Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

On December 6, 2007, the fire department in Troup County Georgia was called to a rural county road after two bags were found on fire.
Extinguishing the blaze, firefighters find dismembered human remains inside the bags. The body had been cut into 13 pieces, and the head, hands and feet, were all missing.
Investigators failed to identify the body at the time, but did not give up.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go over the evidence found in the bags and how it was used, 18-years later, to identify the woman....and open a case that leads to murder, stolen identity, and fraud.






Transcribe Highlights
00:00.12 Introduction - Tedious
01:30.39 80 charges, woman accused of killing girlfriend
02:43.51 The things in life that require tedious checking of facts
03:40.38 Nicole Alston, 24, missing, replaced by Angel Thompson
06:04.36 Fire Dept called, two bags on fire, bags contain body parts
10:41.24 Head, hands, and feet are missing
13:41.24 Prevent identification of body, steal identity
19:07.67 Legs will not be mistaken for a dog
24:44.58 Determine if female has had a child
29:45.21 We don't know about murder, we know dismembered and burned
35:01.34 Investigators preserved what they found in 2007
36:18.07 Alston identified after sister entered DNA into public site
40:21.61 Conclusion

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It was a hot summer day on July 24, 1996, when 7-year-old Morgan Violi went outside to play with a friend at the Shive Lane apartment complex where she lived with her mom and two sisters in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A man driving an older-model, maroon Chevrolet van pulled up alongside the girls, jumped out and tried to grab the girl Morgan was playing with but was unsuccessful, so, he snatched Morgan, threw her into the van and sped away. The van was stolen out of Dayton, Ohio, and was recovered two days later in Franklin, Tennessee, 30 miles south of Nashville. The van was scrubbed clean. The search for Morgan lasted until October 26, 1996, when her skeletal remains were found in the woods off I-65 in White House, Tennessee, 30 miles north of Nashville. A suspect was never located, and the case went cold for nearly 30 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the cold case kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Morgan Violi and the forensic evidence that solved her case and led to a confession by the killer.



Transcribe Highlights
00:01.31 Introduction
01:18.66 Prison escapee kills 7-year-old
05:04.06 Watching children
10:19.84 Fiber solves cold case
14:56.99 Robert Froberg, the killer, 61 now
25:01.86 Unlocking door to scientific truth
29:56.86 Examining decomposition
35:21.14 Van found two days after Morgan kidnapped
39:17.35 Conclusion

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David Anthony Burke, known as the singer D4vd, writes songs with bloody imagery and titles like, "Romantic Homicide."
His career was on the rise. But, as his first-ever "World Tour" began, the body of a missing child from Lake Elsinore, California, was found in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla. The decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in two bags stashed in the vehicle.
A Los Angeles grand jury has been looking into the death of Celeste since November, and Burke's parents and brother have been fighting in court to avoid having to testify.
In the Habeas Corpus petition, for the first time, David Anthony Burke is named as the target of the investigation into the death of Celeste.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case, the timeline, and discuss certain items mentioned in the writ, such as a "cadaver bag" containing some of the remains of Celeste.
Transcribe Highlights
00:06.14 Introduction D4VD and Celeste Rivas
02:42.81 Part of Celeste remains in a "cadaver bag"
05:06.65 David Anthony Burke - D4VD
10:05.78 Was Burke intimate with Celeste?
14:57.53 Workers smell odor of decomp, call cops
20:06.33 Celeste was 14
24:57.55 Body Bags used in videos?
29:54.58 Color of gloves mentioned
35:07.25 Flies do nothing but eat and make babies
40:10.75 Keeping the bones
43:57.86 Conclusion



David Anthony Burke, known as the singer, D4VD, writes songs with bloody imagery and titles like "Romantic Homicide". His career was on the rise. But as his first ever "World Tour" began, the body of a missing child from Lake Elsinore, California, was found in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla. The decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found in two bags stashed in the Tesla. A Grand Jury has been looking into the death of Celeste since November and Burke's parents and brother have been fighting in court to avoid having to testify before the Grand Jury. In the Habeas Corpus petition, for the first time, David Anthony Burke is named as the Target of the investigation into the death of Celeste. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack examine the case, the timeline, and discuss certain items mentioned in the writ, such as a "cadaver bag" containing some of the remains of Celeste.



Transcribe Highlights
00:06.14 Introduction D4VD and Celeste Rivas
02:42.81 Part of Celeste remains in a "cadaver bag"
05:06.65 David Anthony Burke - D4VD
10:05.78 Was Burke intimate with Celeste?
14:57.53 Workers smell odor of decomp, call cops
20:06.33 Celeste was 14
24:57.55 Body Bags used in videos?
29:54.58 Color of gloves mentioned
35:07.25 Flies do nothing but eat and make babies
40:10.75 Keeping the bones
43:57.86 Conclusion



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Caleb Flynn calls 911 at 2:30 a.m. on February 16, claiming a burglar has entered his Ohio home and shot his wife, Ashley Flynn, twice in the head.
Flynn, a former music pastor, tells the dispatcher that he was not in the room at the time; he was with their daughters in their room, and they are still asleep.
When Tipp City officers arrive, they find signs of an apparent forced entry.
Ashley Flynn was a substitute teacher/volleyball coach and the mother of two daughters who will now grow up without her.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the Red Flags in the 911 call, as well as the story Caleb Flynn told.
The story has garnered national headlines, as Caleb Flynn appeared on "American Idol" in 2013, making it to the "Hollywood Week" episode before being eliminated.
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.28 Introduction - musicians
03:58.90 American Idol contestant
08:07.72 Caleb Flynn did not get past Hollywood Week
12:51.13 Assessment by civilian
14:30.98 Audio from 911 call
15:25.21 Says she has been shot twice in the head
20:41.49 Head injuries have a lot of blood
25:17.12 Garage door open
30:21.52 How does suspect get into the home
35:12.47 Who is up next on the call sheet
40:02.58 Defense attorney says he is "disappointed and concerned"
45:04.86 Range of Fire
46:21.24 Conclusion
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This is a tale of two sisters, Karen and Debra.
Karen is loving, responsible, and well-liked by all who know her. She lived with and cared for her parents until they lost their battles with Alzheimer's and cancer. Karen also took care of her finances and was financially well-off for retirement.
Debra was gone for decades, living several states away in Louisiana. She never held a steady job and never had any money.
When their parents died, Debra moved back to Florida, with no money and no place to stay, and Karen let her sister move into her home.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dig into the story of how the evil sister murdered the good sister with a bullet to the chest, wrapped her body in a trash bag, and buried her in a hole in the backyard.
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.15 Introduction
02:10.97 Victim loves working in her yard
05:06.55 Two sisters, Karen and Debra
08:25.53 Debra comes back after parents die
12:14.34 Perp keeping victim close after death
16:55.11 Seeing a hole in the yard
20:57.88 Odor of decomposing body
25:33.91 Bad smell doesn't mean something is there
29:48.57 Very careful digging to not miss anything
35:07.70 Everything goes to the lab
40:27.15 Karen has one GSW to the chest
44:43.54 Debra claims she is "blameless"
45:28.45 Conclusion
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