Trista Spicer tells everyone her live-in boyfriend, Eric Mercado, left the house on October 11, 2014, and never returned.  Mercado’s family called him “Nino” and they printed up posters, circulated info on social media and physically looked for their “Nino” with no luck. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will detail what happens when someone is hit in the face with a frying pan and their throat is slit with a box cutter. Dave Mack will investigate the relationship between Trista Spicer, Eric Mercado, and Waylan Gentry, and who gave the police the “tip” that turned a missing persons case into a homicide investigation.











Transcript Highlights

00:00.01. Introduction - walking through graveyards

05:08.07  Discussion of social media, sharing too much

10:07.10. Discussion of victim, early 40s

15:35.82. Talk about spouses

20:20.01. Discussion about a missing family member

26:08.66  Discussion of what did Suspect tell new boyfriend

31:18.61. Talk about tattoos

36:39.54  Discussion - somebody always talks

40:26.66  Discussion of soft tissue, dehydrated skin

42:04:13  Conclusion - Face smashed in with frying pan, throat slit

Trista Spicer tells everyone her live-in boyfriend, Eric Mercado, left the house on October 11, 2014, and never returned.  Mercado’s family called him “Nino” and they printed up posters, circulated info on social media and physically looked for their “Nino” with no luck. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will detail what happens when someone is hit in the face with a frying pan and their throat is slit with a box cutter. Dave Mack will investigate the relationship between Trista Spicer, Eric Mercado, and Waylan Gentry, and who gave the police the “tip” that turned a missing persons case into a homicide investigation.
 
 
 
 
 
Transcript Highlights
00:00.01. Introduction - walking through graveyards
05:08.07  Discussion of social media, sharing too much
10:07.10. Discussion of victim, early 40s
15:35.82. Talk about spouses
20:20.01. Discussion about a missing family member
26:08.66  Discussion of what did Suspect tell new boyfriend
31:18.61. Talk about tattoos
36:39.54  Discussion - somebody always talks
40:26.66  Discussion of soft tissue, dehydrated skin
42:04:13  Conclusion - Face smashed in with frying pan, throat slit

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

The Body Under the Stairs:  The Death of Eric Mercado

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