After seven years, the murders of Russell Dermond, 88 and his 87-year-old wife Shirley, remain unsolved. Friends go to check on the couple days after the Dermonds did not show up for a planned Kentucky Derby party. The headless body of Russell Dermond is found in the garage. Police say there is no forced entry to the home, nor is the house ransacked. Shirley Dermond's body is found 5 miles away, murdered and floating in a lake. Her body has been weighted down by cement blocks. Today on Body Bags, forensics expert and professor Joseph Scott Morgan explains what possible evidence may have been left behind.

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After seven years, the murders of Russell Dermond, 88 and his 87-year-old wife Shirley, remain unsolved. Friends go to check on the couple days after the Dermonds did not show up for a planned Kentucky Derby party. The headless body of Russell Dermond is found in the garage. Police say there is no forced entry to the home, nor is the house ransacked. Shirley Dermond's body is found 5 miles away, murdered and floating in a lake. Her body has been weighted down by cement blocks. Today on Body Bags, forensics expert and professor Joseph Scott Morgan explains what possible evidence may have been left behind. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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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After seven years, the murders of  Russell Dermond, 88  and his 87-year-old wife Shirley, remain unsolved.

The Terrible Deaths of Russell and Shirley Dermond 

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On December 6, 2007, the fire department in Troup County Georgia was called to a rural county road after two bags were found on fire.

Extinguishing the blaze, firefighters find dismembered human remains inside the bags. The body had been cut into 13 pieces, and the head, hands and feet, were all missing.

Investigators failed to identify the body at the time, but did not give up.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go over the evidence found in the bags and how it was used, 18-years later, to identify the woman....and open a case that leads to murder, stolen identity, and fraud.

 

 

 

 

 


Transcribe Highlights
00:00.12 Introduction - Tedious

01:30.39 80 charges, woman accused of killing girlfriend

02:43.51 The things in life that require tedious checking of facts

03:40.38 Nicole Alston, 24, missing, replaced by Angel Thompson

06:04.36 Fire Dept called, two bags on fire, bags contain body parts

10:41.24 Head, hands, and feet are missing

13:41.24 Prevent identification of body, steal identity

19:07.67 Legs will not be mistaken for a dog

24:44.58 Determine if female has had a child

29:45.21 We don't know about murder, we know dismembered and burned

35:01.34 Investigators preserved what they found in 2007

36:18.07 Alston identified after sister entered DNA into public site

40:21.61 Conclusion

 

On December 6, 2007, the fire department in Troup County Georgia was called to a rural county road after two bags were found on fire.
Extinguishing the blaze, firefighters find dismembered human remains inside the bags. The body had been cut into 13 pieces, and the head, hands and feet, were all missing.
Investigators failed to identify the body at the time, but did not give up.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go over the evidence found in the bags and how it was used, 18-years later, to identify the woman....and open a case that leads to murder, stolen identity, and fraud.
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 Transcribe Highlights 00:00.12 Introduction - Tedious
01:30.39 80 charges, woman accused of killing girlfriend
02:43.51 The things in life that require tedious checking of facts
03:40.38 Nicole Alston, 24, missing, replaced by Angel Thompson
06:04.36 Fire Dept called, two bags on fire, bags contain body parts
10:41.24 Head, hands, and feet are missing
13:41.24 Prevent identification of body, steal identity
19:07.67 Legs will not be mistaken for a dog
24:44.58 Determine if female has had a child
29:45.21 We don't know about murder, we know dismembered and burned
35:01.34 Investigators preserved what they found in 2007
36:18.07 Alston identified after sister entered DNA into public site
40:21.61 Conclusion
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2007 Cold Case: Body Parts Found Burning, Head/Hands/Feet Missing! Solved 2026! Death of Nicole Alston

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It was a hot summer day on July 24, 1996, when 7-year-old Morgan Violi went outside to play with a friend at the Shive Lane apartment complex where she lived with her mom and two sisters in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A man driving an older-model, maroon Chevrolet van pulled up alongside the girls, jumped out and tried to grab the girl Morgan was playing with but was unsuccessful, so, he snatched Morgan, threw her into the van and sped away. The van was stolen out of Dayton, Ohio, and was recovered two days later in Franklin, Tennessee, 30 miles south of Nashville. The van was scrubbed clean.  The search for Morgan lasted until October 26, 1996, when her skeletal remains were found in the woods off I-65 in White House, Tennessee, 30 miles north of Nashville.  A suspect was never located, and the case went cold for nearly 30 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the cold case kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Morgan Violi and the forensic evidence that solved her case and led to a confession by the killer.

 

 

 

Transcribe Highlights

00:01.31 Introduction

01:18.66 Prison escapee kills 7-year-old

05:04.06 Watching children 

10:19.84 Fiber solves cold case

14:56.99 Robert Froberg, the killer, 61 now

25:01.86 Unlocking door to scientific truth

29:56.86 Examining decomposition

35:21.14 Van found two days after Morgan kidnapped

39:17.35 Conclusion

 

It was a hot summer day on July 24, 1996, when 7-year-old Morgan Violi went outside to play with a friend at the Shive Lane apartment complex where she lived with her mom and two sisters in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A man driving an older-model, maroon Chevrolet van pulled up alongside the girls, jumped out and tried to grab the girl Morgan was playing with but was unsuccessful, so, he snatched Morgan, threw her into the van and sped away. The van was stolen out of Dayton, Ohio, and was recovered two days later in Franklin, Tennessee, 30 miles south of Nashville. The van was scrubbed clean. &nbsp;The search for Morgan lasted until October 26, 1996, when her skeletal remains were found in the woods off I-65 in White House, Tennessee, 30 miles north of Nashville. &nbsp;A suspect was never located, and the case went cold for nearly 30 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the cold case kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Morgan Violi and the forensic evidence that solved her case and led to a confession by the killer.
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Transcribe Highlights
00:01.31 Introduction
01:18.66 Prison escapee kills 7-year-old
05:04.06 Watching children&nbsp;
10:19.84 Fiber solves cold case
14:56.99 Robert Froberg, the killer, 61 now
25:01.86 Unlocking door to scientific truth
29:56.86 Examining decomposition
35:21.14 Van found two days after Morgan kidnapped
39:17.35 Conclusion
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1996 Cold Case: Kidnap/Murder of 7-year-old, SOLVED! 

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David Anthony Burke, known as the singer D4vd, writes songs with bloody imagery and titles like, "Romantic Homicide."

His career was on the rise. But, as his first-ever "World Tour" began, the body of a missing child from Lake Elsinore, California, was found in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla. The decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in two bags stashed in the vehicle.

A Los Angeles grand jury has been looking into the death of Celeste since November, and Burke's parents and brother have been fighting in court to avoid having to testify.

In the Habeas Corpus petition, for the first time, David Anthony Burke is named as the target of the investigation into the death of Celeste.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case, the timeline, and discuss certain items mentioned in the writ, such as a "cadaver bag" containing some of the remains of Celeste. 

Transcribe Highlights
00:06.14 Introduction D4VD and Celeste Rivas

02:42.81 Part of Celeste remains in a "cadaver bag"

05:06.65 David Anthony Burke - D4VD

10:05.78 Was Burke intimate with Celeste?

14:57.53 Workers smell odor of decomp, call cops

20:06.33 Celeste was 14 

24:57.55 Body Bags used in videos?

29:54.58 Color of gloves mentioned

35:07.25 Flies do nothing but eat and make babies

40:10.75 Keeping the bones

43:57.86 Conclusion

 

 

 

David Anthony Burke, known as the singer, D4VD, writes songs with bloody imagery and titles like "Romantic Homicide". His career was on the rise. But as his first ever "World Tour" began, the body of a missing child from Lake Elsinore, California,  was found in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla. The decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found in two bags stashed in the Tesla. A Grand Jury has been looking into the death of Celeste since November and Burke's parents and brother have been fighting in court to avoid having to testify before the Grand Jury. In the Habeas Corpus petition, for the first time, David Anthony Burke is named as the Target of the investigation into the death of Celeste. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case, the timeline, and discuss certain items mentioned in the writ, such as a "cadaver bag" containing some of the remains of Celeste. 

 

 

 

Transcribe Highlights
00:06.14 Introduction D4VD and Celeste Rivas

02:42.81 Part of Celeste remains in a "cadaver bag"

05:06.65 David Anthony Burke - D4VD

10:05.78 Was Burke intimate with Celeste?

14:57.53 Workers smell odor of decomp, call cops

20:06.33 Celeste was 14 

24:57.55 Body Bags used in videos?

29:54.58 Color of gloves mentioned

35:07.25 Flies do nothing but eat and make babies

40:10.75 Keeping the bones

43:57.86 Conclusion

 

 

 

David Anthony Burke, known as the singer D4vd, writes songs with bloody imagery and titles like, "Romantic Homicide."
His career was on the rise. But, as his first-ever "World Tour" began, the body of a missing child from Lake Elsinore, California, was found in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla. The decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in two bags stashed in the vehicle.
A Los Angeles grand jury has been looking into the death of Celeste since November, and Burke's parents and brother have been fighting in court to avoid having to testify.
In the Habeas Corpus petition, for the first time, David Anthony Burke is named as the target of the investigation into the death of Celeste.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case, the timeline, and discuss certain items mentioned in the writ, such as a "cadaver bag" containing some of the remains of Celeste.&nbsp;
Transcribe Highlights 00:06.14 Introduction D4VD and Celeste Rivas
02:42.81 Part of Celeste remains in a "cadaver bag"
05:06.65 David Anthony Burke - D4VD
10:05.78 Was Burke intimate with Celeste?
14:57.53 Workers smell odor of decomp, call cops
20:06.33 Celeste was 14&nbsp;
24:57.55 Body Bags used in videos?
29:54.58 Color of gloves mentioned
35:07.25 Flies do nothing but eat and make babies
40:10.75 Keeping the bones
43:57.86 Conclusion
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David Anthony Burke, known as the singer, D4VD, writes songs with bloody imagery and titles like "Romantic Homicide". His career was on the rise. But as his first ever "World Tour" began, the body of a missing child from Lake Elsinore, California, &nbsp;was found in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla. The decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found in two bags stashed in the Tesla. A Grand Jury has been looking into the death of Celeste since November and Burke's parents and brother have been fighting in court to avoid having to testify before the Grand Jury. In the Habeas Corpus petition, for the first time, David Anthony Burke is named as the Target of the investigation into the death of Celeste. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case, the timeline, and discuss certain items mentioned in the writ, such as a "cadaver bag" containing some of the remains of Celeste.&nbsp;
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Transcribe Highlights 00:06.14 Introduction D4VD and Celeste Rivas
02:42.81 Part of Celeste remains in a "cadaver bag"
05:06.65 David Anthony Burke - D4VD
10:05.78 Was Burke intimate with Celeste?
14:57.53 Workers smell odor of decomp, call cops
20:06.33 Celeste was 14&nbsp;
24:57.55 Body Bags used in videos?
29:54.58 Color of gloves mentioned
35:07.25 Flies do nothing but eat and make babies
40:10.75 Keeping the bones
43:57.86 Conclusion
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DISGUSTING! Body Parts in CADAVER BAG! Singer D4VD Target of Romantic Homicide of a Child Investigation

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The Terrible Deaths of Russell and Shirley Dermond

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