Former forensic detective Karen Smith is bringing her podcast “Shattered Souls” to the CrimeOnline Podcast Network. And season two is finally here. Smith is no newcomer to show business. She has a background in both radio and television, but it’s her background in law enforcement that gave her the most experience with hosting a true-crime …
Twenty years ago, the discovery of a human skull would reveal one of Georgia’s most gruesome and bizarre crimes. More than 300 decomposing bodies were found discarded on the grounds of the Tri-State Crematory. Located in the mountains of northwest Georgia, the facility serviced funeral homes in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. An investigation revealed the …
Joel Guy Sr., 61, and Lisa Guy, 55, were stabbed to death inside their Knoxville home following Thanksgiving. Prosecutors said Joel Guy, Jr., 28, killed his parents after they informed him they planned to retire and would be cutting him off financially. Guy Jr. stabbed his father at least 42 times and his mother at …
Comedian Bob Saget’s autopsy shows head trauma caused the actor’s death. Saget’s family revealed that officials had “concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep” while on tour. The autopsy shows Saget had fractured his skull which caused bleeding on the brain. A …
The release of autopsy and forensic reports for Brian Laundrie provides an interesting study in forensics. When Laundrie, 23, was found dead of an apparent suicide, police had been searching for him in connection to the death of his girlfriend Gabby Petito. The newly-released documents show that Laundrie’s “skeletal remains and personal effects were in plain …
Most men will do just about anything for a girlfriend, but would you murder your own family? Grant Amato did for a woman who was only his girlfriend in his own mind. After losing his job, Grant Amato became obsessed with a Bulgarian Webcam model. Night after night, Amato watched “Silvie” model, dance, and more. …
A meal with Daddy at Chick-fil-A… that’s what 22-month-old Cooper Harris enjoys the June morning that he dies. Father Justin Ross Harris, 41, takes his son to breakfast, and then instead of turning toward the daycare to drop off his son, Harris drives to work, parks his SUV in the lot, and heads inside. The …
New Orleans police executing a search warrant related to a missing person, find a dismembered body. The headless torso was found inside a freezer, which was inside a bus, parked next to a home. Drop cord had been run to the bus to power the freezer. The remains have been identified as Julia Dardar …
On July 1, Bart and Krista Halderson decide to go to their lakeside cottage…at least that’s what their son, Chandler, says. Six days later, the 23-year-old reports his parents as missing. An investigation ensues, and a series of lies are uncovered, lies that start long before Chandler Halderson says he parents went on a trip. …
Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys are calling for a new trial after the news that at least one juror failed to disclose that he was a victim of sexual abuse. There may be as many as four jurors. The identified juror, Number 50, has given several interviews and has divulged that he told the other jurors his …
A body is found. Investigators are called, but who’s going to show up? Will it be a coroner or a medical examiner? Today on Body Bags, former death investigator Joseph Scott Morgan answers the question: What’s the difference?
A chaotic opening night at the Astroworld Festival results in 10 people dead and hundreds more injured, as the crowd of 50,000 people surges toward the stage during Travis Scott’s concert. Victims range in age from nine to 27. The event, which reportedly drew 50,000 people, turned deadly around 9:30 p.m. Friday when the crowd …
