KXAN Catalyst

KXAN Catalyst premieres Monday, April 29. Hear the missing persons trailer now.  

A stranger’s late-night visit to a young “cross-dresser’s” home in Kenedy, Texas, leaves a family searching for answers 20 years later.  

As new details emerge in the investigation into Jamie Mayberry’s disappearance, questions linger about initial police response.  

State law enforcement helps investigate Jamie Mayberry’s case, as families face challenges in publicizing missing loved ones.  

Rumors lead search teams and police to a cemetery on the edge of town, as “suspects” are revealed in Jamie Mayberry’s case.  

Jamie Mayberry is entered into a national database of missing and unidentified persons, a system severely underutilized by Texas police.  

Another man’s kidnapping involves a key "witness" in Jamie Mayberry's case, a woman investigators track down for answers.  

Tips pour in following our investigation, leading our team to track down the remaining “suspect” in Jamie Mayberry’s case.

A father’s two-year search for his missing Marine son leads a state lawmaker to file legislation, requiring police to report to NamUs.

Hear the mass violence trailer now.

We trace Texas’ timeline of mass shootings to a nightclub in El Paso, nearly 40 years before another attack in the same city.

A father and son endure separate attacks, as Texas leaders look to train more civilians before future shootings.

Texas lawmakers hold emotional hearings following mass shootings and explore suspicious behavior in the state.

Following a Texas church shooting, survivors reflect on the heroes of that day and the signs leading to the attack.

A little girl is among the victims of a teacher’s deadly attack, and a Texas mother finds forgiveness for her son’s killer.

Hear the mental competency trailer now.

A Texas veteran’s PTSD spiral ends in violence and his mother learning he’d wait for help in jail for months – maybe longer.

A family tragedy and wartime take their toll on a Texas man, ending in a four-year loop between jail and state hospitals.

A schizophrenic murder suspect waits 20 years for a trial, a case with a legal connection to a jailed Marine.

Karen Ranus of NAMI-Central Texas speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer on inmate mental health.

Hear the custodial deaths trailer now.

Following a car crash, a 21-year-old man dies in a Texas jail, leaving his mother wondering if staff ignored signs of a serious injury.

We uncover recordings and documents detailing Herman Titus’ severe pain and jailers releasing him from lockdown just days before his death.

Video surfaces of the moments after Herman Titus collapsed in jail. WARNING: This episode depicts death, and listeners may find it disturbing.

Herman Titus’ mother takes her fight for police transparency before Texas lawmakers, as opponents voice their open records concerns.

Texas police agencies file hundreds of custodial death reports late or incomplete, including the case of Herman Titus.

Eva Ruth Moravec of the Texas Justice Initiative speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer on custodial deaths.

New police transparency bills are up against the clock, as Texas journalists testify about challenges with late and incomplete custodial death reports.