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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Son tells Mom he's headed home, never seen again. Where is 22-year-old William Brian McKenzie, Jr.?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

William Brian McKensie, Jr, gets off works and tells his mom he will be home soon, but he never made it. He stopped off at a friend's then offered to give a someone he met there a ride. What happened to Brian McKenzie. Joining Nancy Grace today:Frances Gaines - mother of William "Brian" McKenzie  Rickey D Alexander - Tennessee Missing and Unsolved  Ashley Willcott - Judge and trial attorney, Anchor on Court TV, www.ashleywillcott.com Jeff Cortese - Former FBI Special Agent, Caryn Stark - NYC Psychologist, www.carynstark.com Nicole Partin - Freelance Investigative Reporter Anyone with information regarding William Brian McKenzie Jr.’s location should call the Jackson Police Department at 731-425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477.

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0:00.0

I'm Joseph Scott Morgan.

0:01.7

I was the youngest medical legal death investigator in the country.

0:04.8

The first time I've ever made a death notification on you after that moment

0:08.6

that I was going to try to be as compassionate as I possibly could.

0:12.0

Because when families are rocked by death,

0:14.9

the only thing they really want are answers.

0:18.1

They ask how, where, it was my job as a death investigator to bring those answers.

0:26.7

Listen to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:37.1

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:42.3

I know a lot of you listening right now have children, have grandchildren,

0:47.9

maybe nieces or nephews.

0:50.8

Can you imagine pouring all your love all your time?

0:57.2

All your energy, your thoughts into your child and then suddenly your child goes missing.

1:08.0

You have hopes for them.

1:09.2

I have hopes for John David and Lucy that I can get them through high school

1:13.9

and get them into a good college.

1:16.6

So their life will be easier than mine or my parents life.

1:21.7

I just devote all that love and time and energy into them.

1:26.7

And then suddenly they don't come home.

1:31.2

Ever?

1:32.3

I have no idea what happened to them.

1:36.2

Right now I am focusing on a young Tennessee man.

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