Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

In Chelsea, Massachusetts, November 2000, the mutilated remains of a young woman are found in a parking lot behind a home for disabled veterans.  The head and hands of the remains are missing, but investigators find surveillance video of the possible killer dropping off the remains in the parking lot. Using the video, investigators are able to identify and arrest a suspect in the homicide, Eugene McCollum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The autopsy reports of the victims of Bryan Kohberger provided so much information that previously was unknown or not public knowledge that Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack needed more time to examine what happened to the victims and how the reports better inform the timeline created in explaining the attacks. In part one, a lot of time was spent on the overall attack as well as the injuries suffered by Kaylee Gonclaves. In this episode, the professor and the reporter examine the injuries suffered by Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, and what those injuries mean to the overall examination of one of the most horrific crimes ever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 them. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case of Noel Rodriguez Alvarez, 6-years-old when he vanished. Three years later, we have the answers. Host Joseph Scott MorganCo-Host Dave Mack         Transcribe Highlights 00:00.07 Introduction - Tax refund  02:00.66 Boy missing several years 05:19.42 Noel is special needs 10:03.19 Police welfare check 14:57.34 Being hungry 20:05.53 Arshdeep Singh deposits stolen money 25:01.46 When did Noel fall through the cracks 30:00.86 Dogs smelling decay 35:15.25 The cement will be taken away 38:24.89 ConclusionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 surveillance video Shopping in a 99-cent store in Jamaica, Queens, with his latest victim's dismembered leg in his electric wheelchair/scooter.  Host   Joseph Scott Morgan Co-Host    Dave Mack          Transcribe Highlights 00:00.58 Introduction - Deception01:01.18 87-year-old Serial Killer02:47.77 Serial Killer standard is Three or more06:22.92 Focus on Female victims10:44.66 Marcelin went shopping with severed leg15:15.20 Body found in multiple places20:03.21 Marcelin kills in 196325:06.17 Marcelin in prison 1963-1984, part of the Attica Prison Riot30:11.06 Marcelin picks weakest victim35:14.68 Taking photos of body from overhead40:40.89 Marcelin tells judge 2019, "I will never re-offend"43:21.75 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  Host    Joseph Scott MorganCo-Host Dave Mack           Transcribe Highlights00:00.35 Introduction - Life of 11-year-old 03:22.97 Utah - Child Torture charge 04:54.45 Dad tells 911 he is doing CPR on child 10:03.70 Treating child is different than adult 15:01.05 Dad changed clothes while son being treated by EMTs 19:50.02 Dad found son hanging by coaxial cable 25:08.41 Is anyone manipulating the scene? 31:49.08 Items discarded, surfaces painted  35:16.34 Years long abuse of the children 40:04.12 Mother said they switched to beating with pans to avoid leaving marks 46:02.31 Conclusion   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 of the alleged killer as well as other items in their room that might have been used in the beating death. Host    Joseph Scott MorganCo-Host Dave Mack           Transcribe Highlights00:00.86 Introduction - "Follow Your Passion" 03:06.46 Jeffrey and Emma MacDonald 08:20.55 Defining Mental Health Crisis 13:20.16 Forensic Pathologist will conduct exam at the hospital 19:08.25 Everything Jeffrey had, he got because of Emma 24:22.71 What made Jeffrey attack Emma? 29:01.72 MacDonald Statements to police.... 34:16.52 Determine what was used as weapon 38:06.38 Blood on the cuff of shirt 41:15.16 Conclusion    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.