A body is found. Investigators are called, but who's going to show up? Will it be a coroner or a medical examiner?  Today on Body Bags, former death investigator Joseph Scott Morgan answers the question: What's the difference?

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A body is found. Investigators are called, but who's going to show up? Will it be a coroner or a medical examiner? Today on Body Bags, former death investigator Joseph Scott Morgan answers the question: What's the difference? Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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 body is found. Investigators are called, but who's going to show up?

Coroner Versus Medical Examiner

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Four days after Christmas on December 29, 1977, skeletal remains and clothing were discovered near the Firestone Tire plant in Wilson, North Carolina. After state and local police found the remains, a medical examiner said they belonged “to a white female, approximately 16 to 23 years old, who had likely been there for six months to two years." That was as far as the case seemed to go before it went cold. The case might have been cold but was never forgotten. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the investigation and how "Wilson County Jane Doe" was finally identified as a 15-year-old girl from Monkton, Maryland, Cindy Marcell Blizzard.

You can help! If you have any information regarding this case, please call North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Cold Case Tip Line at 919-582-TIPS or email coldcases@ncsbi.gov  or call Wilson County Sheriff’s Office at 252-237-2118.

Highlights:

00:01.420 Nostalgia for 1977
00:46.440 A Different Era of Parenting
01:29.430 The Case of the Vanished Teenager
03:00.480 Musical and Cultural Context of 1977
03:41.570 The Changing Landscape of Missing Persons
07:48.800 Forensic Challenges of 1977
12:13.420 The Firestone Plant and Highway Connections
22:05.080 Identifying Skeletal Remains
36:05.200 The Power of DNA in Solving Cold Cases
37:13.410 Closing Remarks and Call to Action

Four days after Christmas on December 29, 1977, skeletal remains and clothing were discovered near the Firestone Tire plant in Wilson, North Carolina. After state and local police found the remains, a medical examiner said they belonged &ldquo;to a white female, approximately 16 to 23 years old, who had likely been there for six months to two years." That was as far as the case seemed to go before it went cold. The case might have been cold but was never forgotten. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the investigation and how "Wilson County Jane Doe" was finally identified as a 15-year-old girl from Monkton, Maryland, Cindy Marcell Blizzard.
You can help! If you have any information regarding this case, please call North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Cold Case Tip Line at 919-582-TIPS or email <a href="mailto:coldcases@ncsbi.gov">coldcases@ncsbi.gov</a>&nbsp; or call Wilson County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office at 252-237-2118.
Highlights:
00:01.420 Nostalgia for 1977 00:46.440 A Different Era of Parenting 01:29.430 The Case of the Vanished Teenager 03:00.480 Musical and Cultural Context of 1977 03:41.570 The Changing Landscape of Missing Persons 07:48.800 Forensic Challenges of 1977 12:13.420 The Firestone Plant and Highway Connections 22:05.080 Identifying Skeletal Remains 36:05.200 The Power of DNA in Solving Cold Cases 37:13.410 Closing Remarks and Call to Action

"Jane Doe" Gets Her Name Back After 49 YEARS: Who Killed 15-year-old Cindy Blizzard?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6fb96d8c-74cc-4607-9c63-b4ce00f88a11/transcript

The death of Hayden Panettiere has shocked millions of fans who watched her grow up in movies and on TV. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss her life and what led to her death as well as how her body was found face down sitting "crisscross applesauce" as well as the details surrounding her official cause of death and the newly released coroner investigation providing a much clearer picture of the scene. 

Highlights:

00:01.400 — Welcome to Body Bags
00:10.490 — South Carolina Connections
02:27.690 — Hayden Panettiere's Troubled Past
03:51.180 — The Fateful Trip to Greenville
14:34.830 — The Deadly Arrival
17: 07.990 — Narcan and the Signs of Overdose
27:46.740 — The Autopsy and Toxicology Report
35:10.700 — The F entanyl Connection
45:11.940 — Closing Thoughts on the Investigation

 

The death of Hayden Panettiere has shocked millions of fans who watched her grow up in movies and on TV. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss her life and what led to her death as well as how her body was found face down sitting "crisscross applesauce" as well as the details surrounding her official cause of death and the newly released coroner investigation providing a much clearer picture of the scene.&nbsp;
Highlights:
00:01.400 &mdash; Welcome to Body Bags 00:10.490 &mdash; South Carolina Connections 02:27.690 &mdash; Hayden Panettiere's Troubled Past 03:51.180 &mdash; The Fateful Trip to Greenville 14:34.830 &mdash; The Deadly Arrival 17: 07.990 &mdash; Narcan and the Signs of Overdose 27:46.740 &mdash; The Autopsy and Toxicology Report 35:10.700 &mdash; The F entanyl Connection 45:11.940 &mdash; Closing Thoughts on the Investigation
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Accident or Murder: The Death of Hayden Panettiere

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/5e311eb8-5f76-4e82-98df-b4d300f59e98/transcript

The investigation into the House of Horror in Philadelphia keeps getting more disgusting by the day! Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the new evidence that has been uncovered, including R.C. Horsch ties to a funeral home shut down for selling body parts as well as a film showing a woman, alive, handcuffed to a bed, strangled, and what appears to be her lifeless body, a snuff film shot with multiple cameras including the killer filming with a handheld camera!

Highlights:

00:01.400 Setting the Stage for a Disturbing Case
01:12.300 The Philly House of Horrors Unveiled
03:29.150 Snuff Films and the Dark Side of Human
05:45.480 The Horsch Family's Twisted Legacy
07:33.500 The Discovery and Its Aftermath
09:13.820 Lye: A Powerful and Versatile Substance
14:03.809 The Forensic Challenges of Rendering Human
19:06.170 The Vast Scope of Evidence and Investigation
25:13.970 Cremation and Wet Cremation: Understanding
42:49.510 Wrapping Up the Investigation

The investigation into the House of Horror in Philadelphia keeps getting more disgusting by the day! Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the new evidence that has been uncovered, including R.C. Horsch ties to a funeral home shut down for selling body parts as well as a film showing a woman, alive, handcuffed to a bed, strangled, and what appears to be her lifeless body, a snuff film shot with multiple cameras including the killer filming with a handheld camera!
Highlights:
00:01.400 Setting the Stage for a Disturbing Case 01:12.300 The Philly House of Horrors Unveiled 03:29.150 Snuff Films and the Dark Side of Human 05:45.480 The Horsch Family's Twisted Legacy 07:33.500 The Discovery and Its Aftermath 09:13.820 Lye: A Powerful and Versatile Substance 14:03.809 The Forensic Challenges of Rendering Human 19:06.170 The Vast Scope of Evidence and Investigation 25:13.970 Cremation and Wet Cremation: Understanding 42:49.510 Wrapping Up the Investigation

Shocking Update on Philly House Of Horror! Proof of "Snuff Film"?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/10e9bc64-7502-4c4f-8ce6-b4d2002b0b32/transcript

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