Nobody knows for sure the exact number of men that Herb Baumeister killed. Investigators have an idea of certain individuals who went missing during Baumeister's reign of terror, but Dan Halloran was not on anyone's list as a possible victim. In a previous episode of Body Bags, 10,000 Human Remains Found on Serial Killer's Farm, we told you the horror story of a killer named Herb Baumeister. In this update Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the story of a little girl whose father was sent away when she was just 2. For 29 years she has wondered what became of her father, and now, thanks to the incredible work of a dedicated county coroner and the scientists at Othram, she knows. 

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00:00.00 Introduction 

02:12.39 Herb Baumeister update

05:15.43 Do not know the number of Baumeister victims

09:55.47 Halloran fit the victim profile
 
15:50.60 Victim remains were burned and crushed

20:07.88 Odd behavior from an early age

25:08.98 Man escapes Baumeister and tells police he was lucky to get out alive

30:01.47 What happens with suicide gunshot wound to the head

36:14.67 Hamilton County Coroner, heroic effort to try and identify victims of Baumeister

41:12.15 Othram is helping families find answers

45:38.59 Conclusion

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Alexa Bartell, 20, is driving her car around 11pm when the driver of a truck coming towards her speeds up to 80 mph and hurls a 9 pound landscape boulder through her front windshield. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the criminal actions of Joseph Koenig, Zachary Kwak, and Nicholas Karol-Chik, that led to the instant death of Alexa Bartell.

Transcript Highlight

00:00.03 Introduction

04:59.70 Driver throws 9 pound rock at passing vehicle

09:30.91 Landscaping stone turned into a projectile 

14:18.49 First Responder doesn't know what happened

19:59.48 The guys in the truck had been throwing rocks at other 

25:10.65 Weaponizing a bolder

30:09.01 Victim was struck in head

35:28.16 Complex crime scene

40:07.07 This wasn't the first time this happened

45:02.34 People don't feel safe on the road 

46:12.08 Conclusion road

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Family members describe 44-year-old Tracy Lynn Wilemon as a fun-loving, spunky, hard-working mother who was thriving in Clanton, Alabama. She was saving money from her job at a nursing home to visit her daughter in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Things were looking good for Tracy. Until her own cousin, Tony Van Dyke and her boyfriend, James "Taz" Osgood lived out some type of crazy rape/murder fantasy that led to the death of Tracy Lynn Wilemon, the death sentence for James "Taz" Osgood, and a life sentence in a federal prison for Tony Van Dyke. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and Joe Scott  will walk you through one of the worst crime scenes ever.

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00:00.03 Introduction - Justice

03:16.56 Death Penalty 

08:14.63 Evil visits

13:45.68 Working in a nursing home

18:54.21 Remembering the victim - death sentence

23:32.20 Knife wound to neck 

28:54.83 Multiple stab wounds, torture

34:01.95 Containment of the scene

39:05.14 Death Sentenced being carried out quickly

44:12.64 Description of drug effects used in execution

48:08.45 Conclusion

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Is A Serial Killer Hunting Women in New England? Between March 6, 2025, and April 10, 2025, in an area of the United States known as "New England", the remains of 6 women have been found. This information has caused social media to claim a Serial Killer is on the loose and have named him the "New England Serial Killer".  Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at what we know about the cases so far and discuss what a Serial Killer is from a investigative standpoint as opposed to the thoughts and ideas of armchair detectives and social media influencers.  Should women in the Northeast be afraid? Is there really a new serial killer on the loose?

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00:02.04 Introduction 

01:22.25 Why do some murders get attention?

05:22.15 Remains of 6 women recovered over 8 weeks

10:00.24 What number makes a person a "Serial Killer"?

14:53.23 Weapons used by serial killers

20:15.95 BTK Serial Killer - First Killing was of a family

25:02.88 Who are the missing women whose remains recovered

29:57.23 Could it be an accident?

35:29.97 Mental Illness impact on life of victim 

39:47.81 Physical description, similarities

43:17.07 Conclusion

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Andrea Eilber, 20, is dating KC Grondin, a coworker she met at the local grocery store.

Friends describe their relationship as very "lovey-dovey." When Andrea agrees to house-sit for her aunt and uncle, she invites KC over for a movie night. But when KC arrives, Andrea's car isn't in the driveway, and no one answers the door. He returns home and later receives a text from Andrea canceling their plans and saying they'll talk the next day. KC, thinking she might be breaking up with him, feels devastated.

The next day, when no one can reach Andrea by phone or text, her father organizes a search party. Her car is found abandoned on a nearby road. Inside the house, searchers find Andrea in the basement, tied to a chair and shot in the back of the head.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss how police initially arrested, tried, and convicted the wrong person—while the real killer remained free. Scientists at Othram later helped identify the actual suspect.

It marks another success for Othram and DNASolves.com

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00:29.41 Introduction 

00:40.49 Working in grocery store

04:39.77 Andrea Eilber and KC Grondin are infatuated with one another

09:06.09 Andrea is housesitting for relatives, but she is missing

15:10.13 Andrea Eilber is found tied to chair, shot in back of head

20:18.20 Police question everyone about boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, boyfriend identified as suspect, arrested, convicted

25:06.43 Why police give suspects water to drink

30:56.96 KC Grondin, released but under house arrest

35:21.31 Othram case - DNA Solves

40:05.10 Police follow new suspect and find sample to get DNA - Chadwick Mobley pleads no-contest

45:06.35 Prosecutors may charge KC Grondin again 

48:46.43 Conclusion

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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.

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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.

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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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