Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: The Homicide of Sasha Krause

Published: Jan. 22, 2023, 4:59 a.m.

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Sasha Krause, a Mennonite school teacher in New Mexico, goes missing on January 18th, 2020. About a month later a camper goes out to Sunset Crater Visitor Center, an area 20 miles outside of Flagstaff Arizona, to gather firewood and stumbles upon a body near her campsite. After an autopsy, they identify this body as Sasha Krause. Another month later, Mark Gooch, a U.S. Air Force member is arrested for her murder.

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In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the significance of how the victim\\u2019s body was found, the clothing that was missing, the temperature, and the connection between the victim and the suspect.\\xa0

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Show Notes:

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0:00 - Intro

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1:25 - Background and overview of case

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4:50 - Where did the investigators start?

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7:40 - Setting up a timeline

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9:30 - Discovering Sasha Krause\\u2019s body

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10:50 - Processing the crime scene

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12:35 - Drag marks

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17:15 - Body position + temperature

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24:30 - Finding a suspect: Mark Gooch

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27:25 - Putting the evidence together\\xa0

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28:45 - Significance of missing clothing and lack of DNA evidence

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30:50 - Fingerprints

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34:05 - Gooch makes an effort to hide his movements from that night

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37:10 - Wrap up

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