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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

A gruesome story out of Staten Island: a 45-year-old man is beaten to death with a meat tenderizer by his girlfriend's 19-year-old son.
 
Damien Hurstel allegedly told police he wanted to know what it was like to kill somebody. His plan was to kill Anthony Casalaspro, 45, cut off his head, and liquefy his body in a blender.
 
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened when Hurstel attempts to carry out his fiendish plan and how a meat tenderizer, a handsaw, a spoon, a blender, and a bathtub are all part of the crime scene. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlights
 
00:00.03 Introduction: No Country For Old Men
 
03:01.10 Learning from failure
 
08:10.78 Mental Health issues
 
12:18.65 Desecrating remains, displayed body parts
 
17:54.27 Arrival on scene
 
22:05.02 Cutting Body into pieces is hard
 
28:04.13 Suspects wants to know what it is like to kill somebody
 
33:36.79 Matching up the pattern from weapon 
 
38:10.84 Blood in the blender would be everywhere
 
43:00.20 Mom says "why did you kill him, I still love him"
 
44:53.74 Conclusion

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Gruesome! Brain in Blender! Teen Shares Gory Details, Decapitates Mom's Boyfriend

On November 10, 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco was fired from her job at the snack bar at the Hot Skates roller skating rink in Lynbrook, on the south shore of Long Island, New York.
 
She was seen leaving in tears at 9:45 p.m., to walk to her home four blocks away. She did not come home, however.
 
On December 5, 1984, her naked body was found covered with leaves and debris in a wooded area not far from the roller rink. An autopsy revealed Theresa was raped and died as a result of ligature strangulation.
 
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack explain how three men were convicted and sent to prison for a rape and murder they did not commit, and how evidence found at the time of the murder brought about the arrest of a man more than 40 years after the crime.
 
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.07 Introduction, cold coffee
 
05:55.58 Theresa Fusco, 16
 
10:40.20 Body found nearby wooded area
 
15:33.76 1984 autopsy led to arrest in 2025
 
19:10.03 Getting a false confession
 
25:05.93 Evidence of trauma, strangulation, blunt force trauma
 
30:37.56 3 men go to prison for a rape murder they did not commit
 
35:03.84 Case starts off cold in 2005
 
40:02.17 Prosecutor says the match is100% 
 
42:25.42 Conclusion

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COLD CASE SHOCKER!!! Smoothie Straw Links Killer to 1984 Rape/Murder of Teen

On September 13, 1964, Catherine Blackburn is - bludgeoned, raped, and tortured. A crime so heinous the local coroner said "We're dealing with a sadistic sex maniac." Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look at a murder that happened in 1964 and when unsolved until 2025. Joe explains the injuries that include: fractured skull, stab wound in her neck, slashed throat, and heated steak knives on a gas stove used to burn "shapes into her lips and chest". Catherine Blackburn bled to death, and her case went unsolved for more than 60 years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Transcribe Highlights
 
00:01.55 Introduction 
 
03:34.72 Exhumation - Tammy Daybell
 
08:17.05 Monster waiting around the corner
 
13:23.15 Coroner said whoever did this was a "sadistic sex maniac"
 
18:21.88 Mutiple areas of hemorrhage
 
23:40.19 Victim was targeted 
 
28:41.02 Underlying impression of a name became a lead
 
33:01.64 Forensic detective got into the case in 2018
 
39:94.96 Exhuming the body of a suspect 
 
43:30.97 Burglars going into private areas
 
48:36.67 Case Solved, Conclusion 
 
 
 
 

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SOLVED! 1964 Torture Murder by "Sadistic Sex Maniac" 61 YEARS AFTER MURDER

Does Houston have a Serial Killer dumping bodies in the bayous of Harris County Texas? The reason the headline is being tossed about is because of the number of bodies being pulled from the bayous over the last three years is now at 53 - and there will be more by the end of the year. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the facts of the dead bodies and answer the question...Is a Serial Killer dumping bodies in the Bayous of Houston?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Transcribe Highlights
 
00:00.11 Introduction: Fondest childhood memory, cane pole and a worm
 
02:43.94 Bodies in the water around Houston 
 
05:30.16 Bayou water is moving
 
10:06.47 Real numbers
 
15:02.50 Undetermined manner of death
 
20:03.37 Looking for patterns
 
25:10.00 Homeless woman dies, body decomposes between two guys over 6 months
 
30:35.77 Lady Bird Lake deaths in Austin 
 
35:04.01 Truth needs to have a day 
 
40:02.15 Theory of "Smiley Face Killers"
 
45:22.95 Conclusion 
 
 

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OVER 50 Bodies Pulled From Houston Bayous! Serial Killer at Work?

He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted people.
 
Edward T. Blake passed away due to pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. He is credited with being THE forensic expert that sparked the Innocence Movement, using PCR to help set wrongfully convicted people free.
 
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go behind the scenes of the life of Forensic Scientist Edward T. Blake and explore how the technology he helped develop showed up on the big screen as Jurassic Park but showed up in courtrooms across the country as a way to prove a convicted person innocent of the crime as charged. 
 
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.03 Introduction 
 
02:12.96 Edward Blake has died, led to exoneration of more than 50 people
 
06:26.42 Peter Neufeld calls Edward Blake the Ted Williams of DNA
 
09:53.90 What is a "forensic prostitute"
 
15:16.69 using fragmented DNA
 
20:08.12 DNA Replication and Jurassic Park
 
25:08.04 Blake was a problem solver
 
30:12.93 Work as a forensic scientist
 
35:07.77 Testing methodology
 
40:01.81 Blake set the standard
 
42:07.71 Conclusion
 
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Hero Of Innocence Movement: Edward T Blake

The fake photos, false claims and wild conspiracy theories swirling around the murder of Charlie Kirk are nothing more than click bait for people trying to build a following on the death of a man who wanted to engage in a truthful discussion of our differences in an attempt to find common ground. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a close look at what is really happening in the discussion about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Why does Joe call it a murder investigation? Who is really in charge of the investigation? Why are some people so ready to embrace unfounded, made up stories, while ignoring the facts of what actually took place when Charlie Kirk was murdered in front of the world?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlights
 
00:00.03 Introduction 
 
01:32.62 The Death of Charlie Kirk
 
05:06.05 Murder of Assassination
 
09:57.63 Prosecutor press conference
 
14:25.00 Solving a murder, not a political event
 
19:02.29 Claims about autopsy
 
24:28.32 APs and Laterals
 
29:35.10 Autopsy would take place at a specific time
 
34:17.85 Discussion of ammunition size and speed
 
39:11.01 ATF might be consulting the case
 
43:03.48 Candace Owens "claims" of "inside info"
 
48:08.91 Murder Investigation
 
 
 
 
 
 

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FAKE PHOTOS! FALSE CLAIMS! The TRUTH About The MURDER of CHARLIE KIRK!

He is called "The Butcher of Plainfield" "Grandfather of Gore "The Ghoul of Plainfield" and has been a source of inspiration of countless movies that take a small truth about the life of Ed Gein and spin an entire book or movie series designed to scare those who dare read or watch. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go behind the stories and tell the true story of a man who admitted to killing two women in the 50s but is suspected of so much more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlight
 
00:02.83 Introduction 
 
02:11.40 Conversation about Ed Gein
 
05:02.30 Scary movies using parts of Ed Gein story
 
10:09.05 Grave Robbing 
 
15:08.53 Body exam done in a mortuary
 
20:13.24 Deputy sent to Ed Gein's house, finds decapitated victim
 
25:24.90 Gein admitted killing two women - did he practice on the dead?
 
30:09.33 Waste basket made of human skin, skulls mounted on bedposts
 
35:10.80 Gein made belt out of nipples
 
40:23.39 Movies using parts of Ed Gein story 
 
42:03.25 Conclusion

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SHOCKING! Human Head Bowl, Human Skin Lampshade: Truth About Ed Gein

Franz and Theresia Kraus are a retired couple. In 2025 he is 92 and she is 83. The problem is that nobody has seen them in several years. Their social security checks are automatically deposited and their adult son, Lorenz Kraus, tends to other matters for them. After years of attempting to contact the couple without success, the social security office asks police to do a "welfare check" on Franz and Theresia Kraus. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at what happened when police do the welfare check and how their "loving son" Lorenz Kraus ends up on local tv confessing to killing his parents and burying their bodies in the backyard.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlights
 
00:00.11 Introduction
 
01:16.21 Man buries mom and dad in backyard
 
04:36.12 Mountain Family Comes to big city to transport body of their loved one on a flatbed truck
 
08:59.11 News Anchor gets son to admit murder during interview
 
14:37.45 Early Luminol story
 
20:10.37 Body decomposing in soil will cause sinking
 
25:11.76 Newsman interviews murderer
 
30:14.33 Suffocated father
 
34:31.88 Admits killing in 2017
 
40:13.36 Skeletal remains can breakdown
 
44:27.65 Conclusion 
 

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Son Confesses on TV: "I Killed My Parents, Buried Them in Backyard"

Christa Pike killed a classmate in Job Corps, carved a pentagram in her chest with a box cutter, kept a piece of crushed skull as a trophy, and showed it to friends.
 
Sentenced to death for the January 1995 murder, she finally gets her date with death, but it is still another year away!
 
On January 12, 1995, Colleen Slemmer, 19, was lured to her death by Christa Pike, Tadaryl Shipp, and Shadolla Pederson. Pike believed Colleen was trying to steal her boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp. Colleen's friends say she was not involved with Shipp. J
 
oseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look at the beating that brought about Colleen's death. And how Christa Pike saved a piece of Colleen's skull as a trophy she shows to other members of Job Corps. Shadolla Pederson turned informant and got probation.
 
Tadaryl Shipp was sentenced to life but comes up for parole this month. Christa Pike was sentenced to death, and the date of her execution has been set for September 2026.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlights
 
00:03.86 Introduction
 
03:29.97 What Christa Pike did in killing Colleen
 
08:31.69 Must be death penalty qualified 
 
13:02.52 Job Corps
 
18:02.64 Christa Pike lured Colleen
 
23:32.31 Brain coming out of skull 
 
27:37.26 Moving skin around skull 
 
31:37.68 Long cut down Colleen's back
 
36:29.24 Colleen endured great pain during beating 
 
41:07.05 Crime solved within 36 hours
 
44:26.51 Conclusion 
 

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She-Devil! Killer Shows Off Piece Of Her Victim's Skull: Death Scheduled 09.30.26

Kirby Carpenter was a 36-year-old entrepreneur dealing in gold, silver, and coins. He was known to carry large sums of cash at all times, was found dead on December 2, 2022. Authorities believe he was murdered with a shotgun or a firearm that fires shotgun-style shells on November 30, shortly after returning home from a grocery trip. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the case behind the murder and the trial that has just ended.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribe Highlights 
00:05.83 Introduction
 
03:23.12 Sounds like "movie of the week"
 
05:00.85 Spence steals horse "Goliath"
 
09:59.19 Murdered by gun that fires "shotgun like" shells
 
14:43.31 Different guns for different hunting
 
20:12.78 Multiple bullet holes using shotgun
 
25:09.84 Drag marks lead to shooting location
 
30:07.44 If a robbery, body wouldn't have been moved
 
35:02.15 $2,000 in cash in a pocket
 
40:04.25 Caitlin is the one who "found" Kirby
 
45:36.01 SHOCKING MISTRIAL!
 
Conclusion

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SHOCKER! Wife and Daughter Testify Against Dad in Murder of Future Son-in-law

Joseph Scott Morgan has covered the Missing Kansas Moms story on Body Bags since it began. He continued that coverage with the autopsy report of Jillian Kelley a few weeks ago, and now Joseph Scott Morgan breaks down the 16-page autopsy report of Veronica Butler that begins with the Circumstances of death, then moves into the Assault with a knife, including THIRTY (30) Sharp Force Injuries, defensive wounds, and much more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcript Highlights
 
00:04.93 Introduction
 
02:19.20 Life of Veronica Butler ending at age 27
 
04:27.17 Recovery from addiction issues
 
09:09.39 Requests to review autopsy reports
 
14:27.64 Defining "full thickness" 
 
21:53.93 6 defensive injuries on Veronica's right hand
 
27:58.81 Autopsy report as a life road map
 
33:31.71 Appears someone was trying to cut her throat
 
38:09.54 Hemorrhages communicating, happened while alive
 
41:51.46 Why is Obesity mentioned in report
 
45:05.53 Conclusion

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Death of the Missing Kansas Moms:The Autopsy of Veronica Butler

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