Crystal Rasch is missing and her husband is using her bank card to purchase cleaning supplies. He also fails to report his estranged wife missing. Joseph Scott Morgan  explains the cleaning materials used as well as the type of experts that have to be brought in when investigators suspect a victim has been cremated in a backyard burn pile. Dave Mack will help uncover the relationship that left Crystal Rasch identified by a single tooth and her husband in jail. The trial has yet to happen but this is the first part of the story of Crystal and Zachariah Rasch. 



Transcribe Highlights
00:13.30 Introduction - back from London

01:00.71 Strangers in London tell Joe to watch for "pickpockets"

05:03.49 The married couple had separate bank accounts

09:55.96 Working a case from back to front

15:08.97 CCTV Records coupled with receipts from purchases

20:29.75 Wife missing, husband admits spending her money with her card

25:57.18 List of searches done on phone, gunshot wound to head vs chest

29:51.13 Search warrant explanation

35:07.58 Evidence found in a car, what to take out

39:31.91 Relationships between law enforcement and experts

44:02.09 Investigators find a tooth

Crystal Rasch is missing and her husband is using her bank card to purchase cleaning supplies. He also fails to report his estranged wife missing. Joseph Scott Morgan  explains the cleaning materials used as well as the type of experts that have to be brought in when investigators suspect a victim has been cremated in a backyard burn pile. Dave Mack will help uncover the relationship that left Crystal Rasch identified by a single tooth and her husband in jail. The trial has yet to happen but this is the first part of the story of Crystal and Zachariah Rasch. 
 
Transcribe Highlights 00:13.30 Introduction - back from London
01:00.71 Strangers in London tell Joe to watch for "pickpockets"
05:03.49 The married couple had separate bank accounts
09:55.96 Working a case from back to front
15:08.97 CCTV Records coupled with receipts from purchases
20:29.75 Wife missing, husband admits spending her money with her card
25:57.18 List of searches done on phone, gunshot wound to head vs chest
29:51.13 Search warrant explanation
35:07.58 Evidence found in a car, what to take out
39:31.91 Relationships between law enforcement and experts
44:02.09 Investigators find a tooth

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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A Tooth Tells the Story:  The Disappearance of Crystal Rasch

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Quinton Simon is just 20-months old when he vanishes from his home. His mother and her boyfriend claim they Woke up, the front door was ajar, and Quinton was gone. Searches are conducted, the mother's story is vetted. Eight days into his disappearance, law enforcement announces they do not expect to find Quinton alive and his mother,Leilani Simon, is a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan goes deep into the investigation, explaining what it is like to look for a child.What do searchers hope to find in a landfill and what can they expect to find. Joe Scott explainsDave Mack will fill in the background on all of the adults involved as this case continues to move through the system.Will there ever be justice for Quinton Simon?

Transcript Highlights

00:00.01. Introduction - Liars

01:20.05  The death of Quinton Simon

05:08.07   Detective says within every lie is a nugget of truth

10:07.10.  Story about someone coming into house makes no sense

15:35.82.  Talking about death investigations of children

20:21.01.  Looking for a child, close look. Finding Quinton, alive.

26:08.66   Perpetrator will take everything wrapped around victim

31:18.61. Garbage trucks push down on the waste, compressing

36:39.54   In a landfill,  everything looks the same

40:26.66  Dealing with skeletal remains, what will you find?

45:04:13  Conclusion - Mom and Grandma drinking in bar while people are looking for Quinton

Quinton Simon is just 20-months old when he vanishes from his home. His mother and her boyfriend claim they Woke up, the front door was ajar, and Quinton was gone. Searches are conducted, the mother's story is vetted. Eight days into his disappearance, law enforcement announces they do not expect to find Quinton alive and his mother,Leilani Simon, is a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan goes deep into the investigation, explaining what it is like to look for a child.What do searchers hope to find in a landfill and what can they expect to find. Joe Scott explainsDave Mack will fill in the background on all of the adults involved as this case continues to move through the system.Will there ever be justice for Quinton Simon? Transcript Highlights
00:00.01. Introduction - Liars
01:20.05  The death of Quinton Simon
05:08.07   Detective says within every lie is a nugget of truth
10:07.10.  Story about someone coming into house makes no sense
15:35.82.  Talking about death investigations of children
20:21.01.  Looking for a child, close look. Finding Quinton, alive.
26:08.66   Perpetrator will take everything wrapped around victim
31:18.61. Garbage trucks push down on the waste, compressing
36:39.54   In a landfill,  everything looks the same
40:26.66  Dealing with skeletal remains, what will you find?
45:04:13  Conclusion - Mom and Grandma drinking in bar while people are looking for Quinton

Quinton Simon, 20-Months Old, Vanishes From His Bed Before Morning

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In April of 1982, Velma Nesset was attacked while she walked to work. When the 64-year-old woman didn't arrive at her job in the Permian Mall in Odessa, Texas, co-workers knew something was terribly wrong. Velma Nesset is a reliable, well-liked employee and co-workers, friends, and family begin searching immediately.  Police are contacted and a missing person report is filed. Hours after she should have arrived at work, the partially nude body of Velma Nesset is found in a drainage culvert. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what took place in the investigation from the moment her body was found all the way through more than 20 years of investigation.  Dave Mack helps explain how a suspect who confessed to the murder was acquitted in a jury trial a year after the murder, and how a very cold case became very hot - 20 years after the murder. 









Transcribe Highlights
00:29.66 Introduction - walking for fun
01:45.05 Velma Nesset, 64, walks to and from work
04:55.58 You can tell a lot about the suspect by how they treat the dead
09:06.25 Being stabbed or choked is intimate 14:40.57 Velma Nesset was stashed in a culvert 18:44.62 The suspect grabbed Velma Nesset in broad daylight
21:23.40 Blood would be everywhere, especially on the suspect
25:28.52 In 1982, DNA was not part of the solution for crimes
29:21.02 Description of evidence that would be gathered from body 
34:23.78 Texas has a program to test old sexual assault kits
38:07.00 Comparing DNA to unsolved cases
43:32.59 Cold Case Murder solved with genetic genealogy

In April of 1982, Velma Nesset was attacked while she walked to work. When the 64-year-old woman didn't arrive at her job in the Permian Mall in Odessa, Texas, co-workers knew something was terribly wrong. Velma Nesset is a reliable, well-liked employee and co-workers, friends, and family begin searching immediately.  Police are contacted and a missing person report is filed. Hours after she should have arrived at work, the partially nude body of Velma Nesset is found in a drainage culvert. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what took place in the investigation from the moment her body was found all the way through more than 20 years of investigation.  Dave Mack helps explain how a suspect who confessed to the murder was acquitted in a jury trial a year after the murder, and how a very cold case became very hot - 20 years after the murder.  
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlights 00:29.66 Introduction - walking for fun 01:45.05 Velma Nesset, 64, walks to and from work 04:55.58 You can tell a lot about the suspect by how they treat the dead 09:06.25 Being stabbed or choked is intimate 14:40.57 Velma Nesset was stashed in a culvert 18:44.62 The suspect grabbed Velma Nesset in broad daylight 21:23.40 Blood would be everywhere, especially on the suspect 25:28.52 In 1982, DNA was not part of the solution for crimes 29:21.02 Description of evidence that would be gathered from body  34:23.78 Texas has a program to test old sexual assault kits 38:07.00 Comparing DNA to unsolved cases 43:32.59 Cold Case Murder solved with genetic genealogy

Murder In The Midday Sun: 1982 ColdCase SOLVED After 42-YEARS

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Nancy Grace joins Joseph Scott Morgan to talk about their years working together in front of the camera as well as their time BEFORE they were both on TV.  This is the first episode to be recorded in the brand new facility at Jacksonville State University, where Joseph Scott Morgan is the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics. Nancy Grace talks with Joe about Chris Watts, Ellen Greenberg, and the most recent events in the Scott Peterson case. Recorded Live at JSU on October 9, 2024












00:57.81 INTRODUCTION 

02:33.81 When did Nancy Grace and Joseph Scott Morgan meet?

05:08.13 Talking about working with Nancy Grace on HLN

10:16.87 Nancy talks about victim families. Kaylee Goncalves in particular

15:07.06 What is the biggest need for prosecutors from Forensics, be prepared

20:26.83 Talking about people coming from rural areas and metro areas

25:55.57 Processing an outdoor scene

30:19.17 The importance of the right time of death

35:42.26 Talking about Ellen Greenberg case.

40:24.33 Scott Peterson and the new testing of duct tape

45:19.91 Training Evidence custodian and the chain of evidence

50:16.21 Multiple areas of Forensics

52:47.16 Conclusion - Thanks to Nancy Grace

Nancy Grace joins Joseph Scott Morgan to talk about their years working together in front of the camera as well as their time BEFORE they were both on TV.  This is the first episode to be recorded in the brand new facility at Jacksonville State University, where Joseph Scott Morgan is the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics. Nancy Grace talks with Joe about Chris Watts, Ellen Greenberg, and the most recent events in the Scott Peterson case. Recorded Live at JSU on October 9, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 00:57.81 INTRODUCTION 
02:33.81 When did Nancy Grace and Joseph Scott Morgan meet?
05:08.13 Talking about working with Nancy Grace on HLN
10:16.87 Nancy talks about victim families. Kaylee Goncalves in particular
15:07.06 What is the biggest need for prosecutors from Forensics, be prepared
20:26.83 Talking about people coming from rural areas and metro areas
25:55.57 Processing an outdoor scene
30:19.17 The importance of the right time of death
35:42.26 Talking about Ellen Greenberg case.
40:24.33 Scott Peterson and the new testing of duct tape
45:19.91 Training Evidence custodian and the chain of evidence
50:16.21 Multiple areas of Forensics
52:47.16 Conclusion - Thanks to Nancy Grace

Nancy Grace and Joseph Scott Morgan: One-On-One

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A Tooth Tells the Story: The Disappearance of Crystal Rasch

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