Katie Baunach is last seen alive on September 29th, 2022, when she tells a friend she is going to her ex-husband's home to pick up some of her belongings. She obtained a restraining order from him the previous month after allegations he had abused one of their children. When police went to investigate the house they detected “signs of a physical struggle” and upon looking further found something much more sinister.

In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss how luminol is used to detect blood, the difficulties of burning a body, non-specific homicidal trauma, “roid rage”, and more.  



Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Background and overview of the case

2:58 - Moving of the car

5:40 - Using luminol to detect blood 

12:13 - Who invented spraying blood with luminol to see it under a black light?

14:30 - The difficulties of burning a body

20:34 - Why did the barrel smell of decay? (check)

22:18 - Moving the body

24:10 - How do you determine the cause of death for a body that had been moved multiple times?

26:50 - Non-specific homicidal trauma

30:02 - Dealing with stress

30:33 - Police find suspicious substances

34:03 - What is “roid rage” and what causes it?

40:45 - Wrap up

Katie Baunach is last seen alive on September 29th, 2022, when she tells a friend she is going to her ex-husband's home to pick up some of her belongings. She obtained a restraining order from him the previous month after allegations he had abused one of their children. When police went to investigate the house they detected “signs of a physical struggle” and upon looking further found something much more sinister.
In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss how luminol is used to detect blood, the difficulties of burning a body, non-specific homicidal trauma, “roid rage”, and more.  
 
Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Background and overview of the case
2:58 - Moving of the car
5:40 - Using luminol to detect blood 
12:13 - Who invented spraying blood with luminol to see it under a black light?
14:30 - The difficulties of burning a body
20:34 - Why did the barrel smell of decay? (check)
22:18 - Moving the body
24:10 - How do you determine the cause of death for a body that had been moved multiple times?
26:50 - Non-specific homicidal trauma
30:02 - Dealing with stress
30:33 - Police find suspicious substances
34:03 - What is “roid rage” and what causes it?
40:45 - Wrap up

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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