Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

The search for missing women continues as investigators went through the Philly 'House of Horrors' spraying luminol, uncovering human DNA. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at what is happening right now as crews are digging with excavators to see if what R.C, Horsch wrote about as works of fiction were actually descriptions of murder and disposal of women who came to the Olney home.  This is an update to the earlier Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan episode, "Missing Women, Philly House Of Horrors! Dissolving Bodies & Snuff Films".

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00:01.420 Welcome t...

On December 22, 1978,  a school bus driver about 11 miles east of Billings, Montana, spotted what looked to be trash dumped close to the road close to the I-90/Pryor Creek Interchange. The bus drivers stops to take a closer look when he notices a shoe and what appears to be a body. He just discovered the body of 16-year-old Corina Contreraz, and the beginning of a case that would not be solved for 48 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take an up-close look at the investigation into the murder of Corina and the incredible scientific work done by investigators i...

The trial of accused killer Matthew Farwell, 40, is underway. Farwell stands accused of murdering pregnant Sandra Birchmore, and staging the scene to look like Sandra took her own life.  Farwell had known Sandra since she was 12 and a member of the Stoughton, Mass, Police Explorers Youth Program. Farwell was one of the active cops who volunteered their time to teach young people about law enforcement, and it was at these group meetings where Farwell is accused of grooming Sandra. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack explore some of the evidence to determine why Sandra's death was initially ruled a s...

On September 21 in Oxford, Mississippi, two young men were found dead on and near the campus of Ole Miss. Aidan Hamilton, an 18-year-old freshman from Colorado, was found unresponsive in his dorm room at Stewart Hall, and was taken to a local hospital where he died. Robert Strang, 20, was found dead in an off-campus residence. Investigators reported finding packaging associated with Kratom-related products at both locations. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the cases and how Kratom is linked to the deaths even though toxicology results haven't been made public yet.

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00:01.420 Setting...

Teen sisters Maggie and Mary Jenkins took a bus from their home in New Jersey to St Petersburg, Florida, in April of 1973. Maggie, 18, and Mary, 16, then hitchhiked from St. Petersburg to Key West and stayed with friends for a few weeks. On May 2, 1973, the Jenkins sisters had bus fare wired from their father but opted to hitchhike instead, as the teens were last seen alive on Stock Island, Florida, hitchhiking. On May 3, 1973, the bodies of Maggie and Mary Jenkins were found in Key Largo, about 100 miles from where they were last seen alive. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack...

Following a botched lethal injection attempt, death row inmate Christa Pike was revived by medical staff and is now awake, walking around, and reportedly confused and angry. Rather than a divine intervention, legal maneuvering and systematic operational breakdowns in Tennessee’s execution protocol led to her survival. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the forensic, procedural, and legal failures of Christa Pike's botched execution.

Highlights:

00:10.330 - Miracle in Nashville

01:18.160 - The Controversial Nature of "Miracles"

02:10.010 - The Execution Gone Wrong

12:47.080 - The Aftermath and Legal Implications

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Many people following "True Crime" know the name "Texas Equusearch" and its founder, Tim Miller. Not everyone knows that Tim Miller is the father of Laura Miller, a 16-year-old who vanished September 10th, 1984, in the Texas coastal town of League City. For 17 months, Tim Miller worked with law enforcement and volunteers to find his daughter without success. On February 2nd, 1986, two boys riding their bikes through a field now known as the Texas Killing Fields, discovered the remains of Laura Miller and another woman who would not be identified for 33 years, Audrey Lee Cook. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave...

James Vlassakis was part of a group of men who preyed on the physically and mentally weak in their community, gaining banking and welfare information that created a waterfall of money that kept coming even after the victims were dead. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the case that became the subject of books, articles, and movies related to the deaths of at least 11 people, 8 of whom were found dismembered and dissolved in barrels filled with hydrochloric acid. James Vlassakis took part in the murders of at least 4 of the victims but turned rat for the state...

The execution of Christa Pike did not go off as planned and she is currently on a ventilator in ICU as her attorneys file motion to preserve evidence. The Head of Tennessee's Prison System resigns after the failed execution. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack review the case and the botched execution attempt and look to the future of what happens next.

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Four days after Christmas on December 29, 1977, skeletal remains and clothing were discovered near the Firestone Tire plant in Wilson, North Carolina. After state and local police found the remains, a medical examiner said they belonged “to a white female, approximately 16 to 23 years old, who had likely been there for six months to two years." That was as far as the case seemed to go before it went cold. The case might have been cold but was never forgotten. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the investigation and how "Wilson County Jane Doe" was finally identified as a 15-year-old gi...

The death of Hayden Panettiere has shocked millions of fans who watched her grow up in movies and on TV. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss her life and what led to her death as well as how her body was found face down sitting "crisscross applesauce" as well as the details surrounding her official cause of death and the newly released coroner investigation providing a much clearer picture of the scene. 

Highlights:

00:01.400 — Welcome to Body Bags
00:10.490 — South Carolina Connections
02:27.690 — Hayden Panettiere's Troubled Past
03:51.180 — The Fateful Trip to Greenville
14:34.830 — The Deadly Arri...

The investigation into the House of Horror in Philadelphia keeps getting more disgusting by the day! Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the new evidence that has been uncovered, including R.C. Horsch ties to a funeral home shut down for selling body parts as well as a film showing a woman, alive, handcuffed to a bed, strangled, and what appears to be her lifeless body, a snuff film shot with multiple cameras including the killer filming with a handheld camera!

Highlights:

00:01.400 Setting the Stage for a Disturbing Case
01:12.300 The Philly House of...

The death of Nolan Wells has been in the national spotlight since he was reported missing in the first hour of July 5, 2026. His body was found at 8:45am on Monday, July 6, 2026 at the northwestern tip of Horn Island. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the unanimous decision not to indict: All 23 participating grand jurors returned a "No True Bill" after hearing from 43 witnesses and looking over the investigation that included 132 subpoenas. The grand jury found no conflicts of interest in the investigation or presentation of evidence.

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00:01.400 Setting the Stage for Nolan Wells Case<...

Melissa Casias was not a "scientist", she worked as an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory, a major U.S. nuclear research facility. Her husband also worked there. Melissa vanished on June 26, 2025. She was last seen walking along a state highway. An extensive search failed to find Melissa. Nearly a year after her disappearance, on May 28, 2026, her skeletonized remains were found along the McGaffey Ridge in the Carson National Forest, an area that had been searched previously without success. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the known and unknown facts of the case. In the last few...

In the Chicago suburb of Frankfort, Illinois, neighbors are concerned they have a Lindsay Clancy "copycat" when a two-year-old toddler is found hanging from a rafter in the basement of the Walsh family home. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the known facts of the case and question how some of the timeline of events have been reported.

Highlights:

00:01.400 Setting the Stage for Body Bags

00:10.310 The Power of Imitation

02:05.310 The Clancy Case and Postpartum Depression

05:12.710 The Corey Walsh Case Unfolds

05:53.740 The Tragic Discovery of Bear's...

During a Labor Day Weekend spent with family at Cedar Creek Lake, Jerry Mack Watkins and his wife, Shelley Watkins, get into an argument on Monday September 6th, that ends up with Jerry Mack taking the couple’s two daughters home, leaving Shelley time at the lake to cool off. Shelley arrives home from the lake at 11pm that night and the argument that began at the lake continues with Jerry Mack and Shelley arguing in the garage of their Corsicana, Texas, home. The argument escalates and Shelley tells Jerry Mack she is leaving and taking the girls with he...

As Burning Man 2025 was winding down and the iconic "Man" burned, Vadim Kruglov, a 37-year-old Russian-born man who had been living in Washington state, was discovered in a pool of blood at the wild festival at about 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 30, 2025. In the year since the death of Kruglov, no arrest has been made and investigators have not even named a "Person of Interest".  Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack revisit the case and discuss shocking new evidence that may help break the case wide open.

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00:10.930 Louisiana Festivals and Music
01:19.400 The Burning Man T...

Katie Garcia came home from her job as a massage therapist around 9:30pm, spends a normal evening at home with her husband, Billy Taylor, and went to bed. Around 6:30am the next morning, Billy wakes up and notices Katie is missing. He looks all around the inside of the house to no avail, then goes outside. In a side yard, Billy finds his unconscious wife, bloody, beaten, and partially nude. A paramedic responding to dispatch describes Katie Garcia as "very beat up". Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the critical injuries suffered by Katie Garcia as well...

September 11, 2001 - 2,753 people were murdered in the Twin Towers in NYC. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the efforts required to identify the people who lost their lives on that awful day. Even now, after a quarter of a century, 1,100 people who died that day in the towers have not been identified. Joe explains what recovery was like for those at ground zero and the work that still needs to be completed.

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911 received a call from Patrick "Ted" Barnett telling the dispatcher that his wife, Lindsey, "cut herself and her throat". First responders found Lindsey in the shower, dead, with a large laceration across the front of her neck and a serrated knife nearby. "Ted" claims his wife, Lindsey, had postpartum depression and killed herself. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the facts of the case including an unusual request for a welfare check. A woman asks police to do a welfare check on her boyfriend. She is worried because they talk all the time and today he hasn't answered...

Pennsylvania University soccer star Karoline Heintz and her boyfriend Royce Moser were having a discussion about their relationship when, according to Royce, Karoline said something that made him mad. Royce excused himself, telling Karoline, he has something for her, and goes inside his father's house. When he returns to Karoline, he allegedly stabs her in the chest with a knife. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the case of the mamma's boy who allegedly stabs his girlfriend then runs to his mother for help cleaning up the mess....all the while claiming "the devil made me do...

Brady Harmon had been kept away from his children for years as his ex-wife and ex-mother-in-law made up wild claims of abuse to prevent the children from seeing their father. None of the claims were substantiated and the children were excited about the prospect of seeing their father for an extended visit. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss one of the most shocking and sad cases ever; the murder of Harper Harmon, 13, Hudson Harmon, 11, and 10-year-old twins, Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon, at the hands of their mother, Sarah Myers, 44 and grandmother, Amy Steadman, 64.

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On June 19, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, a park ranger notices a black BMW parked in a restricted area near Independence Mall. Hearing a woman inside the car say, "you're going to hurt me",  the Park Ranger decides to check things out. The driver is identified as Eugene Horsch. The female passenger produced identification bearing the name of Blair Tonzelli. Tonzelli had been reported missing in February 2023 BUT she had not been heard or seen since August 2022. The photo on the ID was the passenger's photo, NOT Tonzelli. Investigators determine the ID is fake. The woman tells investigators that Eugene Horsch g...

The trial of "Keffe D"Davis for the murder of Tupac has opened a lot of old wounds, reminding many people about the 90s East Coast / West Coast feud. The question is simple: Who called for the murder of Tupac, and how did he almost survive being shot in Las Vegas. Joseph Scott Morgan explains what really caused the death of Tupac as Dave Mack breaks down the battle that was raging in the Hip Hop world of the 1990s.

Highlights:

02:05.900 The Tupac Shooting: A Forensic Perspective

07:24.240 The Power of Gunfire a...

When Ella Jackson vanishes without a trace, her husband, Eastern Kentucky University professor Glenn Jackson, doesn't report her missing. Her 19-year-old son, Phillip Hans, reports his mother missing. This is just one of many red flags that begin flapping in the breeze in the disappearance and murder of Ella Jackson. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case that begins with a "welfare" check in October of 2019 and ends with an "Alford Plea" on February 2, 2026.

Highlights

00:01.360  Welcome to Quality Bus with Joseph Scott

02:16.120  A Professor's Unexpected Journey

04:39.920  The Miss...

Shocked workers demolishing a multi-home vacant complex in Niagara Falls in 2023 halt work immediately when they find human remains. The building had been vacant for over 5 years, but the remains appeared to have been in place for decades. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case of Brenda LeBlanc, a woman who was last seen in the mid-90s, and whose remains took nearly three years to identify after they were found in 2023.  Now that she has been identified, it is time to find out who killed Brenda LeBlanc.

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00:01.360  Quoddy Bats wit...

The battle over the mental health of Lindsay Clancy has created a smokescreen to blanket the case of three children being killed by the one person who should have made them feel safe, their mother, in the place where they should feel most safe, their own home. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the deaths of three children at the hands of their own mother to discover how the children died and how long it took for their own mother to kill them.

Highlights

00:01.360  Introducing the Lindsey Clancy Case

01:11.280  The Tra...

56 bodies in various stages of decomposition, corpses stacked on top of one another, rat and maggot infestation, all found inside South Chicago Chapel after neighborhood complaints of a horrible smell that had been going on for more than a year! Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at the case that had more than just a few warning signs and examine the horrible conditions created by the owners. 

Highlights

00:01.360  Setting the Stage for a Shocking Discovery

01:43.760  The Funeral Home Nightmare

04:46.080  The Stench and the Investigation

06:11.000  The Decomposition Proce...

Retired Pastor John Bridges has been married 5 times. His first four wives all died, and police are now investigating the deaths of his first two wives, Joyce Bridges and Astrid Bridges, who died 21 years apart. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the cases and how after decades, these two deaths, that were originally ruled "accidental", are now ruled "homicides".

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00:01.360  Everybody's Got a Story

00:33.800  The Five-Times Married Pastor

02:06.400  The Exhumation Process

04:57.560  Mabel's Mysterious Death in 1972

12:27.400  Astrid's Fatal Fall in 1993

13:35.640  Reopening the Cases After 20 Years

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Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take an in-depth forensic look and compare the murders of Charlie Kirk and Martin Luther King Jr. 

Highlights

00:01.36  Setting the Stage for a Comparative Analysis

00:10.44  The Podcast Journey and Personal Reflections

05:45.00  The Charlie Kirk and MLK Assassinations: A

09:52.28  The Anatomy of Gunshot Wounds

12:57.00  MLK's Fatal Shooting: A Detailed Account

19:49.00  Charlie Kirk's Tragic End: A Similar Story

27:59.24  The Importance of Thorough Autopsies

30:19.96  Comparing the Injuries of Two Victims

40:36.08  The Devastating Impact on the Victims' Bodies

The family of 55-year-old Mark Trent became concerned after Trent stopped communicating with them, so they decided to go to his Muncie, Indiana, home to see what they could find. Arriving at his home, relatives found his home abandoned, his dogs were left behind, his wallet was in the house, and his pickup truck was missing. Since it is not illegal for a grown man to cut off communication with family and leave, investigators were suspicious enough to look into his sudden disappearance. Investigators quickly discover Mark Trent's debit card is being used across multiple states, but none of...

On June 21, 1978, a tractor operator cultivating a grape vineyard near Arvin, California, uncovered a shallow grave. The remains were already in a partial skeletal state making visual identification impossible. Investigators estimated the teen died three to four months before her remains were found. Unable to identify the remains, the case went cold but not forgotten. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and why it took 48 years to determine who the identity of the teen known to locals as Kern County Jane Doe 1978.

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The case of Nolan Wells has garnered national headlines with many people stating their opinion as "fact" on countless social media videos. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack separate fact from fiction in the case of Nolan Wells, including what the autopsy actually said about the condition of Nolan's body.

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A man got a great deal on a home in Connecticut at a home foreclosure auction. There was one catch - the home was sold "As-Is", none of the bidders were allowed to see the inside of the home before bidding. Edward A. Marchion of Newington, Connecticut, purchased the home at 7 Stanwich lane, Burlington, Connecticut, by bidding $525,000 at a court ordered foreclosure auction on June 6, 2026. On June 14, the new homeowner opened the doors to his new home, and new nightmares for the rest of his life! Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at how a great...

Arlington, Texas was shocked with the stabbing death of Irasema Chavez in 2012. Irasema was stabbed 100 times, shocking residents who expected an arrest to happen sooner than later. However, even though investigators found a drop of blood on a TV stand that did not belong to Irasema, and surveillance video showed a possible suspect going into Irasema's apartment at 11:30pm the night before her body was found, no arrest was made and no suspect was named. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case and break down how investigators were finally able to match a blood drop found inside...

Joe Rogan has had some amazing guests on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, but one guest was a little different than the others. Sheldon Johnson appeared on an episode February 1, 2024, along with civil rights attorney, Josh Durbin. Johnson shared his life story and how he was involved in drug and gang activity while growing up in Harlem. Johnson talked about the decades he spent behind bars serving prison sentences and how he has changed his life and now works with at-risk youth through criminal justice advocacy. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack investigate what happened about a month...

On March 2, 2020, Fayetteville, North Carolina,  police responded to a residence in the 1300 block of Murchison Road after neighbors became concerned because they had not seen Nena Renae Mollison, 49, for several weeks. Officers entered the home and found Mollison deceased, and no signs of forced entry. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look into the case that went cold fairly quickly, but heated up once Othram got involved in the case leading to the arrest of a possible suspect 6 years after the murder of Nena.

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Her mother called 911 claiming Javeayah had disappeared while playing outside near the family's home in Aiken County, triggering a massive search involving more than 200 personnel, the FBI, drones, helicopters, K-9 teams, and thousands of acres of ground searches. Investigators talk to parents and the story falls apart quickly as law enforcement is faced with one of the most horrific cases of homicide by child abuse ever heard. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the unbelievable death of a child who was allegedly chemically dissolved by her "parents" and poured into a nearby pond.

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Nolan Wells went with friends by boat to Horn Island, 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, for a 4th of July party.  Friends say Nolan met a girl and wanted to remain on the island with the girl. Nolan's friends decide to go back to the mainland without him. This is the story as told by the friends. The girl he met on the island, Katie McCormick, through her sister, Gracie, has said Nolan did not remain on the island with her and she thought he went back with his friends. Either way, two days later Nolan's body was f...

Deputies in Lanett, Alabama, respond to a call after someone reports a pickup truck stopped in the roadway with the engine running, driver side door open and the tailgate down. On scene, deputies find drag marks leading from the truck into the woods where they discover the remains of Jessica Folds, 47, and her boyfriend,  44-year-old, Daniel Robbins. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack open up the reports to find out what happened to the happy couple to determine how they ended up dead in the woods with a truck still running nearby. 

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