Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 1 follows the disappearance of 28-year-old Mamta Kafle Bhatt after coworkers realize she has vanished from work and home. What starts with a welfare check, her husband's calm explanation, claims about New York or Texas, and a destroyed phone quickly becomes contradictions, family in Nepal pushing for a missing person report, media pleas with their baby, a troubled marriage, Facebook posts seeking separation help, and the first signs that Mamta may not have left on her own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 9-year-old Khloe Levette and 7-year-old Gage Daniel becomes one of Tennessee's most haunting unsolved mysteries. What starts with a quiet night on a rural family farm quickly becomes a devastating house fire, two grandparents found in the rubble, no trace of the children, experts insisting they were never inside the home, an Amber Alert that remains active more than a decade later, baffling theories, unanswered questions, and a mother who still believes her children can be brought home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 21-year-old Diamond Bynum and her 2-year-old nephew King Walker becomes a heartbreaking mystery with almost no answers. What starts with a normal morning, a short nap, and both of them suddenly gone from a Gary, Indiana home quickly becomes a desperate family search, no Amber Alert, K9 trails leading toward train tracks and a gas station, possible sightings, abandoned buildings, prank tips, and a family still fighting to bring them home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 2 of the Diane Downs case moves inside the dramatic trial where the truth behind Diane's story begins to unravel. What starts with heartbreaking testimony from her daughter Christie, disturbing forensic evidence, and prosecutors exposing the inconsistencies quickly becomes Diane's conviction, her daring prison escape, years of appeals, her relentless fight for freedom, and a shocking new hearing that could raise questions about the case all over again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 1 of the Diane Downs case begins with a mother arriving at a hospital with her three wounded children and a story that quickly raises questions. What starts with a shocking roadside claim, inconsistent details, and strange behavior quickly becomes a deeper look into Diane's past, her obsession with a man named Nick, the investigation that refused to ignore the red flags, and the horrifying question of whether her own children had become obstacles to the life she wanted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 20-year-old Heather Elvis becomes a chilling mystery built around obsession, jealousy, and a late-night call. What starts with a first date, a pay phone apology, and Heather driving to Peach Tree Landing quickly becomes an abandoned car, a missing phone and purse, a married man's lie, weeks of stalking, deleted Google data, a black truck near the boat ramp, a wiped security system, kidnapping convictions, and a family still waiting to bring Heather home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 20-year-old Keeslyn Roberts turns a Georgia truck stop into a mystery full of broken timelines and missed chances. What starts with a probation officer's call, a white Corolla left backed into a far Flying J parking spot, and Keeslyn reportedly found scared near a Denny's kitchen quickly becomes belongings left behind, a phone that vanished, clothes found weeks later by a dumpster, another young person disappearing from the same truck stop two days earlier, and a family still searching for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 35-year-old Tyler Goodrich becomes a heartbreaking mystery with almost no trail to follow. What starts with a heated divorce conversation, a 911 call, and Tyler running from the garage camera quickly becomes his car left behind, his phone shutting off minutes later, missed weekend plans, searches across Nebraska trails and fields, tracking dogs leading to a road near a fire station, community flyers, family tension, and one question still haunting everyone who loved him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Part 2 reveals how the Jamison family case only grows stranger after every theory falls apart. What starts with eerie home footage, claims of spirits in the house, a missing briefcase, and investigators questioning drugs, family threats, and dangerous strangers quickly becomes hunters finding the family nearly three miles from the truck, no clear cause of death, no weapon recovered, cult theories, an anonymous warning call, and a case where even the remains brought no real answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Part 1 follows the disappearance of Bobby, Sherilyn, and 6-year-old Madison Jamison after a mountain property trip in Oklahoma turns into one of the strangest missing family cases ever. What starts with a fresh start plan, a remote dirt road, and a truck left on the mountain quickly becomes their starving dog locked inside, wallets and jackets abandoned, a final photo of Madison, repeated voicemail calls, $32,000 in cash under the seat, a missing gun, and the terrifying question of why the family never came back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, a separate investigation in Hampton, Ohio turns into a heartbreaking child neglect case. What starts with police serving warrants at a small Omar Street home quickly becomes 16 children found inside, several rushed for medical care, a 12-by-12 space, years of alleged isolation, a home authorities described as unsafe, four adults arrested, child endangerment charges, unanswered family history, and investigators asking how so many children could go unseen for so long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the Henryetta murders become a devastating case of warnings ignored until it was too late. What starts with a mall trip, a sleepover, and two friends spending the weekend with Holly Guess's family quickly becomes missing teens, a rental property search, Jesse McFadden's violent past, delayed felony charges, a system that let him live around children, six innocent lives stolen, and the ongoing fight for Knight's Law 2.0 to keep dangerous offenders from reaching more families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the murder of 23-year-old Michael Van Eck becomes one of South Africa's darkest true crime stories. What starts with a missing car, a worried family, and a date arranged through a chat app quickly becomes a late-night cemetery meeting, blood found near the chapel, a police dog uncovering the truth, Shauné van Heerden and Martiens van der Walt calmly walking into custody, disturbing notebooks, occult-style rituals, stolen money, and a warning that this may have only been the beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danielle Hallan, the case of 6-year-old Elisa Izquierdo becomes a devastating look at what happens when warnings are ignored again and again. What starts with a little girl thriving with her father, a Montessori school fighting for her, and repeated reports of abuse quickly becomes failed custody decisions, missed home visits, ignored school concerns, sealed child welfare records, public outrage, and the creation of Elisa's Law to force more transparency and accountability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 5-year-old Oakley Carlson becomes a heartbreaking case of ignored warnings, failed checks, and unanswered questions. What starts with a loving foster home, repeated concerns from Jamie Jo and Erik Hiles, and a rushed return to her biological parents quickly becomes a house fire with changing stories, siblings' disturbing statements, missing belongings, erased phone data, meth exposure, and a broken system still being pushed for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2, Samantha Harer's death becomes a fight over evidence, silence, and alleged police protection. What starts with a ruling her family refused to accept quickly turns into negative GSR on Samantha, GSR and blood spatter on Phil's clothing, a neighbor hearing “let me go,” a missing bedroom door, unanswered family questions, delayed testing, lawsuit battles, DNA on the gun, a hidden toxicology report, and a family still trying to force the truth into the open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 1, the story of 23-year-old Samantha Harer begins with a young dispatcher building a life around public service, her cat Salem, and a fast-moving relationship with police officer Phil Flores. What starts with anxiety over moving in, deleted texts, family concerns, and a terrifying relationship pattern quickly turns into a 911 call from her own apartment, a claim that police accepted almost immediately, one interview with Phil, a grieving family pushing back, and the first signs that the official story did not match what Samantha's loved ones knew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danielle Hallan, the disappearance of 15-year-old Alicia Markovich turns a family visit in Blairsville into a decades-long mystery. What starts with a Sunday trip to her father's house, a heated argument, child support tension, and a claim that she walked away quickly becomes no confirmed sightings, friends saying they never got calls, a burned car, anonymous letters, possible hoaxes, ripped-down flyers, and a mother still fighting to bring Alicia's name back into the light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the death of 22-year-old Brandon Michener turns a night out in downtown Lansing into a case filled with unanswered questions. What starts with a party bus, open bar tabs, a walk away from Suits Tavern, and a friend claiming he followed to keep Brandon safe quickly becomes changing stories, surveillance footage, a hat and shoe near the riverbank, delayed calls for help, business tension, a missing fence, and a mother pushing for answers and a duty-to-act law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of Layla Santanello follows a young mother's barefoot escape from a Kingsport motel and a timeline that only gets stranger. What starts with a tense relationship, a missing report filed before she was last seen, a police arrival that sent her running, and warehouse workers spotting her near the Greenbelt quickly turns into a possible ice cream shop sighting, Cash App threats traced back to Michael Thompson, TBI involvement, search warrants, TikTok awareness, another missing woman nearby, and a mother refusing to let Layla fade away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the disappearance of a 38-week pregnant Michigan woman turns into a disturbing case of family betrayal, shifting stories, and unanswered questions. What starts with a visit to her biological mother, a phone found near the property, confusing claims about a dark vehicle, and frantic searches quickly becomes a homicide investigation involving Courtney and Bradley Bartholomew, false reports, money questions, custody fears, changing timelines, and a community demanding justice for Rebecca and her unborn child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2, Matthew Shepard's case becomes much bigger than one criminal investigation. What starts with Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson facing trial quickly turns into a national debate over motive, punishment, media attention, courtroom strategy, and whether Matthew was targeted because he was gay. As his family fights through grief, protests, and public scrutiny, the case pushes a movement that eventually helps change federal hate crime law in America forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 1, the story of Matthew Shepard begins with a young man trying to rebuild his life, find community, and feel safe in Laramie, Wyoming. What starts with his childhood, travel, school, friendships, and growing involvement in the LGBTQ+ community quickly turns into one night at the Fireside bar, two men seen leaving with him, a shocking discovery near the edge of town, a truck full of clues, conflicting stories, missing belongings, and the first arrests in a case that would soon grip the entire country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 3, the Starved Rock case returns decades later as Chester Weger keeps fighting his conviction after years in prison. What starts with denied parole, old trial questions, and a new push for clemency quickly becomes a deeper look at possible alibi claims, contaminated evidence, alternate suspects, old hair testing, a documentary, and modern DNA results that reveal an unidentified male profile. By the end, the case is no longer just about who was convicted, but whether the full truth was ever found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2, the investigation turns toward Chester Weger as police focus on his alibi, scratches, old accusations, polygraph results, and a letter said to place him near the trail. What starts with months of dead ends quickly becomes a pressure-filled interrogation, a sudden confession, a crime-scene reenactment, a recanted statement, and a trial where the defense argues Chester was pushed into saying what police needed. By the end, one verdict leaves the town relieved, but the doubts never fully disappear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 1, the Starved Rock Murders begin with Lillian Oetting, Mildred Lindquist, and Frances Murphy arriving for a winter getaway that turns into a terrifying search through the snowy park. What starts with missed calls, untouched lodge rooms, and a car left in the parking lot quickly becomes a devastating discovery in St. Louis Canyon, strange photos, possible witnesses, red fibers, lab problems, and the first clues that push investigators toward a young lodge employee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Part 2 reveals how one missing girl investigation explodes into a serial killer case stretching across New Jersey and Staten Island. What starts with Darren Fitzgerald's confession quickly turns into graves behind Richard's mother's home, a remote New Jersey burial site, the murder of William Ward, frantic families calling police, the identities of Anna Alessiawitz, Maria Ciallella, Betsy Bacon, and Deborah Osborne, plus the trial, overturned death sentence, possible victims, and the chilling fear that many were never found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Part 1 follows the disappearance of 18-year-old Anna Alessiawitz after one last summer weekend at the Jersey Shore turns into the case that exposes a monster. What starts with a girl waiting on a boardwalk bench, her shoes and purse left behind, and remains found months later behind a Burger King quickly turns into Richard Biegenwald's violent past, his shocking release from a life sentence, a witness who knew too much, and an Asbury Park apartment hiding weapons, drugs, a secret room, and a nightmare police never saw coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the disappearance of 16-year-old Karlie Guse turns a night of fear into one of California's most confusing missing person cases. What starts with a football game that never happened, a frantic call for a ride, a terrified walk in the dark, and a night of paranoia quickly becomes a mystery involving conflicting timelines, strange witness sightings, a missing phone left behind, desert searches, family tension, online speculation, and the unanswered question of how Karlie vanished so close to home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of Camille Dardanes Dotson follows a woman whose life in Las Vegas became tangled in abuse, addiction, organized crime rumors, and unanswered questions. What starts with a famous DNA exoneration, a headline-making marriage, strip clubs tied to criminal activity, and a dangerous relationship quickly turns into a mystery involving a final jail release, a missed court date, possible informant claims, a deleted missing person file, and a daughter still fighting for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the disappearance of Jason Landry turns a late-night drive home from Texas State into one of the strangest missing person cases in Texas. What starts with a wrecked car on a dark rural road quickly becomes a mystery involving a phone and wallet left behind, clothing scattered in the street, a backpack, a missed turn, confusing digital clues, massive searches, no clear sign of foul play, and a family pushing for a geofence warrant that could finally show who was near the crash that night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 21-year-old Melanie Metheny follows a young mother of three whose normal morning in Belle, West Virginia turned into years of unanswered questions. What starts with a daycare drop-off, a missed pickup, a strange transcript errand, and a van later found wiped clean quickly turns into a troubling mystery involving conflicting timelines, red SUV sightings, possible witnesses, local rumors, a later drug-case confession, and a family still searching for the truth.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the case of 13-year-old Robert “Bonzai” Bee Jr. returns after years of questions, rumors, and frustration in Pekin, Illinois. What starts with a troubled home life, truancy issues, adults who should not have been around him, and a child labeled as a runaway quickly turns into a heartbreaking look at missed urgency, community searches, conflicting stories, and the early suspicions surrounding Keith Brackett before Robert was finally found.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of Gretchen Fleming is examined after a night out in Parkersburg, West Virginia turned into a mystery with no confirmed ending. What starts with Gretchen leaving Front Row, heading to MyWay Lounge, and being seen on surveillance with an older man quickly becomes a troubling investigation involving her purse left behind, missing phone records, inconsistent statements, searches near the Ohio River, hundreds of volunteers, disturbing community tips, and a family still fighting to bring Gretchen home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Part 2 exposes the murder-for-hire plot behind Dr. Teresa Sievers' death and the betrayal hiding behind a grieving husband's public image. What starts with GPS data, Walmart surveillance, burner phones, and a rental car trip from Missouri to Florida quickly turns into a case involving Curtis Wright, Jimmy Rodgers, life insurance money, hidden planning, coded messages, and the claim that Mark Sievers arranged the killing of his own wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Part 1 follows the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers after she returned home early from a family trip so she could reopen her clinic the next morning. What starts with a missed workday, unanswered calls, and a friend sent to check the house quickly becomes a disturbing investigation involving a disarmed alarm, an untouched home, suspicious timing, a husband with a perfect alibi, and a shocking tip from another state that leads detectives toward two men connected to the family.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the case of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and Khandalyce Pearce follows a haunting Australian mystery that began with a suitcase found beside a quiet highway. What starts with the discovery of a little girl's remains quickly turns into a disturbing investigation involving a handmade quilt, a mother found years earlier in Belanglo State Forest, stolen identity, false messages, welfare fraud, and the man who hid the truth for years while two families waited for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of Danielle Sleeper is examined after a tense weekend in Magnolia, Texas turned into a mystery with no trace, no goodbye, and years of unanswered questions. What starts with a custody fight, missed visitation, a late-night barbecue, and a difficult marriage quickly turns into a troubling timeline involving a missing phone, a missing purse, confusing statements, a child sent out of state, searches that found nothing, and a family still fighting to bring Danielle home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the arrest of Timothy Haslett is examined after a young woman escaped from a Missouri home wearing a locked collar and begging neighbors for help. What starts with disturbing reports about missing Black women near Prospect Avenue quickly turns into a chilling case involving weeks of captivity, a hidden basement room, a frantic escape, community warnings, police denials, FBI involvement, and the fear that this may connect to something much larger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the deaths of Jennifer Kirk and Susanna “Suzu” Norton are examined after both Indigenous women died two years apart on property owned by the same powerful Alaska family. What starts with one death quickly closed as self-inflicted and another ruled a homicide turns into a disturbing look at domestic violence records, unanswered questions, political connections, missing evidence, weak investigations, and two families still fighting for truth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 2 exposes the horrifying truth behind Christopher Regan's disappearance and the twisted marriage pact Kelly and Jason Cochran claimed was behind it. What starts with a search of the Cochran home quickly becomes a chilling case involving painted-over evidence, late-night power tools, a sudden escape to Indiana, Jason's death, and Kelly's eventual confession. As investigators close in, the case turns into something even darker, with questions about whether more victims could exist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 1 follows the disappearance of Christopher Regan after a planned move to North Carolina suddenly turned into a terrifying mystery. What starts with a missing phone, an abandoned car, an unfinished job contract, and a strange note with directions quickly leads investigators toward Kelly Cochran, her husband Jason, a hidden affair, jealousy, and a house full of weapons. As the case unfolds, every new clue points back to one couple with too many secrets.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of Shane Fell follows a late-night crash in Louisiana that turned into years of silence. What starts with a call to his brother saying he was okay quickly becomes a baffling mystery when family arrives minutes later and finds his car flipped near River Road, but Shane gone. Between the missing keys, one shoe left in the mud, possible head injury, river searches, unclear sightings, and a family still fighting for answers, his case remains deeply unsettling.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of Matthew Weaver follows a strange drive into the Santa Monica Mountains that still leaves more questions than answers. What starts with a late-night meeting, an emotional conversation, a Snapchat trail, and a BMW found hanging near Rosas Overlook quickly turns into a disturbing mystery involving screams heard on a 911 call, missing belongings, a hat and torn shirt found later, a dropped car key, and a family still fighting for the truth.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the case of Kyle Rugg follows a young Texas man who vanished after allegedly going fishing near Lake Livingston with people he had only just met. What starts with unanswered calls, a missing car, confusing witness accounts, and a search around the lake later turns into a homicide investigation when remains are found years later in a wooded area. Between the conflicting timeline, unidentified men, unanswered questions, and his family's fight for justice, Kyle's case remains deeply troubling.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 2 follows the final days of Emani Moss and the trial that exposed what happened inside the home. What starts with a father's disturbing emergency call quickly turns into a deeper look at starvation, isolation, silence, evidence, court testimony, and the shocking decision by Tiffany Moss to represent herself without offering a defense. As the case unfolds, Emani's story becomes a painful reminder of what happens when abuse is seen but not stopped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 1 follows the heartbreaking case of Emani Moss and the warning signs that appeared long before her death. What starts with a quiet, sweet child trying to please everyone quickly turns into a disturbing look at school reports, visible fear, repeated abuse allegations, failed child welfare responses, and a grandmother fighting to keep Emani safe. The case becomes less about one final call and more about every ignored chance to protect her.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the case of 22-year-old Corey Baron is examined after a night at a packed country concert in Cleveland turned into a decade-long mystery. What starts with Corey leaving his seat to visit friends quickly becomes a terrifying disappearance, a stadium search, a body found in a landfill, and new witness accounts that pushed his death from undetermined to homicide. Between the broken trash chute door, security blind spots, unanswered questions, and the family's fight for justice, Corey Baron's case remains deeply disturbing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the murder of Livye Lewis after an abusive relationship with Matthew Edgar spiraled out of control. What starts with jealousy, threats, and violence at a party quickly turns into a roadside killing, chilling text messages, and a manhunt after Matthew disappeared before sentencing. As the case unfolds, the bigger story becomes how dangerous it can be to walk away from the wrong person. Between the abuse, the warnings, the trial chaos, and the months he spent hiding, Livye Lewis's case becomes a devastating reminder of how fast control can turn deadly.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the disappearance of 19-year-old Tyarra Williams after she left her apartment late at night to meet someone she called Travis and never returned. What starts with college plans, a happy evening with family, and a short walk through her apartment complex quickly turns into a haunting mystery filled with secret messages, shifting stories, possible sightings, and a young woman who seemed to vanish within minutes. As the investigation unfolds, the bigger story becomes how many questions were left behind. Between the ex-boyfriends, the false leads, the trafficking fears, and years of searching without answers, Tyarra's case becomes a heartbreaking look at how someone can disappear in a familiar place and still never be found Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the strange death of 20-year-old Joseph Smedley after he vanished from Indiana University and was later found in Griffy Lake with a backpack filled with 66 pounds of rocks. What starts with a bizarre text message, cryptic notes, and a rushed missing person report quickly turns into a case filled with conflicting timelines, missing evidence, and more questions than answers. As the investigation unfolds, the bigger story becomes the fight for transparency. Between the lake pings, the untouched checks, the strange notes, the withheld case files, and a second forensic review raising serious concerns, the case becomes a haunting look at why Joseph's family still believes the full truth has never been told.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices