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In 1985 a skull and partial remains are found in a plastic bag near Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California. Thinking the remains are from a recent victim, investigators work to solve what they think is a murder. Failing to identify the victim, the case goes cold. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the scientists at Othram Labs developed a DNA extract from the evidence and were able to identify “Ventura County Jane Doe "as the victim of a grave robbing that happened after her death in 1915. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will share the story of Gertrude Elliot-Littlehale, a woman born in 1864 and the amazing life she lived well before she became the unidentified “cold case” of “Ventura County Jane Doe”. Othram Labs is helping solve cases that seem unsolvable with the help of everyday people willing to make a small donation at DNASOLVES.COM Please take a moment of your time and visit DNASOLVES.COM and see how you can help solve a case.  

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights 

00:00:08 Introduction of Ventura County Jane Doe 

00:03:44 Discussion of Skull found in a bag in 1985 

00:07:19 Talk about history and DNA 

00:11:58 Discussion identifying bodies 

00:15:13 Talk about going from 1985 back to 1864 

00:20:49 Discussion of dogs and old bones 

00:24:14 Discussion of forensic anthropologist 

00:29:04 Discussion of “suture lines” 

00:33:03 Talk about solving crimes with DNA 

00:38:20 Discussion of building a family tree 

00:42:12 Discussion of “Gertie” and her life 

00:46:50 Talk about Othram Labs 

 
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Imagine waking up inside a body bag, declared dead and transported to a funeral home, where you find yourself short of breath, BUT STILL BREATHING! In this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan we will explore something that is happening far more often than you think, people being declared dead, who wake up on a table in a funeral home!  And how to make sure you are not Buried Alive!

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights 

00:00:08 Introduction: worst nightmare come true 

00:03:02 Discussion being buried alive  

00:07:28 Talk about funeral homes 

00:11:49 Discussion of hospice care nursing 

00:16:29 Discussion of soldier Battle of the Bulge 

00:20:24 Talk about forensic pathology 

00:24:46 Discussion of dead body, signs of death 

00:28:30 Discussion of death investigation 

00:31:34 Talk about people declared dead, waking up in funeral home 

00:34:16 Discussion of death and declaring someone dead 

00:38:04 Conclusion: cautionary tale, death investigation is important 
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The victims of the Long Island Serial Killer have been known in the media as the “Gilgo 4”, but now that Rex Heuermann has been charged with two more murders the media will have to change the name to the “Gilgo 6”.  Rex Heuermann is an architect by trade, someone who can create and use blueprints. Investigators found a Serial Killer Blueprint on Heuermann’s computer. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how DNA evidence and hair might be enough to put away Rex Heuermann for good, and Dave Mack will explore some of the items found on Heuermann’s computer. From disturbing images of abuse and porn, to lists of supplies for torture, investigators found a goldmine during a recent search of Heuermann’s home.  

 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights 

00:00:08 Introduction of Gilgo details 

00:02:09 Discuss Rex Heuermann two new murder charges 

00:07:19 Discussion of Data from a forensic standpoint 

00:12:01 Talk about seeing the dumping ground and home of Heuermann 

00:16:58 Discussion of more bodies found along Gilgo 

00:21:18 Discussion of area, easy to be seen 

00:25:25 Discussion of the court documents, new information 

00:29:37 Talk about changes in DNA science since early 90s 

00:33:36 Discussion of skin and injury 

00:37:05 Conclusion – more bodies 
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They called themselves the "Gilbert Goons", a group of teens that were suspected of assaults at parties and parking lots, as well as armed robberies. Defended by their parents, the teens' reign of violence culminated with the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord. Preston was at a Halloween Party with friends when one of the "Gilbert Goons" stole a cheap necklace from a friend of Preston Lord.  On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will tell the story of how a town in Arizona was terrorized by a group of entitled teens who were defended by their entitled parents for years until they almost got away with murder. 

 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights 

00:00:08 Introduction: Group Think 

00:03:56 Discussion of group of teens in Gilbert, Arizona 

00:07:22 Discussion of Gilbert Goons videotaping the beating  

00:11:15 Talk about the assaults attributed to the teens in Gilbert 

00:16:09 Discussion of how the beating of Preston Lord continued  

00:21:07 Discussion of a bully 

00:25:45 Talk about parents joking about the beating 

00:30:19 Discussion of severe blunt force trauma 

00:33:52 Discussion of shoe imprint on the body of victim 

00:38:02 Conclusion: judgement is coming. 

 
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Chrystul Kizer is 17 when she is arrested for the first-degree murder of Randy Volar. The question that will be answered through investigation and the court system is whether or not Chrystul Kizer killed an innocent man, or did she kill a man who was sexually abusing her and other underage girls. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will breakdown the case and take an in-depth look at what story the forensics tell and what information a judge will have to consider in sentencing a teen who saw murder as her only way to live. 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights

00:00:17 Introduction: growing up 

00:02:18 Discussion of Chrystul Kizer, 17, abuse victim 

00:06:52 Talk about fire debris and dead body 

00:09:57 Discussion of heat causing teeth to shatter 

00:13:15 Discussion of destruction of a person 

00:17:05 Discussion of multiple victims 

00:21:47 Talk about laws regarding sexual abuse 

00:25:54 Discussion of electronic forensics 

00:29:01 Talk about Chrystul Kizer trying to survive 

00:33:04 Discussion of damage 2 shots to the head can cause 

00:38:11 Discussion of stippling 

00:41:43 Talk about victim escaping in BMW 

00:44:27 Discussion of plea deal offered 

00:45:18 Conclusion – sentence coming in August 
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Georgia authorities find three victims tortured and murdered in Clayton County and taken to Fulton County. They were found in an abandoned car along I-85 at an exit ramp in Union City, Georgia on January 13, 2013. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will take you into the investigation that determined the victims were tortured and murdered and Dave Mack will go into the back story on how the case remained cold for 11-years until forensics led investigators to a Middle School Assistant Principal in Alabama and 3 other suspects. 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights 

00:00:08 Introduction – Position of authority 

00:02:36 Talk about Assistant Principal arrested in cold-case triple murder  

00:08:06 Discussion -11 years after 3 dead bodies found in a car, a break in the case 

00:11:54 Discussion - victims found in Atlanta from Montgomery, Alabama 

00:17:02 Talk about suspect was assistant principal at a middle school 

00:20:51Discussion of multiple jurisdictions working on a case 

00:24:23 Talk about medical examiners 

00:27:40 Discussion of multiple suspects 

00:30:03 Discussion of asphyxiation 

00:31:14 Conclusion, what did the bodies say? 
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