On December 22, 1978,  a school bus driver about 11 miles east of Billings, Montana, spotted what looked to be trash dumped close to the road close to the I-90/Pryor Creek Interchange. The bus drivers stops to take a closer look when he notices a shoe and what appears to be a body. He just discovered the body of 16-year-old Corina Contreraz, and the beginning of a case that would not be solved for 48 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take an up-close look at the investigation into the murder of Corina and the incredible scientific work done by investigators in Montana and the team at Othram Labs. This is the first time in history where a murderer has been caught with an innocuous finger print sitting in an arrest file for 44 years.  If the investigation was a numbers game, the equation that led to the suspect would look like this: 1978 + 16 + 2026 + 1982 = Angelo Stallsmith Sr.

Highlights:

00:01.400 Setting the Stage for a Forensic Mystery 
00:10.850 The Power of Friction Ridges 
02:08.450 A Cold Case from 1978 
10:21.309 The Discovery of the Body 
21:56.840 Investigating the Crime Scene 
22:54.570 A Mysterious Discovery 
23:12.340 Investigating the Crime Scene 
28:45.960 The Hunt for Clues 
37:12.050 A Breakthrough in Forensic Science 
37:19.680 The Breakthrough in Forensic Technology 
42:42.600 Solving a 44-Year-Old Mystery 

On December 22, 1978,&nbsp; a school bus driver about 11 miles east of Billings, Montana, spotted what looked to be trash dumped close to the road close to the I-90/Pryor Creek Interchange. The bus drivers stops to take a closer look when he notices a shoe and what appears to be a body. He just discovered the body of 16-year-old Corina Contreraz, and the beginning of a case that would not be solved for 48 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take an up-close look at the investigation into the murder of Corina and the incredible scientific work done by investigators in Montana and the team at Othram Labs. This is the first time in history where a murderer has been caught with an innocuous finger print sitting in an arrest file for 44 years.&nbsp; If the investigation was a numbers game, the equation that led to the suspect would look like this: 1978 + 16 + 2026 + 1982 = Angelo Stallsmith Sr.
Highlights:
00:01.400 Setting the Stage for a Forensic Mystery 00:10.850 The Power of Friction Ridges 02:08.450 A Cold Case from 1978 10:21.309 The Discovery of the Body 21:56.840 Investigating the Crime Scene 22:54.570 A Mysterious Discovery 23:12.340 Investigating the Crime Scene 28:45.960 The Hunt for Clues 37:12.050 A Breakthrough in Forensic Science 37:19.680 The Breakthrough in Forensic Technology 42:42.600 Solving a 44-Year-Old Mystery

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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Numbers Game: 1978 Murder of Girl, 16, Solved in 2026, With 1982 Fingerprint Card!

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