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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

Over the last few years, more and more death scenes involve dismemberment.An "obsessed" true crime fan in South Korea thinks she can pull off the perfect murder, so how did Jung Yoo-Jung get caught? Taylor Schabusiness tells police she doesn't remember strangling her boyfriend, but it felt good. She leaves his severed head in a bucket for his mother to find.And in Tennessee, prosecutors say Joel Guy Jr created a "diabolical stew of human remains" with his mother's head when he finds out his parents are cutting him off.Joseph Scott Morgan breaks down the forensics and Dave Mack keeps the stories moving in this fast-paced edition of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan in front of a live audience at CrimeCon 2023 in Orlando, Florida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Time Code Highlights.
 
00:02:50 South Korean Woman Jung Yoo-Jung is said to be an obsessed crime fan
 
00:03:17 Discussion of how 23-year-old woman pretends to be a 14-year-old school girl
 
00:04:19 Jung Yoo-jung wants to commit a homicide and dismember the victim to try and get away with murder..
 
00:05:33 Her plan is to kill, dismember, and dispose of the victim. 
 
00:06:27 Talks about the tools needed to do the job she wants to do
 
00:10:19 What would she used to clean up the area?
 
00:12:00 Talk about Gilgo and Rex Heuermann
 
00:12:44 Talking about the getaway and getting rid of the remains
 
00:12:57 To commit the perfect crime she uses a cab as a getaway car, leads to her capture
 
00:14:39 Joseph Scott Morgan tells story of transporting a head as a young man working in New Orleans with the coroner.
 
00:15:52 Under no circumstances are you to allow this bot this head out of your sight. 00:16:23 Had to use a cooler with ice to transport the head
 
00:18:40 Discussion about Taylor Schabusiness case.
 
00:19:14 The mother of the victim finds his head in bucket
 
00:20:20 Discussion of the relationship between suspect and victim
 
00:21:56 Schabusiness told police she didn't remember strangling him, but she remembered liking it.
 
00:23:16 She told police, you found this part of him, good luck finding the rest
 
00:25:48 Discussion about the types of knives needed to do what was done to the victim
 
00:27:46 Talk about the forensics of different types of blades
 
00:30:47 Joe Scott Morgan talks about the time it takes to dismember a body
 
00:32:09 Joel Guy Jr, created a game plan for what he was going to do to his parents
 
00:32:23 Discussion about Joel Guy Jr and why he killed his parents
 
00:34:18 Joel Guy Jr stabbed his parents to death, then cut them up.
 
00:35:04 Talk about police interrupted Joel Guy Jr and found his "list" of things to do
 
00:39:42 Discussion of the medical examiner at the trial
 
00:40:09 Talk about anti-mortem and post-mortem
 
00:43:11 Joseph Scott Morgan explains the way a body can be disarticulated

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Dismemberment and the Desecration of the Dead Body Bags Live at CrimeCon 2023 "The Best of Body Bags"

Recorded LIVE at CrimeCon Nashville, 2024:In this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan explains how he challenges his class at Jacksonville State University to try and solve a cold case. Two years in a row, two different classes and students chose the unsolved murder of Blake Chappell. Blake Chappell tells his mother he is having the best night of his life with his girlfriend at the East Coweta High School Homecoming Dance.Within a matter of hours, Blake will find himself chased out of his girlfriend’s house in the middle of the night, walking down the road at 5 a.m. texting his girlfriend, and telling her police just stopped and talked to him. One last text to his girlfriend that he is getting cold, and his phone goes quiet.Blake Chappell is 17 and he never makes it back to his friend’s house. He just vanishes into thin air. It is October 16, 2011. Two months later on December 17, 2011, his nearly naked body is found floating in a creek, he has been shot in the back of the head.The case is still unsolved. But new search warrants were served in March 2024, will there be justice for Blake Chappell? 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcript Highlights
 
00:00:13 Introduction Blake Chappel Case
 
00:04:40 Discuss of family financial issues
 
00:08:28 Blake finds ex-girlfriend who ran away
 
00:10:32 Blake beaten up by ex’s stepfather
 
00:12:26 Blake put in jail for finding his ex
 
00:17:35 Mother takes Blake and date to homecoming dance
 
00:20:48 Discussion of Blake activities walking in the night
 
00:24:24 Talk about Blake walking miles to see girlfriend
 
00:28:08 Talk about Blake texting girlfriend
 
00:31:49 Talk about Blake doesn’t make it back to Austin’s house
 
00:37:36 Discussion Blake shot in back of head
 
00:43:22 Discussion rumors about Blake’s death
 
00:48:12 Discussion Blake found wearing underwear, no shoes
 
00:52:34 Conclusion Joseph Scott Morgan lets his JSU class pick unsolved crime to solve Two years in a row the case of Blake Chappel is chosen for the project 

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Teen Missing Two Months, Found Naked, Shot in Back of Head "Best of Body Bags"

Dylan Redwine is forced to spend Thanksgiving with his father in Colorado. He doesn't want to be there because he knows some things about his father, secret, disgusting things, and he just doesn't want to be around him. But due to his parent divorce he has to go. Dylan Redwine goes missing, his dad suggests a bear might have got him. It takes time, but in the end, Forensics will tell the entire story of what happened to Dylan Redwine.Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they break down a story that took years to finish and includes blood, sex, knives, and bones. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Time Code Highlights.
 
00:01:40 Redwine Murder was one of the first Joseph Scott Morgan covered in media
 
00:04:00 Dylan must go to his father’s house in Colorado for Thanksgiving 
 
00:05:08 Mark Redwine house burned down previously
 
00:07:03 Discussion of children of divorce, Dylan did not want to be with his father
 
00:08:20 Talk about pictures Dylan and his brother saw on their dad’s computer
 
00:09:30 Joe talks the information he was given to cover story on network show
 
00:11:03 Pictures of Mark Redwine in lingerie, makeup, eating out of diaper
 
00:13:09 Joe tells story of being embarrassed comparing it to how Mark Redwine was embarrassed his children found out about secret pictures
 
00:15:00 Discussion about the boys confronting their father over his pictures
 
00:16:50 Talk about Mark Redwine responding to Corey about the pictures
 
00:19:25 Joe talks about Mark Redwine being humiliated and angry
 
00:20:45 Redwine claims he went to store, Dylan was gone when he got back
 
00:21:35 Discussion about Corey Redwine being several years older than Dylan
 
00:22:45 Talk about forensics and how nothing is ever hidden
 
00:24:04 Joe talks about a dog finding blood in the home
 
00:26:05 Blood from Dylan would have to have been from recent visit
 
00:30:04 Joe talks about a murder case without a body
 
00:31:00 Both femurs of Dylan Redwine found 8 miles from Mark Redwine home
 
00:32:43 Bones found on a road could have been drug by an animal
 
00:34:14 Determining whether the bones were separated by human using tools
 
00:36:05 Talk about Mark Redwine mentioning something to a friend about blunt force trauma and they would need to find his head
 
00:37:45 Dylan Redwine skull found
 
00:39:00 No animals in the area that would drag remains up the mountain
 
00:40:10 Talk about surface deposition
 
00:41:05 Mark Redwine said Dylan may have been attacked by a bear. 
 
00:43:50 What the skull tells investigators. Took several months to identify
 
00:45:12 Joe explains using sinus for identification
 
00:46:45 Skull fractures show blunt force trauma. Two linear marks consistent with a knife blade found on skull. 

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Sins of the Father: The Death of Dylan Redwine "The Best of Body Bags"

We revisit the Murdaugh trial in which South Carolina lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, is currently facing trial for the murder of his wife Maggie, and his son Paul. As the trial continues, we are learning more information about the nature of the crimes and how exactly they played out.In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and special guest co-host Dave Mack discuss the specifics of both Paul and Maggie’s injuries, why the prosecution uses diagrams vs. photographs when showing evidence in court, whether Paul had any defensive wounds, and much more. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Show Notes:
 
0:00 - Intro1:18 - Background and overview of the case
 
2:35 - Using diagrams in court vs. photographs
 
6:05 - Paul Murdaugh’s injuries
 
11:15 - The second shot to Paul Murdaugh’s head
 
14:50 - Paul’s face left intact
 
19:25 - Were there any type of defensive wounds on Paul?
 
20:30 - Maggie Murdaugh’s injuries
 
23:30 - Stippling around Maggie’s wounds
 
26:00 - Shot to the abdomen
 
29:00 - Was this overkill?
 
31:00 - Wrap up and outro

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The Murdaugh Trial Autopsy Review | Official Findings: The Best of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

Dead bodies and romance.....in Horry County South Carolina, Meagan Jackson is a contractor for the county delivering dead bodies to the morgue of the funeral home. She and her longtime boyfriend Gregory Rice have broken up and they are negotiating custody and support for their four children. Deputy Coroner Christopher Dontell is married to a school teacher and they have two children. The deputy Coroner and the woman bringing dead bodies to the morgue strike up a romance. When Gregory Rice goes missing and turns up dead, suspicion falls on his ex, Meagan and her new boyfriend, the very married Deputy Coroner, Christopher Dontell. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what happens in the world of death investigation and how people can grow close to their coworkers under extreme circumstances. Joseph Scott Morgan will also take a close look at Meagan Jackson and Chris Dontell - did she think Dontell, because of his occupation, would know better how to get rid of a dead body? Dave Mack will help untangle the web of lies as Joseph Scott Morgan explains why Dontell has changed his plea and what will happen when he testifies against the woman who was carrying his child when her ex-boyfriend is found dead. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlights
 
00:00.50 Introduction
 
03:29.84 South Carolina has rich Coroner history 
 
05:12.67 Elected Coroner in Horry County
 
10:03.41 Explaining "Livery" service
 
14:52.41 Deputy Coroner having affair with woman who delivers bodies
 
20:11.42 An affair the includes death and getting rid of body
 
24:25.02 Special training, would a deputy coroner have a better idea how to get rid of a body
 
29:57.62 Questions of a death investigator 
 
35:05.65 Digital evidence puts suspect at the scene of where body is found
 
41:08.05 Conclusion - Deputy Coroner cuts a deal and will testify for the state

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Coroner's Mistress and Her Ex's Dead Body: The Murder Trial

17-year-old Esther Gonzalez is walking from her parents house to her sister's house, and she never arrives. The next day her body is found in a snowpack on the side of the road. She has been raped and bludgeoned to death. The man who finds the body, Randy Williamson, talks to police and is described as argumentative. He ends up taking a polygraph and passes. With the only person of interest eliminated, the case goes cold. Joseph Scott Morgan explains what happens to a body over time and how the evidence gathered by detectives in 1979, made it possible to solve a cold case 44-years later. To learn about the incredible work being done by Othram labs take a look at www.othram.com. Othram: A revolution in Cold Case Resolution.

 
 
 

Transcript Highlight
 
00:01.65 Introduction
02:58.10 Geography of California
05:00.02 Snow and Surf on the same day
09:56.34 No surveillance cameras, easy dumping ground
15:01.25 Body of Esther found in snowbank
20:00.88 Why was "the finder" arguing with police?
25:18.98 Esther Gonzalez was raped and bludgeoned to death
30:00.11 The "finder" passes a polygraph test
35:44.63 Hairs that co-mingle
40:09.99 Detectives never gave up, kept investigating
44:59.73 Othram got a match to Randy Williamson. 
 
He was the killer. He died in 2014.

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The Murder of Teen Esther Gonzalez: Solved

The body of Melody Hoffman is discovered on a cold February morning. The person who finds her body calls 911 and describes her beautiful skin, she has all kinds of marks on her back, "like slashes" and her hands are curled in a way they shouldn't have been. She has been left in the freezing cold with nothing on but her underwear. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how it is possible that the 20-year-p; has slashes across her back and has lost a lot of blood, but that isn't what killed her. Dave Mack digs into the different relationships that led to the murder of a 20-year-old woman who just wanted a boyfriend to care about her.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcript Highlights
 
00:01.16 Introduction
 
04:29.89 Melody Hoffman is missing
 
09:45.20 Melody might have been pregnant
 
14:30.41 Buy killing supplies
 
19:19.24 Picture on phone of Melody beaten, crying, tape over mouth
 
25:49.51 Murder happened February 18th, very cold
 
30:46.08 Does weather impact dead body
 
35:26.44 How much abuse had boyfriend put her through
 
39:39.14 Melody was strangled to death
 
47:58.86 Why was body left where it would be found
 
Conclusion

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Sliced, Beaten and Strangled: The Death of Melody Hoffman

A Shot in the Dark: Investigating Lincoln's Assassination and the Chilling Conspiracy | Part 1
In part one of this two-part series on Body Bags we delve into the assassination and autopsy of President Abraham Lincoln. 
Hosts Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack analyze the character and motivations of John Wilkes Booth, the layout of Ford's Theater, and the negligent behavior of John Parker, assigned to protect the president. They provide a fascinating explanation of the Philadelphia Deringer's firing mechanism, including its unique preloading process and firing sequence as well as going into Booth's meticulous planning, highlighting his knowledge of the play's comedic timing, Lincoln's potential focus on the orchestra pit, and the painstaking preparation involved in using the Deringer. Throughout this captivating episode, listeners uncover the chilling details and lasting impact of one of the most infamous moments in American history.
 
 
 
 
 
Time-codes:
00:25 - JoScott’s surprise at visiting presidential assassination locations.
01:30 - Description of Ford's Theater and the assassination scene.
02:20 - Introduction of Lincoln's assassination and autopsy topic.
06:10 - Discussion of access to the president during Lincoln's time.
07:10 - How did Booth gain access to Lincoln's box at Ford's Theater?
08:45 - Lincoln's well-publicized attendance at the theater.
10:35 - Comparison of past and present presidential security measures.
11:10 - John Parker, the inept officer assigned to protect Lincoln.
13:40 - Background on John Wilkes Booth and his Southern cause support.
16:00 - Long-lasting impact of Lincoln's assassination on the country.
18:15 - Specifics of the weapon used by John Wilkes Booth.
21:35 - Importance of caliber and limitations of Booth's weapon.
23:40 - Preloading the Philadelphia Deringer and its hammer mechanism.
24:55 - Comparison of the Deringer's firing sequence to modern weapons.
26:20 - Demonstration of the Deringer's firing sequence and sound.
27:10 - Proximity of Booth to Lincoln when he fired the weapon.
27:50 - Booth's understanding of the play's comedic timing and assassination planning.
29:40 - Discussion of Booth's planning and escape plan.
30:30 - Process of loading the Derringer and importance of seating the bullet properly.
32:15 - Please join us next time for part two!

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A Shot in the Dark Investigating Lincoln's Assassination and the Chilling Conspiracy "Best of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan"

Shamra Felkel is last seen in Hartselle, South Carolina, on September 25. On October 7, friends and family report her missing. Shamra Felkel's daughters, Karli Felkel and Kasey Wolfe begin searching right away but say local law enforcement isn't taking the case seriously. 11 weeks after she vanishes into thin air, Kasey Wolfe gets an anonymous tip that leads her to ask a close family friend to search the Ruby Road area near her mother's property. The friend discovers human remains and calls authorities. Deputies respond and rope off the area. Joseph Scott Morgan explains what condition the remains will be in after being buried near a dry well for over two months and what will be learned at autopsy. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Transcript Highlights
00:00:13.06 Introduction
00:04:55.00 We are creatures of habit
00:10:14.37 Graveyard or Cemetery
00:14:40.13 Building a well
00:19:18.58 Who found the body of Shamra Felkel
00:25:00.66 After remains are found....what happens next
00:30:13.69 Investigators haven't announced type of strangulation
00:35:21.26 Charges of murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice
00:39:05.01 Conclusion

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The Body Near The Well: The Murder of Shamra Felkel

Luigi Mangione allegedly shot and killed CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024. The suspect in the shooting is a 26-year-old person of means; smart, educated, and now, possibly a killer. Joseph Scott Morgan breaks down the type of weapon used and how it would function, the ammunition used, as well as the damage it could do to the intended target. Dave Mack tries to fill in the background of the story as it continues to evolve. This is Part One of Two.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Transcript Highlights
 
00:00:00.71 Introduction
 
00:00:57.91 Growing up spoiled
 
00:05:28.58 Luigi Mangione manifesto
 
00:08:55.84 Mangione creating characters on computer
 
00:12:26.42 Chronic pain in lower back 
 
00:17:38.37 Description of using 3D printed gun
 
00:24:56.27 Scheduling an event, waiting for victim
 
00:28:37.77 Suspect and weapons
 
00:33:23.74 Description of "site picture"
 
00:38:29.89 Shot and effect on body
 
00:39:01.33 Conclusion of part one

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The Public Execution of a CEO: The Murder of Brian Thompson

Twenty eight years ago today, six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered. The case has remained in the spotlight for nearly three decades and still, no arrest has been made and no suspect has been named. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and what evidence is still available for testing as well as the new documentary on Netflix.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcript Highlights
 
00:02.48 Introduction 28 Years today
03:08.70 Talk about Netflix doc
08:27.79 Anger directed at the parents
12:45.76 DNA Evidence, what happened at scene
15:56.55 Public told of strangulation, not about head trauma
20:06.75 Joe Scott talks about students studying autopsy report
24:31.16 Forensic needs to do DNA profile would have had to be robust at the time
29:13.54 DNA found on the hands of JonBenet
34:58.76 Police at scene have no excuse for what happened
39:11.38 Conclusion

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The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Part Two

The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Part Two

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