Victor Contreras Sr. talked to his son, Victor Contreras Jr., and told him his younger brother, Jaime, was "acting crazy again". After not be able to reach his father for a few days, Victor Contreras Jr., went to the house to check on his 74-year-old father and says he smelled a foul odor coming from an open window. What happened next is the stuff of nightmares. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened inside the house, what the evidence says, and the story being told by Jaime Contreras, the only suspect in the murder of his father.

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.62 Introduction

01:20.85 Alien life form took over Dad

03:01.55 Discussion of the bowel

07:07.69 Special scissors in the morgue

10:18.70 Defining unattended death

14:59.66 Body is severely traumatized, flies show up

19:27.46 Any gash, slit, stab wound, etc...increase rate of decomp

24:56.30 Prior attack 30:25.80 Blood spatter, breaking down the terms

35:06.04 Explaining arterial spray

40:07.16 Does he really believe what he claims?

45:24.68 Mental illness

50:17.96 Chain of command on site

52:14.69 Conclusion

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Marcia Norman is reported missing on April 4 after family and friends realize nobody has seen the 82-year-old since April 1. Investigators find her cars in the driveway, but it seems as though the grandmother was taken in the middle of washing the dishes. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case of Marcia Norman and the man accused of her kidnapping and murder, former pastor and convicted child molester, Jeff Zizz.

00:00.00 Introduction

03:33.98 Marcia Norman, 82, missing

08:33.43 Circumstantial evidence

13:09.70 Chemical Castration

19:26.89 Timeline of events

25:32.28 Who was watching Jeff Zizz

30:02.29 Condition of body in cement

35:07.07 Description of getting body out of ground

40:01.72 Conclusion

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Juliette Acosta is accused of driving drunk with her four-year-old daughter in the back seat of her vehicle when she crashes into a canal filled with water. As the vehicle fills with water, Acosta, 26, gets out of the vehicle with the help of her uncle, but her daughter Reagan is still in the vehicle. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened to Reagan Herrin as water filled the vehicle while her mother fled the scene.

Transcript Highlights

00:06.08 Introduction

02:00.52 Abandon child strapped in a car seat

04:56.63 Reagan Herrin, four years old, left in car

09:57.00 Canals carry lots of water

15:22.10 Juliette Acosta crashed vehicle into a canal

20:24.56 Mother charged with murder

24:49.33 Deputy arrives and pulls girl out of vehicle

28:36.66 Discussion of pictures of Reagan

33:33.62 What will the water do in the vehicle

37:07.22 Reagan was pulled out of vehicle, deputy immediately began performing CPR

42:58.41 Conclusion

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Investigators get a call about a woman selling human bones on Facebook Marketplace in December 2023. An investigation begins right away, and it doesn't take long for police to verify the information they received. Kymberlee Schopper, 52, is arrested for selling human bones on Facebook marketplace as well as out of her curio shop in Volusia County Florida. Schopper has been advertising items and law enforcement has purchased multiple bones from the store and had them verified. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the website linked to the store run by Kymberlee Schopper, Wicked Wonderland, and the many different signs that point to practices of those who follow the left-hand path. Investigators said they found the following human remains for sale on the store’s website: Two human skull fragments — $90 A human clavicle and scapula — $90 A human rib — $35 A human vertebrae — $35 A partial human skull — $600. Kymberlee Schopper is facing charges of trading in human tissue and the sale of verified human bones out of her curio shop in Orange City, Florida

Transcribe Highlights0:00 - Intro
4:12 - Forensic studies at JSU
9:35 - Woman in Colorado sent to prison for selling body parts
14:05 - Human Bones being sold in store
19:15 - Owner says she doesn't know it is illegal
24:22- Why is store using dot ORG for domain
29:50 - Grave robbers in India
33:20 - Forensic Anthropologist located in Florida
38:10 - Are bones being used in Religious exorcise
40:31 - Outro

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Damien Laron McDaniel III - The alleged Mass Murderer nobody has heard about outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack trace the path of destruction and death attributed to Damien McDaniel III. Joe Scott explains what a mass casualty event looks like to investigator and how each person killed in a Mass casualty incident is a separate murder case, even though multiple murders happen at the same address.

Transcribe Highlights

00:03.38 Introduction

01:59.92 On person responsible for 14 homicides

05:57.48 14 Dead in 14 months

11:11.25 The number of injured is even higher

17:29.01 First murder victim was a firefighter

21:57.34 Is killer also a paid hitman?

26:16.14 Chaos of mass casualty incident

32:24.30 Person found dead outside club, not intended target?

37:48.82 Each body is an individual case

42:27.10 Same person involved in two mass shooting invidents

46:37.75 Local hospital overwhelmed

52:19.28 Was killer trying to create chaos to hid intended target

58:52.19 Conclusion

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Jimmy Dolison was only 16-years-old in 1972 when he vanished. His family reported him missing in November and looked for him for days, weeks, and months, and years, but the trail went cold and Jimmy became another missing person statistic to the world, but not his family. Imagine the shock family members felt when more than 50-years later, an investigator contacts you to ask questions about your relative that has been missing for more than half a century. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go back in time to try and figure out what happened to Jimmy, all those years ago. Professor Morgan will also explain how partially decomposed remains found in 1973 were able to provide DNA 50 years later that provided a positive identity and solve the disappearance of Jimmy Dolison.

Transcript Highlights
00:00.03 Introduction

05:38.66 Jimmy Dolison missing since 1972

06:53.11 Garnett John Doe, remains found in 1973

11:09.42 Cold weather clothing helps understand the murder

16:44.94 Unidentified remains had multiple pieces of unique jewelry

21:33.74 Did he die when he went missing?

26:36.78 Clothing is not disrupted

31:12.08 Othram DNA work

39:23.34 Conclusion

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John Tyrrell is in the New Jersey woods when he finds a refrigerator that is wrapped in a sleeping bag, secured with blue ratchet straps, and covered with carpet. Tyrrell takes one look inside and calls police, he has just found missing mom, Laura Hughes. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss how the decomposed body is identified and what investigators do to nab the suspect in an international manhunt.

Transcription Highlights

00:03.04 Introduction

03:47.47 Using refrigerator as casket

08:29.44 Digital data solves crimes

12:29.05 Finder wont give phone to police

17:40.80 Did perp keep refrigerator plugged in?

23:05.79 "purge fluid"

28:13.49 Removing clothes from the dead

33:45.56 Positive ID of victim

38:09.70 Items used to identify the dead

43:13.15 Calender in suspect apartment with "X" marks

48:09.54 Bullet defect and trajectory

49:23.36 Conclusion

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A teenager in Wisconsin is accused of killing his mother and his stepfather, then living with the decomposing bodies for weeks before he finally leaves the family home. Joseph Scott Morgan explains how difficult it would be to remain in a home with two decomposing bodies and he breaks down the types of guns and ammunition available to 17-year-old Nikita "Nikki" Casap. Dave Mack explains the family dynamic and how Nikki is also charged with identity theft for trying to pretend he is his now dead stepfather, as well as being charged with murder and more.

Transcript Highlights
00:10.61 Introduction

01:01.83 Spending more time with the dead

05:41.51 Teen kills mom, stepdad, lives with bodies

09:52.98 Making mistakes in murder

15:20.17 Pulling back the blankets

20:51.75 Mother is found in hallway

25:10.98 Backing out of crime scene

29:50.56 Dividing up responsibilities on scene

34:00.22 VERY nice house

39:56.04 Doesn't have to be a body part

43:53.57 Removing each layer

47:45.42 Size of Round and type of stippling

53:28.71 Getting hit with a sledgehammer

55:09.61 Conclusion

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