Pastor, 86, Married 5 Times, Buried 4. Now Suspect In Deaths of First Two Wives!
Podcast:Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan Published On: Wed Aug 19 2026 Description: Retired Pastor John Bridges has been married 5 times. His first four wives all died, and police are now investigating the deaths of his first two wives, Joyce Bridges and Astrid Bridges, who died 21 years apart. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the cases and how after decades, these two deaths, that were originally ruled "accidental", are now ruled "homicides". Highlights 00:01.360 Everybody's Got a Story 00:33.800 The Five-Times Married Pastor 02:06.400 The Exhumation Process 04:57.560 Mabel's Mysterious Death in 1972 12:27.400 Astrid's Fatal Fall in 1993 13:35.640 Reopening the Cases After 20 Years 25:12.840 The Role of Water in Forensic Analysis 32:45.840 Investigating Husbands with Multiple Wives 44:25.640 Closing Thoughts and Call for InformationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.