12 Dead Bodies in 22 Months: Does Austin Have A Serial Killer?

Alec Baldwin has been indicted again for Involuntary Manslaughter. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will pull back the curtain on the "Rust" movie set and explain what really happened, who is lying, and will there ever be justice. Should somebody go to jail, or was it a horrible accident? Listen and decide for yourself.     Transcript Highlights   00:01:29 Describing the shooting location  00:04:45 Talk about the victims  00:05:31 Discussion of responsibility on set  00:08:37 Joe talks about being a producer  00:11:08 Talk about armorer  00:13:45 Discussion Alec Baldwin charged  00:15:38 Joe breaks down angles of shot  00:21:00 Talk about producer role on set  00:22:44 Dave tells story about loaded gun in house  00:24:59 Discussion of handling a gun  00:27:21 Talk about Baldwin interview about shooting  00:29:24 Joe talks forensic science ballistics  00:31:48 Discussion of accountability  00:34:07 Talk about shooting cases  00:40:48 Joe talks about the 44 Magnum  00:45:37 Description of shooting of Brandon Lee  00:48:18 Discussion about handling firearms on set See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Jan 202445min

The last thing Linda Frickey heard as she lay beaten, bruised, with her arm ripped off her body, was a friendly voice saying, "we'll pray for you," The 73-year-old woman was the victim of a carjacking that was pre-planned by a group of 4 thugs in New Orleans, the oldest only 17 years old. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they go behind the headlines on the story of a loving grandmother that died in a gruesome way, with her arm torn off her body. But witnesses ask; Where's the blood?     Transcript Highlights   00:01:29 Talk about Grandmothers  00:04:45 Joe doesn’t want his hometown tarnished   00:05:31 Discussion about Carjacking  00:08:37 Talk about 18-year-old taking a life  00:10:20 Joe talks about living in this area of NOLA  00:11:08 Discussion about witnesses  00:13:45 Talk about ringleader John Honore  00:15:38 Talk about being dragged two blocks   00:21:00 Talk about criminals attacked woman from behind  00:22:44 Discussion of being stuck, drug down the block   00:24:59 Discussion having arm ripped off your body  00:27:21 Talk about how witness covered her body  00:29:24 Discussion of damage done to police officer drug in similar way  00:31:48 Talk about the last thing Mrs. Frickey heard was “we’re praying for you  00:34:07 Discussion of what happened to the blood?  00:40:48 Talk about determining cause of death  00:45:37 Talk about how Mrs. Frickey was beaten in car, then drug down street  00:48:18 Discussion about CCTV cameras  00:49:44 Suspect has been sentenced to prison   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Jan 202446min

The death of Jeffrey Epstein has been debated since the minute it was announced to the world. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will share what it was like to be on the air with the news and notice "red flags" as certain parts of the death story didn't seem to be correct. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will break down the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Did Jeffrey Epstein commit suicide, or was he murdered?  Transcript Highlights  00:01:17 Joe hears story about where the meanest men in America live  00:04:47 Joseph Scott Morgan talks about covering Epstein death  00:08:23 Discuss first attack/suicide attempt   00:11:45 Talk about unusual circumstances  00:14:37 Discuss conflicting statements about noose  000:17:15 Talk about Epstein allowed unmonitored phone call   00:18:23 Discuss no cellmate to attack or stop suicide  00:20:33 Talk about two nooses in the cell  00:22:42 Discussion of cell condition and contents  00:25:49 Talk about July 23rd event  00:29:25 Discuss observing body at time of death  00:32:25 Talk about putting hospital gown on Epstein  00:34:03 Mark Epstein told his brother may have been dead 2 hours or more  00:37:40 Talk about Epstein body wheeled into hospital  00:40:34 Discussion of hyoid bone  00:42:05 Discuss facts of the body at time of death  00:44:24 Discuss agreement overturned regarding suicide  00:45:14 Talk about autopsy, who was present  00:47:00 Discuss distribution of force  00:48:16 Mentions that noose wasn't collected for evidence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Jan 202448min

When a panicked husband calls 911 for help saying his wife has overdosed the first officer on the scene notices some pretty big red flags. The forensics tell the story of what killed Maria Munoz, but Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will dig deeper to find out what really happened to a Texas mom with a penchant for writing in her journal, about everything.  Transcript Highlights  00:01:29 Talk about nurses, great investigators  00:03:21 Discussion of body cam  00:04:45 Talk about scene, shadows  00:05:31 Talk about what police expect based on 911 call  00:06:55 Discussion of relationship   00:08:37 Talk about surgery, different duties  00:10:20 Talk about steroid use  00:11:08 Talk about husband being suspicious  00:12:06 Discussion of red flags  00:13:45 Talk about husband pockets pill bottle  00:15:38 Talk about medicine bottle on scene  00:21:00 Talk about medical pro letting police officer take over cpr  00:22:44 Discussion of husband talking to police  00:24:59 Discussion of Police body cam  00:27:21 Talk about how to find needle hole in arm  00:29:24 Discussion of suspect   00:31:48 Talk about scenes involving drugs  00:34:07 Discussion of home dynamics  00:35:55 Discussion of medical careers  00:40:48 Talk about tox screen   00:43:52 Discussion of toxicology report  00:45:37 Talk about how drugs were used  00:48:18 Discussion about Maria diary entries  00:49:44 Diary and Toxicology gave jury no choice   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Jan 202447min

Savanah Soto, 18, and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra, 22, are reported missing the day before Savanah is to have labor induced for their baby. Their car is found, and Savanah is found dead in the front passenger seat with Matthew shot to death in the back seat.On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the truth from fiction in the saddest story from what should be the happiest of times.        Transcript Highlights  00:01:54 Talk about having a child  00:03:23 Talk about responsibility  00:05:53 Discussion of age of victims  00:07:49 Talk about family dynamic   00:09:24 Discussion about safety  00:12:53 Talk about location of bodies in the car  00:14:33 Discussion of Matthew being drug into back seat  00:16:12 Discussion of what long hair means to crime scene  00:18:42 Talk about where victims were murdered  00:19:46 Windows in the kia are dark  00:22:01 What is being said between truck driver and kia?  00:23:48 Discussion of people traveling with body in car  00:25:52 Baby is autopsied too  00:26:59Talk about Baby birth after death  00:28:23 Talk about Matthew identified quickly  00:32:36 Kia Optima located  00:34:58 Phone Pings will help find more cameras  00:35:55 Talk about bad cameras, great picture of suspects  00:37:01 Discussion of DNA that will likely be found   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Jan 202437min

The Idaho house where Madison Mogen , Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were murdered has been demolished.   Prosecution and Defense were both in agreement about the resident being demolished before the trial. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they discuss what might be missed and who might be helped by the biggest pieced of evidence being destroyed.    Transcript Highlights  00:01:08 Talk about why the odd shaped home had to come down  00:02:18 Discussion about destroying house before trial  00:03:47 Compare being able to visit the home of Lizzie Borden   00:05:47 Discussion of taking down horrible crime scenes  00:08:33 Comparing evidence like knife to house, would a picture of knife be sufficient  00:09:06 Discussion of both sides in agreement in taking building down  00:11:28 Talk about how to tell if someone could hear noise from top to bottom of house  00:13:36 Discussion of first-person perspective  00:15:48 Discussion of Parkland scene  00:17:42 Talk about taking jury to crime scene  00:19:26 Discussion of house layout – would killer have to be familiar  00:20:39 Talk about moving around rooms in the dark  00:21:53 Discussion about seeing size of rooms and 'ear' witness 00:24:15 Talk about effective documentation  00:26:23 Discussion about where suspect entered home  00:27:07 Discussion about room size  00:29:51 Talk about dynamic distribution of blood, being able to see it in context  00:31:32 Discussion of Jeffrey MacDonald case, jury saw murder scene in house  00:32:4 Talk about without house, no way to know where sound would go  00:33:51 Discussion comparing Gettysburg site to a house   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Jan 202434min

Timothy Ferguson's mother calls police. Her son is unresponsive. Timothy Ferguson is also 15-years-old weighing just 69 pounds when he died of malnutrition and hypothermia.  Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they detail -Timothy Ferguson's painful life at the hands of his evil mother and brother. The teen lives on a diet of water and bread soaked in hot sauce,  followed by ice baths.        Transcript Highlights 00:00:00 Joseph Scott Morgan shares memories of Grandmother cooking chicken  00:04:15 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson, 15, starved to death by his mother 00:05:37 Discussion of food being used as mechanism for torture 00:06:52 Talk about Shanda Vander Ark fled Oklahoma with children 00:08:56 Explanation of how using food as a ‘kindness’  00:11:05 Talk about dark choices made by Shanda Vander Ark regarding her son  00:13:05 Discussion of Timothy’s older brother Paul being involved in the abuse 00:14:51 Joseph Scott Morgan describes “impact: injury – slapped, punched. 00:15:28 Talk about how common that one child will be chosen for abuse while other siblings abuse victim as well  00:16:14 Discussion about abuse,  malnutrition impossible to hide 00:17:15 How to determine how long Timothy was abused 00:18:35 Description - malnutrition can “stunt growth”.  00:20:40 Discussion of Shanda Vander Ark Defense, claims she had PTSD 00:21:51 Joseph Scott Morgan explains how Timothy Ferguson was digesting his own fat cells due to malnutrition  00:22:58 Timothy Ferguson’s body already compromised  00:26:41 Timothy Ferguson was given bread and water, and hot sauce for torture  00:27:56 Talk about hot sauce “Carolina Reaper” being placed on bread for Ferguson to eat  00:29:00 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson being kept in tiny room under stairs, developing bed sores  00:30:56 Description of Timothy Ferguson breathing out of his mouth like fish out of water  00:32:09 Discussion of Ice Bath’s used to punish Timothy Ferguson  00:33:28 Timothy Ferguson never recovered from last Ice Bath, cause of death – hypothermia and malnutrition  00:36:02 Discussion of food – mother chained refrigerator and cabinets in kitchen  00:38:00 Verdict - Shanda Vander Ark, guilty of murder, son Paul guilty of Child Abuse See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Jan 202438min

The opioid crisis has brought death and devastation to families all over the world and fentanyl has only made things worse. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will take a close look at three very different cases involving fentanyl that all have the same end result, death. A wife allegedly uses fentanyl as a weapon to kill her husband, a 20-year-old faces second-degree murder for giving a teen girl a pill with fentanyl, and a toddler is dead when he comes into contact with fentanyl in his daycare.        Transcript Highlights  00:00:00 Discussion: To be free from pain.  00:01:44 Talk about from Tylenol to Fentanyl   00:02:53 Discussion of population desiring to be free from pain, self-medicating   00:04:43 Talk about the opioid crisis  00:07:28 Discussion about the strength of fentanyl   00:10:16 Joe points out how fentanyl can be pressed into other drugs  00:11:51 Description of what an overdose from opioid looks like  00:13:01 Discussing three fentanyl related cases today; Kouri Richins, NYC daycare, and 15-year-old dead from pill  00:14:38 Talk about murder charge in death of 15-year-old girl 00:16:46 Discussion of coroner ruling drug overdose as a “homicide”  00:18:35 Talk about California case, 15-year-old dies from fentanyl  00:22:35 Discussion of pills made in a garage rather than a laboratory  00:23:43 Talk about a 22-month-old child in a daycare exposed to fentanyl  00:26:49 Discussion of “binders” used in making the pills 00:28:48 Description of toddlers in daycare with fentanyl kept directly underneath “nap mats”  00:30:58 Fentanyl used as weapon, tasteless, odorless  00:32:36 Talk about Kouri Richins alleged attempts to poison husband  00:34:33 How to determine if drug was taken as recreation or used as weapon  00:36:01 Discussion of opioid deaths  00:38:36 Talk about tox screen  00:40:28 Discussion of Fentanyl and therapeutic levels  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Dec 202336min