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. 

Transcribe Highlights
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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When Stacey Powell doesn't log onto her work computer for two days in the middle of the week, and family can't get her on the phone, police are asked to do a "well-being" check.

When police arrive, they immediately suspect Powell's boyfriend, Andrew Ridgeway, of lying. She's later found brutally murdered inside her Auburndale, Florida, home.

Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack in this episode, as they discuss the case.

Also in this episode, we mention a show that dropped December 23, 2025:

"1983 Car Fire Death: Charred Remains Buried. Victim Found ALIVE! Who is in GRAVE?"

Transcribe Highlights
00:01.62 Introduction - Well-being check  

01:02.14 "savage"

05:02.26 Police show up - looking for Stacey

06:05.69 Andrew Ridgeway lies to police

10:01.21 Police need a warrant

15:02.62 What do "raccoon eyes" mean?

20:01.27 Past show - charred remains, 1983 car fire death 

25:22.65 Lacerations are not sharp force injuries 

30:05.43 Fresh blood, slippery

35:12.74 Stacey was shot and beaten

40:00.73 Beat cops deal with everything

45:20.16 M.E. said face unrecognizable 

49:38.18 Conclusion

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In November 2006, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were found on a beach in Taholah, an unincorporated village on the Quinault Indian Reservation, in Grays Harbor County, Washington.  he Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office and the Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office responded and began collecting evidence and investigating. The Skeletal Remains: Adult Man - 5'9" - 170 - 180 lbs Likely between 20 and 60 years old (OR OLDER!!!!) Needless to say, the case went cold. For 20 years. In 2025 - Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office and the King County Medical Examiner's Office and submit evidence to Othram. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the case that didn't seem possible to solve, and the Mayor who was able to finally be laid to rest.

Transcribe Highlights

00:03.34 Introduction - Story of "Pearl"

03:23.81 Ann Rule - true crime author

05:05.05 Skeletal Remains found on beach

10:10.94 Dental wear to determine age

15:09.54 Skull wear - suture lines

20:34.97 Standing at the edge of raging rivers

25:01.85 Soft tissue eaten

30:23.00 Mayor Edwin Asher

35:11.85 Skeleton found in 2006

41:12.23 Identifying remains

45:17.78 Having to breathe life into DNA

48:52.47 Othram making a difference

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Robert Eugene Brashers was a serial killer and rapist who got away with murders. He was only proved to be a "serial killer" 20 years after he killed himself! Brashers body was exhumed and his DNA tied him to the infamous "Yogurt Shop Murders" in Austin, Texas in 1991. Now in the recent past, another cold case has been tied to Brashers - the 1998 murder of Linda Rutledge in Lexington, Kentucky. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the evidence that ties Brashers to both of those crimes as well as several more! 

Transcribe Highlights
00:02.71 Introduction: Yogurt Shop Murders

05:33.02 Working Serial homicides

10:00.38 Joining the Army, then Navy

15:07.68 Is three years enough for the crime?

19:59.05 Shot to death, fire used to cover-up crime

25:19.93 Comes prepared to start fire 

30:24.34 Execution style shooting

35:04.41 Austin and Lexington cases both cold

39:04.69 Did not know Brashers was serial killer until 2018

42:19.26 Conclusion 

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On October 17, 2025, a normal morning starts as a New York mother sees her children off to school.

After returning from taking her youngest daughter to school, an intruder attacks Aleena Asif after sneaking into her home while she was away.

Aleena loses her life during the struggle.

Now, according to the County of Nassau District Attorney, an arrest has been made in the case.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go inside the home of Aleena Asif and break down her murder at the hands of her estranged husband, who is accused of smothering the mother of his children with Cyanide and Acid.

Transcribe Highlights 

00:00.07 Introduction - Snack foods

02:08.31 Cyanide

04:55.10 Marie Hilley using arsenic

10:07.92 Mom taking kids to school, at home, death awaits

15:14.60 Why did school not call the father?

20:21.43 Qureshi uses rag dipped in cyanide and acid

24:57.85 Acid would make skin look red or even turn brown

29:49.11 Workers have to worry about cyanide

35:06.94 Did suspect plan to torture

38:50.95 Conclusion 

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The Torso Killer is back in the news again as Richard Cottingham confesses to the 1965 murder of 18-year-old nursing student, Alys Eberhardt, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Cottingham will not be prosecuted for the murder, the admission allows the city of Fair Lawn to close the case, maybe provide an answer for family who have waited decades to know what happened to their loved one. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dig into the story of the "Torso Killer", the "Time Square Killer" Richard Cottingham. He confesses to a cold case from 1965, will there be more?

Transcribe Highlights
00:00.28 Introduction - Decade, getting older

02:53.32 Deathbed confessions

06:23.91 Will confession aid in healing?

11:38.74 The last woman attacked, survived

16:56.79 Rodney Alcala worked at BCBS at same time

22:56.31 Torso killer - attacked with a knife, but killings were strangling

29:00.70 Heroic woman survived and caused Torso Killer to be caught

35:11.48 Telling tales for benefits in prison

40:03.03 Bodies try to heal

45:16.76 Torture killing

46:02.07 Conclusion

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Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have uncovered disturbing details in connection with an alleged 34-year-old grave robber.

Police arrested Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, as he left Mount Moriah Cemetery “holding a burlap bag, crow bar, and other assorted items.” He’s now facing over 500 criminal charges in connection to alleged break-ins, including 100 counts of abuse of a corpse, desecration, theft, and more.

The reported burglaries started in early November and continued until December, according to the Delaware County, Office of the District Attorney. Police arrested Gerlach on January 6.

Now, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dig up the dirt on the grave robber who allegedly has over 100 human skulls in his house, as well as mummified body parts.

Transcribe Highlights
00:03.45 Introduction - Mount Moriah

03:34.68 Grave Robber

07:41.62 Body prep and time

12:13.30 Glass allowing body to be viewed 

17:59.99 Flies in Pa draw attention of neighbors

23:36.50 Don't step on center of cement over a grave

29:37.59 Gerlach basement

34:39.35 Driving skull to Chicago to sell 

40:00.95 Too much done in 60 days time

43:00.46 Conclusion

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The body of Rhonda Fisher was found on April 1, 1987, 25 miles north of Denver, in a rural area of Douglas County.

A motorist passing by the area spotted her body at the 3500 block of South Perry Park Road, and contacted police. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled.

The night before her murder, she was on foot, walking north on Monaco and toward Denver.

 Now, following in-depth investigations with crime scene and evidence, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has announced a resolution in the case. 

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the case that was cold for 38 years, and Joe explains how the evidence that pointed to the killer was in the hands of law enforcement from the very start. 

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.09 Introduction - Decades

02:58.90 Missing Friend found alive 

05:02.26 Case begins April 1, 1987

05:53.98 Rhonda Fisher was last seen in Denver.

08:05.10 Serial perps leaving the body a certain way

13:18.90 Looking for minutiae

18:05.56 Triangulating a body

23:49.51 Trace Evidence, Bags came into play

29:38.04 Sexual assault, serialized event

34:25.69 Killer identified by what was found in the paper bags

39:05.15 Vincent Groves died 9 years after he killed Rhonda

40:50.11 Hair combings, cuttings

42:41.86 Conclusion

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The Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit is asking the public for help with any video or digital evidence related to the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe. Well thought of couple, Spencer a popular dentist, murdered in their home between 2am and 5am December 30, 2025. The couple's two children ages 4 and 1 were unharmed. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case with everything currently known as the police seek help in catching a monster. 

Transcript Highlights
00:00.22 Introduction, Columbus, Ohio

03:27.89 Murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe

06:47.10 Kids inside, non-responsive adults

10:05.37 The couple is well thought of by everyone

15:16.20 Case will be heavily influenced by tech

20:07.96 Footprints in the snow

25:01.02 Cops bang on doors very loud

29:52.57 ME will determine entrance wounds

35:14.58 Killer left three shell casings behind

40:18.84 How much snow in the area?
  
44:51.41 Video of person of interest walking

48:22.55 Conclusion

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Sarah Grace Patrick is accused of murdering her mother and stepfather while they were asleep in their bed, leaving their bodies to be discovered by the couple's five-year-old daughter. The trial was schedule to begin yesterday, January 5, 2026, but has now been delayed until August awaiting a report from a forensic neuropsychologist who evaluated the teen over several visits in August 2025. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the scene of the crime, trajectory of bullets and sound...is it possible shots were fired in the home but not heard by a 16-year-old? Also, the long, "crying without tears" eulogy of the now accused teen. 

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.03 Introduction - Sarah Grace Patrick  

00:53.56 Rural Geography - Double homicide

04:12.36 Blended Family with a past

07:11.46 A person's past follows them around

09:57.18 James Brock - Victim had a VLAD

15:08.86 5-year-old finds parents bodies in their bed, sister Sarah Grace Patrick calls 911

16:52.09 Sarah tells 911 bodies cold to the touch, no need for CPR

20:34.55 House is small 

25:01.27 Weapon used in small house, but Sarah says she didn't hear anything 

30:02.20 16-year-old accused of the murders

35:12.47 Cause of death will state which gun shot wound was fatal

39:57.98 Months between murders and arrest of Sarah Grace Patrick 

45:04.02 LVAD would show when heart stopped beating

50:11.23 Gunshot residue and trajectory of bullets

51:46.78 Conclusion

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