In the Cage | Unraveling the Chilling Fate of Cassidy Rainwater

 In this episode of Body Bags, hosts Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack unravel the harrowing and complex case of Cassidy Rainwater. They discuss the crime scene, the intense investigation involving local law enforcement and the FBI, the critical role of digital forensics in modern investigations, and how vital evidence found on a suspect's phone leads them to a chilling exploration of the dark web.

Time-codes: 

00:00 - Introduction.

01:15 - Cassidy Rainwater.

03:10 - Dave Mack gives us some background and an overview of the case.

05:50 - The crime scene's location in a rural and isolated area in southwest Missouri.

07:00 - The importance of digital forensics in modern investigations, particularly with photographic evidence.

10:15 - Disturbing photos found on the suspects phone.

13:00 - Disturbing content circulation in the dark web and its potential connection to the case.

16:25 - A small-town sheriff's investigator being contacted by federal agents.

19:35 - Cassidy Rainwater was found in an image suspended from a gantry crane and eviscerated.

22:45 - What could have been the possible motive for the careful labeling and preservation of Cassidy's remains?

24:30 - The process of identifying butchering marks on bones and what these marks can tell us about the tools used.

27:40 - Why were the remains preserved with a date?

29:45 - The tools and techniques one might use to dismember a body.

31:15 - What are "deer coolers"?

33:20 - A current update on the case.

33:45 - Outro.

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