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James Skinner begins doing some work inside his home outside of Chicago when he finds a human skull stuffed in a wall! Not wanting to be accused of a murder, Skinner calls police and they investigate as far as they can in 1978, and after identifying the skull as human, the case goes cold and police send the skull to the Batavia Depot Museum for storage. The skull was forgotten until March of 2021 when supervisors at the museum discovered a box with the skull inside. Joseph Scott Morgan will take you through the investigation that identified the skull and Dave Mack will tell the backstory of the 17-year-old girl, Esther Ann Granger, who died in 1866 and how did her skull end up inside the wall of a home outside of Chicago. A cold case solved with Othram Labs.
00:00:04.46 Introduction
00:04:09.88 A Human skull found inside a wall
00:10:20.41 Explaining what happens to bones that are protected from elements
00:14:14.68 Joe talks anthropology
00:19:09.14 Other than bones, a Bonet was discovered with skull
00:24:31.45 Discussion of Dr. Clyde Snow and his work
00:30:10.59 Age of bones determination
00:34:04.70 Othram Labs identifies a living relative
00:40:36.81 Esther Granger identified, died during childbirth
00:42:36.56 Conclusion - Othram Labs www.dnasolves.com
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Delphi Murder Trial: What REALLY Happened to Libby and Abby
Body Bags Delphi Murders Part 2
Libby German and Abby Williams vanished from a public park area in broad daylight on February 13. Witnesses were all around, but nobody saw what happened to the girls. The girls were on the High Bridge at 2:13 pm taking pictures and posting them online. By 3:15 Libby isn't answering her phone and nobody can find the girls. Police are called early but Libby and Abby are nowhere to be found. The bodies of Libby and Abby are found on February 14. They were murdered. Joseph Scott Morgan has been involved in the case since it began and has met with Family members but waited until some of the forensic information was available so he could break it down and explain what the science tells us about the deaths of Libby German and Abby Williams
Transcript Highlights
00:00:00.89 INTRODUCTION: Delphi Murder Trial PART TWO
00:02:00.29 Delphi Case-specifics of the box cutter
00:04:19.95 Blood four feet up from the ground
00:10:15.62 Recording Bridge Guy
00:15:10.56 Law Enforcement knows evil is in the area
00:20:16.14 Other suspects, Keegan Kline
00:25:11.54 Describing the bodies
00:30:10.84 Libby was outgoing, Abby was quiet
00:35:02.39 How could one person control both girls
00:40:20.38 Discussion of the unfired bullet
00:45:00.12 Conclusion Trial is ongoing
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Liam Payne became a huge star as a member of One Direction and he has
been very public about his struggles with alcohol and depression. He recent
death shocked millions of fans around the world. Joseph Scott Morgan takes
a close-up look at "Pink Cocaine" and other drugs rumored to be in Liam Payne's
Hotel room and what really happened in the moments before Liam Payne plunged to his death from his hotel balcony.
Transcript Highlights
00:14.53 Introduction - celebrity deaths
03:02.27 The death of Liam Payne
05:06.76 Living Recovery
10:02.36 Why do musicians have issues
14:08.85 Pink Cocaine - New?
20:15.60 Walter White - Blue Meth
24:58.34 Liam Payne talked about his life with alcohol
29:24.53 Autopsy
34:35.74 Hotel was warned about a guest and balcony
39:13.93 Looking for security cameras
43:28.79 Was his death witnessed?
47:48.18 Conclusion - Dial 988
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Libby German and Abby Williams vanished from a public park area in broad daylight on February 13. Witnesses were all around, but nobody saw what happened to the girls. The girls were on the High Bridge at 2:13 pm taking pictures and posting them online. By 3:15 Libby isn't answering her phone and nobody can find the girls. Police are called early but Libby and Abby are nowhere to be found. The bodies of Libby and Abby are found on February 14. They were murdered. Joseph Scott Morgan has been involved in the case since it began and has met with Family members but waited until some of the forensic information was available so he could break it down and explain what the science tells us about the deaths of Libby German and Abby Williams.
00:00:00.89 INTRODUCTION: Delphi Murder Trial
00:02:36.29 Delphi Case - getting to know Libby's grandparents
00:07:19.95 Who knows about a "snow day" "teacher day"
00:12:15.62 By 5pm Libby and Abby are missing
00:17:10.56 Libby and Abby not dressed for running off
00:22:16.14 Elderly gentleman finds the girls, turns his back, waits for police
00:27:21.54 Trial underway: More info available
00:32:10.84 The Reason a large crime scene is created
00:37:02.39 Libby's shirt found tossed in tree
00:40:20.38 Trial is ongoing, this is the first show on Delphi
There will be more shows coming up
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Anthony Maggio has two children with his fiancé and has another child with his girlfriend. After a discussion about child support,
Ashtin Eaton is found dead on her kitchen floor by her 11-year-old daughter. Her 14-month old daughter Hazel is found smothered to death on her bed. What looks like a possible murder suicide turns out to be a double homicide. On this episode of Body Bags,
Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how investigators knew in the first few minutes that Ashtin Eaton did not kill her baby and commit suicide, and Dave Mack will break down the family dynamic that Anthony Maggio created, then destroyed.
Transcribe Highlights
00:00:08.88 Introduction - Jury Duty
00:05:01.57 Anthony Maggio is engaged and has a girlfriend
00:09:52.16 Maggio's girlfriend and daughter are both killed
00:15:23.08 The "Finder" is 11-year-old daughter of girlfriend
00:19:57.83 Daughter sees purple discoloration on face and injury to left arm
00:25:13.33 Box cutter creates the injury on the victim
00:30:48.67 Smothering is an action that takes place
00:35:04.18 Reports mentions no sexual assault
00:40:17.40 Suicide by cutting wrist would not cause head to turn purple
00:41:45.79 Conclusion - The man called for jury duty passes out
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A Montana man, Dustin Kjersem, sets off on a camping trip. When he doesn't meet up with his friend at an appointed time and location the friend goes looking for him. When the friend makes it to Dustin, he calls 911 and reports his friend is dead from a Bear Attack! Joseph Scott Morgan explains how experts determine the shocking attack that caused the death of Dustin Kjersem was not done by a bear, it was someone swinging some type of weapon in a "chopping" motion.
Transcript Highlights
00:20.21 Introduction
02:00.71 Savage Death
04:56.01 Joe talking about Bear story
09:38.49 Victim is a "Man's Man"
15:01.06 The "Finder" and the "victim" both experienced
No sign of bear activity
19:48.73 Injuries so shocking it must be a Bear Attack
25:13.58 A Bear would tear down tent in an attack
30:12.97 A Bear is constantly looking for food
34:27.69 Weapon like a hatchet
39:45.60 Expect fractured, fragmented bone
43:22.39 Chopping motion would cause blood spatter
47:25.54 Conclusion - not a bear attack
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The murder of Michael Jordan's father, James Jordan, was a very sad story that led to Michael Jordan retiring from Basketball in 1993. In 1996 Daniel Green was convicted for the murder based on the testimony of Larry Demery who took a plea deal and testified against his childhood friend, Green. Green was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 28 years later, the judge who sentenced Green to prison for life believes he was wrong, and wants to help get Daniel Green out of prison. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how James Jordan ended up cremated as a an unidentified homicide victim "John Doe" in South Carolina, and Dave Mack look behind the headlines to find out what really happened when the father of the most popular man on the planet vanished into thin air.
Transcript Highlights
00:26.31 Introduction - Being a Dad
04:14.50 James Jordan, father of Michael Jordan
09:11.94 James Jordan is missing, July 23, 1993
14:04.27 Using a swamp to get rid of evidence
19:01.45 Condition of James Jordan's body
23:10.14 Identifying a body. Jordan identified with dental records
27:23.88 James Jordan's body cremated as a "John Doe". Head and hands removed, kept for identification
32:36.18 Post-Mortem death investigation. Death was from gunshot wound to chest
37:01.94 County did not have cooler to store body
41:13.25 Car is found stripped down and stashed in the woods
46:00.01 Judge wants Daniel Green released, says evidence didn't support conviction
49:57.53 Blood evidence found in backseat
50:21.30 Conclusion
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Crystal Rasch is missing and her husband is using her bank card to purchase cleaning supplies. He also fails to report his estranged wife missing. Joseph Scott Morgan explains the cleaning materials used as well as the type of experts that have to be brought in when investigators suspect a victim has been cremated in a backyard burn pile. Dave Mack will help uncover the relationship that left Crystal Rasch identified by a single tooth and her husband in jail. The trial has yet to happen but this is the first part of the story of Crystal and Zachariah Rasch.
Transcribe Highlights
00:13.30 Introduction - back from London
01:00.71 Strangers in London tell Joe to watch for "pickpockets"
05:03.49 The married couple had separate bank accounts
09:55.96 Working a case from back to front
15:08.97 CCTV Records coupled with receipts from purchases
20:29.75 Wife missing, husband admits spending her money with her card
25:57.18 List of searches done on phone, gunshot wound to head vs chest
29:51.13 Search warrant explanation
35:07.58 Evidence found in a car, what to take out
39:31.91 Relationships between law enforcement and experts
44:02.09 Investigators find a tooth
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Quinton Simon is just 20-months old when he vanishes from his home. His mother and her boyfriend claim they Woke up, the front door was ajar, and Quinton was gone. Searches are conducted, the mother's story is vetted. Eight days into his disappearance, law enforcement announces they do not expect to find Quinton alive and his mother,Leilani Simon, is a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan goes deep into the investigation, explaining what it is like to look for a child.What do searchers hope to find in a landfill and what can they expect to find. Joe Scott explainsDave Mack will fill in the background on all of the adults involved as this case continues to move through the system.Will there ever be justice for Quinton Simon?
Transcript Highlights
00:00.01. Introduction - Liars
01:20.05 The death of Quinton Simon
05:08.07 Detective says within every lie is a nugget of truth
10:07.10. Story about someone coming into house makes no sense
15:35.82. Talking about death investigations of children
20:21.01. Looking for a child, close look. Finding Quinton, alive.
26:08.66 Perpetrator will take everything wrapped around victim
31:18.61. Garbage trucks push down on the waste, compressing
36:39.54 In a landfill, everything looks the same
40:26.66 Dealing with skeletal remains, what will you find?
45:04:13 Conclusion - Mom and Grandma drinking in bar while people are looking for Quinton
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In April of 1982, Velma Nesset was attacked while she walked to work. When the 64-year-old woman didn't arrive at her job in the Permian Mall in Odessa, Texas, co-workers knew something was terribly wrong. Velma Nesset is a reliable, well-liked employee and co-workers, friends, and family begin searching immediately. Police are contacted and a missing person report is filed. Hours after she should have arrived at work, the partially nude body of Velma Nesset is found in a drainage culvert. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what took place in the investigation from the moment her body was found all the way through more than 20 years of investigation. Dave Mack helps explain how a suspect who confessed to the murder was acquitted in a jury trial a year after the murder, and how a very cold case became very hot - 20 years after the murder.
Transcribe Highlights
00:29.66 Introduction - walking for fun
01:45.05 Velma Nesset, 64, walks to and from work
04:55.58 You can tell a lot about the suspect by how they treat the dead
09:06.25 Being stabbed or choked is intimate 14:40.57 Velma Nesset was stashed in a culvert 18:44.62 The suspect grabbed Velma Nesset in broad daylight
21:23.40 Blood would be everywhere, especially on the suspect
25:28.52 In 1982, DNA was not part of the solution for crimes
29:21.02 Description of evidence that would be gathered from body
34:23.78 Texas has a program to test old sexual assault kits
38:07.00 Comparing DNA to unsolved cases
43:32.59 Cold Case Murder solved with genetic genealogy
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