When a body is found in a trashcan by workers of the Canton Parks Department, it doesn't matter that the park is called City Field Park.  For decades City Field Park was known as "Mother Goose Land" so when the workers call 911 to report a dead body in a trashcan, they tell 911 to send help to Mother Goose Land. Joseph Scott Morgan will turn the pages of his own storybook to find out how a simple "wellness check" turns so evil, so fast. How did a 24-year-old woman wind up dead and thrown away like garbage and who is responsible for such a horrible murder. Transcribe Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction 05:02.22 Joe relives childhood in New Orleans 10:00.21 Mother Goose Land and a body in the trashcan  15:09.92 Making a welfare check, door is open, nobody is home 20:21.00 After getting search warrant, deputies proceed into apartment, signs of bloody fight 25:09.76 Workers find body and call 911 30:10.14 Sean Goe cut holes in Raychel's car tires 34:56.46 Raychel's body wrapped in plastic 40:01.86 Raychel has 10 specific blunt force injuries, one from hammer 45:02.88 Raychel died from blunt force trauma Conclusion - Sean Got convicted in her death

Madeline Jane Kingsbury, 26, and Adam Fravel, 29, are no longer a couple but they are still living together while Kingsbury looks for a place to live.  Kingsbury and Fravel take their two children, ages 5 and 2, to daycare on March 31, around 8am and return home at 8:15am. Madeline Kingsbury is never seen leaving the house, but she mysteriously vanishes. Just over two months later, on June 7, 2023, the remains of Madeline Kingsbury are found near property owned by the parents of Adam Fravel. Joseph Scott Morgan takes a look at the case and determines what caused the death of a 26-year-old mother of two whose remains have been left to decompose for over two months.  Transcript Highlights 00:10.14 Introduction  05:00.51 Madeline Kingsbury - vanishes after dropping children off at daycare  10:02.20 Madeline and Adam Fravel are breaking-up but still living together 15:02.91 Investigators build a timeline starting with March 31, 2023 20:02.78 Population density of Winona, farming communities, big search area 25:06.37 Early into investigation police said her disappearance is involuntary 30:30.69 Body found obscured in a culvert 35:20.79 Madeline's body wrapped in fitted sheet matching other sheeting used in her home 40:01.77 Cause of death - homicidal violence 43:03.24 Conclusion

Jillian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27, disappeared in late March while on a trip from Hugoton, Kansas, to pick up Butler’s children. Their abandoned car was found 3-miles from their intended location and there are signs of struggle near and in the vehicle. On April 14, nearly two weeks after they went missing, investigators discovered their bodies sealed inside a freezer and buried under concrete in a remote area of a leased field. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain the details of Jillian Kelley's autopsy, what it is like to find two bodies in one location, buried together, and what new information is known after going over the autopsy report.  Transcript Highlights 00:00:11.31. Introduction - update Kansas Moms  00:01:31.84  Jillian Kelley Autopsy 00:03:18.70 Explanation of custody arrangements 00:06:47.31 Autopsy room 00:11:28.26 Freezer with bodies inside dropped into a hole that is 10 feet deep 00:16:12.44 Looking at the tracks around the area where freezer was buried 00:21:31.67 Opening the freezer in the lab 00:26:29.62 Know idea of what type of evidence will be recovered  00:31:30.98 Veronica Butler Autopsy expected later, Jillian Kelley Autopsy now 00:36:02.75 Veronica Butler body on top of Kelley. Bodies removed 00:41:04.70.Kelley has defensive wounds, grabbed blade of knife with her hand 00:46:03.01 Difficult to determine the order of when injuries occurred 00:51:02.87 Injury with hemorrhage 00:54:54.03 Conclusion: another update when Veronica Butler autopsy released

On a hot August day in the Nevada desert, two hikers find the body of a young woman about 20 miles east of Las Vegas near the Gypsum Wash in Clark County. The next day, August 28,  the Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 27-year-old  Melonie White. Her death is listed as homicide due to strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head and police say she was also dragged behind a car before her body was left in the desert. Melonie and her infant son moved to Las Vegas with her boyfriend four months earlier from Phoenix, Arizona. But the boyfriend doesn't get a job and leaves Melonie alone with her baby in Las Vegas. Police investigate the case but fail to develope a viable suspect and the case turns cold. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the case that went unsolved for 30 years has finally been solved with DNA, gentic genealogy, and Othram. Transcript Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction - First trip to Las Vegas 02:21.07 Death of Melonie White, 30 year mystery 05:06.81 Melonie White beaten, strangled, dragged by car into desert 10:12.12 Brothers report Melonie missing 16:26.41 Police say Melonie was tied to back of car and dragged 21:11.46 Las Vegas is an Oasis surrounded by nothingness 26:05.98 Joe describes other evidence needed  31:22.50 No Lack of trauma 35:19.83. Very personal attack 40:16.59 Describing solving cold case  41:34.76 Genetic Genealogy solves murder 44:27.92 Conclusion: Case solved after 30 years

38-year-old Sara Bermudez and her three children, Madison, 8, James, 6, and Michael, 2, are viciously attacked in the middle of the night while they sleep. The murdererSexually assaults Sara and her 8-year-old daughter, with a knife and stabs the family to death before setting them on fire. Sara's father finds the carnage and calls for Help. Investigators catch a break in that the killer tried to use diesel to fuel the fire but it burned itself out before totally destroying all the evidence.Joseph Scott Morgan is going to take you inside the master bedroom and explain how investigators find a suspect from a portion of body fluid left behind at the scene. And the suspect isn't just close to the family, he is family.  Transcript Highlights 00:00.96 Introduction - chewing and identity 04:20.45 Somebody breaks into a home in the middle of the night Slaughters the mom, daughter, two boys 09:20.18 Family murdered and set on fire 14:12.60 Disturbing element to the case  18:12.07 Setting up a line to prevent contamination 22:57.18 Evidence of sexual assault 28:07.64 Knife used in sexual attack 32:56.90 Blood stains found on walls, carpet, lamp, other items 37:12.63 Finding blood in the fire 42:00.92 Mother defended her children 44:58.66 Conclusion

How does a 130 pound, 58-year-old woman, put her 6'3", 300 pound husband on a burn pile? When law enforcement was called to a farm outside of Atlanta, they were told a body was found burned up in a burn pile. Taking a quick look around, the body is burned beyond recognition, but it is probably 58-year-old Gary Farris. He and his wife Melody live on the 10-acre farm.  Gary Farris is a big man, 6 foot 3 inches tall, 300 pounds, it looks like he might have had a heart attack and fallen into the burn pile, dead. His body is burned to the bone and he is identified by dental records. But before this death can be written up as a natural death, a bullet is found lodged in one of his ribs! Joseph Scott Morgan will unpack what it's like to investigate a death that starts in a burn pile and Dave Mack will share how investigators put together a case that ends up with Gary Farris wife, Melody, convicted for his murder. Transcript Highlights 00:00.47 Introduction - moving heavy weight 04:31.17 How to move 300 pounds of dead weight 09:45.12 What happens to a body when it is burned 14:06.78 Melody Farris burns body of husband 19:01.72 Can't get a height on a body that's been burned 25:52.49 Collecting body from burned area 30:37.21 How big is a bullet? 34:34.87 What was used to start fire? 39:29.36 Smell of Citronella at burn pit 42:02.85  Conclusion 

Shayna Hubers calls 911 from Ryan Poston's condo in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and tells dispatch "I killed my boyfriend in self-defense". Hubers tells police Ryan Poston had been beating her all day long, tossing her around like a rag doll, and when he pulled out his gun, she grabbed it and shot him in the face. Police read Shayna Hubers her "Miranda" rights, and Hubers asks for a lawyer.  Even though Shayna Hubers has just been told she "has the right to remain silent" she lacks the ability, and tells investigators that she shot him twice in the face, then, as he was twitching, she said she thought he was going to die anyway or his face would be really deformed so she shot him 4 more times to make sure he was dead. Shayna Hubers tells police "I gave him the nose job he always wanted."  Joseph Scott Morgan explains how the crime scene and Ryan Poston's clothes tell a different story than the one Shayna Hubers is telling and Dave Mack digs into the background of an 18-month relationship that ended in the murder of a man who seemed to be everyone's favorite person. Transcribe Highlights 00:03.40 Introduction - Rhinoplasty 04:55.81 Hammers, Chisels, and black eyes 09:27.14 Hubers gave boyfriend the "nose job he always wanted 14:58.88 Shayna Hubers and Jody Arias 20:15.42 What happened when Ryan Poston was murdered 25:04.98 True case of domestic abuse 30:20.01 Difference in bullet size 35:01.84 Stippling present on Ryan Poston 39:38.81 Hubers claims of abuse unfounded 44:21.70 Blood on shirt and pants indicates Poston seated 48:14.50 Conclusion

James Skinner begins doing some work inside his home outside of Chicago when he finds a human skull stuffed in a wall! Not wanting to be accused of a murder, Skinner calls police and they investigate as far as they can in 1978, and after identifying the skull as human, the case goes cold and police send the skull to the  Batavia Depot Museum for storage. The skull was forgotten until March of 2021 when supervisors at the museum discovered a box with the skull inside. Joseph Scott Morgan will take you through the investigation that identified the skull and Dave Mack will tell the backstory of the 17-year-old girl, Esther Ann Granger, who died in 1866 and how did her skull end up inside the wall of a home outside of Chicago.  A cold case solved with Othram Labs. 00:00:04.46 Introduction 00:04:09.88 A Human skull found inside a wall  00:10:20.41 Explaining what happens to bones that are protected from elements 00:14:14.68 Joe talks anthropology 00:19:09.14 Other than bones, a Bonet was discovered with skull 00:24:31.45 Discussion of Dr. Clyde Snow and his work 00:30:10.59 Age of bones determination 00:34:04.70 Othram Labs identifies a living relative  00:40:36.81 Esther Granger identified, died during childbirth 00:42:36.56 Conclusion - Othram Labs www.dnasolves.com

Delphi Murder Trial: What REALLY Happened to Libby and Abby Body Bags Delphi Murders Part 2 Libby German and Abby Williams vanished from a public park area in broad daylight on February 13. Witnesses were all around, but nobody saw what happened to the girls. The girls were on the High Bridge at 2:13 pm taking pictures and posting them online. By 3:15 Libby isn't answering her phone and nobody can find the girls. Police are called early but Libby and Abby are nowhere to be found. The bodies of Libby and Abby are found on February 14. They were murdered. Joseph Scott Morgan has been involved in the case since it began and has met with Family members but waited until some of the forensic information was available so he could break it down and explain what the science tells us about the deaths of Libby German and Abby Williams Transcript Highlights 00:00:00.89 INTRODUCTION: Delphi Murder Trial PART TWO  00:02:00.29 Delphi Case-specifics of the box cutter 00:04:19.95 Blood four feet up from the ground 00:10:15.62 Recording Bridge Guy  00:15:10.56 Law Enforcement knows evil is in the area 00:20:16.14 Other suspects, Keegan Kline 00:25:11.54 Describing the bodies 00:30:10.84 Libby was outgoing, Abby was quiet 00:35:02.39 How could one person control both girls 00:40:20.38 Discussion of the unfired bullet 00:45:00.12 Conclusion Trial is ongoing

Liam Payne became a huge star as a member of One Direction and he has been very public about his struggles with alcohol and depression. He recent  death shocked millions of fans around the world. Joseph Scott Morgan takes a close-up look at "Pink Cocaine" and other drugs rumored to be in Liam Payne's Hotel room and what really happened in the moments before Liam Payne plunged to his death from his hotel balcony. Transcript Highlights 00:14.53 Introduction - celebrity deaths 03:02.27 The death of Liam Payne 05:06.76 Living Recovery 10:02.36 Why do musicians have issues 14:08.85 Pink Cocaine - New? 20:15.60 Walter White - Blue Meth 24:58.34 Liam Payne talked about his life with alcohol 29:24.53 Autopsy  34:35.74 Hotel was warned about a guest and balcony 39:13.93 Looking for security cameras 43:28.79 Was his death witnessed? 47:48.18 Conclusion - Dial 988

Libby German and Abby Williams vanished from a public park area in broad daylight on February 13. Witnesses were all around, but nobody saw what happened to the girls. The girls were on the High Bridge at 2:13 pm taking pictures and posting them online. By 3:15 Libby isn't answering her phone and nobody can find the girls. Police are called early but Libby and Abby are nowhere to be found. The bodies of Libby and Abby are found on February 14. They were murdered. Joseph Scott Morgan has been involved in the case since it began and has met with Family members but waited until some of the forensic information was available so he could break it down and explain what the science tells us about the deaths of Libby German and Abby Williams.  00:00:00.89 INTRODUCTION: Delphi Murder Trial 00:02:36.29 Delphi Case - getting to know Libby's grandparents 00:07:19.95 Who knows about a "snow day" "teacher day" 00:12:15.62 By 5pm Libby and Abby are missing 00:17:10.56 Libby and Abby not dressed for running off 00:22:16.14 Elderly gentleman finds the girls, turns his back, waits for police 00:27:21.54 Trial underway: More info available  00:32:10.84 The Reason a large crime scene is created 00:37:02.39 Libby's shirt found tossed in tree 00:40:20.38 Trial is ongoing, this is the first show on Delphi There will be more shows coming up

Anthony Maggio has two children with his fiancé and has another child with his girlfriend. After a discussion about child support, Ashtin Eaton is found dead on her kitchen floor by her 11-year-old daughter. Her 14-month old daughter Hazel is found smothered to death on her bed. What looks like a possible murder suicide turns out to be a double homicide. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how investigators knew in the first few minutes that Ashtin Eaton did not kill her baby and commit suicide, and Dave Mack will break down the family dynamic that Anthony Maggio created, then destroyed.   Transcribe Highlights 00:00:08.88 Introduction - Jury Duty 00:05:01.57 Anthony Maggio is engaged and has a girlfriend 00:09:52.16 Maggio's girlfriend and daughter are both killed 00:15:23.08 The "Finder" is 11-year-old daughter of girlfriend 00:19:57.83 Daughter sees purple discoloration on face and injury to left arm 00:25:13.33 Box cutter creates the injury on the victim 00:30:48.67 Smothering is an action that takes place 00:35:04.18 Reports mentions no sexual assault 00:40:17.40 Suicide by cutting wrist would not cause head to turn purple 00:41:45.79 Conclusion - The man called for jury duty passes out

A Montana man, Dustin Kjersem, sets off on a camping trip. When he doesn't meet up with his friend at an appointed time and location the friend goes looking for him. When the friend makes it to Dustin, he calls 911 and reports his friend is dead from a Bear Attack! Joseph Scott Morgan explains how experts determine the shocking attack that caused the death of Dustin Kjersem was not done by a bear, it was someone swinging some type of weapon in a "chopping" motion.  Transcript Highlights 00:20.21 Introduction 02:00.71 Savage Death  04:56.01 Joe talking about Bear story 09:38.49 Victim is a "Man's Man" 15:01.06 The "Finder" and the "victim" both experienced           No sign of bear activity 19:48.73 Injuries so shocking it must be a Bear Attack 25:13.58 A Bear would tear down tent in an attack 30:12.97 A Bear is constantly looking for food 34:27.69 Weapon like a hatchet 39:45.60 Expect fractured, fragmented bone 43:22.39 Chopping motion would cause blood spatter 47:25.54 Conclusion - not a bear attack

The murder of Michael Jordan's father, James Jordan, was a very sad story that led to Michael Jordan retiring from Basketball in 1993. In 1996 Daniel Green was convicted for the murder based on the testimony of Larry Demery who took a plea deal and testified against his childhood friend, Green. Green was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 28 years later, the judge who sentenced Green to prison for life believes he was wrong, and wants to help get Daniel Green out of prison. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how James Jordan ended up cremated as a an unidentified homicide victim "John Doe" in South Carolina, and Dave Mack  look behind the headlines to find out what really happened when the father of the most popular man on the planet vanished into thin air. Transcript Highlights 00:26.31 Introduction - Being a Dad 04:14.50 James Jordan, father of Michael Jordan 09:11.94 James Jordan is missing, July 23, 1993 14:04.27 Using a swamp to get rid of evidence 19:01.45 Condition of James Jordan's body 23:10.14 Identifying a body. Jordan identified with dental records 27:23.88 James Jordan's body cremated as a "John Doe". Head and hands removed, kept for identification 32:36.18 Post-Mortem death investigation. Death was from gunshot wound to chest 37:01.94 County did not have cooler to store body 41:13.25 Car is found stripped down and stashed in the woods 46:00.01 Judge wants Daniel Green released, says evidence didn't support conviction 49:57.53 Blood evidence found in backseat 50:21.30 Conclusion

Crystal Rasch is missing and her husband is using her bank card to purchase cleaning supplies. He also fails to report his estranged wife missing. Joseph Scott Morgan  explains the cleaning materials used as well as the type of experts that have to be brought in when investigators suspect a victim has been cremated in a backyard burn pile. Dave Mack will help uncover the relationship that left Crystal Rasch identified by a single tooth and her husband in jail. The trial has yet to happen but this is the first part of the story of Crystal and Zachariah Rasch.  Transcribe Highlights 00:13.30 Introduction - back from London 01:00.71 Strangers in London tell Joe to watch for "pickpockets" 05:03.49 The married couple had separate bank accounts 09:55.96 Working a case from back to front 15:08.97 CCTV Records coupled with receipts from purchases 20:29.75 Wife missing, husband admits spending her money with her card 25:57.18 List of searches done on phone, gunshot wound to head vs chest 29:51.13 Search warrant explanation 35:07.58 Evidence found in a car, what to take out 39:31.91 Relationships between law enforcement and experts 44:02.09 Investigators find a tooth

Quinton Simon is just 20-months old when he vanishes from his home. His mother and her boyfriend claim they Woke up, the front door was ajar, and Quinton was gone. Searches are conducted, the mother's story is vetted. Eight days into his disappearance, law enforcement announces they do not expect to find Quinton alive and his mother,Leilani Simon, is a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan goes deep into the investigation, explaining what it is like to look for a child.What do searchers hope to find in a landfill and what can they expect to find. Joe Scott explainsDave Mack will fill in the background on all of the adults involved as this case continues to move through the system.Will there ever be justice for Quinton Simon? Transcript Highlights 00:00.01. Introduction - Liars 01:20.05  The death of Quinton Simon 05:08.07   Detective says within every lie is a nugget of truth 10:07.10.  Story about someone coming into house makes no sense 15:35.82.  Talking about death investigations of children 20:21.01.  Looking for a child, close look. Finding Quinton, alive. 26:08.66   Perpetrator will take everything wrapped around victim 31:18.61. Garbage trucks push down on the waste, compressing 36:39.54   In a landfill,  everything looks the same 40:26.66  Dealing with skeletal remains, what will you find? 45:04:13  Conclusion - Mom and Grandma drinking in bar while people are looking for Quinton

In April of 1982, Velma Nesset was attacked while she walked to work. When the 64-year-old woman didn't arrive at her job in the Permian Mall in Odessa, Texas, co-workers knew something was terribly wrong. Velma Nesset is a reliable, well-liked employee and co-workers, friends, and family begin searching immediately.  Police are contacted and a missing person report is filed. Hours after she should have arrived at work, the partially nude body of Velma Nesset is found in a drainage culvert. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what took place in the investigation from the moment her body was found all the way through more than 20 years of investigation.  Dave Mack helps explain how a suspect who confessed to the murder was acquitted in a jury trial a year after the murder, and how a very cold case became very hot - 20 years after the murder.  Transcribe Highlights 00:29.66 Introduction - walking for fun 01:45.05 Velma Nesset, 64, walks to and from work 04:55.58 You can tell a lot about the suspect by how they treat the dead 09:06.25 Being stabbed or choked is intimate 14:40.57 Velma Nesset was stashed in a culvert 18:44.62 The suspect grabbed Velma Nesset in broad daylight 21:23.40 Blood would be everywhere, especially on the suspect 25:28.52 In 1982, DNA was not part of the solution for crimes 29:21.02 Description of evidence that would be gathered from body  34:23.78 Texas has a program to test old sexual assault kits 38:07.00 Comparing DNA to unsolved cases 43:32.59 Cold Case Murder solved with genetic genealogy

Nancy Grace joins Joseph Scott Morgan to talk about their years working together in front of the camera as well as their time BEFORE they were both on TV.  This is the first episode to be recorded in the brand new facility at Jacksonville State University, where Joseph Scott Morgan is the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics. Nancy Grace talks with Joe about Chris Watts, Ellen Greenberg, and the most recent events in the Scott Peterson case. Recorded Live at JSU on October 9, 2024 00:57.81 INTRODUCTION  02:33.81 When did Nancy Grace and Joseph Scott Morgan meet? 05:08.13 Talking about working with Nancy Grace on HLN 10:16.87 Nancy talks about victim families. Kaylee Goncalves in particular 15:07.06 What is the biggest need for prosecutors from Forensics, be prepared 20:26.83 Talking about people coming from rural areas and metro areas 25:55.57 Processing an outdoor scene 30:19.17 The importance of the right time of death 35:42.26 Talking about Ellen Greenberg case. 40:24.33 Scott Peterson and the new testing of duct tape 45:19.91 Training Evidence custodian and the chain of evidence 50:16.21 Multiple areas of Forensics 52:47.16 Conclusion - Thanks to Nancy Grace

Shortly before 11 pm on a Sunday night, Annette Jackson calls the Calhoun County Sheriff's office to report her daughter missing.  Living in the town of Farnhamville with a population of just 400 people, Annette Jackson and  another daughter set out on foot to see if they can find Luna. As they are walking, calling out for Luna, they come upon a man, Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney, who appears to be covered in blood and he is in possession of Luna's scooter and other personal effects. When Police find Bevers-McGiveney, they read him his Miranda Rights and he immediately asks for a lawyer. Questioning ends before finding out where Luna is. Joseph Scott Morgan will dig into the forensic evidence to identify what could have happened to the teen as well as where it happened. Transcript Highlights 00:00:00.00 Introduction  00:04:03.54 Mom reports daughter, 17,  missing, starts looking 00:08:04.52 Mom sees a man, appearing to be covered in blood, with Luna's scooter 00:12:19.82 Description of passive action, preventing finding of body 00:17:45.25 Location of body 00:22:15.61 Is there an attempt to obscure who Luna was? 00:27:01.48 How did perpetrator know about location to hide body 00:32:18.54 Was this a sexual assault gone "bad"? 00:36:40.66 Very Personal, cutting of a throat is intimate 00:40:20.04 Prosecutor possibly seeking oversight due to size of community 00:42:43.14 Conclusion, will continue to update

Lisa Snyder calls 911 after discovering her 8-year-old son Connor and 4-year-old daughter, Brinley, hanging in the basement. When EMTs arrive, the children are still hanging....and still ALIVE. Today on Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will share his personal experiences with hangings and explains what is to be learned from the scene as Dave Mack takes a look what the mother claims and what the facts of the case prove. Murder or Suicide, the deaths of Conner and Brinley Snyder. Transcript Highlights 00:20.99 Introduction 01:39.59 Two Children found hanging in basement  04:19.14 Suicidal ideation with vocalization 09:37.34 Discussion of death by hanging 14:59.93 Children were hanging but still alive 19:49.57 Not an accident 24:50.58 8-year-old Connor has dexterity issues 29:02.38 Children fully aware of what was happening to them 33:28.72 Description of what would have taken place if Snyder is telling the truth 38:24.73 Struggling with issues Crisis line 988 39:05.42 Conclusion

On a Friday afternoon in North Myrtle Beach a 911 call comes in about a person apparently injured on the side of the road under an overpass. By the time help arrives, the victim is dead and the person that called 911 has vanished. No eyewitnesses but lots of information. The victim appears to have been shot in the face, her car is still running, her phone is inches away from her fingers and is working as there are messages and email chimes going off. The woman's purse with cash is inside the car, her name is Amber Berbiglia, 23-years-old. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the first impression that Amber was shot in the face with a gun turns out to be wrong and Dave Mack will breakdown the timeline on a murder that happened on a sunny afternoon near the beach that has gone as cold as a winter snow storm.  00:00  Introduction 02:06  Amber Berbiglia Unsolved murder 05:05  How paying a bill in person plays into the story 09:20 Encampents under overpasses 15:11 Woman laid out dead on side of road 19:28  Amber's Cell Phone used up until 2:3024:30 What made Amber stop her vehicle 28:51 Wound so bad it was assumed to be gunshot wound 33:23 First Responder would not see the bones underneath 36:25 Whoever called 911 did not wait for help to arrive 41:49  Conclusion - Horry County, South Carolina still asking for tips

After Judge Richard Mrazik ruled that there was probable cause to try Kouri Richins for aggravated murder and aggravated attempted murder and other charges, Joseph Scott Morgan decides to take a deeper look at the case against Kouri Richins. The Prosecution claims Kouri Richins tried to kill her husband Eric on Valentines day using a sandwich as the delivery method for the deadly fentanyl. But when Eric felt the effects, he put down the food and the attempt on his life falls short.  After the failed attempt, Kouri decides to try again, this time with more fentanyl and a different delivery method, the "Moscow Mule." And this time Eric Richins dies.  Kouri Richins defense team will certainly have answers for most of the charges against her and that is for the jury to decide. What is not in dispute is that Eric Richins died from Fentanyl, and that is what Joseph Scott Morgan is talking about on this episode of Body Bags. Transcript Highlights 00:20 Introduction 02:30 The "Moscow Mule" delivery method 05:20 Talking about comparing drug strength to Morphine 08:00 Fentanyl is applied to other drugs as a "sales pitch" 11:34 Indicators of trauma15:04 Congestive heart failure 20:05 Autopsy Reports talking about odors 23:49 Fentanyl comparison to size of penny 27:50 Adding Fentanyl to other drugs for bigger "kick" 31:36 Update of the case: Kouri Richins left forensic bread crumbs 34:25 Using direct injection into heart 36:30 Conclusion: timeline will be powerful at trial

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan Recorded in Front of a "LIVE" audience at CrimeCon London, 2024. Joseph Scott Morgan is joined by Jo Millington. Jo Millington is a Forensic Scientist and has been using science to help solve major crimes for over 25 years. She is a renowned specialist in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) and delivers a range of training courses on the subject to professionals and true crime fans, including online and internationally.  Transcript Highlights  00:00. Introduction  05:00  Discussing training in forensics 09:35 Blood Spatter analysis 15:00 Correcting miscarriage of justice 19:00 Different methods in the UK 24:00 Discussion of velocity patterns 30:00 Identifying features in blood 35:00 conclusion

Ana Walshe disappears in the first week of 2023. Her husband claims she caught a ride share to Logan Airport before flying to Washington DC. Ana Walshe never boarded the flight and has been missing ever since. Today on Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan talks about how investigators look through garbage at a landfill, and what is expected from the crime lab report at the next hearing in October.  Transcribe Highlights  00:00:37 Introduction - DNA Lab results 00:01:46 Case goes quiet 00:03:46 Karen Read Case trooper also involved in Walshe 00:06:49 Victim allegedly dismembered, nothing found but blood 00:10:54 Blood has to be verified, it isn't automatic 00:13:30  Discussion of decay in different environments 00:16:48 Investigators found very small amount of blood 00:19:42 Photographic evidence of Brian Walshe 00:22:32 Biological evidence is very fragile 00:25:32 Difficult to imagine what a perp is going to do 00:28:37 Body Parts in a landfill 00:32:02 Conclusion: Lab results coming in October

OnlyFans and Instagram model, Courtney Tailor, is rich and famous. She is  living in a luxury high-rise in Edgewater, Miami, Florida and has banked over $3 Million dollars in the two years leading up to the death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli. Her real name is Courtney Clenney and she is charged with second-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the death of Christian Obumseli, 27, in her high-rise Miami-area apartment on April 3, 2022.  Clenney claims she killed Obumseli in self-defense.  Joseph Scott Morgan takes an up-close look at recently released information about what happened that fateful night and provides new insight into the death of Christian Obumseli. Was it self-defense or murder?  Transcript Highlights  00:00:00 Introduction of case - why would you throw your only weapon? 00:02:00 A single stab wound by a thrown knife 00:06:37 Courtney Clenney and boyfriend fought 00:10:56 Funny stuff about throwing knives 00:15:26 911 call, victim says "I'm going to die" 00:19:43 Clenney claims she through kitchen knife from 10 feet away 00:24:16 Discussion of laptop, text messages, email 00:28:26 The Love of Money 00:30:55 Courtney Clenney, drunk, approaches teen in parents neighborhood 00:33:23 Conclusion – portent of things to come

Harmony Montgomery was 5 years old when she was last seen in December of 2019, but she is not reported missing for two years. When police track down Adam Montgomery and ask about Harmony, he tells them Harmony is with her mother in Florida. Police inform him that Crystal Sorey, Harmony's mother is the one who asked for them to check on Harmony,  Adam Montgomery doesn't cooperate, but the media catches on to the story and pressure is brought to find the special needs girl with the beautiful smile. To this day, Harmony Montgomery is still missing. A judge declared Harmony dead in March 2024, clearing the way for Harmony's mother, Crystal Sorey to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the state of New Hampshire alleging systemic failures in the state's child protection system. The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and answers from the state of New Hampshire surrounding Harmony's disappearance and death. Adam Montgomery was sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for the murder of Harmony Montgomery as well as second-degree assault, witness tampering, falsifying physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse.  Transcript Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction - update Harmony Montgomery case 02:39.79 Crystal Sorey, Harmony's mother, files lawsuit against New Hampshire 05:00.76 Family called about abuse, nothing was done 09:03.23 Judge declared Harmony dead, body still not found 14:04.73 Adam Montgomery beats Harmony in back seat of car 18:57.46 Family told social services, Adam blackened her eye 24:28.68 Description of Harmony dying in backseat of car 27:46.64 Kayla Montgomery told police about beating in car 32:42.38 Conclusion - Hope someone listens

More evidence has come out in the case of the shooting death of Jared Bridegan. There is now more evidence with the tire found in the road and other tires found at a suspects house and Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how all the numbers actually mean something and can become very compelling evidence.  00:00 Introduction 02:45 Bridegan executed at close range 07:37 Sharing custody of children 11:42 Bridegan shot twice on left side 16:36 Numbers on tires mean something 21:53 multiple gunshots heard by witnesses 25:53 Wound Tracking 30:44 Bridegan injuries were not survivable 

After response to the Body Bags episode about decomposition called "The Smell Of Death", Joseph Scott Morgan realized he left our a couple things that are very important in the world of decomposition whether out in the field trying to solve a homicide, or in the cottage of a loved one who dies of old age in their favorite chair, bodies will decompose. And the rate of decomposition is dependent on many factors. Joseph Scott Morgan takes a close up look at decomposition and what it tells investigators who are looking for answers 00:00:00 Introduction    00:02:23 Explaining skin slippage    00:05:27 Wearing skin like a glove   00:09:34 Examination of body on the scene  00:13:36 Preserving the body   00:18:39 Body decomposition inside a house       00:23:15 Landfill with everything breaking down  00:27:58 Body preserved when barely covered      00:31:24 Body preservation in frozen area , 00:34:15 Conclusion     

This is an update to the story of Madeline Soto and her heartbreaking death, allegedly at the hands of her mother's boyfriend. A cause of death has been released but not the autopsy report due to the victim's age and it is a case of domestic violence. Joseph Scott Morgan pours through investigators reports to shed new light on what happened to Madeline Soto in the time before she was murdered as well as the days before her body was found.  00:00 Introduction, life of Madeline Soto 04:54 Madeline made to sleep with mom's boyfriend 10:24 No Autopsy toxicology record available 14:15 Cause of Death; strangulation 18:28 Comparing injuries to neck 23:46 Suspect called "Master Manipulator", grooming 27:36 Madeline's body was tossed over fence 31:51 Conclusion 

What is the worst thing you have ever seen on the job? This is one of the most common questions asked of Joseph Scott Morgan.  Today on Body Bags, the professor breaks down the stages of decomposition while sharing his firsthand accounts of working the scene of bodies that have been decomposing in the heat from a day to a month or more. This is a can't miss episode that provides an up close look at those who deal with death and the very natural things that take place in every person when they die. Transcription Highlights 00:00:00 Introduction - What is the worst thing you have ever seen? 00:03:45 Sensory Memories and human remains 00:05:06 Talk about the "smell" of burning flesh 00:09:25 Particular smells, burning tires 00:15:25 Life and Death are natural 00:20:18 Description of decomposing body in a bed 00:25:07 Smelling coworkers for the smell of decomposition 00:30:14 Different levels of decomposition 00:35:38 Environmental temperature impacting decomposition 00:40:36 Looking at decomposition hiding injury 00:42:48 Conclusion

 April  1977,  an unidentified body is pulled out of a septic tank and given the name, "Septic Tank Sam". The body had been burned before being wrapped in a yellow bed sheet and tied up with a nylon rope. Today, Joseph Scott Morgan explains how it was possible that over four decades passed before "Sam" got his real name back. Attempts were made to find out the name of the man they called "Septic Tank Sam," but it wasn't until the scientists at Othram Labs got involved in the case that an answer was found. Using genetic genealogy, Othram Labs was able to change the name of "Septic Tank Sam" and provide answers for the community that wondered, "whatever happened to Gordie?" "Septic Tank Sam" was actually Gordon "Gordie" Sanderson.  Please check out Othram: A Revolution in Cold Case Resolution.  Transcript Highlights 00:00:05.95. Introduction - waste 00:04:14.33 The story of Septic Tank Sam 00:07:23.77 A couple looking in a septic tank finds a body 00:12:40.12 The body is protected 00:17:17.25 Environment helped preserve body 00:21:43.62 Discussion of desiccation 00:24:29.47 Body misidentified as caucasian 00:30:01.26 Cause of death, gunshot wound  00:35:04.01 Defining prone and supine 00:40:00.92 Identification of bodies 00:45:40.95 Identifies body as indigenous 00:47:11.38 Conclusion, Othram providing answers

Ethan Katz and Savannah Roberts are the proud parents of twin boys, Ari and Leon. The twins are just six-weeks-old when family friend, Nicole Virzi, comes to visit and help with the babies. Virzi is a PHD candidate at UC San Diego in the Clinical Psychology program on break from school and she is welcomed with open arms. Days later, Ari Katz is at the hospital with injuries to his penis and Leon is fighting for his life with massive head trauma.  And all of the injuries suffered by the twins happened when they are left alone in the care of Nicole Virzi. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the injuries suffered by the twins don't match the description of what happened as told  by Nicole Virzi. Transcript Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction 02:13.27 Talk about the Death Penalty 05:13.45 Description of injuries suffered by Ari 09:16.23 The is not a "sids" case 14:47.53 Nicole Virzi is not a stranger, she is a friend 19:07.90 Ari has bruises below belly button 24:15.22 Scratches don't appear to be "baby scratches" 29:09.13 Injuries to Leon's head 34:47.86 Joe describes how the skull grows 40:34.63 Virzi told 911 baby feel out of bassinet 44:45.67 Conclusion - will continue to follow story 

An unidentified body is found in August 2005, in the picnic area of a rest stop off of a highway between Guelph and Rockwood in the Canadian province of Ontario. At the time, authorities determined the remains belonged to a woman who was potentially as young as 25 or as old as 45 when she died. In this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan sheds light on the remains known as Rockwood Jane Doe and how the scientists at Othram solved a missing person case that went unsolved for 18 years.   Transcribe Highlights 00:00.01 Introduction - Family DNA 04:57.36 Discussion of Rockwood Jane Doe found in 2005 09:47.82 Discussion of Remains 15:35.81 Talk about the science of aging 20:23.69 Discussion How teeth wear down is a clue  24:54.52 Discussion Broken Bones of victim, clues 30:14.10 Discussion Body Found in area under sleeping bag 34:11.55 Talk about suspicious death 42:13.81 Conclusion victim was Tammy Penner

A Silver Alert was issued for 76-year-old Jackie Glynn. Her husband, Joe Glynn, tells the family their mother had terminal cancer and left home to attend a support group so she could die on her terms.  Joe Glynn had been married to Jackie Glynn for 24 years and her adult children don't believe what they are hearing from their mother's husband.  On this Episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan explain how the killer helped law enforcement by they way he chose to dispose of the body and the evil weapon he chose to carry out his murderous plan. Transcribe Highlights 00:00.01 Introduction; Cancer breaking a Big Man 04:57.36 Discussion of using cancer as reason for disappearanceJoseph 09:47.82 Discussion of Jackie Glynn, an accomplished woman 15:35.81 Talk about "Amber Alert" "Silver Alert" 20:23.69 Discussion investigation targeting intimate 24:54.52 Discussion of Joseph Glynn killing wife 30:14.10 Discussion of getting innocents involved 34:11.55 Talk about recently turned earth 42:13.81 Discussion of suspect admitting everything 42:17.33 Conclusion, guilty plea, life in prison

Sandra Birchmore is 23-years-old and 3-months pregnant when she is found dead in her apartment. Her death is ruled a suicide, but her family doesn't believe it so they hire world renowned forensic pathologist, Dr. Michael Baden, to review her death. The former chief medical examiner of New York City writes a letter of his findings in which he details why he believes the death of Sandra Birchmore is not a suicide, it is a homicide. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how Dr. Baden came to his conclusion and how the Federal Government got involved in the case that ended up with the arrest of Police Detective Matthew Farwell who is now charged with Murder and staging the crime scene. Transcript Highlights 00:42.43 Introduction: Trust 02:12.59 Discussion of becoming numb to investigations 04:57.94 Discussion of "explorer" group 07:37.19 Discussion of police officers involved with children 10:01.54 Talk about investigation of suicide 15:01.44 Discussion of getting all possible info at scene 20:08.48 Discussion of Post Mortem Lividity in seated position 25:15.37 Talk about conversations among those who work closely 30:09.57 Discussion of victim being involved sexually with police officer, allegedly 35:21.22 Discussion about autopsy 40:04.86 Talk about what level of contact between law officers in different departments 44:17.43 Conclusion - Will Update 

Mother of two,  Melissa Wolfenbarger is missing. Her husband doesn't report her missing and tells investigators that they always talked of changing their names, getting fake identification and going "off-grid" out west, and that is what he thinks she did. A skull is found near where Chris Wolfenbarger works, but it is identified as the skull of a man. Years go by before the skull and other bones found near her husband's former workplace are identified as Melissa Wolfenbarger. But the case remains unsolved. Investigator Sheryl McCollum devotes years on the case and documents it in her incredible podcast called Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will give you the complete story and explain how a Serial Killer helped break the case in an attempt to get justice for his daughter.  Transcribe Highlights 00:11.82 Introduction - Avon Avenue and Melissa Wolfenbarger 05:03.78 Discussion of a skull and a missing mother of two 09:43.56 Discussion a head found in the road, where is the rest 15:02.40 Discussion of family and contact  19:53.10 Talk about the "finder" 24:57.23 Discussion of what to do when you find part of a body 29:47.38 Discussion of skull identified as male 34:41.20 Discussion of arms and legs found 39:51.28 Discussion of investigation 45:29.76 Discussion of serial killer helped solve crime Conclusion - listen to Zone 7 podcast for details

In 1973, Martha and Flora Helmick went to a family reunion with Martha's employer, World War I War Hero,  John Keyton. The trio left Bridgewater, Virginia on August 3, 1973, but never arrived in Kentucky for the family reunion. As word spread about the WW1 War Hero and sisters vanishing, a search was conducted, but nothing was ever found. On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how a bone found in a car that was found by firefighters during a training exorcise in the Kentucky River helped solve a 45 year old mystery. Transcript Highlight 00:12.74 Introduction - Vanishing act circa 1973 05:00.88 Discussion of World War I veteran, Hero     09:42.25 Discussion of Ford Fairlane, driving at night     14:05.07 Discussion of 3 people vanishing on a trip      20:07.28 Talk about finding a bone     25:26.24 Discussion calling in expert     30:05.68 Discussion of broken bone not healing properly     35:01.86 Discussion of confirmatory evidence      40:02.16 Talk about sisters vanish, firefighter helps solve case     42:15.31 Conclusion remains tell the final tale     

There really is a Language of the Dead and it is spoken by the deceased in a way that people like Professor Joseph Scott Morgan can understand.  On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan explains the Language of the dead known as the Post Mortem Interval, PMI. Many phrases are used on podcasts, tv shows, and movies where it is assumed the audience knows the meaning, but many times, we don't. Joseph Scott Morgan takes the time to define and explain PMI; Post Mortem Interval, in this somewhat different, very informative episode of Body Bags. Transcribe Highlights 00:12.74 Introduction of PMI  Post Mortem Interval 04:42.25 Discussion sounds a dead body makes  09:20.95 Discussion of death investigation 14:18.98 Discussion of Jacksonville State University  19:18.52 Talk about the language of the dead 24:23.14 Discussion of what happens when a person dies 29:48.47 Discussion of "real world: conditions 34:18.51 Discussion of what happens when a person dies in unusual position 39:00.23 Talk about liquid seeks lowest area 43:12.20 Discussion of "fixed" 44:20.54 Conclusion Paying attention

Jennifer Paxton was looking for a place to stay with friendly faces for a few days. Rebecca Dishman and Sean Finnegan seem to be the friendly faces she is looking for...until she walks into their apartment. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will talk about how Jennifer Paxton was beaten with a baseball bat, shackled to a bed, raped, tortured, and eventually murdered.  Transcription Highlights 00:08.43 Introduction of Jennifer Paxton death 04:55.92 Discussion of victim, lured, tortured, raped, murdered 09:00.14 Discussion of someone treated as less than human 14:41.08 Talk about co-conspirator 19:10.79 Discussion of Paxton being placed in freezer 24:16.48 Describing police finding frozen body under bed 30:45.98 Discussion of over 50 injuries to victim 35:45.22 Talking about abuse of a corpse 40:34.78 Discussion of baseball bat used as weapon 43:10.84 Conclusion 

Markayla Johnson moves with her two children, 4-year-old Miracle and 7-month-old Messiah, to Charlotte, North Carolina to be with her boyfriend, Benjamin Taylor.  Within weeks of arriving from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, her family realizes they haven't seen her like they would normally expect. Reaching out to check on Markayla, the family get text messages from her phone, but there is something wrong. The messages don't sound like Markayla. After going to the apartment and finding nobody home, the family of Markayla Johnson report her and the children missing. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan walks you through the apartment that is now a crime scene and explain what police found when they opened the plastic tub filled with air fresheners......and Markayla Johnson. But where are the children?  Transcription Highlights 00:00.01 Introduction - Names of deadly drugs 04:59.53 Discussion of Markayla and children move to Charlotte 07:06.46 Discussion of text messages 10:53.00 Joe Talks about finding a body 12:22.00 Discussion of evidence of children 16:59.24 Talk about smell of decomposing bodies 22:06.34 Discussion of methodology of suffocation 25:35.12 Talk about smell of decomposition from trunk 30:17.86 Discussion of triple homicide 34:53.71 Discussion of small bruises around mouth 39:49.39 Discussion secure scene 45:37.10 Benjamin Taylor being held without bond

Matthew Perry became a star surrounded by "Friends" and became a falling star surrounded by "Friends" who did nothing but feed his addiction. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how a death investigator determines if a body found submerged in a hot tub died from drowning, drugs, or a combination of both. And in the end, who is responsible? Transcript Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction of a "friend"  00:39.79 Joe Talks about being fan of Matthew Perry films 05:00.76 Discussion of Matthew Perry physically showing addiction 09:03.23 Discussion of addiction and death 14:04.73 Discussion of ketamine 18:57.46 Talk about Joe finding live addict during death investigation 24:28.68 Discussion of different types of drugs 27:46.64 Discussion of doctor selling $12 bottle of ketamine for $2,000 32:42.38 Discussion of death investigation, elements of drowning 36:21.22 Conclusion, will doctors be treated as street dealers

The family of James Nalborczyk reports him missing on December 21, telling police the last time they saw or talked to James was on December 7. Police investigate and visit Nalborczyk's girlfriend, Michelina Goodwin who quickly tells them she and James broke up and he left driving a company truck to a job in  West Virginia. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how Michelina Goodwin's claim that she accidentally shot her boyfriend in the back does not match the evidence. If it was an accident, why did Michelina and a friend, chop up James into little pieces, put his body parts in bags, and hide the bags in very rural areas of two counties.  Transcript Highlights 00:07.55 Introduction: Becoming a "Proctor" 05:00.24 Talk about Murder of Ingrid Lyne 09:47.51 Discussion of killers keeping body nearby 14:23.46 Discussion of family thinks James is missing, he is dead 19:20.00 Discussion of forensic evidence of weapon firing 24:28.57 Talk about "drop test" on a gun 29:29.26 Discussion of "accidental shooting" 34:27.65 Discussion of body being wrapped in paper 38:46.85 Talk about privacy law 44:18.04 Discussion of two perpetrators who roll over on each other 46:14.07 Conclusion - no way to make blood disappear

Today we'd like to direct your attention to another podcast - the new Crime Alert Hourly Update. The Crime Alert team delivers hourly updates on breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/CrimeAlert_HourlyUpdate It’s been 6 years since Chris Watts murdered his wife Shannan Watts and their two children Bella and Celeste. Now the 39 year old killer says he is afraid for his life.   

In the Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan titled "Dinner, Drinks, Dismemberment-The Sade Robinson Murder, Joseph went into great detail of the facts as they were known in the first weeks of the investigation. On this special episode of Body Bags, more information has been made public that is even more shocking than the first part of the story. A confidential Informant tells investigators that Maxwell Anderson showed him the basement, and Anderson told him what he was going to do with his victim. It is too late to make a difference now, but why didn't this "confidential informant" with a direct line to police tell someone what Anderson was planning?  Transcript Highlights  00:05.25 Introduction - Sade Robinson, part 2 05:37.25 Discussion of confidential informant knew 09:53.01 Discussion of remembering dates and times 14:30.28 Talk about cutting a body into parts 19:37.78 Discussion of Maxwell Anderson relaxed before attack 24:08.34 Discussion 12 hour window between dinner and car on fire 29:29.95 Talk about hiding blood 34:24.64 Discussion information in public 39:38.27 Talk about clothing items and test surface for DNA 45:07.69 Discussion of bathing body of Black Dhalia 48:04.44 Conclusion: items found in basement could be the beginning

Ashley Bush, pregnant with her fourth child, is the main breadwinner in her home. However, she has been diagnosed with gestational hypertension and needs a job she can do from home. She connects with a woman named Lucy on a social media site for expectant mothers, who offer the exact type of job Ashley needs. In this episode of "Body Bags," Joseph Scott Morgan explains how medical professionals determine when a birth has occurred naturally and when something has gone wrong. Dave Mack will delve behind the headlines to uncover what happened to Ashley Bush and what will become of those responsible for causing her harm. Transcript Highlights 00:17.33 Introduction - times are tough 03:22.40 Discussion about set-up, work from home to lure pregnant woman 08:00.83 Discussion about stealing baby from womb, call 911 13:32.57 Talk about decomposition that happens inside mother's body 18:26.72 Discussion of woman has placenta in her pants, baby dies 22:41.29 Discussion gestational hypertension 27:00.24 Discussion of Waterman admits killing Ashley bush 31:49.71 Discussion of working neonatal unit 35:44.32 Talk about burning body, heat insufficient 40:03.01 Discussion of Jamie Waterman led investigators to body 41:10.24 Conclusion, sentencing in October 

Ashley and Doug Benefield marry after knowing each other for 13 days. Doug's previous wife has only been dead 9-months and he has a 15-year-old daughter to raise. Ashley convinces Doug to finance her dream Ballet company and to get his vasectomy reversed. On this episode of Body Bags you will discover why a prosecutor said Ashley Benefield decided she wanted to be a single mom when she was pregnant, and Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how someone can be shot in the chest even when they are not facing the shooter!  Transcript Highlights 00:00:16.23 Introduction Discovery of the Black Swan 00:04:10.75 Discussion of Ashley Benefield the ballerina 00:08:42.29 Talk Doug and Ashley marry 13 days after they meet 00:14:29.79 Discussion of family dynamic 00:19:09.37 Discussion about why they married so fast 00:25:00.33 Discussion about Ballet company, Ashley pregnant 00:29:08.13 Talk Black Swan claims domestic abuse 00:34:24.42 Discussion of Ashley lying to Doug in therapy 00:40:22.90 Talk about Doug being shot in the chest and leg 00:44:33.51 Jury did not believe self-defense, Black Swan convicted

Some people say Gyspy-Rose Blanchard is Munchhausen-by-proxy survivor, the victim of her own mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. And they would be right. Some people say Gyspy-Rose Blanchard is a murderer, and they too, would be right.  After lifelong physical, mental, and medical abuse, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard met a disturbed young man online and concocted a plan to getaway from Dee Dee Blanchard and begin her life as an adult. But Dee Dee would have to die. The crime scene was shocking, and now the pictures are out in the public. On this episode of Body Bags,  Joseph Scott Morgan is going to explain why the photos were taken to begin with and how pictures at a crime scene actually do more than just document what has happened, sometimes they can help investigators discover a lot more. Transcript Highlights 00:00.01 Introduction, taken advantage of a storm 03:07.93 Talk about Dee Dee Blanchard, opportunist 08:13.54 Discussion of Dee Dee claiming Gypsy-Rose was sick as a baby 10:37.33 Discussion of crime scene photos released 15:04.43 Talk about the story of Dee Dee and Gypsy-Rose 20:08.29 Discussion of using hurricane Katrina    25:05.99 Discussion of surgeries not needed 29:54.59 Talk about Gypsy-Rose and boyfriend 34:14.12 Discussion of Gypsy-Rose "story" about death of Dee Dee 39:50.66 Discussion of crime scene photos of Dee Dee Blanchard murder 40:59.73 Talking about photographic documentation of crime scene 47:38.96 Conclusion

The death of Ellen Greenberg has been in the news since the day her manner of death was changed from homicide to suicide. The question remains to this day; Ellen Greenberg is found dead in her kitchen with over 20 stab wounds to her head, back, neck, and chest. She has bruises all over her body in various stages of healing. Why was her case ruled a homicide and then changed to a suicide? On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will share his experiences with suicides and breakdown the wounds inflicted on Ellen Greenberg's body. Ellen Greenberg's are trying to have her manner of death changed from Suicide to Homicide or undetermined, either one will demand a new investigation into the death of their daughter. After years of hearing "no", they finally heard a "yes", the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is going to hear their case. Not about manner of death, but whether or not the parents of the victim have standing in court to argue on behalf of their deceased daughter.  Transcript Highlights 00:12.98 Introduction,Hope for the parents of Ellen Greenberg 03:14.72 Discussion of Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear case 05:00.99 Discussion of changing manner of death from homicide to suicide I 09:04.99 Talk about 911 call 13:02.70 Discussion of giving family death notification 17:56.11 Discussion of recreation of scene 20:00.14 Talk about Ellen Greenberg body in kitchen 24:11.52 Discussion Phone Calls made before 911 28:34.29 Discussion of man who bled out from self inflicted knife wound 32:06.80 Discussion of stabbing yourself in the back 35:31.55 Talk about the effects of knife injuries 38:31.02 Discussion of suicide practice shot 40:06.80 Conclusion is it possible?

Richard the Third died on the battlefield on August 22nd 1485. He had only been King of England for a little more than 2 years but he became the last King of England to die in battle. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will take a deep dive into history to tell the story of the Battle of Bosworth, and use current science to find the remains of the King, more than 500 years after they were lost. Transcription Highlights 00:00:11.09 Introduction of Richard the Third 00:05:22.43 Discussion of The House of Lancaster and House of York 00:07:20.98 Discussion of finding the remains or Richard III after 500 years 00:10:21.94 Discussion of how the "victor" writes the history 00:15:55.72 Talk about the battles, weapons used in the 1500s 00:19:03.00 Discussion of geography, how people could "hear" the battle 00:21:12.66 Discussion of the death of chivalry with treatment of Richard III  00:26:04.23 Discussion of injuries created weapons of the time 00:29:38.71 Talk about finding the remains or Richard the Third 00:34:23.37 Discussion of finding legs in the first grave uncovered 00:39:41.84 Talk about forensic anthropologist on site 00:44:03.03 Discussion of injuries sustained by Richard the Third 00:49:12.19 Conclusion: finding remains or Richard the Third

A guest fails to check out on time at the five-star Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok. When hotel workers come to clean the room, the door is locked and hotel management and security are called. The door opens up and the nightmare begins. On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what a body goes through when cyanide is used to kill and Dave Mack goes behind the headlines and the rumors to find out how 6 people end up dead in a hotel room, and nobody survived. No blood. No bullets. No knives. Just Cyanide. Transcription Highlights 00:00:03.72 Introduction: Don't Drink the Kool-Aid 00:04:00.06 Discussion of cyanide death at Jonestown 00:07:25.90 Discussion of Cult taking cyanide 00:10:07.48 Discussion of getting someone to take the poison 00:12:27.13 Discussion of 6 people meeting for business 00:17:33.23 Talk about being around cyanide 00:21:22.19 Discussion of people dying in house fire, test positive for cyanide 00:25:47.21 Discussion of what people can use to take a life 00:30:33.98 Talk about variety of items with that are lethal, cyanide shows on top 00:34:40.03 Discussion trying to find cyanide 00:39:00.03 Discussion of therapeutic use of fentanyl, no medicinal use for cyanide 00:41:04.10 Discussion of symptoms of cyanide poisoning 00:44:56.39 Conclusion level of horror, dying from cyanide