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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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/cedc7ba7-3951-4cf6-81f3-ae510012a776/transcript

Janice Randle was 30 and the mother of two girls when she was murdered at home in her bed in Graham, Washington. Her 18-month-old daughter, Kourtney, slept in a crib next to her mother's bed and was unharmed. Janice and her estranged husband, James Randle,  were separated and headed for divorce at the time of her death. James Randle told investigators Janice may have died from a drug overdose, citing a past history of painkiller use, but autopsy results revealed there were no drugs in her system. Investigators had little evidence to go on and the case went cold for decades. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look at the case from a time before the murder took place and examine how the daughters of Janice Randle revived the case with investigators, leading to an arrest nearly 34 years after the murder!

 

 

 

 


Transcribe Highlights

00:00.12 Intro - early years of parenting

04:21.05 Janice Randle found in bed, dead

09:40.34 why leave 18-month old alive....

15:15.29 Two daughters at time of death, 14 years and 18 months

20:10.78 Are contusions defense wounds?

24:59.38 No drugs in Janice system

30:32.86 Injuries from smothering
 
35:04.84 Daughters went to police

39:12.62 Conclusion

 

Janice Randle was 30 and the mother of two girls when she was murdered at home in her bed in Graham, Washington. Her 18-month-old daughter, Kourtney, slept in a crib next to her mother's bed and was unharmed. Janice and her estranged husband, James Randle,&nbsp; were separated and headed for divorce at the time of her death. James Randle told investigators Janice may have died from a drug overdose, citing a past history of painkiller use, but autopsy results revealed there were no drugs in her system. Investigators had little evidence to go on and the case went cold for decades. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look at the case from a time before the murder took place and examine how the daughters of Janice Randle revived the case with investigators, leading to an arrest nearly 34 years after the murder!
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00:00.12 Intro - early years of parenting
04:21.05 Janice Randle found in bed, dead
09:40.34 why leave 18-month old alive....
15:15.29 Two daughters at time of death, 14 years and 18 months
20:10.78 Are contusions defense wounds?
24:59.38 No drugs in Janice system
30:32.86 Injuries from smothering &nbsp; 35:04.84 Daughters went to police
39:12.62 Conclusion
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SHOCKER! Rest Home MURDER Arrest! 1992 Suicide Becomes Murder Arrest 2026

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Sandra Birchmore was a 23-year-old teacher's aide and instructional assistant who was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts, home in February 2021. Sandra was known to many officers of the Stoughton Police department due to her involvement with an Explorer program as a teen. Her death, initially ruled a suicide, became the focus of a federal homicide investigation, leading to the 2024 arrest of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, who was charged with her murder. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack update the case with additional forensic evidence that is just now coming to light. 

 

 

 

 

 


Transcribe Highlights

00:06.64 Introduction - Basic Training

02:29.94 Murder of Sandra Birchmore

05:05.01 Explorer Post is extension of scouting

10:08.64 Sandra was a Teachers-Aide

15:09.02 Suicide investigations

20:16.88 Discovery of body

25:24.73 Sandra excited - 10 weeks pregnant

30:02.03 Death ruling changed after 3 plus years

35:25.69 Investigation revealed others involved 

40:05.90 FBI investigation

41:53.69 Conclusion

 

Sandra Birchmore was a 23-year-old teacher's aide and instructional assistant who was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts, home in February 2021. Sandra was known to many officers of the Stoughton Police department due to her involvement with an Explorer program as a teen. Her death, initially ruled a suicide, became the focus of a federal homicide investigation, leading to the 2024 arrest of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, who was charged with her murder. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack update the case with additional forensic evidence that is just now coming to light.&nbsp;
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 Transcribe Highlights
00:06.64 Introduction - Basic Training
02:29.94 Murder of Sandra Birchmore
05:05.01 Explorer Post is extension of scouting
10:08.64 Sandra was a Teachers-Aide
15:09.02 Suicide investigations
20:16.88 Discovery of body
25:24.73 Sandra excited - 10 weeks pregnant
30:02.03 Death ruling changed after 3 plus years
35:25.69 Investigation revealed others involved&nbsp;
40:05.90 FBI investigation
41:53.69 Conclusion
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Groomed By Cops From Age 10! Cop Charged in Staged Suicide: Murder of Sandra Birchmore

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/46e563cf-ab22-40c5-8b00-b42b00f4da9b/transcript

Rex Heuermann changed his plea to "guilty" in the murders of 8 women whose remains were discovered, for the most part, in the Gilgo beach area of Long Island. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the change in plea and what was said in court, and what was not said. Joe describes his visit to the home of Rex Heuermann as well as his tour of the site where the Gilgo 4 were found. 

 

 

 

 

 


Transcribe Highlights
00:03.58 Introduction

01:20.57 Rex Heuermann, convicted

05:12.73 Defense said evidence overwhelming

10:17.53 Heuermann admits to strangulation

15:07.64 How will FBI study Heuermann

20:16.82 Judge talked about pool reporting allowed;

25:04.45 "There are still bodies on that beach"

30:06.01 Heuermann home disgusting

35:12.73 Visiting the site of the Gilgo 4

40:10.32 Did Heuermann kill all bodies found at Gilgo?

45:06.34 Heuermann had to have privacy to dismember bodies

47:20.10 Conclusion

Rex Heuermann changed his plea to "guilty" in the murders of 8 women whose remains were discovered, for the most part, in the Gilgo beach area of Long Island. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the change in plea and what was said in court, and what was not said. Joe describes his visit to the home of Rex Heuermann as well as his tour of the site where the Gilgo 4 were found.&nbsp;
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 Transcribe Highlights 00:03.58 Introduction
01:20.57 Rex Heuermann, convicted
05:12.73 Defense said evidence overwhelming
10:17.53 Heuermann admits to strangulation
15:07.64 How will FBI study Heuermann
20:16.82 Judge talked about pool reporting allowed;
25:04.45 "There are still bodies on that beach"
30:06.01 Heuermann home disgusting
35:12.73 Visiting the site of the Gilgo 4
40:10.32 Did Heuermann kill all bodies found at Gilgo?
45:06.34 Heuermann had to have privacy to dismember bodies
47:20.10 Conclusion

GUILTY! Gilgo 4 plus 4: Heuermann Changes Plea, Strangled, Dismembered!

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/fb27b273-4b89-4a2f-87df-b4270020ce85/transcript

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