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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 562

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. Theme Music: Audio Network

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

Monday, December 9, 2024 • Duration 30:17

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.

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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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JFK - 61 Years and Autopsy Questions Still Remain: The Best of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

Friday, December 6, 2024 • Duration 56:33

November 22, 1963: John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was shot and killed during a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas.The President is taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

By law, Dallas County Coroner Dr. Earl Rose had jurisdiction over the case and should have performed the autopsy. However, against Dr. Earl Rose's protestations, the body of President Kennedy was wrapped in a sheet, placed in a casket with a broken handle, and flown over 1,300 miles away to Washington DC, where 2 naval doctors, who had never conducted a forensic autopsy performed the autopsy on John F. Kennedy.

Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they take a close look at the autopsy that was so bad, 60years later questions are still being asked.

Time Code Highlights
00:00:10 Introduction
00:01:21 The ripple effect of the assassination of JFk
00:04:31 The moments following the shooting of JFK in Dealey Plaza
00:06:02 Talk about how autopsy "Standard Procedures" were not followed
00:06:51 Texas state law and jurisdiction over investigation and autopsy
00:07:58 Board Certified Forensic Pathologist Doctor Earl Rose was chief medical examiner for Dallas, Texas at the time and was at Parkland Memorial Hospital
00:09:22 JFK body taken from Dallas to Washington DC for autopsy
00:10:59 Secret Service preparing for President trips.
00:11:36 JFK physical condition after being shot.
00:12:52 Injuries to JFK, at least 2 gunshot wounds.
00:13:31 Tracheotomy that was performed to establish an airway
00:15:04 Dr. Earl Rose and how his experience was dismissed
00:16:23 Dr. Earl Rose KNEW he was looking at a Murder Investigation.
00:17:47 Discussion Dallas County had jurisdiction over the body.
00:19:03 Talk about autopsy of JFK should have taken place in Dallas
00:20:08 Previous Presidential assassination, Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley and their autopsies.
00:22:10 Dr. Earl Rose did the autopsy for Oswald, Officer Tippit, and Jack Ruby.
00:23:36 JFK body being taken to Washington DC
00:25:16 Comparing Bethesda Naval Hospital to Walter Reed Hospital
00:26:04 doctors chosen to perform JFK autopsy
00:28:42 why doctors turned bullet wound into tracheostomy00:29:55 Presidents body wrapped in sheets. Head wrapped in gauze00:31:09 JFK clothing, tie changed the trajectory of round.00:32:58 Other clothing worn during the assassination00:33:44 "magic bullet" going through JFK and Governor Connally, 00:35:08 Secret Service agents washed interior of Presidential limo. 00:36:03 Talk about crime scenes - bone fragments found and turned in later00:37:02 Description of President's head, skull came apart in doctors hands.00:38:04 Discussion of Assessment00:40:02 Talk about x-rays that were done on body00:41:58 Description of the Bethesda autopsy suite 00:43:51 Ballistics expert Dr. Pierre Fink, forensic pathologist, came to Bethesda 00:44:53 JFK brain was removed before Dr. Fink arrived00:46:05 Description of "Brain Loafing".00:47:22 The autopsy of JFK was not a complete autopsy00:49:21 Discussion of "family wishes" as it applies to the murder of the president.00:50:48 Compare autopsy of John F. Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy00:52:36 Discussion about other pathologists available to do autopsy on JFK00:55:09 No way to know if other injuries suffered by JFK could have been lethal00:56:04 Commentary - no excuse for what happened with autopsy of JFK

Body of Missing Mom Found Wrapped In Sheet: Who Killed Madeline Kingsbury

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 • Duration 43:43

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

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Deadly First Date: Dinner, Drinks, Dismemberment- The Sade Robinson Murder

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 • Duration 39:50

Sade Robinson is having fun on her first date with a new guy. They pose together and post the picture to social media. Sade had no idea she was taking a picture with the devil and she only had hours to live.

In this episode of "Body Bags," Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the killer sealed his fate by trying to destroy evidence with fire.

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00:22.97 Introduction Milwaukee

05:01.65. Talk about Jeffrey Dahmer

07:29.72 Discussion of dismemberment

09:53.60 Talk about getting rid of smell with tires

14:06.81 Discussion of finding leg

20:10.93 Talk about remains being compromised

25:18.19. Breaking down the timeline

30:30.67. Discussion of other women missing

34:38.48 Talk about fire inside a car

36:38.64 Discussion of witness who saw person use lighter to start car fire

39:33.42 Conclusion – how remains will tell what really happened to Sade

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Ex-Girlfriend or Cop Cover-Up; Who Killed John O’Keefe

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 • Duration 46:53

Boston Cop John O'Keefe and his girlfriend Karen Read go on a pub crawl before ending their the night at the home of a Boston cop friend of O'Keefe's at 12:45 am. 6 hours later, the body of John O'Keefe is found in the front yard of the house, covered in snow in blizzard conditions. He is wearing two shirts, jeans, socks and one shoe. Near his body on the snow are shards of glass and splotches of blood. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will take an up close look at the injuries and find out what really happened to John O'Keefe. Dave Mack will breakdown the story that has divided Boston and together they will try to answer the question: Who Killed John O'Keefe?

Transcribed Highlights

00:01.10 Introduction, talk about weather conditions and murder

02:05.22 Discussion of Karen Read case

05:05.56 Talk about Media coverage

09:09.25 Discussion of forensics role in investigation

14:06.82 Talk about background of relationship

16:16.35 Breaking down timeline of events

19:50.94 Discussion of physical injuries

21:07.56 Talk about Blood Alcohol

25:20.82 Talk about leaving bar, going to house party

30:09.48 Talk about Text Messages, getting directions

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Missing Moms: Bodies Found

Thursday, April 18, 2024 • Duration 42:29

Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley vanish on their way to pick up Veronica’s children to go to a birthday party. They were supposed to meet up with Veronica Butler’s ex-mother-in-law at a closed gas station in rural Texas County, Oklahoma. But they never make it. On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how evidence from blood to tire treads will help solve the mystery of the Missing Moms.

Transcript Highlights

00:00:00 Introduction of shared custody

00:03:10 Discussion or relationships and death

00:06:50 Talk about terrain

00:11:03 Discussion of moms reported missing

00:14:08 Talk about how vehicle ended up where it is found

00:18:46 Discussion of evidence found at scene

00:23:21Talk about tire tread identification

00:27:47 Discussion of term “puddle of blood”

00:31:16 Discussion of meeting place

00:34:16 Talk about SWAT Teams showing up in Rural County

00:38:44 Talk about death penalty states

00:40:56 Discussion identifying body

00:42:29 Conclusion

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IDENTIFIED: Green River Killer’s Final Victim

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 • Duration 38:10

For years she was labeled “Bones 20” the unidentified victim of the Green River Killer. But now, thanks to police work and Othram Labs, the victim has been named as Tammy Liles. She was from Everett, Washington, and vanished in the summer of 1983. She was only 16 years old when she became a victim of serial killer Gary Ridgeway. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will take you behind the headlines and into the lab that helped give a name to a young lady who spent decades being called “bones 20”.

Transcript Highlights

00:0:16 Introduction – The Green River Killer last victim identified

00:02:28 Talk about age reference

00:06:32 Discussion of high-profile murders

00:10:48 Talk about the Green River Killer 16-year-old victim

00:15:56 Discussion of identifying remains

00:20:54 Discussion of the Green River Killer evidence

00:25:58 Talk about starting with incomplete skeleton

00:29:41 Discussion of Genetic Genealogy

00:34:51 Talking about Othram labs

00:37:39 Conclusion; might be the most noble of pursuits

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Killer Tortures New Mom To Death, Leaves Her Infant Alone To Starve

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 • Duration 31:55

Destiny Duckett’s cousin couldn’t reach her by phone, so she stopped by her apartment to check on her. The cousin knocks on the door, but Destiny doesn’t answer. The cousin can hear the baby crying and she is worried. She calls police to do a welfare check and when they enter Destiny Duckett’s apartment, her 8-week old son is on the bed, crying, and his 22-year-old mother is on the floor, dead. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will look into the mysterious death of 22-year-old new mother, Destiny Duckett and Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how fingernails play a keep part in solving the murder.

Transcript Highlights

00:00:00 Introduction of case

00:02:20 Discussion of fingernails

00:05:37 Talk about cousin called police, heard baby crying

00:10:56 Discussion of protective order leading to arrest of suspect

00:15:26 Talk about leaving crying baby on the bed, alone, mother dead on floor

00:19:43 Discussion of body being the biggest evidence

00:24:16 Discussion of proving knees were on chest of victim

00:28:26 Talk about fingernail marks on the neck

00:33:55 Discussion of why suspect was already in jail

00:36:33 Conclusion – Convicted, sentencing to come

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44-Years of Mystery, Dismembered Torso Identified, “You Found My Brother”

Thursday, April 11, 2024 • Duration 36:01

A bag with a burned, dismembered torso is found by a boy out for a horseback ride about a mile from town. The police chief says he was mowing his lawn when he got the call about the headless, armless, legless, burned torso, and from that moment on it was "chaos". On this episode of Body Bags Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will tell the story of the dismembered and burned torso and how, after 44-years, he was finally identified with DNA and Othram labs.

Transcript Highlights

00:00:00 Introduction of episode

00:02:13 Talk about identifying Joseph Caliva

00:06:15 Discussion of years beginning in 1979

00:10:40 Talk about dismemberment

00:15:48 Discussion of what was found

00:17:39 Talk about burned remains

00:22:25 Discussion about trying to ID person

00:27:25 Talk about finding portions of the torso

00:31:54 Talk about creating a person out of evidence

00:36:34 Discussion after 44 years, victim identified

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Abused at 8, Murdered at 13; The Sad, Short Life of Madeline Soto

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 • Duration 39:44

AUTOPSY REPORT WILL NOT BE RELEASED. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what happened to Madeline Soto and Dave Mack will dig into the back story of the entire family. You will find out by the time she reached 13-years-old, Madeline Soto had already been sexually abused for years. When she was a “missing 13-year-old" from Florida, the news covered every tidbit of information about the search for the teen. One piece of evidence that made it to the press was how Madeline Soto told a friend when she turned 13, she was going to live in the woods. That is why police searched the woods for Madeline.

Transcript Highlights

00:00:28 Introduction, talk about parents protecting children

00:04:28 Talk about Madeline Soto saying she wanted to live in the woods

00:05:31 Discussion of ages 12 and 13

00:09:04 Discussion of Madeline not taking cell phone

00:12:29 Talk about family being told about evidence

00:16:42 Discussion of time children go to school

00:20:07 Discussion of Madeline Soto seen in vehicle

00:21:49 Talk about being haunted by evidence

00:26:26 Discussion of Madeline Soto

00:30:26 Talk about video surveillance of suspect

00:33:22 Discussion of 60 charges against suspect

00:37:32 Discussion of evidence of previous abuse

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