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Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will tell the story of a murder and why the man convicted of the murder will be put to death in a very unique way.
Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of the 1988 murder-for-hire of Elizabeth Sennett. Pastor Charles Sennett recruited Billy Gray Williams to kill his wife Elizabeth and Williams hired John Forrest Parker and Kenneth Eugene Smith to carry out the murder. A week after the murder, Charles Sennett confessed to his family and then shot himself in the head.
Williams, Parker, and Smith were arrested, charged and convicted. Williams was sentenced to life and died in prison in 2020. Parker and Smith were sentenced to death. Parker was executed by lethal injection in 2010. Smith was scheduled to be executed in November of 2022 but the execution team was unable to connect the intravenous lines before time ran out.
After much debate, the state agreed not to try lethal injection again on Smith but would instead use a method of execution: Nitrogen Hypoxia. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what it is and why it is being tried for the first time...ever.
Transcript Highlights
00:02:29 Joe talks about travel
00:05:55 Talk Investigation of murder
00:06:41 Talk about experience as death investigator
00:08:37 Discuss sharing PTSD
00:12:18 Talk about nitrogen
00:14:21 Discussion Death Penalty
00:18:56 Talk about execution used to be public
00:21:30 Discussion about new method
00:23:13 Talk about the Crime
00:25:51 Talk Murder-for-Hire plot
00:27:31 Discussion public execution
00:30:24 Talk about the debate to come
00:35:17 Discussion Is there a “best way” to kill somebody
00:38:22 Talk about assisted suicide
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What really happened when four lifelong friends gathered to watch their Chiefs play the Chargers?
After the game, one guy goes to sleep inside and his three friends go outside and die in the backyard. And for two days their bodies lay frozen while their friend continues to sleep inside, ignoring calls and texts from friends and family worried about their loved ones.
And WHY are the police called to do a "welfare check" when there are three dead men in the backyard?
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack cover the story inside and out to find out what happened when four friends gather to cheer for their favorite team, and three end up dead in the backyard.
Transcript Highlights
00:02:29 Joe shares childhood memories
00:05:55 Talk Saints Football
00:06:41 Discussion watching football
00:08:37 Discuss NFL fans
00:12:18 Talk about friends
00:14:21 Discussion weather, first night not cold
00:18:56 Talk about working multiple deaths
00:21:30 Discussion about “mystery person”
00:23:13 Discuss medical issue, hypothermia
00:25:51 Talk is it possible to sleep 48 hours?
00:27:31 Discussion of how come they guys didn’t break-in?
00:31:21 Talk about calling it a “welfare check”
00:35:17 Discussion Jordan Willis is brilliant scientist
00:40:35 Talk Jordan Willis talks to police without lawyer
00:45:21 Discussion of Fentanyl
48:30.84 No Trauma, no gunshots, 3 dead
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When Connecticut mother-of-5 Jennifer Dulos suddenly vanished, the world stopped to look. While the world was looking for the missing mom, her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, drove around town dropping off bags of trash in public trash bins. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they break down the story of the missing mom and the people who betrayed her.
Transcript Highlights
00:02:29 Joe shares childhood memories
00:05:55 Talk about family
00:06:41 Discussion of Troconis trial
00:08:37 Discussion of Dulos marriage
00:12:18 Discussion of what the Nanny notices
00:14:21 Talk about paper towels used to clean
00:18:56 Talk about police body cam footage
00:21:30 Discussion of testimony
00:23:13 Talk about several types of tests
00:25:51 Talk about stains and what they mean
00:27:31 Discussion of blood drops
00:29:42 Description of different cast-off blood trails
00:31:21 Joe talks about blood
00:35:17 Discussion about determining death
00:40:35 Talk about blood and DNA locations
00:45:21 Discussion of amount of blood
00:50:38 Joe talks about suicide
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Alec Baldwin has been indicted again for Involuntary Manslaughter. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will pull back the curtain on the "Rust" movie set and explain what really happened, who is lying, and will there ever be justice. Should somebody go to jail, or was it a horrible accident? Listen and decide for yourself.
Transcript Highlights
00:01:29 Describing the shooting location
00:04:45 Talk about the victims
00:05:31 Discussion of responsibility on set
00:08:37 Joe talks about being a producer
00:11:08 Talk about armorer
00:13:45 Discussion Alec Baldwin charged
00:15:38 Joe breaks down angles of shot
00:21:00 Talk about producer role on set
00:22:44 Dave tells story about loaded gun in house
00:24:59 Discussion of handling a gun
00:27:21 Talk about Baldwin interview about shooting
00:29:24 Joe talks forensic science ballistics
00:31:48 Discussion of accountability
00:34:07 Talk about shooting cases
00:40:48 Joe talks about the 44 Magnum
00:45:37 Description of shooting of Brandon Lee
00:48:18 Discussion about handling firearms on set
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The last thing Linda Frickey heard as she lay beaten, bruised, with her arm ripped off her body, was a friendly voice saying, "we'll pray for you,"
The 73-year-old woman was the victim of a carjacking that was pre-planned by a group of 4 thugs in New Orleans, the oldest only 17 years old. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they go behind the headlines on the story of a loving grandmother that died in a gruesome way, with her arm torn off her body. But witnesses ask; Where's the blood?
Transcript Highlights
00:01:29 Talk about Grandmothers
00:04:45 Joe doesn’t want his hometown tarnished
00:05:31 Discussion about Carjacking
00:08:37 Talk about 18-year-old taking a life
00:10:20 Joe talks about living in this area of NOLA
00:11:08 Discussion about witnesses
00:13:45 Talk about ringleader John Honore
00:15:38 Talk about being dragged two blocks
00:21:00 Talk about criminals attacked woman from behind
00:22:44 Discussion of being stuck, drug down the block
00:24:59 Discussion having arm ripped off your body
00:27:21 Talk about how witness covered her body
00:29:24 Discussion of damage done to police officer drug in similar way
00:31:48 Talk about the last thing Mrs. Frickey heard was “we’re praying for you
00:34:07 Discussion of what happened to the blood?
00:40:48 Talk about determining cause of death
00:45:37 Talk about how Mrs. Frickey was beaten in car, then drug down street
00:48:18 Discussion about CCTV cameras
00:49:44 Suspect has been sentenced to prison
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The death of Jeffrey Epstein has been debated since the minute it was announced to the world. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will share what it was like to be on the air with the news and notice "red flags" as certain parts of the death story didn't seem to be correct.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will break down the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Did Jeffrey Epstein commit suicide, or was he murdered?
Transcript Highlights
00:01:17 Joe hears story about where the meanest men in America live
00:04:47 Joseph Scott Morgan talks about covering Epstein death
00:08:23 Discuss first attack/suicide attempt
00:11:45 Talk about unusual circumstances
00:14:37 Discuss conflicting statements about noose
000:17:15 Talk about Epstein allowed unmonitored phone call
00:18:23 Discuss no cellmate to attack or stop suicide
00:20:33 Talk about two nooses in the cell
00:22:42 Discussion of cell condition and contents
00:25:49 Talk about July 23rd event
00:29:25 Discuss observing body at time of death
00:32:25 Talk about putting hospital gown on Epstein
00:34:03 Mark Epstein told his brother may have been dead 2 hours or more
00:37:40 Talk about Epstein body wheeled into hospital
00:40:34 Discussion of hyoid bone
00:42:05 Discuss facts of the body at time of death
00:44:24 Discuss agreement overturned regarding suicide
00:45:14 Talk about autopsy, who was present
00:47:00 Discuss distribution of force
00:48:16 Mentions that noose wasn't collected for evidence.
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When a panicked husband calls 911 for help saying his wife has overdosed the first officer on the scene notices some pretty big red flags.
The forensics tell the story of what killed Maria Munoz, but Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will dig deeper to find out what really happened to a Texas mom with a penchant for writing in her journal, about everything.
Transcript Highlights
00:01:29 Talk about nurses, great investigators
00:03:21 Discussion of body cam
00:04:45 Talk about scene, shadows
00:05:31 Talk about what police expect based on 911 call
00:06:55 Discussion of relationship
00:08:37 Talk about surgery, different duties
00:10:20 Talk about steroid use
00:11:08 Talk about husband being suspicious
00:12:06 Discussion of red flags
00:13:45 Talk about husband pockets pill bottle
00:15:38 Talk about medicine bottle on scene
00:21:00 Talk about medical pro letting police officer take over cpr
00:22:44 Discussion of husband talking to police
00:24:59 Discussion of Police body cam
00:27:21 Talk about how to find needle hole in arm
00:29:24 Discussion of suspect
00:31:48 Talk about scenes involving drugs
00:34:07 Discussion of home dynamics
00:35:55 Discussion of medical careers
00:40:48 Talk about tox screen
00:43:52 Discussion of toxicology report
00:45:37 Talk about how drugs were used
00:48:18 Discussion about Maria diary entries
00:49:44 Diary and Toxicology gave jury no choice
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Savanah Soto, 18, and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra, 22, are reported missing the day before Savanah is to have labor induced for their baby. Their car is found, and Savanah is found dead in the front passenger seat with Matthew shot to death in the back seat.On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the truth from fiction in the saddest story from what should be the happiest of times.
Transcript Highlights
00:01:54 Talk about having a child
00:03:23 Talk about responsibility
00:05:53 Discussion of age of victims
00:07:49 Talk about family dynamic
00:09:24 Discussion about safety
00:12:53 Talk about location of bodies in the car
00:14:33 Discussion of Matthew being drug into back seat
00:16:12 Discussion of what long hair means to crime scene
00:18:42 Talk about where victims were murdered
00:19:46 Windows in the kia are dark
00:22:01 What is being said between truck driver and kia?
00:23:48 Discussion of people traveling with body in car
00:25:52 Baby is autopsied too
00:26:59Talk about Baby birth after death
00:28:23 Talk about Matthew identified quickly
00:32:36 Kia Optima located
00:34:58 Phone Pings will help find more cameras
00:35:55 Talk about bad cameras, great picture of suspects
00:37:01 Discussion of DNA that will likely be found
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The Idaho house where Madison Mogen , Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were murdered has been demolished. Prosecution and Defense were both in agreement about the resident being demolished before the trial.
Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they discuss what might be missed and who might be helped by the biggest pieced of evidence being destroyed.
Transcript Highlights
00:01:08 Talk about why the odd shaped home had to come down
00:02:18 Discussion about destroying house before trial
00:03:47 Compare being able to visit the home of Lizzie Borden
00:05:47 Discussion of taking down horrible crime scenes
00:08:33 Comparing evidence like knife to house, would a picture of knife be sufficient
00:09:06 Discussion of both sides in agreement in taking building down
00:11:28 Talk about how to tell if someone could hear noise from top to bottom of house
00:13:36 Discussion of first-person perspective
00:15:48 Discussion of Parkland scene
00:17:42 Talk about taking jury to crime scene
00:19:26 Discussion of house layout – would killer have to be familiar
00:20:39 Talk about moving around rooms in the dark
00:21:53 Discussion about seeing size of rooms and 'ear' witness
00:24:15 Talk about effective documentation
00:26:23 Discussion about where suspect entered home
00:27:07 Discussion about room size
00:29:51 Talk about dynamic distribution of blood, being able to see it in context
00:31:32 Discussion of Jeffrey MacDonald case, jury saw murder scene in house
00:32:4 Talk about without house, no way to know where sound would go
00:33:51 Discussion comparing Gettysburg site to a house
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Timothy Ferguson's mother calls police. Her son is unresponsive. Timothy Ferguson is also 15-years-old weighing just 69 pounds when he died of malnutrition and hypothermia.
Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they detail -Timothy Ferguson's painful life at the hands of his evil mother and brother. The teen lives on a diet of water and bread soaked in hot sauce, followed by ice baths.
Transcript Highlights
00:00:00 Joseph Scott Morgan shares memories of Grandmother cooking chicken
00:04:15 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson, 15, starved to death by his mother
00:05:37 Discussion of food being used as mechanism for torture
00:06:52 Talk about Shanda Vander Ark fled Oklahoma with children
00:08:56 Explanation of how using food as a ‘kindness’
00:11:05 Talk about dark choices made by Shanda Vander Ark regarding her son
00:13:05 Discussion of Timothy’s older brother Paul being involved in the abuse
00:14:51 Joseph Scott Morgan describes “impact: injury – slapped, punched.
00:15:28 Talk about how common that one child will be chosen for abuse while other siblings abuse victim as well
00:16:14 Discussion about abuse, malnutrition impossible to hide
00:17:15 How to determine how long Timothy was abused
00:18:35 Description - malnutrition can “stunt growth”.
00:20:40 Discussion of Shanda Vander Ark Defense, claims she had PTSD
00:21:51 Joseph Scott Morgan explains how Timothy Ferguson was digesting his own fat cells due to malnutrition
00:22:58 Timothy Ferguson’s body already compromised
00:26:41 Timothy Ferguson was given bread and water, and hot sauce for torture
00:27:56 Talk about hot sauce “Carolina Reaper” being placed on bread for Ferguson to eat
00:29:00 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson being kept in tiny room under stairs, developing bed sores
00:30:56 Description of Timothy Ferguson breathing out of his mouth like fish out of water
00:32:09 Discussion of Ice Bath’s used to punish Timothy Ferguson
00:33:28 Timothy Ferguson never recovered from last Ice Bath, cause of death – hypothermia and malnutrition
00:36:02 Discussion of food – mother chained refrigerator and cabinets in kitchen
00:38:00 Verdict - Shanda Vander Ark, guilty of murder, son Paul guilty of Child Abuse
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