Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: Teen Missing Two Months, Found Naked, Shot in Back of Head

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Recorded23 Jun 2024

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Recorded LIVE at CrimeCon Nashville, 2024, in this Episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan explains how he challenges his class at Jacksonville State University to try and solve a cold case. Two years in a row, two different classes and students choose the unsolved murder of Blake Chappell. Blake Chappell tells his mother he is having the best night of his life with his girlfriend at the East Coweta High School Homecoming Dance. Within a matter of hours, Blake will find himself chased out of his girlfriend’s house in the middle of the night, walking down the road at 5 a.m. texting his girlfriend, and telling her police just stopped and talked to him. One last text to his girlfriend that he is getting cold, and his phone goes quiet. Blake Chappell is 17 and he never makes it back to his friend’s house. He just vanishes into thin air. It is October 16, 2011. Two months later on December 17, 2011, his nearly naked body is found floating in a creek, he has been shot in the back of the head. The case is still unsolved. But new search warrants were served in March 2024, will there be justice for Blake Chappell? Transcript Highlights 00:00:13 Introduction Blake Chappel Case 00:04:40 Discuss of family financial issues 00:08:28 Blake finds ex-girlfriend who ran away 00:10:32 Blake beaten up by ex’s stepfather 00:12:26 Blake put in jail for finding his ex 00:17:35 Mother takes Blake and date to homecoming dance 00:20:48 Discussion of Blake activities walking in the night 00:24:24 Talk about Blake walking miles to see girlfriend 00:28:08 Talk about Blake texting girlfriend 00:31:49 Talk about Blake doesn’t make it back to Austin’s house 00:37:36 Discussion Blake shot in back of head 00:43:22 Discussion rumors about Blake’s death 00:48:12 Discussion Blake found wearing underwear, no shoes 00:52:34 Conclusion Joseph Scott Morgan lets his JSU class pick unsolved crime to solve Two years in a row the case of Blake Chappel is chosen for the project See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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