DEATH OF INNOCENCE: MOM STUFFED IN TUB, BABIES IN TRUNK

Update on Tara Baker Homicide. Tara Baker was a law student at UGA when she was murdered on January 19, 2001. Her apartment was set on fire to cover-up the murder. It took nearly 10 years to get a death certificate and more than another 10 to arrest a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and why the trial of Edrick Lamont Faust, scheduled to begin in October, 2025, has been moved to January 2026. Transcript Highlights00:01.05 Introduction 02:34.58 Tara Baker, working and going to law school 05:01.75 Murders of Tara Baker and Laken Riley were less than 5 miles apart 10:08.02 Death Certificate is a "marker" 15:32.75 911 call was for an apartment fire 20:02.45 Firefighters have to be aware of their surroundings 24:56.80 Clothing might not burn - completely 29:56.47 Looking for what isn't destroyed by fire 33:17.54 Strap muscles in neck can indicate strangling 39:06.13 Fire used after the fact 43:42.43 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Syys 43min

Emmanuel Haro is still missing. His parents are both in jail and charged in his death. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case as well as what Jake Haro did to his daughter when she was just 10-weeks-old. Haro pleaded guilty and served 6-months in a work release program, but the 10-week-old is now seven and permanently bedridden because of the abuse inflicted by her father when she was an infant. Transcribe Highlights00:01.87 Introduction 02:07.37 Emmanuel Haro update 04:30.26 Rebecca Haro "black eye" 10:02.49 Looking back at 7-year-old daughter of Jake Haro 15:10.17 Soft-spot on the head of small child 20:14.87 Jake Haro beat 10-week-old daughter 25:08.74 Emmanuel Haro body not found 29:38.69 Placing child in trash very specific 33:10.04 Abuser may doctor shop 38:36.91 Police still searching for body 41:58.28 ConclusionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Syys 42min

In a mystery that has captured national attention, Washington father Travis Decker picked up his three young daughters on May 30 for a "planned visitation," and never came back. The three girls -- Paityn Decker, 9; Evelyn Decker, 8; and Olivia Decker, 5 -- were found dead near a Washington state campground on June 2. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case that has one of the most shocking crime scenes of all time. Professor Morgan explains the forensic evidence left behind inside the bags and the bloody handprint on the truck. As of today, Travis Decker is still on the run, the lone suspect in the murder of his three little girls. Officials say anyone who sees Decker or knows of his whereabouts should call 911. Transcribe Highlights00:00.88 Introduction 02:06.17 The Murder of the Decker Sisters 05:11.48 Decker picked up his girls for visitation 10:08.63 Help is a two-way street 15:08.46 Search for Decker began June 2nd 20:04.96 Bloody handprint on tailgate of truck 24:56.48 Bags don't breathe 30:55.64 Passive Homicide 34:47.96 Decker has a decent level of training 40:04.66 Decker DNA found on the bags 45:24.15 Eric Robert Rudolph 49:27.37 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Elo 49min

The recent release of police bodycam footage from Moscow, Idaho and the interview with Dylan Mortensen answers a lot of questions for those who have followed the case. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the latest information on the case including the FBI doing something they publicly said they would never do, and how Othram helped put the monster away for the rest of his life. Transcribe Highlights 00:00.05 Introduction 01:12.31 Show recorded on August 22, 2025 02:05.82 Discussion about DNA 05:01.99 Kohberger drove around house multiple times 09:51.40 Relating to the families involved 15:06.47 Scream "someone" is in house, mistakes Xana for Kaylee 20:00.77 Sounds made on staircase 25:13.04 DNA Scientist 30:09.48 FBI inserts the agency into the case 35:28.67 Genetic Genealogy is a game changer 42:01.94 ConclusionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Elo 42min

August 12, 2025, Los Angeles Investigators take a missing person report for 33-year-old wife and mother, Sheylla Cabrera. The next day Detectives locate security footage showing Sheylla's husband, Jossimar Cabrera, dragging a "large object" wrapped in material from their apartment complex. Sheylla's body is found the day after she is reported missing wrapped in a sheet/blanket and tossed down an embankment in the Angeles National Forest. When police try to meet with Jossimar Cabrera to notify him they found his wife, deceased, they discover he has packed up their three children and headed for Peru. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and what type of evidence investigators will find inside the wrapping around the deceased mother of three, their now empty apartment and what type of digital forensic evidence might come into play. Transcribe Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction - Sheylla Cabrera 03:33.49 Los Angeles County is huge 05:16.89 TMZ: Thirty Mile Zone 09:30.53 Suspect possibly caught dragging wife in a bag 10:37.54 Dave Talks about Movie he was in where he drug a body 14:31.19 Dead body is really "dead weight" 19:05.83 Body of Sheylla found one day after being reported missing 23:40.11 Cabrera flees before body found 28:50.65 Sheylla filed dv charge in Peru 34:10.07 Sheet will have evidence 38:17.06 Isolated in LA 39:57.35 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Elo 40min

Martha Nolan O'Slattarra is a business woman on the rise in the fashion world who turns up dead on a yacht in one of the richest places in the USA, Montauk in the Hamptons, New York. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and what is known as of this taping but with an update coming when final toxicology results are available. Transcribe Highlights00:00.00 Introduction 01:17.03 The song is Ripple by the Dead 04:03.73 Woman found dead on yacht 09:08.94 Finder on dock nude 14:49.84 Without obvious injury, what do you look at first? 20:43.73 Finder invested in Martha Nolan 25:34.83 The only source for info is naked guy 30:00.31 People don't snort drugs from a seat 35:11.76 Chris Durnan bit firefighter 40:24.01 Multiple agencies working the case 42:01.53 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Elo 42min

Forensic Odontology is much more than just "bite mark" evidence. It is an incredible science that helps identify people and provide answers to families. That said, most people hear Forensic Odontology think "Bite Mark". "Bite Mark" evidence has been used in many criminal cases over several decades, until science started showing it might not be as conclusive as once thought. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about Ted Bundy leaving a bite mark on Lisa Levy's buttocks that later served to help convict and sentence him to death as well as other crimes solved and people sentenced to death using "bite mark" evidence that turned out to be something other than a bite mark. Transcribe Highlights00:03.55 Introduction 00:50.52 Forensic Odontologist 04:31.54 Wear pattern of teeth 09:01.90 Did Kohberger study forensic odontology 14:02.90 Teeth biting sadists 20:09.39 Identifying people in a plane crash 1982 24:52.28 using saw to pop the roof of the mouth and remove teeth 30:11.52 Biting an apple 34:23.79 Girl stolen from home while mom folds clothes 39:13.61 Bite marks as a science 44:24.65 Bite mark out of a hickey 46:17.22 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Elo 46min

Joseph Scott Morgan gives a master class on Crime Scene Body Examination and Assessment. Professor Morgan offers insight from being on the scene and what is truly important and what needs to be done to insure justice prevails for the person who can no longer speak for themselves. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack also discuss the shocking truth of what happened at the scene of two of the most high profile crimes of the last 50 years; Trayvon Martin and Jodi Arias victim, Travis Alexander. Transcribe Highlights00:00.84 Introduction - Crime Scene 03:10.57 There is only one first time 05:39.41 Every site, every time 09:57.20 Different levels of comfort 15:07.57 First thing, make sure person is dead 19:37.93 Cold from a dead body 25:08.37 Suicide victim wasn't dead 30:31.89 Homicide detectives moving up 35:23.28 Everyone is watching 40:06.88 Want to transport body as if it were still at the scene 45:15.73 Trayvon Martin Autopsy report 50:07.39 Body needs to be examined at scene 52:15.60 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 Elo 53min