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Nancy Grace joins Joseph Scott Morgan to talk about their years working together in front of the camera as well as their time BEFORE they were both on TV. This is the first episode to be recorded in the brand new facility at Jacksonville State University, where Joseph Scott Morgan is the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics. Nancy Grace talks with Joe about Chris Watts, Ellen Greenberg, and the most recent events in the Scott Peterson case. Recorded Live at JSU on October 9, 2024
00:57.81 INTRODUCTION
02:33.81 When did Nancy Grace and Joseph Scott Morgan meet?
05:08.13 Talking about working with Nancy Grace on HLN
10:16.87 Nancy talks about victim families. Kaylee Goncalves in particular
15:07.06 What is the biggest need for prosecutors from Forensics, be prepared
20:26.83 Talking about people coming from rural areas and metro areas
25:55.57 Processing an outdoor scene
30:19.17 The importance of the right time of death
35:42.26 Talking about Ellen Greenberg case.
40:24.33 Scott Peterson and the new testing of duct tape
45:19.91 Training Evidence custodian and the chain of evidence
50:16.21 Multiple areas of Forensics
52:47.16 Conclusion - Thanks to Nancy Grace
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Shortly before 11 pm on a Sunday night, Annette Jackson calls the Calhoun County Sheriff's office to report her daughter missing. Living in the town of Farnhamville with a population of just 400 people, Annette Jackson and another daughter set out on foot to see if they can find Luna. As they are walking, calling out for Luna, they come upon a man, Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney, who appears to be covered in blood and he is in possession of Luna's scooter and other personal effects. When Police find Bevers-McGiveney, they read him his Miranda Rights and he immediately asks for a lawyer. Questioning ends before finding out where Luna is. Joseph Scott Morgan will dig into the forensic evidence to identify what could have happened to the teen as well as where it happened.
Transcript Highlights
00:00:00.00 Introduction
00:04:03.54 Mom reports daughter, 17, missing, starts looking
00:08:04.52 Mom sees a man, appearing to be covered in blood, with Luna's scooter
00:12:19.82 Description of passive action, preventing finding of body
00:17:45.25 Location of body
00:22:15.61 Is there an attempt to obscure who Luna was?
00:27:01.48 How did perpetrator know about location to hide body
00:32:18.54 Was this a sexual assault gone "bad"?
00:36:40.66 Very Personal, cutting of a throat is intimate
00:40:20.04 Prosecutor possibly seeking oversight due to size of community
00:42:43.14 Conclusion, will continue to update
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Lisa Snyder calls 911 after discovering her 8-year-old son Connor and 4-year-old daughter, Brinley, hanging in the basement. When EMTs arrive, the children are still hanging....and still ALIVE. Today on Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will share his personal experiences with hangings and explains what is to be learned from the scene as Dave Mack takes a look what the mother claims and what the facts of the case prove. Murder or Suicide, the deaths of Conner and Brinley Snyder.
Transcript Highlights
00:20.99 Introduction
01:39.59 Two Children found hanging in basement
04:19.14 Suicidal ideation with vocalization
09:37.34 Discussion of death by hanging
14:59.93 Children were hanging but still alive
19:49.57 Not an accident
24:50.58 8-year-old Connor has dexterity issues
29:02.38 Children fully aware of what was happening to them
33:28.72 Description of what would have taken place if Snyder is telling the truth
38:24.73 Struggling with issues Crisis line 988
39:05.42 Conclusion
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On a Friday afternoon in North Myrtle Beach a 911 call comes in about a person apparently injured on the side of the road under an overpass. By the time help arrives, the victim is dead and the person that called 911 has vanished. No eyewitnesses but lots of information. The victim appears to have been shot in the face, her car is still running, her phone is inches away from her fingers and is working as there are messages and email chimes going off. The woman's purse with cash is inside the car, her name is Amber Berbiglia, 23-years-old. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how the first impression that Amber was shot in the face with a gun turns out to be wrong and Dave Mack will breakdown the timeline on a murder that happened on a sunny afternoon near the beach that has gone as cold as a winter snow storm.
00:00 Introduction
02:06 Amber Berbiglia Unsolved murder
05:05 How paying a bill in person plays into the story
09:20 Encampents under overpasses
15:11 Woman laid out dead on side of road
19:28 Amber's Cell Phone used up until
2:3024:30 What made Amber stop her vehicle
28:51 Wound so bad it was assumed to be gunshot wound
33:23 First Responder would not see the bones underneath
36:25 Whoever called 911 did not wait for help to arrive
41:49 Conclusion - Horry County, South Carolina still asking for tips
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After Judge Richard Mrazik ruled that there was probable cause to try Kouri Richins for aggravated murder and aggravated attempted murder and other charges, Joseph Scott Morgan decides to take a deeper look at the case against Kouri Richins. The Prosecution claims Kouri Richins tried to kill her husband Eric on Valentines day using a sandwich as the delivery method for the deadly fentanyl. But when Eric felt the effects, he put down the food and the attempt on his life falls short. After the failed attempt, Kouri decides to try again, this time with more fentanyl and a different delivery method, the "Moscow Mule." And this time Eric Richins dies. Kouri Richins defense team will certainly have answers for most of the charges against her and that is for the jury to decide. What is not in dispute is that Eric Richins died from Fentanyl, and that is what Joseph Scott Morgan is talking about on this episode of Body Bags.
Transcript Highlights
00:20 Introduction
02:30 The "Moscow Mule" delivery method
05:20 Talking about comparing drug strength to Morphine
08:00 Fentanyl is applied to other drugs as a "sales pitch"
11:34 Indicators of trauma15:04 Congestive heart failure
20:05 Autopsy Reports talking about odors
23:49 Fentanyl comparison to size of penny
27:50 Adding Fentanyl to other drugs for bigger "kick"
31:36 Update of the case: Kouri Richins left forensic bread crumbs
34:25 Using direct injection into heart
36:30 Conclusion: timeline will be powerful at trial
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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan Recorded in Front of a "LIVE" audience at CrimeCon London, 2024. Joseph Scott Morgan is joined by Jo Millington. Jo Millington is a Forensic Scientist and has been using science to help solve major crimes for over 25 years. She is a renowned specialist in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) and delivers a range of training courses on the subject to professionals and true crime fans, including online and internationally.
Transcript Highlights
00:00. Introduction
05:00 Discussing training in forensics
09:35 Blood Spatter analysis
15:00 Correcting miscarriage of justice
19:00 Different methods in the UK
24:00 Discussion of velocity patterns
30:00 Identifying features in blood
35:00 conclusion
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Ana Walshe disappears in the first week of 2023. Her husband claims she caught a ride share to Logan Airport before flying to Washington DC. Ana Walshe never boarded the flight and has been missing ever since. Today on Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan talks about how investigators look through garbage at a landfill, and what is expected from the crime lab report at the next hearing in October.
Transcribe Highlights
00:00:37 Introduction - DNA Lab results
00:01:46 Case goes quiet
00:03:46 Karen Read Case trooper also involved in Walshe
00:06:49 Victim allegedly dismembered, nothing found but blood
00:10:54 Blood has to be verified, it isn't automatic
00:13:30 Discussion of decay in different environments
00:16:48 Investigators found very small amount of blood
00:19:42 Photographic evidence of Brian Walshe
00:22:32 Biological evidence is very fragile
00:25:32 Difficult to imagine what a perp is going to do
00:28:37 Body Parts in a landfill
00:32:02 Conclusion: Lab results coming in October
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OnlyFans and Instagram model, Courtney Tailor, is rich and famous. She is living in a luxury high-rise in Edgewater, Miami, Florida and has banked over $3 Million dollars in the two years leading up to the death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli.
Her real name is Courtney Clenney and she is charged with second-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the death of Christian Obumseli, 27, in her high-rise Miami-area apartment on April 3, 2022. Clenney claims she killed Obumseli in self-defense.
Joseph Scott Morgan takes an up-close look at recently released information about what happened that fateful night and provides new insight into the death of Christian Obumseli. Was it self-defense or murder?
Transcript Highlights
00:00:00 Introduction of case - why would you throw your only weapon?
00:02:00 A single stab wound by a thrown knife
00:06:37 Courtney Clenney and boyfriend fought
00:10:56 Funny stuff about throwing knives
00:15:26 911 call, victim says "I'm going to die"
00:19:43 Clenney claims she through kitchen knife from 10 feet away
00:24:16 Discussion of laptop, text messages, email
00:28:26 The Love of Money
00:30:55 Courtney Clenney, drunk, approaches teen in parents neighborhood
00:33:23 Conclusion – portent of things to come
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Harmony Montgomery was 5 years old when she was last seen in December of 2019, but she is not reported missing for two years. When police track down Adam Montgomery and ask about Harmony, he tells them Harmony is with her mother in Florida. Police inform him that Crystal Sorey, Harmony's mother is the one who asked for them to check on Harmony, Adam Montgomery doesn't cooperate, but the media catches on to the story and pressure is brought to find the special needs girl with the beautiful smile. To this day, Harmony Montgomery is still missing. A judge declared Harmony dead in March 2024, clearing the way for Harmony's mother, Crystal Sorey to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the state of New Hampshire alleging systemic failures in the state's child protection system. The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and answers from the state of New Hampshire surrounding Harmony's disappearance and death.
Adam Montgomery was sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for the murder of Harmony Montgomery as well as second-degree assault, witness tampering, falsifying physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse.
Transcript Highlights
00:00.00 Introduction - update Harmony Montgomery case
02:39.79 Crystal Sorey, Harmony's mother, files lawsuit against New Hampshire
05:00.76 Family called about abuse, nothing was done
09:03.23 Judge declared Harmony dead, body still not found
14:04.73 Adam Montgomery beats Harmony in back seat of car
18:57.46 Family told social services, Adam blackened her eye
24:28.68 Description of Harmony dying in backseat of car
27:46.64 Kayla Montgomery told police about beating in car
32:42.38 Conclusion - Hope someone listens
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More evidence has come out in the case of the shooting death of Jared Bridegan. There is now more evidence with the tire found in the road and other tires found at a suspects house and Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how all the numbers actually mean something and can become very compelling evidence.
00:00 Introduction
02:45 Bridegan executed at close range
07:37 Sharing custody of children
11:42 Bridegan shot twice on left side
16:36 Numbers on tires mean something
21:53 multiple gunshots heard by witnesses
25:53 Wound Tracking
30:44 Bridegan injuries were not survivable
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