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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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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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    The Autopsy of John Wilkes Booth

    The Autopsy of John Wilkes Booth

    This episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan is a look at the death and autopsy of John Wilkes Booth.  Booth shot Abraham Lincoln from behind around 10:15 pm April 14, 1865. He died the next morning, April 15, at 7:22 am. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will uncover the track that Booth took as he tried to escape, and finally being shot himself. Joseph Scott Morgan will make you feel like you witnessed the autopsy yourself as he explains, in great detail, the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth. 

     

     

     

     

     

    Transcribe Highlights00:13.63 Introduction - autopsy of John Wilkes Booth01:45.79 Discuss Forensic expert is a history fan05:09.53 Talk about the Booth acting family08:22.93 Discussion of how Booth wrecked everything12:47.62.Talk about Booth jumping to stage18:45.53 Discussion of expectation22:49.66 Talk about the conspiracy27:50.24.Discussion of Booth broken leg32:01.96 Talk about comparing Lincoln to Kennedy38:40.42 Discussion of Booth not getting help41:08.80 Talk about getting Booth on boat48:59.90.Discussion of putting a door on saw horses as a table50:03.11 Talk about Autopsy in 1800s52:18.34 Discussion of Booth being wrapped in military blanket56:27.97 Conclusion, Lincoln wanted the country to heal  
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    • 56 min
    Deadly First Date: Dinner, Drinks, Dismemberment- The Sade Robinson Murder

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

    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.

    Transcribe Highlights 

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

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

    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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    • 46 min
    Missing Moms: Bodies Found

    Missing Moms: Bodies Found

    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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    • 42 min
    IDENTIFIED: Green River Killer’s Final Victim

    IDENTIFIED: Green River Killer’s Final Victim

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

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

    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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    • 31 min

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