The Last Thanksgiving.

There really is a Language of the Dead and it is spoken by the deceased in a way that people like Professor Joseph Scott Morgan can understand.  On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan explains the Language of the dead known as the Post Mortem Interval, PMI. Many phrases are used on podcasts, tv shows, and movies where it is assumed the audience knows the meaning, but many times, we don't. Joseph Scott Morgan takes the time to define and explain PMI; Post Mortem Interval, in this somewhat different, very informative episode of Body Bags.           Transcribe Highlights00:12.74 Introduction of PMI  Post Mortem Interval04:42.25 Discussion sounds a dead body makes 09:20.95 Discussion of death investigation14:18.98 Discussion of Jacksonville State University 19:18.52 Talk about the language of the dead24:23.14 Discussion of what happens when a person dies29:48.47 Discussion of "real world: conditions34:18.51 Discussion of what happens when a person dies in unusual position39:00.23 Talk about liquid seeks lowest area43:12.20 Discussion of "fixed"44:20.54 Conclusion Paying attentionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Elo 202444min

Jennifer Paxton was looking for a place to stay with friendly faces for a few days. Rebecca Dishman and Sean Finnegan seem to be the friendly faces she is looking for...until she walks into their apartment. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will talk about how Jennifer Paxton was beaten with a baseball bat, shackled to a bed, raped, tortured, and eventually murdered.              Transcription Highlights 00:08.43 Introduction of Jennifer Paxton death04:55.92 Discussion of victim, lured, tortured, raped, murdered09:00.14 Discussion of someone treated as less than human14:41.08 Talk about co-conspirator19:10.79 Discussion of Paxton being placed in freezer24:16.48 Describing police finding frozen body under bed30:45.98 Discussion of over 50 injuries to victim35:45.22 Talking about abuse of a corpse40:34.78 Discussion of baseball bat used as weapon43:10.84 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Elo 202443min

Markayla Johnson moves with her two children, 4-year-old Miracle and 7-month-old Messiah, to Charlotte, North Carolina to be with her boyfriend, Benjamin Taylor.  Within weeks of arriving from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, her family realizes they haven't seen her like they would normally expect. Reaching out to check on Markayla, the family get text messages from her phone, but there is something wrong. The messages don't sound like Markayla. After going to the apartment and finding nobody home, the family of Markayla Johnson report her and the children missing. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan walks you through the apartment that is now a crime scene and explain what police found when they opened the plastic tub filled with air fresheners......and Markayla Johnson. But where are the children?          Transcription Highlights 00:00.01 Introduction - Names of deadly drugs04:59.53 Discussion of Markayla and children move to Charlotte07:06.46 Discussion of text messages10:53.00 Joe Talks about finding a body12:22.00 Discussion of evidence of children16:59.24 Talk about smell of decomposing bodies22:06.34 Discussion of methodology of suffocation25:35.12 Talk about smell of decomposition from trunk30:17.86 Discussion of triple homicide34:53.71 Discussion of small bruises around mouth39:49.39 Discussion secure scene45:37.10 Benjamin Taylor being held without bondSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Elo 202445min

Matthew Perry became a star surrounded by "Friends" and became a falling star surrounded by "Friends" who did nothing but feed his addiction. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how a death investigator determines if a body found submerged in a hot tub died from drowning, drugs, or a combination of both. And in the end, who is responsible?               Transcript Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction of a "friend" 00:39.79 Joe Talks about being fan of Matthew Perry films05:00.76 Discussion of Matthew Perry physically showing addiction09:03.23 Discussion of addiction and death14:04.73 Discussion of ketamine18:57.46 Talk about Joe finding live addict during death investigation24:28.68 Discussion of different types of drugs27:46.64 Discussion of doctor selling $12 bottle of ketamine for $2,00032:42.38 Discussion of death investigation, elements of drowning36:21.22 Conclusion, will doctors be treated as street dealersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Elo 202437min

The family of James Nalborczyk reports him missing on December 21, telling police the last time they saw or talked to James was on December 7. Police investigate and visit Nalborczyk's girlfriend, Michelina Goodwin who quickly tells them she and James broke up and he left driving a company truck to a job in  West Virginia. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how Michelina Goodwin's claim that she accidentally shot her boyfriend in the back does not match the evidence. If it was an accident, why did Michelina and a friend, chop up James into little pieces, put his body parts in bags, and hide the bags in very rural areas of two counties.          Transcript Highlights 00:07.55 Introduction: Becoming a "Proctor"05:00.24 Talk about Murder of Ingrid Lyne09:47.51 Discussion of killers keeping body nearby14:23.46 Discussion of family thinks James is missing, he is dead19:20.00 Discussion of forensic evidence of weapon firing24:28.57 Talk about "drop test" on a gun29:29.26 Discussion of "accidental shooting"34:27.65 Discussion of body being wrapped in paper38:46.85 Talk about privacy law44:18.04 Discussion of two perpetrators who roll over on each other46:14.07 Conclusion - no way to make blood disappearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Elo 202446min

Today we'd like to direct your attention to another podcast - the new Crime Alert Hourly Update. The Crime Alert team delivers hourly updates on breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/CrimeAlert_HourlyUpdateIt’s been 6 years since Chris Watts murdered his wife Shannan Watts and their two children Bella and Celeste. Now the 39 year old killer says he is afraid for his life.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Elo 20244min

In the Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan titled "Dinner, Drinks, Dismemberment-The Sade Robinson Murder, Joseph went into great detail of the facts as they were known in the first weeks of the investigation. On this special episode of Body Bags, more information has been made public that is even more shocking than the first part of the story. A confidential Informant tells investigators that Maxwell Anderson showed him the basement, and Anderson told him what he was going to do with his victim. It is too late to make a difference now, but why didn't this "confidential informant" with a direct line to police tell someone what Anderson was planning?            Transcript Highlights 00:05.25 Introduction - Sade Robinson, part 205:37.25 Discussion of confidential informant knew09:53.01 Discussion of remembering dates and times14:30.28 Talk about cutting a body into parts19:37.78 Discussion of Maxwell Anderson relaxed before attack24:08.34 Discussion 12 hour window between dinner and car on fire29:29.95 Talk about hiding blood34:24.64 Discussion information in public39:38.27 Talk about clothing items and test surface for DNA45:07.69 Discussion of bathing body of Black Dhalia48:04.44 Conclusion: items found in basement could be the beginningSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Elo 202448min

Ashley Bush, pregnant with her fourth child, is the main breadwinner in her home. However, she has been diagnosed with gestational hypertension and needs a job she can do from home. She connects with a woman named Lucy on a social media site for expectant mothers, who offer the exact type of job Ashley needs. In this episode of "Body Bags," Joseph Scott Morgan explains how medical professionals determine when a birth has occurred naturally and when something has gone wrong. Dave Mack will delve behind the headlines to uncover what happened to Ashley Bush and what will become of those responsible for causing her harm.           Transcript Highlights 00:17.33 Introduction - times are tough03:22.40 Discussion about set-up, work from home to lure pregnant woman08:00.83 Discussion about stealing baby from womb, call 91113:32.57 Talk about decomposition that happens inside mother's body18:26.72 Discussion of woman has placenta in her pants, baby dies22:41.29 Discussion gestational hypertension27:00.24 Discussion of Waterman admits killing Ashley bush31:49.71 Discussion of working neonatal unit35:44.32 Talk about burning body, heat insufficient40:03.01 Discussion of Jamie Waterman led investigators to body41:10.24 Conclusion, sentencing in October See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Elo 202442min