Jack the Ripper IDENTIFIED!

An adult female body is found outside of Council Bluffs city limits. The body was found with bruises all over her body, a large laceration on her head, her body was  found frozen to the ground. Also, her face is missing. The body is of a woman who has been missing for 11 days, 60-year-old Ilene Gowan. Investigators will use everything at their disposal to determine how the grandmother ended up dead in a ditch without her face, and who is responsible for her death. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they breakdown a case that includes forensics of a frozen body as well as the latest video surveillance tools that creates a timeline that builds a map leading right to the killer.   Transcript Highlights  00:00:06 Joseph Scott Morgan talks about scene of crime  00:02:42 Victim 60-year-old woman, without a face  00:04:00 Talk about victim and suspect relationship  00:06:22 Brammer does not report girlfriend missing  00:07:44 Talk about remains being discarded like trash  00:09:48 Discussion about alcohol and relationships   00:11:21 Victim is missing for 11 days   00:12:49 Talk about remains still frozen at autopsy  00:16:46 Discussion of weather on decomposition   00:18:32 Talk about arriving to scene of crime  00:22:54 Discussion about Pathologist in the field   00:24:01 Victim face is missing  00:27:19 Timeline: victim last seen on 13, reported missing on 15th  00:30:37 Discussion of Post-Mortem and Anti-Mortem  00:31:36 Video evidence of Brammer in truck with victim  00:33:34 Discussion of victim cause of death  00:34:39 Talk about wounds  00:37:10 Discussion about Dr. Michael Baden brought in for second opinion  00:38:50 Brammer deposits $1,500 in his bank account day Ilene is reported missing  00:39:46 Discussion about face missing due to animal life  00:41:46 Brammer has truck crushed and shredded  00:42:08 Brammer was found guilty of second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, and second-degree theft.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Joulu 202341min

In Battle Creek, Michigan, Chad Allen Reed is the owner of a property. He lives on the bottom floor and rents out the top floor. He complains to everyone about the couple renting his upstairs,  Joe Soule and Jaclyn Lepird are loud at night and Reed doesn't like it. When Joe and Jaclyn vanish, everyone is looking for them, except for Chad Allen Reed. He is too busy trying to hide what he has done. His property burns 5 times in 7 days but Chad Allen Reed is being haunted by the smell. Two bodies, wrapped in plastic, hidden in the back of a pickup truck. When nobody solves the mystery of what happened to Joe Soule and Jaclyn Lepird, Chad Allen Reed calls the tip line himself, and tells them what happened! Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack  break down the story of the Murdering Landlord and find out what evidence is left behind when two people are murdered on grass in a yard.        Transcript Highlights    00:00:07 Joseph Scott Morgan shares a renting nightmare   00:04:23 discussion of landlord complaining about tenant  00:05:20 Joe talks about trauma and evidence left behind at the scene  00:07:58 Landlord confronted tenants over noise   00:10:37 Discussion of the matter of cutting and bludgeoning someone  00:12:25 Talk about postmortem interval   00:13:23 Chad Allen Read shoots Joe Soule, shoots Jaclyn Lepird in the back  00:15:38 Discussion about Read beating Lepird with a pipe  00:16:37 Joe explains “Bullet Wipe”  00:18:32 Discussion about evidence left in yard  00:19:42 Talk about 2 people missing  00:21:51 Evidence left behind by 2 victims  00:23:31 Explanation of how bodies are examined in morgue  00:25:44 Discussion about perpetrators not putting distance between themselves and their victims  00:27:49 Bodies wrapped in plastic create more evidence  00:29:18 Talk about 5 fires in 7 days   00:30:13 Chad Allen Read calls the tipline himself   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 Joulu 202330min

Joseph Scott Morgan takes you on a trip to Louisiana, and a young couple, tied up, with kettlebells tied to their feet, being driven up a high bridge, and pushed out at the apex, not to die from falling 10 stories, but to drown after the fall. Join Joe Scott Morgan and Dave Mack for a show that stretches from Louisiana to Atlanta, a recording studio, a Walmart,  a side hustle in prison, and great police work to bring to justice the evil that wants to be a star.         Transcript Highlights  00:00:46 Talk about Gravity = the dominant force in our life.  00:02:09 Talk about Gravity, leading up a bridge  00:03:13Discussion about murder by drowning  00:03:54 Talk about being In Louisiana.  00:05:21 the death of Lakeitha and Kenneth Joseph.  00:06:16 Couple missing three weeks  00:07:14 Talk about searching for missing couple  00:08:55 Discussion of levels of grief  00:11:52 Joe shares knowledge of the geography of the area  00:14:22 Talk about “prune” fingers as a child in pool  00:15:02 The lake is brackish, salt and fresh  00:17:14 Is it possible to determine how long a body has been in water?  000:20:58 Kenneth borrows a van, becomes big clue  00:24:37 Police work: Kettle Bells branded by golds gym, only at Walmart  00:25:46 How long does it take for a body to come to surface  00:28:42 Discussion about rope  00:30:12 Talk about Lakeitha leg being broken  00:31:31 Discussion of kettle bells  00:35:19 Talk about bodies in water  00:36:40 Borrowed van turns up in Atlanta  00:37:44 Discussion about Rapper managed by ex-convict  00:39:44 Prison Guard in relationship with prisoner  00:41:56 Murdered for being a witness  00:43:06 Talk about worst way to die See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Joulu 202340min

A family moves to the country to get away from the crime of the big city only to find that evil exists in small towns and big cities alike. A 17-year-old girl develops a close bond to a harmless older neighbor. But the harmless old man is really a wolf in sheeps clothing and when the 17-year-old goes missing the neighbor helps look as hard as anyone. As long as nobody comes to his house to look too close. For 173 days the girl is missing, her heartbroken parents don't realize she is only 100 feet away from their front door. Buried in a homemade box, just for her.  Joseph Scott Morgan breaks down the case of the teen girl hidden away in a homemade coffin and how difficult it will be to get the evidence to determine what really caused her death. Dave Mack joins in on the search for facts, and Valerie Tindall.   Transcript  00:01:02 Discussion of 173 days without knowing location of your child  00:02:26 Valerie Tindall, 17, and missing  00:03:29 Mother said Patrick Scott acted like jealous boyfriend  00:04:21 Discussion of age difference  00:06:55 Valerie Tindall is missing  00:10:00 Talk about Forensic Anthropology  00:11:28 Disturbed areas of soil in backyard   00:12:30 17-year-old girl bonds with 59-year-old man, odd  00:13:22 What does FBI mean to a case  00:14:32 The neighbor Valerie has “bond” with charged with lying to police  00:16:03 Discussion of providing false hope to lure out suspect  00:17:24 Investigators wonder if someone is helping her stay gone  00:18:29 Victim has been missing since June  00:22:24 Bright Orange fingernail polish Valerie Tindall was wearing  00:23:29 Taking down a structure, burning, why?  00:27:17 Talk about the VHS tapes found in box  00:29:11 Discussion of murder weapon, a belt  00:30:56 Suspect claims he is the victim?   00:32:29 Discussion about condition of the body   00:33:39 Why did the suspect dig holes in his property?  00:35:17 Talk about the story from the suspect does not make sense  00:36:35 Some evidence might have been lost  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Joulu 202335min

Ezra Ralston, 29, moves in with his grandparents on their beautiful property on the water in the Pacific Northwest, and repays their love and kindness by coming up with a plan to create a commune on his grandparents property. The only thing he needs to do is kill his grandparents and steal their property to make his dreams come true. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they take an in-depth look at death, fire, and the lies of Ezra Ralston on this episode of Body Bags.   Transcript Highlights  00:00:19 Joe Talks about finding save place for your family  00:01:18 Grandparents welcome 29-year-old grandson  00:02:15 Discussion about early 70s  00:03:47 Talk about the murder of Grandparents  00:04:46 Discussion of fire and explosion  00:06:16 Talk about arson, murder, investigation  00:09:02 Discussion about origin of fire in the house  00:11:05 Joe shares insight into recurring nightmare   00:13:09 Talk about finding the bodies of Joanna Gormley and Ted Ralston.  00:17:40 Discussion about gasoline used in fire  00:19:14 Joe explains assessing the bodies  00:23:02 Explaining what happens working a fire scene  00:24:54 Discussion of when to examine bodies  00:26:36 Looking around a fire scene is very confusing  00:27:47 Talk about the victims' wounds  00:32:03 Talk about plan to kill victims in their sleep  00:35:45 Ezra Ralston being encouraged by girlfriend  00:37:04 Discussion of using bleach to get rid of evidence  00:39:15 Fire creates more evidence   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Joulu 202338min

Oscar Pistorius became famous for not allowing a handicap to stand in his way of track and field success. After becoming a Paralympic Champion, he fought his way through the courts to be allowed to compete in non-disabled competitions. In 2012, he competed in the Summer Olympics in London and became one of the most famous people in the world, earning the nickname "Blade Runner" for the prosthetic legs he uses to run. Less than six months after the Olympic Games, Pistorius claims he hears a noise in the middle of the night and thinks someone is breaking in, but what happens next lands him in jail,  charged with murder! Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they break down the case of Oscar Pistorius. Did he kill his girlfriend in cold blood or was it a horrible mistake? Transcript Highlights:   00:01:11 Oscar Pistorius getting out of prison  00:03:11 Pistorius fought to compete in non-disabled competition  00:04:02 Discussion of who Oscar Pistorius is and his fame at the time of this incident  00:06:58 Discussion of legs being amputated at 11 months old  00:10:56 How to figure out directionality of weapons that are fired  00:12:40 Pistorius and Steenkamp had dated only 90 days  00:13:45 Body Bags and Domestic Disputes  00:14:52 Discussion of waking up, hearing something  00:16:05 Pistorius claims he heard things, overcome with fear  00:17:37 Talk about Pistorius and guns   00:19:15 What happens when victim is in bathroom?   00:21:51 He claims that he shot her after he had put his legs on.  00:22:06 Story told by Pistorius doesn’t match facts   00:24:12 Discussion of victim being shot through the door  00:25:57 Discussion of stomach contents of victim   00:26:15 Time of morning, 3:19am  00:26:41Said there were four quick shots.   00:28:14 Did he retrieve his legs at this point in time and come back to?  00:29:34 Talk about scene, towels, debris, trying to stop bleeding  00:30:29 Discussion of the Blades giving him and advantage  000:31:33 Pistorius remains on scene, in kitchen, should have been in back of squad car  00:32:26 Three components in gunshot residue. We look for antimony, we look for barium and we look for lead.  00:33:43 Talk about prosthetics and if he had them on   00:34:38 Discussion about suspect is not in charge of investigation  00:35:35 Pistorius claims he kept her airway open with his fingers  00:36:35.Pistorius is scheduled to be released from custody in January of 2024  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Joulu 202336min

Dylan Redwine is forced to spend Thanksgiving with his father in Colorado. He doesn't want to be there because he knows some things about his father, secret, disgusting things, and he just doesn't want to be around him. But due to his parent divorce he has to go. Dylan Redwine goes missing, his dad suggests a bear might have got him. It takes time, but in the end, Forensics will tell the entire story of what happened to Dylan Redwine. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they break down a story that took years to finish and includes blood, sex, knives, and bones.    Time Code Highlights.  00:01:40 Redwine Murder was one of the first Joseph Scott Morgan covered in media  00:04:00 Dylan must go to his father’s house in Colorado for Thanksgiving   00:05:08 Mark Redwine house burned down previously 00:07:03 Discussion of children of divorce, Dylan did not want to be with his father  00:08:20 Talk about pictures Dylan and his brother saw on their dad’s computer 00:09:30 Joe talks the information he was given to cover story on network show 00:11:03 Pictures of Mark Redwine in lingerie, makeup, eating out of diaper  00:13:09 Joe tells story of being embarrassed comparing it to how Mark Redwine was embarrassed his children found out about secret pictures  00:15:00 Discussion about the boys confronting their father over his pictures  00:16:50 Talk about Mark Redwine responding to Corey about the pictures 00:19:25 Joe talks about Mark Redwine being humiliated and angry  00:20:45 Redwine claims he went to store, Dylan was gone when he got back 00:21:35 Discussion about Corey Redwine being several years older than Dylan  00:22:45 Talk about forensics and how nothing is ever hidden  00:24:04 Joe talks about a dog finding blood in the home 00:26:05 Blood from Dylan would have to have been from recent visit 00:30:04 Joe talks about a murder case without a body  00:31:00 Both femurs of Dylan Redwine found 8 miles from Mark Redwine home  00:32:43 Bones found on a road could have been drug by an animal 00:34:14 Determining whether the bones were separated by human using tools  00:36:05 Talk about Mark Redwine mentioning something to a friend about blunt force trauma and they would need to find his head  00:37:45 Dylan Redwine skull found  00:39:00 No animals in the area that would drag remains up the mountain  00:40:10 Talk about surface deposition  00:41:05 Mark Redwine said Dylan may have been attacked by a bear.   00:43:50 What the skull tells investigators. Took several months to identify  00:45:12 Joe explains using sinus for identification  00:46:45 Skull fractures show blunt force trauma. Two linear marks consistent with a knife blade found on skull. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Marras 202346min

Nohema Graber is a beloved Spanish teacher in the small town of Fairfield, Iowa. When she goes missing during her everyday after school walk in the park, the small town is worried. When her body is found in the park, hidden under a tarp, the town of less than 10,000 is shocked. Shock turns to disgust when police arrest two 16-year-old students for the murder after one of them writes on snapchat about the planning, execution, and disposal of evidence. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they break down the story of Nohema Graber, a beloved teacher who deserved a much better fate and the two 16-year-olds that broke the heart of a small town.    Time Code Highlights.  00:02:54 Nohema Graber goes missing during her regular walk in the park 00:03:06 Body of Nohema Graber found in park under a tarp, Two 16-year-old students arrested 00:05:19 Joseph Scott Morgan talks about first homicide he worked was a brother who beat his brother to death with a baseball bat   00:07:11 discussion about what teachers are faced with every day  00:08:47 Talk about how this case begins with a bad grade 00:10:11 Talk about two students feeling like they were owed something 00:11:44 Discussion of Timeline of events  00:14:24 Talk about two friends decide to murder teacher  00:15:20 Discussion of the plan the perpetrators had and that it wouldn't change the grad 00:16:22 Talk about the type of weapons teens might have access, baseball bat is weapon of opportunity the routine of victim 00:19:40 Discussion of Both perpetrators were tracking victim in park 00:21:10 The perpetrators discuss the plan on snapchat  00:22:23  Discussion of Nohema Graber and people seeing Chaiden Miller arguing with her about his grade 00:24:03  Discussion of Nohema Graber van being driven away from park by two males and how perpetrators hide her body 00:25:11 Joseph Scott Morgan points out how everything used in a crime can be traced 00:26:27  Discussion of perpetrators taking the bloody bat, bloody clothes, back home. Friend shows snapchat messages to law enforcement 00:28:08 Discussion of damage bat can do to a body 00:30:44 Description of the marks the bat will make with contact 00:34:11 Talk about is it possible to determine who swung the bat 00:35:45  Discussion about Jeremy Goodale sentenced to life with possible parole after 25 years, Chaiden Miller sentenced to life with possible parole after 35 years  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Marras 202337min