In October 1980 Charles Barnes is found stabbed to death in his Tampa, Florida home. Police discover the 39-year-old naked on the floor with a knife lodged in his chest and the scene shows signs of struggle. Detectives find blood soaked bedding and beer cans with fingerprints of an unknown persons. When no suspect is connected to the fingerprints the case goes cold. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go back through the evidence available at the time, and discuss how the old evidence contained everything needed to arrest a suspect more than 45 years after the murder. 

 

 

 

 

 


Transcript Highlights

00:03.51 Introduction

01:08.12 A towel with DNA

05:10.78 Forensic technology available 1980

10:07.53 Latent prints

15:15.38 Simpson Crime Scene 1994 Dennis Fong

20:30.66 Using X-Ray instead of photo in court

25:06.30 Finger prints didn't hit

30:20.12 2009 Prints came back to Robert Bear

35:23.00 Fingernail clippings from victim

40:00.04 DNA match to suspect

45:12.79 Evidence places Robert Bear at crime scene

47:01.86 Conclusion

 

In October 1980 Charles Barnes is found stabbed to death in his Tampa, Florida home. Police discover the 39-year-old naked on the floor with a knife lodged in his chest and the scene shows signs of struggle. Detectives find blood soaked bedding and beer cans with fingerprints of an unknown persons. When no suspect is connected to the fingerprints the case goes cold. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go back through the evidence available at the time, and discuss how the old evidence contained everything needed to arrest a suspect more than 45 years after the murder.&nbsp;
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 Transcript Highlights
00:03.51 Introduction
01:08.12 A towel with DNA
05:10.78 Forensic technology available 1980
10:07.53 Latent prints
15:15.38 Simpson Crime Scene 1994 Dennis Fong
20:30.66 Using X-Ray instead of photo in court
25:06.30 Finger prints didn't hit
30:20.12 2009 Prints came back to Robert Bear
35:23.00 Fingernail clippings from victim
40:00.04 DNA match to suspect
45:12.79 Evidence places Robert Bear at crime scene
47:01.86 Conclusion
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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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Man Arrested For 1980 Murder! DNA and Jailhouse Snitch Finger Suspect in 46 Year Cold Case

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