Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
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. Theme Music: Audio Network
Episodes
Devil Murders Dad and Mom in Front of Daughters, 9 and 7, in Devils Den!
Clinton and Cristen Brink have recently moved to Arkansas with their daughters and decide to go for a hike in Devils Den State Park. Without warning the family is ambushed on a hiking trail by a man with a knife. 43-year-old Clinton figh…
Beef Wellington With Mushrooms: Murderer's Favorite Weapon
Erin Patterson went hunting for special mushrooms, Death Cap Mushrooms. She needed them for a very special meal she was preparing for her soon to be ex-in-laws. Her husband Simon was invited to be at the dinner with his parents and extended…
Unraveling the Mystery of 40 Skulls: A Grim Revelation "Best of Body Bags"
The FBI's investigation into James Knott's Kentucky home reveals a shocking discovery: 40 human skulls, femurs, hip bones, and spinal cords used as decorations. In response to this disturbing find, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack delve de…
FAMILY MASSACRE! Family Friend Accused of Quadruple Murder. Austin Drummond CAPTURED!
A baby is dropped off at the end of a Tennessee driveway. As witnesses call 911 to report the baby, another call is coming in from a county over about a possible quadruple homicide. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the murders of A…
ARSON: Revenge. Money. Cover-up Crime. Pyrophilia.
Arsonists do it for may different reasons; Revenge, Money, Cover-up a Crime, Pyrophilia. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss arson and how the crime is investigated, the evidence left behind, and why burning up the scene of a crime to…
SHOCKING TRUTH! XANA Caught BK And Fought The Devil!
Bryan Kohberger snuck in to kill young ladies while they slept. Maddie and Kaylee woke up and fought for their lives. Ethan Chapin was killed as he slept. But one, Xana Kernodle, was wide awake when the devil showed up. After reading throu…
EXPLOSIVE PROOF! Maddie and Kaylee Fought Back Against Cowardly Attacker
The sentencing of Bryan Kohberger allowed for the release of documents that until now have been kept from the public. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and examine the injuries suffered by Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves,…
ARREST! 1984 RAPIST, MURDERER OF 18-YEAR-OLDS, CAUGHT AFTER 40 YEARS
In 1984, Terrance Arndt was an 18-year-old in Shasta County California. He and his girlfriend are sitting together in his vehicle when out of nowhere, a man with a gun shows up. Arndt tries to save his girlfriend and is shot in the process.…
DELUSIONAL.PATHETIC. AVERAGE. YOU ARE NOTHING. FAILED RAPPER: BRYAN KOHBERGBER
The victim impact statements in the Bryan Kohberger sentencing were powerful. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack have covered the case since it began in November 2022 and discuss the evidence used to convince Bryan Kohberger to take a plea d…
Shocking Discovery: Forensic Anthropology and the Suicide of Gabby Petito's Killer
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss Forensic Anthropology, starting with the two questions usually asked of Forensic Anthropologists: Who are they? What happened? Joseph Scott Morgan explains what is Forensic Anthropology and how …
SHOCKING ARREST!!! Teen Begs TikTok Influencers to Investigate Parents' Murders!
In West Georgia, on the morning of February 20th, 2025, deputies with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene at 1531 Carolton Tyus Road. The 5-year-old daughter of James "Jamie" Brock and his wife, "Kristen Brock, discov…
Murder or Suicide? The Death of Jeffrey Epstein - The Best of Body Bags
The death of Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news and his brother, Mark Epstein, is on record saying he believes his brother was murdered. The death of Jeffrey Epstein has been debated since the minute it was announced to the world. On this …
Jonestown: Vacation Destination? If Thirsty, "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid"
909 people, including 267 children, died by suicide or were murdered by cyanide injection on November 18, 1978, at "The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project", better known by the unofficial name "Jonestown" after the leader of the group, Jim…
92-Year-old CONVICTED! 1967 Rape/Murder Cold Case Thawed After 58 Years
Ryland Headley was 34-years-old when he raped and murdered 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in her home in Bristol (UK) on June 28, 1967. The biggest lead investigators had was to be found ‘lifted’ from the dusted powder of a window frame at the b…
SHOCKING Celeb Deaths By Autoerotic Asphyxia Plus Epstein Hanging, More...
AEA: Autoerotic Asphyxia—David Carradine gained fame on TV in the early 70s as Kung Fu. Michael Hutchence was the frontman for hitmaking rock group INXS. Both men died doing the same thing: autoerotic asphyxia. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave …
UPDATE! Baby Decapitated DURING Birth! Jury Awards Parents $2 Million
Update on the decapitation of Baby Isaiah during his birth. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened and how the family is still having to fight for justice. The parents, Jessica Ross and Traveon Taylor Sr. have filed lawsuit…
From Manson Family Murders to Execution by Beheading: Truth About Sharp Force Injuries
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the Manson family murders and the real injuries suffered by the victims, as well as beheadings carried out hundreds of years ago in an effort to explain the difference in the type of injuries creat…
JFK - Oswald - Lincoln: Forensic Firearm Examination
A solid understanding of firearms and their function and purpose is essential to being a successful investigator. Failure to understand the things encountered in the street... there is no telling what kind of interpretation one will wind up…
Blunt Force Trauma Deep Dive And The Trials of Karen Read
Blunt Force Trauma and the trial of Karen Read in the death of her boyfriend, police officer John O'Keefe. Read was accused of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV in 2022 and leaving him to die in blizzard like conditions. Joseph Scott Morgan and …
Suzanne Morphew's Husband Charged AGAIN With First-Degree Murder of Wife!
Suzanne Morphew vanished on Mother's Day 2020. Her husband Barry Morphew was later charged with her murder, even though her body had not been found. Due to many issues, the judge dismissed the case one week before it went to trial and Barry…
Wife, Mother, Restaurant Owner, SERIAL KILLER: The Life and Death Sentence of Anjette Lyles
Anjette and Ben Lyles are a young married couple with two children. Ben is a WW2 veteran and together he and Anjette work in his family restaurant in Macon, Georgia. When Ben sells the restaurant for below market value to settle a gambling…
Body Bags "LIVE" From CRIMECON UK 2025 - Idaho College Murders Update
Joseph Scott Morgan gives a "Live" presentation of what happened at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho the night four students were murdered. Breaking down the forensic evidence that exists as well as items that have been destroyed, including …
796 Dead Babies Hidden in Septic Tank At Home For Unwed Mothers
Imagine a very large, very old, decomissioned sewage tank buried underneath the grounds of a long since demolished home for unwed mothers that may contain the remains of nearly 800 babies and small children. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mac…
Fatal Vision or Fatal Justice - The Case of Jeffrey MacDonald
At 3:42 a.m. on February 17, 1970, Green Beret Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald makes an emergency phone call from his base housing at 544 Castle Drive at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The dispatcher hears the faint message, a call for help, "Stabbin…
Could Delay Calling Cops Plus Coroner Comments Create Reasonable Doubt For Kohberger?
A lot of information has come out about the victims in Moscow, Idaho, and the condition of their bodies as well as location and injuries. Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabutt made many public comments in the first days of the investigation tha…
SHOCKING DEATHS! Fertility Clinic Bomber Manifesto + Staged Suicide/Murder
A Fertility Clinic Bomber's Manifesto Mentions Staged Suicide Murder 1,200 Miles Away. Lars Nelson calls 911 to report the suicide of his girlfriend, Sophie Tinney. He gives the 911 operator a lot of information and is standing outside to t…
SHOCKING! Dark Secret Hidden in Tunnels Under The City of Light
Millions of tourist flock to Paris every year to visit the Louvre or see the Eiffel Tower up close. While tourists take photos on the city streets, under their feet, lining the walls of nearly two hundred miles of tunnels lie the skeletons …
Decompositional Changes: Rookie Cop Thinks Man Was Murdered with Hatchet!
Joseph Scott Morgan puts on his teachers cap and explains Decompositional changes and what really happens in the first minutes, hours, and days after death and tells the story of a rookie cop doing a simple welfare check calls for backup af…
Ellen Greenberg Update: ME Says He Was Wrong! NOT Suicide! "Best of Body Bags"
The death of Ellen Greenberg was initially ruled a homicide, but without warning or explanation, Doctor Marlon Osbourne changed the ruling to suicide. Ellen's parents have spent the last 14 years trying to have it changed back to homicide, …
Unbelievable Rulings! Manner, Cause, Mechanism of Death: Part 2
Part Two of "Manner, Cause, Mechanism of Death", the death rulings of John O'Keefe, Virginia Giuffre, Dana Plato, Heidi Planck and others including one where a burglar is sent to prison for murdering someone who wasn't shot, stabbed, stran…
Is Kohberger the New "OJ"? Did Defense Find The "Real Killer"?
The judge in the Bryan Kohberger trial is still searching for the person or persons who leaked info to Dateline that was used in NBC’s 2-hour special on the Idaho Student Murders, “The Terrible Night on King Road” revealing new details and …
Death Investigation: Manner, Cause, and Mechanism of Death - A Lesson from The Professor
Joseph Scott Morgan spends hours talking about crime scenes and forensics in the media and in the classroom. Today he explains everything from a "Natural Death" to "Russian Roulette". The key is to determine "How the Cause Came About". Na…
UPDATE! Mass killer, Serial killer, Hired Hitman: Damien McDaniel - 18 Dead in 14 Months
Birmingham, Alabama, has experienced a killing spree unlike any before. In the April 16 episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack covered alleged mass killer, serial killer, and hitman Damian McDaniel, who had been charged wit…
SICKO Mails Skeletal Remains To Cops in 1987, FINALLY IDENTIFIED
In November 1987 cops in Humbolt County, California, received a package in the mail. The package was mailed from San Francisco and contained partial skeletal remains. A typed letter was included in the package with directions to more skelet…
Love Triangle Murder: One Buried In Mansion Basement, One in Prison, One Aqcuitted
All Three were doing drugs and having sex with one another. Jamie Carrol goes to get more drugs, when he comes back, Jeffrey Mundt and Joey Banis, kill Carrol and take his money and drugs. Mundt and Banis then dig a hole in the basement of …
Brutal 1982 Cold Case Murder of Girl, 15, SOLVED! Man, 78, Sentenced
15-year-old Karen Stitt was stabbed to death 100 yards from the bus stop where she was headed to catch a bus to take her back home. She suffered nearly 60 stab wounds, 18 to the heart, and there is blood evidence all over the crime scene. J…
Fatal Family Crash! Dad, Sister, DEAD, Mom Critical, BABY Kahleb MISSING!
A one-year-old boy, Kahleb Collins,, is discovered to be "Missing" when he isn't found in the wreckage of a car crash that kills his father, Steven Collins, 40, and older sister, Ryleigh Collins, 2, and lands his mother, Pam Bailey, 23, in…
Ghastly New Info On Idaho College Murders Leaked To Public
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the leaks in the Bryan Kohberger case and what new information is now in the public. The Dateline show with information not released by the public has the judge in the case investigating the leak. J…
Firing Squad Execution FAIL! Three Shooters MISS the Mark from 5 Yards Away
Mikal Mahdi was just 21 years old when he began a crime spree that spanned four states and included two murders. One of the victims was James Myers, a 56-year-old police captain with the Orangeburg Public Safety Department in South Carolin…
Shocking Crucifixion Murder of Beloved "Pastor Bill", Body Staged!
A beloved pastor and Vietnam War Vet is murdered in his own home and his body is "staged" with his arms spread out and his hands pinned to the wall to resemble crucifixion. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the murder of 76-year-ol…