AEA: Autoerotic Asphyxia - David Carradine gained fame on TV in the early 70s as Kung Fu. Michael Hutchence was the frontman for hitmaking rock group INXS. Both men died doing the same thing: Autoerotic Asphyxia. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss AEA as well as other public deaths by Asphyxia including the hanging of Jeffrey Epstein, suicide of Robin Williams, and a story about the death of a man accused of being a witch during the Salem Witch Trials and how he died of asphyxia by "pressing".

Transcript Highlights

00:02.49 Introduction

00:39.43 "Blood Beneath My Feet"

04:48.20 Asphyxia by hanging

10:00.77 Suffocation - positional asphyxia

15:06.68 Compression of the neck

19:39.06 Hanging of Lewis Payne

24:40.59 Execution by "pressing"

30:12.40 Killed by hanging in public

35:11.67 Suspension Hanging vs Supported Hanging

39:15.66 Auto-Erotic Asphyxia

45:20.99 Strangle to point of death, and stopping, to cause more terror in victim

50:42.24 Conclusion

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Update on the decapitation of Baby Isaiah during his birth. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened and how the family is still having to fight for justice. The parents, Jessica Ross and Traveon Taylor Sr. have filed lawsuits against the hospital and the doctor but the first suit is about the damage done to the family by the doctor hired to do the autopsy of baby Isaiah, Dr. Jackson Gates. Dr. Gates posted pictures and video of the autopsy without the parents knowledge or permission and a jury awards the parents $2 million in damages.

Transcript Highlights
00:04.96 Introduction

00:48.33 Parental grief with loss of a child

04:45.27 Use of forceps during childbirth

06:37.45 The death of baby Isaiah

10:04.56 Explanation of child birth options

14:28.88 Doctor applied enough force to decapitate baby

20:30.53 Baby Isaiah head placed on body so it wouldn't fall off

25:19.76 Funeral home reported decapitation

30:06.68 Head removed during delivery

35:09.52 Paying for autopsy

39:42.33 Lawsuit filed when autopsy doctor placed images of autopsy on social media

44:59.93 Conclusion

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Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the Manson family murders and the real injuries suffered by the victims, as well as beheadings carried out hundreds of years ago in an effort to explain the difference in the type of injuries created by all manner of weapons that can be used to stab, slice, carve, and disembowel. Professor Morgan explains the difference between the facts of a case and how injuries and weapons are shown in film and how difficult it is to determine the source of a sharp force injury.

Transcript Highlights
00:13.87 Introduction - Sharp Force Injuries

01:11.86 Description of a beheading

04:56.77 Sharp force injury

10:02.83 Executioner refusing to execute

14:59.68 Stabbing injuries

20:27.08 Studying the margin - edges of injury

24:48.30 Always look for the "winking eye"

29:58.47 Thorough autopsy - tongue comes out

35:03.25 First documented autopsy, Caesar

38:58.59 Manson family knife attacks, Sharon Tate

45:03.35 Manson Murders shown in movie shows fork bouncing up and down, ridiculous

46:2 9.07 Conclusion

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A solid understanding of firearms and their function and purpose is essential to being a successful investigator. Failure to understand the things encountered in the street... there is no telling what kind of interpretation one will wind up making . Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look at the weapons used in the murders of Lincoln, JFK, and Oswald and Joe explains why It is important to be "studied up" when working in the field.

Transcript Highlights
00:00.07 Introduction

02:33.91 Brief History of firearms

06:08.03 $12 mail order gun supposedly killed JFK -- how do you figure it out

09:04.62 The Rifleman

15:48.72 The weapon used to kill Lincoln

20:12.47 Baseball bat favored by Dave

25:20.33 Never say gunshot wound on report in the field

30:25.58 JFK neck wound used for creating airway

35:14.95 The "Magic Bullet"

40:12.97 Oswald shooting injury

45:05.23 Projectile would have defect

49:28.41 Round traveling out of weapon

55:46.90 Conclusion

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Blunt Force Trauma and the trial of Karen Read in the death of her boyfriend, police officer John O'Keefe. Read was accused of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV in 2022 and leaving him to die in blizzard like conditions. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and how Blunt Force Trauma plays a critical part in the death of O'Keefe. Joe Scott also talks about a case involving the death of a woman confined to a wheelchair and requiring 24 hour care. At first glance her death seemed natural due to her medical conditions, but upon examination determined to be a homicide due to blunt for trauma. The woman had over 160 contusions on her body caused by a dryer belt.

Transcribe Highlights
00:00.03 Introduction - Blunt Force Trauma

04:21.19 Taking a hit from Jesse Tuggle

05:04.72 Motor Vehicle accidents, number one cause of blunt force trauma deaths in USA

10:11.73 Bleeding out due to blunt force trauma

15:45.67 Brain injuries

20:01.76 Abrasions caused by blunt force

25:17.35 Describing victim with 167 contusions

30:05.95 Looking for item that caused injury

35:06.97 O'Keefe injuries, Karen Read case

40:13.55 "Grading" Bruises - age of bruise

45:00.87 Bruise created by a bat

49:46.82 Conclusion

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Suzanne Morphew vanished on Mother's Day 2020. Her husband Barry Morphew was later charged with her murder, even though her body had not been found. Due to many issues, the judge dismissed the case one week before it went to trial and Barry Morphew walked out a free man. The judge dismissed the case "Without Prejudice" meaning the Morphew could be charged again at a "later date". That "later date" came when Barry Morphew was indicted by a grand jury charging him with Murder in the first-degree of his wife Suzanne Morphew. He was arrested in Arizona on Friday, June 20, 2025. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and why it was dropped the first time and why it is being brought again now. Professor Joseph Scott Morgan will explain the forensic evidence that is "the smoking gun" of the case.

Transcript Highlights

00:00.00 Introduction

00:49.42 Case of Suzanne Morphew

05:08.01 Mother's Day, Suzanne missing

09:47.15 Sasha Krause similar story

16:17.97 Barry Morphew hotel room smelled like bleach

20:26.86 Vigils, volunteers searching, Barry Morphew not helping much

25:13.43 Charges dropped, investigators believe they know where bones are but can't get to them

30:30.99 Suzanne remains found 45 miles from her home

35:05.68 Remains bleached, no maggots or other bugs feasting on her remains

39:59.83 Barry Morphew used BAM on deer

45:06.59 Conclusion

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Anjette and Ben Lyles are a young married couple with two children. Ben is a WW2 veteran and together he and Anjette work in his family restaurant in Macon, Georgia. When Ben sells the restaurant for below market value to settle a gambling debt, Anjette is furious. A few months after selling the restaurant, Ben gets very sick, very fast, and dies without doctors figuring out what killed him. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the death of Ben Lyles as well as Anjette's new husband, Buddy Gabbert, Anjette's first mother-in-law, Julia Lyles, and Anjette's daughter, Marcia. Joe explains how Anjette Lyles got away with murder, at first, and what led to her ultimate arrest, conviction, and death sentence.

Transcript Highlights

00:00.21 Introduction

02:09.23 Eating at Hospital cafeteria

05:02.11 Ben Lyles sells restaurant to settle gambling debt, Anjette is furious

06:45.30 Ben Lyles dies, doctors don't know why

09:21.66 Diagnosis by symptoms

14:43.53 Ben's mother worked at Restaurant

18:26.54 Anjette buys the restaurant

20:01.78 Anjette marries Buddy Gabbert

25:07.03 Doctors not looking for arsenic

30:08.42 Symptoms were miserable, Buddy dies

35:32.05 Anjette seen lighting black candle and talking to it

40:00.01 Coroner's Inquest

44:51.91 Coroner gets anonymous letter about Anjette using arsenic ant poison to kill

50:09.65 One month after Marcia dies, Anjette is arrested, charged with murder

51:25.26 Sentenced to death. Sentence commuted to life in prison

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Joseph Scott Morgan gives a "Live" presentation of what happened at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho the night four students were murdered. Breaking down the forensic evidence that exists as well as items that have been destroyed, including the crime scene and all of this on stage in front of a live audience at CrimeCon UK 2025

Transcribe Highlights

00:01.36 Introduction

04:06.06 Blood seen on back of house

08:00.55 KA-BAR Knife

11:48.76 Event took between 6 and 12 minutes

15:19.56 Moscow, Idaho, small town

20:00.53 House is complex

25:11.72 Kohberger car cleaning

30:08.31 Kohberger watching Joe Scott

35:44.67 House torn down

38:17.26 Conclusion

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