On December 6, 2007, the fire department in Troup County Georgia was called to a rural county road after two bags were found on fire.

Extinguishing the blaze, firefighters find dismembered human remains inside the bags. The body had been cut into 13 pieces, and the head, hands and feet, were all missing.

Investigators failed to identify the body at the time, but did not give up.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go over the evidence found in the bags and how it was used, 18-years later, to identify the woman....and open a case that leads to murder, stolen identity, and fraud.

Transcribe Highlights
00:00.12 Introduction - Tedious

01:30.39 80 charges, woman accused of killing girlfriend

02:43.51 The things in life that require tedious checking of facts

03:40.38 Nicole Alston, 24, missing, replaced by Angel Thompson

06:04.36 Fire Dept called, two bags on fire, bags contain body parts

10:41.24 Head, hands, and feet are missing

13:41.24 Prevent identification of body, steal identity

19:07.67 Legs will not be mistaken for a dog

24:44.58 Determine if female has had a child

29:45.21 We don't know about murder, we know dismembered and burned

35:01.34 Investigators preserved what they found in 2007

36:18.07 Alston identified after sister entered DNA into public site

40:21.61 Conclusion

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