stand 

00:26:02 Discussion of Bones being scattered, broken up while burning 

00:29:07 Talk about JJ Vallow trying to pull bag off his head 

00:30:47 Conclusion: Justice, whatever that means, is coming. 

Justice, whatever that means, is coming and there is a reckoning coming. 

Was 7-year-old JJ Vallow alive when he was buried? Was 16-year-old Tylee Ryan dismembered before her remains were burned? What does the autopsy say about the death of Tammy Daybell? On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain the forensics of all 3 victims and Dave Mack will fill in the background on the story of what really happened to JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcript Highlights 
00:00:08 Introduction, loving arms that didn’t hold JJ and Tylee 
00:04:21 Discussion of the deaths, JJ, Tylee, and Tammy Daybell 
00:07:54 Discussion of bodies buried near one another 
00:11:19 Discussion of death of Tammy Daybell  
00:14:57 Explaining asphyxia 
00:18:45 Talk about access and opportunity 
00:22:58 Discussion of Dr Warren on witness stand 
00:26:02 Discussion of Bones being scattered, broken up while burning 
00:29:07 Talk about JJ Vallow trying to pull bag off his head 
00:30:47 Conclusion: Justice, whatever that means, is coming. 
Justice, whatever that means, is coming and there is a reckoning coming.

Death Of Innocence: Was JJ Vallow, 7, Buried Alive?  Was Tylee Ryan Dismembered?

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44-Years of Mystery, Dismembered Torso Identified, “You Found My Brother”

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