Podcast appearances and mentions of paul kochu

Paul Kochu had just graduated from the nursing program at Duquesne University and was working in the ICU at Allegheny General Hospital in December 2014.  Unfortunately, his bright future was cut short by what the Medical Examiner calls an “undetermined freshwater drowning.”  His family, however, does not accept this manner of death and believes something more sinister may have happened.  How did this kind-hearted nurse end up face down in the Ohio River, 85 miles from his home in the South Side? Listen as Grace tells the story and discusses details and theories with Sarah. Photos, sources, and additional information available at kccpod.com

Hi and welcome to episode one of the Don't Go In There podcast hosted by Ashley Erny and Bill Reed.  We are a True Crime Podcast with a Paranormal Twist!In this episode we dive into the beginnings of The Smiley Face Killer theory. We explore who they are, where they are, and we start by taking a look at the case that started it all in 1997, Patrick McNeill.  We take a close look at the detective Kevin Gannon.  If that sounds like a familiar name it's because he has been the detective who has been chasing the Smiley Face Theory for years. And finally we talk about a Pittsburgh, PA local Paul Kochu who went missing in 2014 and was found months later in the river, under some weird circumstances. Please click the link below to see the surveillance camera footage of Paul walking. Sorry we tried to embed this, but having technical difficulty doing so.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbtBGpBLpWQ We hope you enjoyed our first episode, and part two will be released next Wednesday!We would love to hear your views, and thoughts about the Smiley Face Killer Theory!Email us at: Dontgointhere19@gmail.com   IG: @Dont_Go_In_ThereTwitter:@Dontgointhere3Facebook Group & Page: Don't Go In ThereDon't forget to download, subscribe, and rate us.Also please share and tell a friend! & Remember.... Don't Go In There --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ellen and Jack Kochu, the parents of Paul Kochu and Jess Kochu, his sister, discuss Paul’s life, the painful mystery of his disappearance, and their contentions about how he died. Pam and Jeff James, parents of Dakota James, also share their sorrow, the legacy they want for their son, and their doubts about the investigation of his disappearance. The families’ comments about the cases, the podcast and their grief were recorded during a live public event on Dec. 7, 2017, at the  George Roland White Theater at Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh. The moderator is Andrew Conte, director of the Point Park’s Center For Media Innovation, where the podcast was produced.

Forensic pathologist Cyril H. Wecht, psychologist Paul Friday and attorney, college professor and former FBI supervisory special agent Lawrence Likar talk about their involvement in the Post-Gazette podcast and offer opinions about the cases of Paul Kochu and Dakota James. Their discussion was recorded during a live public event on Dec. 7, 2017, at the  George Roland White Theater at Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh. The moderator is Andrew Conte, director of Point Park’s Center For Media Innovation, where the podcast was produced.

“Three Rivers, Two Mysteries” host Michael A. Fuoco, producer Ashley Murray and editor Virginia Linn detail how the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette came to produce its first serialized podcast. During a live event on Dec. 7, 2017, they discuss their interviews with families, experts, and detectives concerning the baffling disappearances and deaths of Paul Kochu and Dakota James. Additionally, they explain their audio production process, bumps in the road and other behind-the-scenes details. The recording was made during a public event at the George Roland White Theater at Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh. The moderator is Andrew Conte, director of Point Park’s Center For Media Innovation, where the podcast was produced.

Grief, frustration and even anger remain as the third anniversary of Paul Kochu’s disappearance and the one-year mark for Dakota James approach. Both families have hired private consultants to help them with their goal of determining what happened to their sons. Additionally, the Kochu family has set up a scholarship and the James family has established a foundation to keep the memory of Paul and Dakota alive--even as questions about their deaths still loom large.

Dakota James had a focused mind, a sharp wit and a soft spot for older generations.  A graduate student at the same Pittsburgh university that Paul Kochu had attended, he had plans to go to law school. Dakota was gay and because of that, his parents worried for his safety. After a night of barhopping with a co-worker in January 2017, he disappeared as he appeared to be walking to a bridge on his way home. In March 2017, his body was found in the Ohio River not far from Pittsburgh. Was this a hate crime? Or could it have been an accident, as the medical examiner ruled?

Paul Kochu, a native of eastern Pennsylvania, was a compassionate, caring and pleasant ICU nurse in a Pittsburgh hospital. But in December 2014, after being injured in an altercation with a roommate, he disappeared into the night. The following March, his body was found floating in the Ohio River, 85 miles downriver from Pittsburgh. Was this a murder, an accident or a suicide?

The unexpected death of any young person is a tragedy. But when the circumstances of a young person’s unexplained disappearance and subsequent death are unsolved mysteries, grief grows exponentially. That is the experience of the families of Paul Kochu and Dakota James, two promising young men who mysteriously disappeared from Pittsburgh on winter nights separated by 25 months. The vexing questions of their cases continue to bedevil those who loved them and even strangers moved by the tragedies.

In this upcoming serial podcast from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, we'll look at the eerily similar and mysterious deaths of Paul Kochu and Dakota James. How and why did they go missing? What might have happened to them? How did Pittsburgh police approach these cases? And how have their families and friends coped with their mysterious deaths?