Sasha Krause, a Mennonite school teacher in New Mexico, goes missing on January 18th, 2020. About a month later a camper goes out to Sunset Crater Visitor Center, an area 20 miles outside of Flagstaff Arizona, to gather firewood and stumbles upon a body near her campsite. After an autopsy, they identify this body as Sasha Krause. Another month later, Mark Gooch, a U.S. Air Force member is arrested for her murder.

In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the significance of how the victim’s body was found, the clothing that was missing, the temperature, and the connection between the victim and the suspect. 



Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Background and overview of case

4:50 - Where did the investigators start?

7:40 - Setting up a timeline

9:30 - Discovering Sasha Krause’s body

10:50 - Processing the crime scene

12:35 - Drag marks

17:15 - Body position + temperature

24:30 - Finding a suspect: Mark Gooch

27:25 - Putting the evidence together 

28:45 - Significance of missing clothing and lack of DNA evidence

30:50 - Fingerprints

34:05 - Gooch makes an effort to hide his movements from that night

37:10 - Wrap up

Sasha Krause, a Mennonite school teacher in New Mexico, goes missing on January 18th, 2020. About a month later a camper goes out to Sunset Crater Visitor Center, an area 20 miles outside of Flagstaff Arizona, to gather firewood and stumbles upon a body near her campsite. After an autopsy, they identify this body as Sasha Krause. Another month later, Mark Gooch, a U.S. Air Force member is arrested for her murder.
In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the significance of how the victim’s body was found, the clothing that was missing, the temperature, and the connection between the victim and the suspect. 
 
Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Background and overview of case
4:50 - Where did the investigators start?
7:40 - Setting up a timeline
9:30 - Discovering Sasha Krause’s body
10:50 - Processing the crime scene
12:35 - Drag marks
17:15 - Body position + temperature
24:30 - Finding a suspect: Mark Gooch
27:25 - Putting the evidence together 
28:45 - Significance of missing clothing and lack of DNA evidence
30:50 - Fingerprints
34:05 - Gooch makes an effort to hide his movements from that night
37:10 - Wrap up

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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Tragedy for the Community | the Homicide of Sasha Krause

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