In April 2016, hours after an argument with his wife Jessica, a police officer from Griffin, Ga., named Matthew Boynton radios for assistance and reports hearing two gunshots coming from inside his home. Officers rush to the scene to find Jessica Boynton inside a locked closet with an apparent gunshot wound to her head. Underneath her body, officers find her husband's service weapon. But this story of small-town romance gone wrong was far from over. The investigation into what really happened inside that closet and what happened next would captivate a small town and change the lives of one family forever. The Officer's Wife is a VAULT Studios production in collaboration with 11Alive in Atlanta.
The Officer's Wife is a gripping and thought-provoking true crime podcast that delves into the case of Jessica Boynton, a woman who survived a gunshot wound to the head while her police officer husband, Matt Boynton, claimed it was a suicide attempt. The podcast expertly combines thorough investigative reporting, interviews with witnesses and family members, and audio recordings of interrogations and phone calls to present a compelling account of the events surrounding Jessica's shooting.
One of the best aspects of The Officer's Wife is its attention to detail and thorough research. The podcast leaves no stone unturned as it explores the evidence surrounding Jessica's case, meticulously dissecting witness testimonies and scrutinizing police reports. The inclusion of audio recordings, such as Matt Boynton's interviews with investigators and his phone calls with his girlfriend after the incident, adds an extra layer of authenticity to the story. Listeners are able to hear firsthand the lies and inconsistencies in Matt's statements, further reinforcing doubts about his innocence.
However, one drawback of this podcast is that it can be frustrating at times when justice seems elusive. Many listeners express frustration over what they see as a corrupt investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and a cover-up by local law enforcement officials. While this adds tension to the story and keeps listeners engaged, it can also leave them feeling disheartened that justice may not be served for Jessica or her children.
In conclusion, The Officer's Wife is an engrossing true crime podcast that skillfully presents evidence and examines potential motives in an attempt to uncover the truth behind Jessica Boynton's shooting. It keeps listeners on edge throughout each episode, providing a glimpse into possible police corruption while raising important questions about accountability within law enforcement agencies. Despite its frustrating moments, this podcast serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking justice for victims in cases like these.
"Beyond Bardstown: Unsolved," the third season of VAULT Studios' Bardstown podcast, is available now. Season one host Shay McAlister will be joined by Madison Wade, a reporter and anchor at KING5 in Seattle and the former host of the ABC10 TV news series "California Unsolved." Each episode, the two journalists will look back at a different unsolved case they have covered in search of new insights and, hopefully, answers. Follow now by searching for "Beyond Bardstown: Unsolved" in your podcast app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"Beyond Bardstown: Unsolved," the third season of VAULT Studios' Bardstown podcast, is available now. Season one host Shay McAlister will be joined by Madison Wade, a reporter and anchor at KING5 in Seattle and the former host of the ABC10 TV news series "California Unsolved." Each episode, the two journalists will look back at a different unsolved case they have covered in search of new insights and, hopefully, answers. Follow now by searching for "Beyond Bardstown: Unsolved" in your podcast app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tex McIver's lawyers head back to court as the Georgia Supreme Court makes a ruling, and a new district attorney steps into the spotlight. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tex McIver's lawyers head back to court as the Georgia Supreme Court makes a ruling, and a new district attorney steps into the spotlight. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Following weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses, lawyers on both sides make closing arguments, and the jury returns with a verdict. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Following weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses, lawyers on both sides make closing arguments, and the jury returns with a verdict. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A firearms investigator, a surgeon and sleep experts all take the stand, but it's the testimony of a massage therapist that captures the most attention as the Tex McIver trial continues in the spring of 2018. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A firearms investigator, a surgeon and sleep experts all take the stand, but it's the testimony of a massage therapist that captures the most attention as the Tex McIver trial continues in the spring of 2018. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dani Jo Carter, Diane and Tex McIver's close friend and the only other person in the car the night Diane was shot and killed, testifies about what she witnessed in the SUV and at the hospital on the night of Sept. 25, 2016 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dani Jo Carter, Diane and Tex McIver's close friend and the only other person in the car the night Diane was shot and killed, testifies about what she witnessed in the SUV and at the hospital on the night of Sept. 25, 2016 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With Tex McIver now facing malice murder and felony murder charges, attorneys on both sides are gearing up for a battle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With Tex McIver now facing malice murder and felony murder charges, attorneys on both sides are gearing up for a battle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the fall of 2016, as the investigation continues and questions swirl around the shooting death of Diane McIver, Tex McIver still hasn't been charged with any crime. But before the end of the year, all that changes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the fall of 2016, as the investigation continues and questions swirl around the shooting death of Diane McIver, Tex McIver still hasn't been charged with any crime. But before the end of the year, all that changes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As friends and family members grieve the loss of Diane McIver, remembered in her obituary as "a brilliant and inspiring force of nature," investigators are beginning to question the story her husband is telling about the night she was killed. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As friends and family members grieve the loss of Diane McIver, remembered in her obituary as "a brilliant and inspiring force of nature," investigators are beginning to question the story her husband is telling about the night she was killed. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tex McIver was a prominent Atlanta attorney, and his wife, Diane McIver, was a successful executive. The McIvers appeared to have a storybook life together, but in 2016, it came to a violent end. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tex McIver was a prominent Atlanta attorney, and his wife, Diane McIver, was a successful executive. The McIvers appeared to have a storybook life together, but in 2016, it came to a violent end. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
VAULT Studios presents "Intent: The Tex McIver Case." The new season launches Aug. 22 on the same feed where you listened to "The Officer's Wife." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
VAULT Studios presents "Intent: The Tex McIver Case." The new season launches Aug. 22 on the same feed where you listened to "The Officer's Wife." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New from VAULT Studios, "Should Be Alive" investigates the 2019 murder of a transgender teenage girl named Nikki Kuhnhausen in Vancouver, Wash. Host Ashley Korslien explores issues facing transgender people and brings a spotlight to an increasing number of acts of violence against the trans community. Search for "Should Be Alive" to listen and follow now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On April 12, 2021, first responders were called to a group home on a quiet street in Gilbert, Ariz., where they found a man washing away blood in the shower. As investigators tried to piece together what happened, neighbors would learn that a convicted killer had been released to live on their street. “Locked Inside” reveals the events leading up to this tragedy and questions how it may have been prevented. Hosted by 12 News investigative reporter Erica Stapleton, “Locked Inside” is a coproduction of 12 News and VAULT Studios. Search for "Locked Inside" on your podcast app to listen and follow today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Killer Cases, hosted by investigative journalist Brian Ross, is available now. To follow or subscribe, search for it on your preferred podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From CBC Podcasts comes the all new investigative series, Carrie Low VS. Carrie Low trusted police when she reported her horrific rape. But she says they failed to investigate properly, and only succeeded in traumatizing her further. Now she's setting out on a mission to hold these institutions to account. More episodes are available at smarturl.it/carrielow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Strangeville, a new series from VAULT Studios, is available now. For the rest of this episode, and more like it, search for Strangeville on your podcast app and tap "follow" or "subscribe." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Heists, scams and other strange-but-true stories from all over the country. From the studio behind The Officer's Wife, 'Strangeville' is available now. Search for it where you listen to The Officer's Wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The story of what happened to Jessica Boynton inside a locked closet in 2016 is baffling to many...a closed case to others. WXIA 11 Alive Chief Investigator Brendan Keefe and investigative journalist Jessica Noll join us to discuss final thoughts and questions about the case they've been covering since 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The story of what happened to Jessica Boynton inside a locked closet in 2016 is baffling to many...a closed case to others. WXIA 11 Alive Chief Investigator Brendan Keefe and investigative journalist Jessica Noll join us to discuss final thoughts and questions about the case they've been covering since 2016. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The missing bag investigation turns the heat up on Matthew but does it mean justice for Jessica? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The missing bag investigation turns the heat up on Matthew but does it mean justice for Jessica? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A local reporter starts digging into the case and a missing gym bag takes center stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A local reporter starts digging into the case and a missing gym bag takes center stage. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How much will Jessica Boynton remember about the night she was found in a locked closet with an apparent gunshot wound? When agents show up at her hospital bed and start asking questions, the mystery only deepens...and more questions arise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How much will Jessica Boynton remember about the night she was found in a locked closet with an apparent gunshot wound? When agents show up at her hospital bed and start asking questions, the mystery only deepens...and more questions arise. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Matthew Boynton and his fellow officers are brought in for questioning, But there's strange twists surrounding the night of the shooting...and more to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matthew Boynton and his fellow officers are brought in for questioning, But there's strange twists surrounding the night of the shooting...and more to come. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the early morning hours of April 15, 2016 Jessica Boynton is found with a gunshot wound to her head. Investigators start digging into the details of that night...and the volatile marriage that seemed to fuel whatever happened inside the closet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the early morning hours of April 15, 2016, Jessica Boynton is found with a gunshot wound to her head. Investigators start digging into the details of that night...and the volatile marriage that seemed to fuel whatever happened inside the closet. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jessica and Matthew Boynton's marriage was in trouble. But on April 14, 2016, shots were fired inside a closet in the couple's Griffin, Georgia apartment and their lives would be forever altered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jessica and Matthew Boynton's marriage was in trouble. But on April 14, 2016, shots were fired inside a closet in the couple's Griffin, Georgia apartment and their lives would be forever altered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Officer's Wife premieres January 13, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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