Update on Tara Baker Homicide. Tara Baker was a law student at UGA when she was murdered on January 19, 2001. Her apartment was set on fire to cover-up the murder.  It took nearly 10 years to get a death certificate and more than another 10 to arrest a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and why the trial of Edrick Lamont Faust, scheduled to begin in October, 2025, has been moved to January 2026. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights
00:01.05 Introduction 

02:34.58 Tara Baker, working and going to law school

05:01.75 Murders of Tara Baker and Laken Riley were less than 5 miles apart

10:08.02 Death Certificate is a "marker"

15:32.75 911 call was for an apartment fire

20:02.45 Firefighters have to be aware of their surroundings

24:56.80 Clothing might not burn - completely

29:56.47 Looking for what isn't destroyed by fire

33:17.54 Strap muscles in neck can indicate strangling

39:06.13 Fire used after the fact

43:42.43 Conclusion 

Update on Tara Baker Homicide. Tara Baker was a law student at UGA when she was murdered on January 19, 2001. Her apartment was set on fire to cover-up the murder. &nbsp;It took nearly 10 years to get a death certificate and more than another 10 to arrest a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and why the trial of Edrick Lamont Faust, scheduled to begin in October, 2025, has been moved to January 2026.&nbsp;
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Transcript Highlights 00:01.05 Introduction&nbsp;
02:34.58 Tara Baker, working and going to law school
05:01.75 Murders of Tara Baker and Laken Riley were less than 5 miles apart
10:08.02 Death Certificate is a "marker"
15:32.75 911 call was for an apartment fire
20:02.45 Firefighters have to be aware of their surroundings
24:56.80 Clothing might not burn - completely
29:56.47 Looking for what isn't destroyed by fire
33:17.54 Strap muscles in neck can indicate strangling
39:06.13 Fire used after the fact
43:42.43 Conclusion&nbsp;

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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SHOCKER! Tara Baker Murder, 20-Years earlier, 5-Miles From Laken Riley Murder Scene; TRIAL UPDATE

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Part one of a two part episode covering dismemberment. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the Black Dahlia case that is back in the headlines again, as well as Ed Gein, and other dismemberment killers we have covered. Imagine opening your garbage can to bring it back up the driveway empty, but it is too heavy, open the door and see a foot! One of the many cases covered in this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan. 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Transcribe Highlights 

00:01.14 Introduction - Dismemberment  

04:20.66 The Black Dahlia case

08:32.33 Margins very neat, cut around midline

14:16.00 Books written by children of "killers"

18:55.24 Defensive Dismemberment

24:49.40 Trying to put distance between suspect and victim

30:15.74 What was the point of the Halderson dismemberment 

35:15.67 Victim killed in bedroom

40:07.05 Opening garbage bin and seeing a foot

45:06.71 Schabusiness - Charged with Third Degree sexual abuse 

47:43.87 Conclusion part one.....

 

Part one of a two part episode covering dismemberment. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the Black Dahlia case that is back in the headlines again, as well as Ed Gein, and other dismemberment killers we have covered. Imagine opening your garbage can to bring it back up the driveway empty, but it is too heavy, open the door and see a foot! One of the many cases covered in this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan.&nbsp;
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00:01.14 Introduction - Dismemberment &nbsp;
04:20.66 The Black Dahlia case
08:32.33 Margins very neat, cut around midline
14:16.00 Books written by children of "killers"
18:55.24 Defensive Dismemberment
24:49.40 Trying to put distance between suspect and victim
30:15.74 What was the point of the Halderson dismemberment&nbsp;
35:15.67 Victim killed in bedroom
40:07.05 Opening garbage bin and seeing a foot
45:06.71 Schabusiness - Charged with Third Degree sexual abuse&nbsp;
47:43.87 Conclusion part one.....
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From The Black Dahlia to Ed Gein, The Five of Dismemberment!

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May 28, 1983: Badly burned 1977 Honda Civic is found in a field.  The body in the driver seat was so charred it was difficult to positively identify. The license plate and other items showed the vehicle belonged to 55-year-old Edward L. Cates - a former Mississippi Assistant Attorney General and Jackson City Commissioner. Cates wife, Dorothy, identified a partly burned shoe found on the left foot of the victim as belonging to Cates. Edward L. Cates was a veteran and received a full military funeral. A month after his funeral Cates was found living under an alias as a Retired Army General,  in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack investigate the case of the disgraced lawyer who pleaded guilty to reduced charges and is sentenced to 20-years in prison, without identifying the person found in his burning car who was buried in a grave with Ed Cates name on it.....40 years later, Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan is helping our friends at Othram raise the money needed to move forward with the investigation. Click the link below to find out more

https://dnasolves.com/articles/rankin-county-1983-homicide-victim/

 

 

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.00 Introduction - Othram, DNA Solves 

03:33.40 1977 Honda Civic found fully engulfed, body charred beyond recognition

04:44.50 Weeks after Cates burial, wife gets money orders from Georgia

06:09.30 Body buried, not Cates. Cates faked his death, body not identified

09:58.78 Accelerant used to burn car and body 

15:21.34 Person was alive when set on fire

20:12.47 Fractures caused by "post-mortem" handling

25:02.62 Injuries caused by being hit by car

30:15.08 Massive injuries, but skull fractures not mentioned in reports

35:02.88 Cates died in prison 

40:05.46 Body did not have teeth

44:09.22 Conclusion

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May 28, 1983: Badly burned 1977 Honda Civic is found in a field. &nbsp;The body in the driver seat was so charred it was difficult to positively identify. The license plate and other items showed the vehicle belonged to 55-year-old Edward L. Cates - a former Mississippi Assistant Attorney General and Jackson City Commissioner. Cates wife, Dorothy, identified a partly burned shoe found on the left foot of the victim as belonging to Cates. Edward L. Cates was a veteran and received a full military funeral. A month after his funeral Cates was found living under an alias as a Retired Army General, &nbsp;in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack investigate the case of the disgraced lawyer who pleaded guilty to reduced charges and is sentenced to 20-years in prison, without identifying the person found in his burning car who was buried in a grave with Ed Cates name on it.....40 years later, Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan is helping our friends at Othram raise the money needed to move forward with the investigation. Click the link below to find out more
https://dnasolves.com/articles/rankin-county-1983-homicide-victim/
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Transcribe Highlights
00:00.00 Introduction - Othram, DNA Solves&nbsp;
03:33.40 1977 Honda Civic found fully engulfed, body charred beyond recognition
04:44.50 Weeks after Cates burial, wife gets money orders from Georgia
06:09.30 Body buried, not Cates. Cates faked his death, body not identified
09:58.78 Accelerant used to burn car and body&nbsp;
15:21.34 Person was alive when set on fire
20:12.47 Fractures caused by "post-mortem" handling
25:02.62 Injuries caused by being hit by car
30:15.08 Massive injuries, but skull fractures not mentioned in reports
35:02.88 Cates died in prison&nbsp;
40:05.46 Body did not have teeth
44:09.22 Conclusion

1983 Car Fire Death: Charred Remains Buried. Victim Found ALIVE! Who is in GRAVE?

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Kimberly Langwell leaves work just after 5 p.m. on July 9, 1999, and vanishes.

Kimberly has dinner plans with her 15-year-old daughter, Tiffani, and new boyfriend, Ken Weatherford, but fails to show up. Tiffani notifies the police immediately, as it is totally out of character for her mother not to show up.

Police find Kimberly's car in the evening, and she disappears in the parking lot of an Eckerds Pharmacy. Searching the vehicle, investigators find her cell phone, but her purse and keys are missing. Nothing appears to be broken, and there is no sign of blood.

Kimberly Langwell is gone.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and what happened after 25 years that led to an arrest in the disappearance and murder of Kimberly Langwell.

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights

00:00.37 Introduction - Forsaken places

03:37.72 Single mother of 15-year-old daughter, vanishes, 1999

06:23.13 Kimberly's car is found in an Eckard Drug Store parking lot

10:43.67 Keys and purse found in car, cell phone missing

15:02.04 Beaumont, Texas, is a busy place 

20:18.30 Tip comes from a "trusted informant"

25:10.94 Hollowed out area beneath Rose bedroom

30:12.60 Search warrant has to state what is being sought and where

35:02.20 Synthetic fiber resilient

39:47.80 Conclusion  

Kimberly Langwell leaves work just after 5 p.m. on July 9, 1999, and vanishes.
Kimberly has dinner plans with her 15-year-old daughter, Tiffani, and new boyfriend, Ken Weatherford, but fails to show up. Tiffani notifies the police immediately, as it is totally out of character for her mother not to show up.
Police find Kimberly's car in the evening, and she disappears in the parking lot of an Eckerds Pharmacy. Searching the vehicle, investigators find her cell phone, but her purse and keys are missing. Nothing appears to be broken, and there is no sign of blood.
Kimberly Langwell is gone.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and what happened after 25 years that led to an arrest in the disappearance and murder of Kimberly Langwell.
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Transcript Highlights
00:00.37 Introduction - Forsaken places
03:37.72 Single mother of 15-year-old daughter, vanishes, 1999
06:23.13 Kimberly's car is found in an Eckard Drug Store parking lot
10:43.67 Keys and purse found in car, cell phone missing
15:02.04 Beaumont, Texas, is a busy place&nbsp;
20:18.30 Tip comes from a "trusted informant"
25:10.94 Hollowed out area beneath Rose bedroom
30:12.60 Search warrant has to state what is being sought and where
35:02.20 Synthetic fiber resilient
39:47.80 Conclusion &nbsp;

Beautiful Single Mom Vanishes Without a Trace in 1999: FOUND 2025! Where Was Kimberly Langwell?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/82525208-3aa4-4948-b57f-b3bb011a872c/transcript

SHOCKER! Tara Baker Murder, 20-Years earlier, 5-Miles From Laken Riley Murder Scene; TRIAL UPDATE

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