Joseph Scott Morgan posts answers to your questions Wednesday May 7th at 8:00 PM Eastern

[Joseph Scott Morgan]

Hey Fraize!
Follow up already has a title "From the Morgue to the Microphone"
Probably I'd like to address the healing process after a long career and how teaching has been therapy in and of itself. Also, I'd like to address my efforts to educate the viewer about forensics using the most high-profile cases as specific examples; Travis Alexander Ante-mortem v. Post-mortem wounds.

 

[Tricia]

iamshadow21​

How has the role you play changed over the course of your career?

How do you see death investigation potentially changing in the future?

What do people most often misunderstand about what you do?

 

[Tricia]

Joseph Scott Morgan

Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics at Jackson State University. ​

Joseph Scott Morgan, MFS, F-ABMDI - Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation

Medicolegal death investigator expert, author/podcaster Joseph Scott Morgan is a frequent contributor to Headline News, CNN, and Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

www.jsu.edu

 

[Joseph Scott Morgan]

Hi iamshadow21!!!
How has the role you play changed over the course of your career?
Due to the ongoing professionalization of medicolegal death investigations the courts are relying more heavily on our input on cases than ever before. Remember detectives come and go Medicolegal Death Investigators are around for the long haul. ABMDI - American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators

How do you see death investigation potentially changing in the future?
I believe that technology will make a huge difference, examples: handheld imaging at scenes (x-ray), non-invasive core body temperature devices

What do people most often misunderstand about what you do?
That our interest is not in justice, but scientific truths (not interested in catching bad guys). WE are the true advocates for the dead.

 

[Tricia]

Megnut​

I'm reading about murder by insulin (Lord, my search history), could insulin be the silent/invisible poison behind many unrecognized homicides? I read that it's not routinely tested for. Not specifically thinking insulin here, but I side eye any death in LVD and CD's orbit, hard to believe in any natural causes around those two. Going forward, as criminals deploy novel ways to kill, will MEs be able to expand their routine tox screens accordingly? Man's inhumanity to man seems to find new ways daily.

 

[Tricia]

Joseph Scott Morgan is known throughout the true crime community for his compassion and kindness.

 

[Tricia]

Did I read this correctly? Joseph Scott Morgan is writing a follow up to Blood Beneath my Feet called "From the Morgue to the Microphone"? WOW you heard it hear first. Well maybe not first but you read it hear on Websleuths.com

 

[Tricia]

Joseph Scott Morgan host of Body Bags

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

True Crime Podcast · Updated Weekly · Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes…

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[Joseph Scott Morgan]

Hi Megnut!
Fine observation, I believe many have been potentially missed, there has been a spike in the number of people who have now been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. With that said there is more access and opportunity with more insulin floating about. The question is, are the potential perps sophisticated enough to understand the mechanism? I say yes. The trouble is the test for insulin levels would have to be accomplished rather soon after death, decomp compromises testing.

 

[Tricia]

Knitty wants to know:

What one unsolved case (from your career or any other) would you like most to be solved?

Do you feel new investigators will use technology to investigate to the point that they will overlook things that traditionally trained investigators would catch?

 

[Tricia]

Joseph Scott Morgan author of Blood Beneath My Feet

Blood Beneath My Feet

Have you ever been locked in a cooler with piles of decomposing humans for so long that you had to shave all the hair off your body in order to get rid of the smell? Joseph Scott Morgan did. Have you ever lit a Marlboro from the ignited gas of a bloated dead man’s belly? Joseph Scott Morgan has...

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[Joseph Scott Morgan]

Hi Knitty!
The Terry Bowers case is the one that really bothers/haunts me: New effort to solve 1970 murder of Boy Scout stabbed on Chesco campout

It is my belief that that the work that Kristen and David Mittleman are doing will be regarding as the TOUCHSTONE of our generation in forensics..... GAME CHANGING! www.dnasolves.com

 

[Tricia]

chaz Can one serial killer use several victim types or several MO's?​

SK speculation is often brushed off with the words: "Different victim type" or "Different MO".

 

[Joseph Scott Morgan]

Hey Chaz!
In my career, AND this is only MY experience, the serialized cases I worked all involved the same MO. If the subject is sophisticated enough, getting past their own psychopathology, it might be possible. All if the serial killings I worked 2 series in New Orleans and 3 series in Atlanta, all involved prostitutes except one (elderly females) all were strangled.

 

[Tricia]

Joseph Scott Morgan THANK YOU.
I've opened the thread so people can say thanks.
You are amazing Sir. Thanks again

 

[Insightful1]

Hello Joseph! Thank you so much for doing this. Say hi to Kim

 

[Joseph Scott Morgan]

It's been my pleasure! PLEASE come visit our department at Jax State

https://www.jsu.edu/criminaljustice/index.html

 

[Tricia]

YIKES. I think we are having some tech issues with getting the posts to upload. I'm so sorry.

 

[Joseph Scott Morgan]

Hello Joseph! Thank you so much for doing this. Say hi to Kim

I sure will! J

 

[Tricia]

We are having a spinning problem. Mr. Morgan I'm going to release you from here. You did a great job. Thank you so very much. I'll leave the thread open and you can come back and visit when the posts are uploaded.
Thank you very much