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There are five types of dismemberment, and in this episode, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss necromaniac dismemberment and communication dismemberment.nt.
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00:00.03 Introduction - Dismemberment Part 2
02:14.70 Defensive Dismemberment
04:41.09 Walshe "Sudden Adult Death Syndrome"
10:00.54 Taylor Schabusiness
14:55.62 Dhamer/necromaniac
19:41.14 Ed Gein, items of clothing found
24:25.94 Gein made utensils out of human remains
29:21.85 Sending a "message"
34:36.30 Bodies dumped in shallow grave
38:28.38 Conclusion
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Part one of a two part episode covering dismemberment. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the Black Dahlia case that is back in the headlines again, as well as Ed Gein, and other dismemberment killers we have covered. Imagine opening your garbage can to bring it back up the driveway empty, but it is too heavy, open the door and see a foot! One of the many cases covered in this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan.
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00:01.14 Introduction - Dismemberment
04:20.66 The Black Dahlia case
08:32.33 Margins very neat, cut around midline
14:16.00 Books written by children of "killers"
18:55.24 Defensive Dismemberment
24:49.40 Trying to put distance between suspect and victim
30:15.74 What was the point of the Halderson dismemberment
35:15.67 Victim killed in bedroom
40:07.05 Opening garbage bin and seeing a foot
45:06.71 Schabusiness - Charged with Third Degree sexual abuse
47:43.87 Conclusion part one.....
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May 28, 1983: Badly burned 1977 Honda Civic is found in a field. The body in the driver seat was so charred it was difficult to positively identify. The license plate and other items showed the vehicle belonged to 55-year-old Edward L. Cates - a former Mississippi Assistant Attorney General and Jackson City Commissioner. Cates wife, Dorothy, identified a partly burned shoe found on the left foot of the victim as belonging to Cates. Edward L. Cates was a veteran and received a full military funeral. A month after his funeral Cates was found living under an alias as a Retired Army General, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack investigate the case of the disgraced lawyer who pleaded guilty to reduced charges and is sentenced to 20-years in prison, without identifying the person found in his burning car who was buried in a grave with Ed Cates name on it.....40 years later, Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan is helping our friends at Othram raise the money needed to move forward with the investigation. Click the link below to find out more
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00:00.00 Introduction - Othram, DNA Solves
03:33.40 1977 Honda Civic found fully engulfed, body charred beyond recognition
04:44.50 Weeks after Cates burial, wife gets money orders from Georgia
06:09.30 Body buried, not Cates. Cates faked his death, body not identified
09:58.78 Accelerant used to burn car and body
15:21.34 Person was alive when set on fire
20:12.47 Fractures caused by "post-mortem" handling
25:02.62 Injuries caused by being hit by car
30:15.08 Massive injuries, but skull fractures not mentioned in reports
35:02.88 Cates died in prison
40:05.46 Body did not have teeth
44:09.22 Conclusion
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Kimberly Langwell leaves work just after 5 p.m. on July 9, 1999, and vanishes.
Kimberly has dinner plans with her 15-year-old daughter, Tiffani, and new boyfriend, Ken Weatherford, but fails to show up. Tiffani notifies the police immediately, as it is totally out of character for her mother not to show up.
Police find Kimberly's car in the evening, and she disappears in the parking lot of an Eckerds Pharmacy. Searching the vehicle, investigators find her cell phone, but her purse and keys are missing. Nothing appears to be broken, and there is no sign of blood.
Kimberly Langwell is gone.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and what happened after 25 years that led to an arrest in the disappearance and murder of Kimberly Langwell.
Transcript Highlights
00:00.37 Introduction - Forsaken places
03:37.72 Single mother of 15-year-old daughter, vanishes, 1999
06:23.13 Kimberly's car is found in an Eckard Drug Store parking lot
10:43.67 Keys and purse found in car, cell phone missing
15:02.04 Beaumont, Texas, is a busy place
20:18.30 Tip comes from a "trusted informant"
25:10.94 Hollowed out area beneath Rose bedroom
30:12.60 Search warrant has to state what is being sought and where
35:02.20 Synthetic fiber resilient
39:47.80 Conclusion
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Brian Walshe claims he dismembered his wife, Ana, and disposed of her body, but he did not kill her.
On trial for the first-degree murder of his wife, Brian Walshe now claims Ana died of "sudden adult death syndrome" and he dismembered and disposed of her body to protect his children.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the vile case of dismemberment and the new defense Walshe uses at trial.
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00:00.44 Introduction, Nothing from Nothing
02:06.62 Evidence is "incompatible with life"
05:46.90 With no body, investigators have to used scene evidence to make a case
10:25.70 The children were 2, 4, and 6 at the time of the murder
15:29.24 Ana's boss reports her missing, not her husband
19:57.56 Walshe trying to determine destruction of teeth
25:05.05 Walshe admits dismembering and disposing of Ana
30:12.41 Defense does not put up any witnesses
34:44.70 Conclusion
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Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were killed in their Brentwood home, and their middle son, Nick, has been arrested.
The murders have shocked Hollywood and have brought tributes from young and old who know the family. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the latest information about the double homicides:
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00:00.03 Introduction: All in the Family
03:14.78 Reiner family not much different than other families
06:16.28 The impact of All in the Family
10:10.10 Rob Reiner breathing life into movies like "Stand by Me"
15:13.79 Nick Reiner failed after rehab
20:25.82 Gap in information being released
25:11.64 Nick Reiner at Conan party treating guests harshly
29:57.30 Truth about Throat Slashing
34:08.99 Issue of humanity, not news story
39:58.17 Reiner checks into hotel at 4am
44:50.16 Conclusion
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When Sarah Hunter, 32, doesn't show up for work at the Manchester Country Club, a coworker calls police to do a "welfare check". Nothing out of place in her rented room, and the only clue is her car found parked in an odd way at a gas station. The case goes cold but never forgotten. 39-years after she was foun dead, the investigators who never gave up, get a confession! Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at the Cold Case Murder and kidnapping and find out why it took so long to hold someone accountable for the 1986 murder of Golf Pro Sarah Hunter, and the 1981 kidnapping attempt of Laura Sheridan.David Allen Morrison, 65, has pleaded guilty to the 1986 murder of Vermont golfer Sarah Hunter and the 1981 kidnapping of a Western Massachusetts teen, Laura Sheridan. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at the Cold Case Murder and kidnapping and find out why it took so long to hold someone accountable.
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00:00.07 Introduction - Golf
02:04.09 1986 Cold Case Murder solved
04:50.04 Investigators build timeline
10:07.19 Weapon of convenience
14:57.08 Murder of Sarah Hunter
20:05.24 Multiple Sharp force stab wounds
25:07.39 Plan was to sexually assault Hunter at gas station
29:58.05 Clothing taken off, grasping something with her hand
34:44.50 Will other victims be found?
37:43.29 Conclusion
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In 1984 an 18-year-old former high school sports star is sitting in his car talking to an 18-year-old female when a maniac steps up to his car with a rifle. Terry Arndt tries to protect the girl he is with and attempts to shield her from the gunman, and dies protecting his friend. The killer then sexually assaults the girl and leaves her for dead. The monster leaves and the young woman drives Terry's car to try and get him help. The killer steals the life of one and changes the life of another and walks away, never to be seen again. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case that was so cold over 30 detectives tried to solve the mystery, that was finally cracked this year. DNA Solves is at it again!
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00:00.08 Introduction-blooming
03:00.11 High School Athlete
05:06.26 Dies a hero
09:41.59 Shot fired through window, glass cubes
14:27.64 Killer thinks girl is dead, she is not
20:23.38 Biological evidence collected
24:56.34 Tech finally caught up with killer
29:28.70 Killer only killed once, did not offend again
35:02.17 Killer pleads guilty
40:28.25 Conclusion
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On June 28, 1997 a dismembered body is discovered by a father and his daughter out for a walk in Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview, New York. The torso is found in a rubber-maid container along with a red towel and a floral pillowcase. The head, both arms, both legs below the knee, all severed from the body and have not been found. A unique tattoo is found of a peach with a bite taken out of it that leads Investigators to publish a picture of the tattoo in a national tattoo magazine in hopes of finding an artist who remembered such a tattoo. Tattoo artist Steve Cullen in Connecticutt claimed to remember giving the tattoo to a young black woman, 18 or 19 years old. The body remained unidentified and was given the name "Peaches" and she is listed as one of the possible victims of the Long Island Serial Killer. In 2011 the remains of a toddler are discovered that are identified in 2016 as belonging to "Peaches", but still, no name identification. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dive into the investigation of "Peaches" and her toddler to determine if they are part of the Gilgo murders or not, and if not, who killed the mother and daughter.
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00:00.76 Introduction - Peaches
02:01.42 Trip to the Hamptons
04:59.61 Gilgo suspect had to be familiar
10:16.22 Shannon Gilbert family
15:01.62 The science and math are complex
20:26.38 Tattoos
25:10.55 Saving for future science growth
30:04.06 Jane Doe #3 identified as part of "Peaches" from 1997
35:21.35 Communication dismemberment
40:00.41 Because of Gilgo investigation, Tanya and Tatiana identified as not part of LISK
43:58.24 Conclusion
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Nancy Howery meets Daniel Stearns on a dating app.
She is a 44-year-old divorced mother of two. Stearns is a 32-year-old control freak who says Nancy wasn't "following his dating rules" because she refused to date him exclusively.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look at the world of dating apps and how Nancy Howery became the victim of Daniel Stearns.
At his sentencing hearing, Nancy's ex-husband said of Stearns, "What he has done to Nancy was demented and defective. It wasn't just murder, okay? It was a savage slaughter."
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00:00.05 Introduction - Geographical locations
02:03.82 Nancy Howery-met guy on dating app
05:01.99 Ex-husband reports Nancy missing
09:00.88 Digital info show Sterns mad Nancy wasn't exclusive
14:33.21 Investigators determined last person to see Nancy
19:02.10 Vehicle found abandoned in Palm Bay
23:48.31 Fingertips - rebuilding tissue
28:45.43 Body burned and dismembered
34:33.21 Bullet tracking through skull
37:50.10 Conclusion
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