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
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack recorded this episode in front of a Live Audience at CrimeCon 2026 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Joe and Dave discuss three cases that were resolved decades after the incidents took place: the 1964 gruesome torture and murder of Catherine Blackurn, the 1958 disappearance of the Martin Family, and the 2006 discovery of the "woman in the well". As a staple of CrimeCon, Joseph Scot...
June 5, 1968, just before midnight, Senator Robert F Kennedy delivered a victory speech in the Embassy Ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the democratic primary. RFK was supposed to address another group of supporters in another ballroom, but a last minute press conference was put together, and Kennedy was forced to take an unplanned shortcut through the pantry in the kitchen of the hotel where RFK was sh...
Courtney Clenney gained fame and fortune as an "OnlyFans" model, and a reputation as a combative partner for Christian Obumseli. Police in Austin, Las Vegas, and Miami became familiar with the couple. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the death of Obumseli, comparing the story told by Clenney and the truth about throwing a knife 10 feet causing the death of a 6 foot, 220 pound, healthy young man.
The FBI obtained a DNA sample from a person on the Carnival Cruise ship with Anna Kepner that is only identified as a "minor male" from "out of state". Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go over the information in the unsealed detention hearing transcripts and what the second DNA sample means to the investigation.
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When officers are dispatched to check on a call of a man walking around a condo complex in his underwear, mumbling to himself and incoherent, they have no idea of the horror that awaits. Matthew Lewinski is taken from the condo complex and admitted to Henry Ford Hospital Intensive Care Unit. Lewinski's sister, Debra Federico, is notified by the condominium complex that lights were left 'on' inside the condo when Lewinski was ...
On January 8, 1994, a person walking a wooded area off of State Highway 225 in Baldwin County, Alabama, spotted skeletal remains with items scattered about the scene: A trucker hat that said America By Birth, Texan by Grace Of God, a western shirt, an inhaler, a digital watch, dark pair of prescription, bifocal glasses, a mechanical pen and pencil set, as well as a torch tip. Investigation revealed the person was ...
Out of prison for exactly one month, Christopher Ebanks is accused of killing a friend, Billy Joe Carrethers, with some type of odd stabbing weapon, then forcing Carrethers girlfriend, Selena Blanco, to clean up the mess. The victim was then placed in a bathtub, wrapped up in carpet and air mattress, bound with an extension cord and put into a closet. But not before Ebanks allegedly cut off the victims' head and hands and placed th...
July 12, 1980, Everett, Washington: Married, mother of two, Susan Vesey, was found dead in her home the morning after her 21st birthday. Her children were home while she was tied up, beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled. Many possible suspects, including her husband and brother-in-law, were interviewed, but no arrest was made, and the case went cold. June 2, 1984, Everett, Washington: Passerby calls 911 from a...
On February 22, 2003, the body of 57-year-old Jeanette Wilton was discovered near her home in the Flint River, close to a train trestle. Joseph Scott Morgan takes an in-depth look at the autopsy that showed the mother of three and grandmother to seven, had been sexually assaulted before she died of strangulation and multiple stab wounds to her neck. She also suffered blunt force trauma to her head and face along with contusio...
When Katherine Torbick failed to show up for work and friends could not get her to reply to calls and texts, police were called to do a "well-being" check. Officers were made aware of a recent domestic violence incident at the home involving Katherine and Kevin Motykie. Katherine ended her relationship with Motykie and he had a pending arrest warrant for aggravated domestic battery involving Katherine at the time police arrive at t...
Noel Rodriguez Alvarez was last seen in October 2022. Nobody reported him missing. Family members got concerned after his mother, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh made comments about Noel being possessed and a possible danger to her newborn twins. Police were asked to do a welfare check on March 10, 2023. Within 12 days Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, her husband, and six children ages 5 months to 11 years were on their way to India. Noel was not with...
Danny Calahane was at home with his young daughter when two men showed up with screwdrivers aiming to do Danny harm. Danny fought back against the intruders, chasing them from his home while protecting his daughter. The intruders came back, this time with sulfuric acid, attacking Danny and covering his body in the acid. As the two men fled the scene, police and paramedics were called. Danny Calahane was suffering from a pain ...
The headlines scream "87-year-old Serial Killer, Paroled Twice, Convicted of Murdering and Dismembering 3rd Victim." Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look back at the life and crimes of Harvey Marcelin. Marcelin was sentenced to "life" in prison in 1963. Paroled in 1984, he killed again and was sent back to prison in 1985. Paroled again in 2019.....Marcelin kills again. In 2022 Marcelin was captured on surveillanc...
The Alex Murdaugh Murder convictions have been overturned due to misconduct by the Clerk of Court. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what the ruling means - Murdaugh might be tried again for the murder of his Wife Maggie and Son, Paul. Alex Murdaugh is NOT getting out of prison. Murdaugh is serving combined Federal and State sentences of 67 years for numerous financial crimes. Murdaugh was convicted for stealing milli...
Brigham Young Merrell calls 911 and says he found his son hanging from coaxial cable and he is unresponsive. Merrell tells 911 he is doing CPR on the boy, but when first responders arrive, Merrell is not performing CPR, he is kneeling next to his son. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack explain what was taking place in the home where an 11-year-old boy was murdered, and his death staged as a suicide by the alleged killer, his father....
Jenifer Cleveland posted on social media: "The Luxe Medspa by Amber Johnson will definitely make you look and feel beautiful!" 24 hours after posting that, Jenifer Cleveland was dead, cardiac arrest at the Luxe Medspa and Amber Johnson is now charged with Felony Murder. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the business of "The Luxe Medspa by Amber Johnson" - and what went wrong the day Jenifer died.
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Police are called to a "mental health crisis" involving the 2025 "Chef of the Year" at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and his wife, the supervisor of the Campus Dining, at UMass Amherst. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack breakdown the police reports of what happened the night Emma MacDonald was beaten to death....allegedly by her husband Jeffrey MacDonald. What will investigators find as they examine the hands and feet o...
In February 1998 the dismembered remains of an elderly man were found in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The remains were in two suitcases found days apart and investigators determined all of the remains belonged to the same individual. The hands and head were not in either suitcase, preventing identification of the remains. The case went cold. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at what happened over 30 years and how Othram was...
The Piketon Massacre - 10 years later, Part 2. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what has been called the "Pike County Murders" "The Piketon Massacre" and other names - It was the murders of 8 people at 4 crime scenes in one night. The Wagner family of killers arrested just over two years after the massacre. Jake Wagner pleaded guilty to aggravated murder, conspiracy, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence and o...
Revisiting the Piketon Massacre, Ten years later. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case that can best be described as: 8 Murders. 4 Crime Scenes. 1 Night. Ten years since the murders took place, eight years since the arrest of the Wagner family. The case isn't over yet.
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00:00.09 Introduction: Timelines
05:13.71 Jake Wagner, 18 dating Hanna Rhoden. 13
10:19.50 Billy Wagner 6'6" 275 ...
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