Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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

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February 10, 2026 41 mins

Mary Theresa Simpson, 12, vanished when she was walking home from a relative's home in March 1964, in Elmira, New York. 

Her beaten and abused body was found four days later, in a wooded area in Southport. 

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go back in time to discover what happened to Mary Simpson and why police could not find a suspect to arrest, and charge with the rape and murder of a little girl.

They also discuss how...

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11-year-old Jordan Weems writes a note to his mom; "Dear mom, I love you because you are smart, kind and very loving. That's what I love about you." Five years after writing that note to his adoptive mother, Spring Weems, Jordan Weems allegedly beats her to death with a hammer, puts her body in a trash dumpster and rolls it to the curb. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go behind the headlines to take a look at the crime scene, the...

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On April 3, 2025, two girls ate chocolate-covered raspberries.

Four days later, Ines de Bedout, 14, and Emilia Forero, 13, pass away. They were reportedly poisoned with thallium, injected into the raspberries.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack find the bottom of the truth barrel and share how an entrepreneur contestant on "Shark Tank" wins the grand prize, and loses her boyfriend.

She also allegedly kills his daughter, travels the ...

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In the last few weeks, shocking photos "leaked" by the state police showing the inside of the Moscow, Idaho,  Crime Scene. On top of the photos come claims from an "expert" hired by Kohberger team who claims there were two killers and multiple weapons. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the facts of the case and Joseph Scott Morgan gives a class on forensic evidence and what it means to try and put the case to rest.&nbs...

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In Washington state, Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin West calls 911 at 4:27 a.m. and reports that his wife, Marcy West, is unconscious. 

West says his wife is having a seizure and that he is performing CPR. The Camas-Washougal Fire Department responds to the call, but 48-year-old Marcy dies.

An autopsy is inconclusive, and her body is turned over to the funeral home. In the days that follow, police receive calls claiming...

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On Feb. 24, 2023, police were called to the Banfield family home for a stabbing and a shooting around 8 a.m. Brendan Banfield, an IRS special agent, told police he shot a man who had stabbed his wife, Christine Banfield. Police find Christine Banfield, nude and stabbed multiple times, in an upstairs bedroom. Nearby, they find a man named Joseph Ryan shot multiple times. Inside the house at the time of the shooting: Brendan Banfield...

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On November 15, 1983, deputies respond to calls of a "suspicious" van parked at a Highway 1 turnout about three miles north of world famous Hearst Castle in San Luis Obispo County, California. Inside the van deputies find the body of Toby Tate, 41. She had been shot in the head in what appeared to be a possible robbery. Her purse was missing as was a nikon camera. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the evidence left behind, ...

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When Stacey Powell doesn't log onto her work computer for two days in the middle of the week, and family can't get her on the phone, police are asked to do a "well-being" check.

When police arrive, they immediately suspect Powell's boyfriend, Andrew Ridgeway, of lying. She's later found brutally murdered inside her Auburndale, Florida, home.

Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack in this episode, as they discuss the case.

Also in t...

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In November 2006, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were found on a beach in Taholah, an unincorporated village on the Quinault Indian Reservation, in Grays Harbor County, Washington.  he Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office and the Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office responded and began collecting evidence and investigating. The Skeletal Remains: Adult Man - 5'9" - 170 - 180 lbs Likely between 20 and 60 years old (...

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Robert Eugene Brashers was a serial killer and rapist who got away with murders. He was only proved to be a "serial killer" 20 years after he killed himself! Brashers body was exhumed and his DNA tied him to the infamous "Yogurt Shop Murders" in Austin, Texas in 1991. Now in the recent past, another cold case has been tied to Brashers - the 1998 murder of Linda Rutledge in Lexington, Kentucky. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack brea...

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On October 17, 2025, a normal morning starts as a New York mother sees her children off to school.

After returning from taking her youngest daughter to school, an intruder attacks Aleena Asif after sneaking into her home while she was away.

Aleena loses her life during the struggle.

Now, according to the County of Nassau District Attorney, an arrest has been made in the case.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go inside the home of ...

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The Torso Killer is back in the news again as Richard Cottingham confesses to the 1965 murder of 18-year-old nursing student, Alys Eberhardt, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Cottingham will not be prosecuted for the murder, the admission allows the city of Fair Lawn to close the case, maybe provide an answer for family who have waited decades to know what happened to their loved one. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dig into the story o...

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Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have uncovered disturbing details in connection with an alleged 34-year-old grave robber.

Police arrested Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, as he left Mount Moriah Cemetery “holding a burlap bag, crow bar, and other assorted items.” He’s now facing over 500 criminal charges in connection to alleged break-ins, including 100 counts of abuse of a corpse, desecration, theft, and more.

The repor...

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The body of Rhonda Fisher was found on April 1, 1987, 25 miles north of Denver, in a rural area of Douglas County.

A motorist passing by the area spotted her body at the 3500 block of South Perry Park Road, and contacted police. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled.

The night before her murder, she was on foot, walking north on Monaco and toward Denver.

 Now, following in-depth investigations with crime scene and evid...

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The Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit is asking the public for help with any video or digital evidence related to the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe. Well thought of couple, Spencer a popular dentist, murdered in their home between 2am and 5am December 30, 2025. The couple's two children ages 4 and 1 were unharmed. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case with everything currently known as the police seek hel...

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Sarah Grace Patrick is accused of murdering her mother and stepfather while they were asleep in their bed, leaving their bodies to be discovered by the couple's five-year-old daughter. The trial was schedule to begin yesterday, January 5, 2026, but has now been delayed until August awaiting a report from a forensic neuropsychologist who evaluated the teen over several visits in August 2025. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break d...

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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan" - Final Four - Top Downloads 2025

4. DELUSIONAL.PATHETIC. AVERAGE. YOU ARE NOTHING. FAILED RAPPER: BRYAN KOHBERGBER  

3. Shocking Discovery: Forensic Anthropology and the Suicide of Gabby Petito's Killer     

2. EXPLOSIVE PROOF! Maddie and Kaylee Fought Back Against Cowardly Attacker         

1. SHOCKING TRUTH! XANA C...

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Taking a look at the top 10 most downloaded episodes of "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan" for 2025. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at the top show from 2025 starting with the 10th most downloaded episode and counting down to number 5.  Number 10. Decker Found? Bones Recovered in 100 Day search. 9. Missing Wife Body Parts Found In Woods, Ex Navy Jag Husband Accused. 8. Ghastly New Info On Idaho College Murders...

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There are five types of dismemberment, and in this episode, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss necromaniac dismemberment and communication dismemberment.nt. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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00:00.03 Introduction - Dismemberment Part 2 
 
02:14.70 Defensive Dismemberment  

04:41.09 Walshe "Sudden Adult Death Syndrome"
 
10:00.54 Taylor Schabusiness

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Part one of a two part episode covering dismemberment. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the Black Dahlia case that is back in the headlines again, as well as Ed Gein, and other dismemberment killers we have covered. Imagine opening your garbage can to bring it back up the driveway empty, but it is too heavy, open the door and see a foot! One of the many cases covered in this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan...

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