Leela Livis, 32, dies after having Thanksgiving dinner with her mom. Her sister, Mia Lacey, and Mia's boyfriend, Richard Pegg, hospitalized but survive. It wasn't bad turkey, it was Bad Mom. Gudrun Linda Jean Casper-Leinenkugel, 52, charged with first degree murder in the death of daughter Leela, and two counts of attempted murder of Mia and Richard. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss how the matriarch of the family conducted internet searches for "what happens if I accidentally ingest acetronile?" and "does wine turn into cyanide?" Joe Scott explains how the poison investigation also caused the 2007 death of Michael Schmidt to be re-examined, turns out Schmidt might not have died in a house fire, it looks like he was poisoned by "Bad Mom" as well.

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00:00.28 Introduction Thanksgiving

04:51.38 Murder and attempted murder at Thanksgiving

09:58.33 Cyanide poisoning

14:52.42 Industrial solvent, turns to cyanide when ingested

20:09.64 Poisoning everyone in the house

25:16.95 Tox screen

30:00.16 Was one person the target?

35:17.36 Killing your own child

40:31.69 Conclusion

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Mary Theresa Simpson, 12, vanished when she was walking home from a relative's home in March 1964, in Elmira, New York.

Her beaten and abused body was found four days later, in a wooded area in Southport.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go back in time to discover what happened to Mary Simpson and why police could not find a suspect to arrest, and charge with the rape and murder of a little girl.

They also discuss how, after 60 years, the case was broken wide open due to great police work in 1964. Coupled with exceptional science work by Othram, a suspect has been named after 60 years of questions.

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00:03.38 Introduction

01:03.48 Cold Cases - Time Marches On

04:51.96 March 19, 1964 Mary Simpson, 12, vanishes

10:27.83 Suspect jammed twigs, grass, dirt into Mary;s mouth

15:06.68 Area has not changed much since 1964

20:18.94 Targeting of individuals

25:06.14 Subject would have known where they were going

30:06.65 Othram can begin a case with $7,500

36:17.78 Teaching students to triangulate a scene

41:28.48 Conclusion

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11-year-old Jordan Weems writes a note to his mom; "Dear mom, I love you because you are smart, kind and very loving. That's what I love about you." Five years after writing that note to his adoptive mother, Spring Weems, Jordan Weems allegedly beats her to death with a hammer, puts her body in a trash dumpster and rolls it to the curb. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go behind the headlines to take a look at the crime scene, the kitchen of a home in a suburb of Oklahoma City to try and understand how a 16-year-old boy, would be charged as an adult for the murder of his adoptive mother.

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00:01.43 Introduction

00:24.64 Joe Scott, not a Handyman

04:28.06 Jordan Weems, 16, charged with killing
adoptive mother

08:05.40 Parenting and discipline

13:09.27 Ripping of skin

18:10.56 Weapon of opportunity

23:30.58 Body of Spring Weems in trashcan

29:06.62 Victim beaten while on ground

34:34.95 Blood would have been everywhere

39:02.52 Blood in hair, like a mop

43:29.34 Conclusion

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On April 3, 2025, two girls ate chocolate-covered raspberries.

Four days later, Ines de Bedout, 14, and Emilia Forero, 13, pass away. They were reportedly poisoned with thallium, injected into the raspberries.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack find the bottom of the truth barrel and share how an entrepreneur contestant on "Shark Tank" wins the grand prize, and loses her boyfriend.

She also allegedly kills his daughter, travels the world while on Interpol's Most Wanted list, only to jump in the Thames after arriving in Great Britain.

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00:01.91 Introduction - The Thames

02:33.39 Poison deaths

06:28.24 Woman flees to Great Britain, jumps in Thames

12:14.90 Suspect accused of Poison child of former boyfriend

17:46.65 Substances that are now illegal

23:32.66 What would symptoms look like?

28:36.25 2 girls dead, one girl with "life changing injuries"

34:05.06 Lithium batteries and thallium

39:13.40 Conclusion

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In the last few weeks, shocking photos "leaked" by the state police showing the inside of the Moscow, Idaho, Crime Scene. On top of the photos come claims from an "expert" hired by Kohberger team who claims there were two killers and multiple weapons. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the facts of the case and Joseph Scott Morgan gives a class on forensic evidence and what it means to try and put the case to rest.

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00:00.34 Introduction - Kohberger Theories

02:24.11 Victim Photo dump

07:49.05 Case handled poorly

11:52.18 Video dumps

15:42.47 Still don't have victim tox screens

20:47.06 There was a plan

25:30.83 More than one weapon theory

30:30.22 Other Theories don't fit know facts

35:12.79 Pictures from inside house showed blood

40:01.65 Tearing down the house

44:51.50 Kohberger didn't have to answer questions

45:40.61 Conclusion

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In Washington state, Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin West calls 911 at 4:27 a.m. and reports that his wife, Marcy West, is unconscious.

West says his wife is having a seizure and that he is performing CPR. The Camas-Washougal Fire Department responds to the call, but 48-year-old Marcy dies.

An autopsy is inconclusive, and her body is turned over to the funeral home. In the days that follow, police receive calls claiming the West marriage was broken and that the chief was having an affair.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dig the truth out of the story, and Joseph Scott Morgan explains what was found in the second autopsy that would have been nearly impossible to miss the first time.

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00:00.03 Introduction - Taking a second look

04:05.15 Heroes - Firemen, policemen

06:29.10 Kevin West, fire chief, calls 911

10:24.38 Tammy Daybell death

14:12.47 Brain texture

19:05.56 Divorce and murder

24:44.89 West Marriage discussed in community

29:07.23 Helping first responders experience a real body

34:50.17 Finding marks on the neck

39:40.44 Kevin West guilty of murder

40:19.06 Conclusion

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On Feb. 24, 2023, police were called to the Banfield family home for a stabbing and a shooting around 8 a.m. Brendan Banfield, an IRS special agent, told police he shot a man who had stabbed his wife, Christine Banfield. Police find Christine Banfield, nude and stabbed multiple times, in an upstairs bedroom. Nearby, they find a man named Joseph Ryan shot multiple times. Inside the house at the time of the shooting: Brendan Banfield, along with the family's au pair, then-22-year-old Juliana Peres Magalhaes, and the Banfields' then-4-year-old daughter. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go behind the headlines to find out what really happened in a home that left a 37-year-old mother dead, a 39-year-old male stranger dead, an IRS Special agent Brendan Banfield charged with murder, a four-year-old little girl who will be raised by someone other than her mother, and the Au Pair who moved into the master bedroom, then copped a plea deal to testify for the state.

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00:00.55 Introduction

01:10.44 Never known anyone who had an "au pair"

04:20.15 Multiple 911 calls

10:24.02 Fingerprints on the knife, digital forensics

14:47.86 Joe shares story from his time in Atlanta

20:20.60 Body not cleaned on scene

25:16.54 911 call, hangup. Another 911 is made 15 minutes later

30:05.72 Federal Agencies have law enforcement wings

35:09.29 Husband and Au Pair involved in sexual relationship

40:02.52 Not just the rifling

45:48.22 Conclusion

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On November 15, 1983, deputies respond to calls of a "suspicious" van parked at a Highway 1 turnout about three miles north of world famous Hearst Castle in San Luis Obispo County, California. Inside the van deputies find the body of Toby Tate, 41. She had been shot in the head in what appeared to be a possible robbery. Her purse was missing as was a nikon camera. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the evidence left behind, how the case went cold, and how after decades, the hard work of the officers in San Luis Obispo and the miracle workers at Othram helped provide answers to the family, and suspects, for the murder.

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00:02.29 Introduction - Child of the 70s

02:28.38 A case involving a van

04:56.41 Van is in a "turn out" lane, San Luis Obispo County

10:30.95 Evidence Toby took her dogs to the beach

15:14.53 Dead Bodies in a van for weeks

20:25.98 Rolling crime scene

25:07.00 Person resisting could put hands on suspect

30:26.78 Pawn Shop detective

35:06.86 From camera in pawn shop until recently, case was cold

40:03.75 Othram gets the info, cracks the case

45:05.99 Suspects dead

47:10.07 Conclusion

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