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Laura Owens didn't just deny her felony charges, she wrote a press statement built to convince you she was innocent. This is a live episode, and Jack goes back to that original post from when she was first charged to break down exactly where her words gave her away. You'll hear how she framed the paternity case against Bachelor star Clayton Echard, and Jack has spotted something in this post from Laura that points to a level of manipulation you need to see for yourself.This one connects straight to the drama that followed, the fallout that's been picked apart everywhere from courtroom reporting to Love Trapped Podcast, and it shows you exactly how someone writes when they're guilty and think nobody's reading closely enough.Some personal thoughts on the Laura Owens case: https://neveratruerword.substack.com/p/laura-owens-pleads-guilty-some-thoughtsWant more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube, Spotify or Patreon and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NeverATruerWordSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

The Lindsay Clancy Trial has put her own words on the record, Facebook posts and personal notes Lindsay wrote before everything changed, and Jack sits with all of it here. You will hear her language shift from post to post, watch her focus move away from her children and onto herself, and notice exactly where her own writing starts to pull against the story she was telling. Nothing here claims to prove guilt or innocence. Jack reads her own words back to you, line by line, and lets you hear what they actually reveal.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube, Spotify or Patreon and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NeverATruerWordSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Death of the Pastor's Wife is the case Netflix just put back in front of millions, and Jack takes you straight into the words at the centre of it. Mica Miller was found dead in April 2024, just days after she filed for divorce from her husband, Pastor JP Miller. You'll hear how JP described Mica, how he described their marriage, and how he described the night she died, including his own line, "I got a call late last night." Jack pulls that language apart piece by piece and shows you exactly what it holds.JP Miller has pleaded not guilty to federal cyberstalking and false statement charges and has not been charged over Mica's death. This video is Jack's analytical read of his public statements, not a verdict on the case.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube, Spotify or Patreon and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NeverATruerWordSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

A car veers into the highway median. Witnesses watch a man leap out and vanish into the woods, but the runner looks nothing like the missing 19-year-old driver, Logan Schiendelman. Who was behind the wheel, and where is Logan?Thank you to Dateline and NBC News, the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, Washington State Patrol, NamUs, The Olympian, True Crime News, FOX 13 Seattle, KING 5, Trace Evidence, The Charley Project, Stories of the Unsolved, the Facebook group “Logan Schiendelman Is Missing,” and Eli Sports Network for information contributing to today's case.This episode was written by Kira McQueen, edited by John Lordan, and produced by LordanArts. You can help Kira's work on missing person cases in the Washington area on instagram by following @missinginwa and sharing her posts.Do you have any comments, or a case you'd like to suggest? You'll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

Toxic Love Story on Netflix has become one of the most talked about true crime documentaries on Reddit, and the real story behind it includes a 911 call. This is a full review and summary of what actually happened in that call, broken down word by word to reveal what it really tells you.In just 30 seconds of audio there are more red flags than most people catch on a first listen. You will be taken through the call line by line, seeing exactly where the language stands out and what those words might mean. By the end you will hear this call completely differently. Can you spot anything that got missed?Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube, Spotify or Patreon and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NeverATruerWordSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

The ugliest part of what has happened around the Lindsay Clancy case is how quickly three dead children have been pushed into the background while strangers online make the story about themselves. Some of the same wine-aunt, conspiracy-soaked energy that surrounded the Karen Read case has migrated over here, complete with slogans like “Same Lindsay,” amateur psychiatric analysis, and disgusting speculation about Patrick Clancy based on nothing more than vibes, facial expressions, and the need to invent another villain. Meanwhile, Cora, Dawson, and Callan keep getting reduced to footnotes in a story that should begin and end with them. They were the victims. They were the ones who lost everything. They were the ones who should have had birthdays, first days of school, scraped knees, teenage years, graduations, families, and entire lives ahead of them, and instead their deaths have become fuel for another online fandom that seems more interested in picking teams than confronting what actually happened.I never even wanted to talk about this case, and I had no intention of making it part of what we do, but some of the behavior has become so grotesque and so far beyond the line that staying quiet started to feel like pretending not to see it. This has never been about entertainment for me. I do not sell merch, I do not do livestreams, I do not chase collaborations, and I do not care whether people like me at the end of an episode. The point has always been to get as close to the truth as the evidence allows, to demand accountability where it is deserved, and to keep the victims from being swallowed by the noise. And that is really where this entire conversation lands: when the hashtags are gone, the creators have moved on, and the crowd has found another tragedy to obsess over, Cora, Dawson, and Callan will still be dead. The question for everyone who turned this into content is whether, when they look back, they are going to be proud of the person they became while three children were lying at the center of the story.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

On December 10, 2003, the Whitaker family sat down for what they thought was a graduation dinner. By the time they got home, a masked gunman was waiting inside their house — and two of them wouldn't survive the night. On the surface, it looked like a burglary interrupted. But within days, investigators discovered that the "victim" sitting in the back seat, 24-year-old Bart Whitaker, had actually orchestrated the entire attack — and that this wasn't even his first attempt. In this episode, we dig into the disturbing timeline of the Whitaker family murders in Sugar Land, Texas: the failed 2000 plot involving a Baylor roommate, the aborted 2001 murder-for-hire scheme that a former classmate walked into a police station to confess, and the final, successful conspiracy that took the lives of Bart's mother, Tricia, and his 19-year-old brother, Kevin. We trace Bart's troubled teenage years — including a string of school burglaries at 17 — through the recruitment of at least four separate accomplices, the frantic days-long investigation that unraveled his lies about college, his years as a fugitive in Mexico, and the courtroom battle over what actually drove him to try to erase his own family, not once, but repeatedly. We also spend real time on what happened after the conviction: Kent Whitaker, the father who survived being shot in his own family's ambush, publicly forgiving his son and spending over a decade fighting to keep him off death row — a fight that came down to the final 40 minutes before a scheduled execution. It's a case that asks hard questions about motive, memory, and what forgiveness can look like when the person you're forgiving is the one who took almost everything from you. Sources used for this podcast Join the H2H In-laws & Outlaws Follow H2H on Instagram Follow H2H on X Send Kris and Rob a Text or Message Start Reading Kris Calvert's Books for FREE   Bart Whitaker, Sugar Land Murders, Whitaker family murders, Thomas Bartlett Whitaker, Sugar Land Texas murder, Bart Whitaker family murder, Fake graduation murder, Sugar Lakes subdivision murder, Kent Whitaker, Tricia Whitaker, Patricia Whitaker, Kevin Whitaker, Chris Brashear, Steve Champagne, Steven Champagne, Pappadeaux dinner murder, Sam Houston State University fake graduation, Murder for inheritance, Murder-for-hire Texas, Texas true crime, Family murder, Inheritance murder, Murderous son, Suburban murder, Capital murder Texas, True crime podcast, Family betrayal murder, Deadly family dynamics  #BartWhitaker, #SugarLandMurders, #WhitakerFamily, #SugarLandTexas, #TexasTrueCrime, #FamilyMurder, #MurderForHire, #Hitched2Homicide, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #CrimeJunkie, #TrueCrimeAddict, #InheritanceMurder, #MurderousSon, #FamilyBetrayal, #SuburbanNightmare, #DeathRowStories, #TexasCrime, #RealCrime, #CrimeStory Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Lindsay Clancy trial reached its most talked about moment yet, as her husband took the stand to testify about the case, the injuries, and the night everything changed.This is one of the most requested episodes on the channel. You have been asking for this analysis since Patrick Clancy took the stand in the trial of his wife Lindsay, accused of killing their three children. Now you get it. You heard his account of the night in question, word for word, and found out what his language really told you. Was he simply recalling a night of horror as best he could, or were there gaps in what he said that deserved a closer look? You decide now that you have heard it broken down piece by piece.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube, Spotify or Patreon and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NeverATruerWordSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Jack and Lilly Sullivan vanished without a trace in Nova Scotia over a year ago, and for all that time their mother Malehya Brooks-Murray has said almost nothing publicly. Now she has broken her silence, and you are about to hear her words for the first time since the search began. Jack breaks down exactly what those words reveal.You will hear her talk about the frustration of a case with no answers, the made up stories, and the line she keeps coming back to, that these are her babies and they need to come home. Jack takes you through her statement piece by piece so you can hear for yourself what her words tell us and where the real questions still sit.Watch the full piece here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-_nh-xr93QWant more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribeCredible newsletter: https://jack-fox.kit.com/dfc55f19a6Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/Newsletter: https://posts.neveratruerword.comSocials: https://connect.neveratruerword.comBooks: https://books.neveratruerword.comTraining: https://statementfox.com/training/Free download: https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#ForensicScience#investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology#JackAndLillySullivan #MalehyaBrooksMurray #NovaScotiaMissing #MissingChildren #HerWordsRevealed

The Idaho Murders is back in the spotlight thanks to the new Netflix documentary, and it's brought fresh eyes to every piece of evidence from that night, including the Idaho 4 911 call. Even with Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea closing the case, some online believe this call still points to a bigger story. You'll hear the call as it happened, and Jack breaks down every word, every pause in the story, and every moment someone avoids answering the question they've just been asked, to work out if there's more going on here or if this is simply the sound of very panicked people.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Some people take "until death do us part" as a challenge rather than a vow. Join us this week as we dive into the dark, twisted world of spouses who decided divorce was simply too much paperwork. Grab a drink, lock your doors, and listen in on the ultimate cautionary tale about picking your life partner very, very carefully.Research links below!:POMC - "Robert Curley 'Bobby' 32 Years Old"Yahoo! News - "Taking a look back at how a wife poisoned and killed husband"Standard Speaker - "Bobby Curley remembered 30 years after his murder"Criminal - "Joann Curley's Tortuous Murder Plot"The Citizens' Voice - "Timeline of the Curley case"Times Leader - "Convicted killer Joann Curley finishes 20-year sentence, apparently returned to NEPA"Britannica - "Hawley Harvey Crippen"The History Press - "The notorious case of Dr. Crippen"PBS - "Executed in Error"Gettyimages - "Hawley Harvey Crippen"Crime + Investigation - "Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen"National Library of Medicine - "Solanaceae III: henbane, hags and Hawley Harvey Crippen"

In this Nancy Guthrie update, Jack examines the two ransom notes that have now been released, breaking down the exact words used to see what they might tell us about who wrote them. The first note is addressed directly to Nancy's daughter, Savannah, and Jack shows you how its cold, controlling language sits in stark contrast to the second note, which suddenly turns apologetic and personal.Line by line in this update, you'll see where the tone shifts and where the writer's control slips, a shift significant enough that it raises real questions about whether the same person wrote both notes. If you want to understand how the words someone chooses can tell you more than the story they're trying to sell you, this is one you need to watch.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Bryan Kohberger has released his first public statement since pleading guilty, and in it he says he wants to update his plea to not guilty. You'll hear the full statement broken down line by line, word by word, so you can see exactly what he's really saying underneath the legal language he's chosen.This is the moment you find out what his own words expose. Where Bryan places the blame, what he never actually asks for, and what his choice of language tells you about what he wants right now.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

A fake invitation. A jealous obsession. A crime that stunned an affluent California community and inspired one of the most infamous true crime movies ever made. This is the tragic story of Kirsten Costas.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support.Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@outlawsandgunslingers

Kidnap Hoax? You are about to hear Stephanie's own words from the night she claims she survived two kidnappings in Sicily, Italy, and this time you get to decide for yourself if her sentences match her story.Stand right next to Jack as he takes you line by line through her account, watching every tense shift, every missing "we," every moment the story jumps backwards and forwards in time. By the end you will have your own answer to the question the headlines never asked. Kidnap or hoax? Let's find out.Her story went viral this month, sold to the world as a woman kidnapped twice in one day. You can hear her words for yourself right here and see if the headline really holds up once you look at how she tells it.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Back to the Laura Owens Story breaking down the meeting of creditors for her parents' bankruptcy, where her mother Jan Owens faces questions under oath. This is the hearing you have been asking for especially after the hit Love Trapped podcast.You hear Jan try to explain where the GoFundMe money actually went, what it paid for, and who is really covering the cost of Laura's own lawyer. Every hesitation, every dodge, and every answer gets pulled apart in real time so you can decide for yourself what her words are telling you.Audio for this episode comes courtesy of All The Best Research, and we're grateful for their work bringing you this footage.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

In September 1952, Betty Shanks left work in Brisbane, Australia, and began the journey home.She never made it.What followed was one of Brisbane's most disturbing and enduring unsolved murder cases. Betty was found brutally murdered, and despite an extensive investigation, numerous theories, and decades of speculation, the person responsible was never definitively identified. Was her murder a random attack, or did the killer know more about her movements than investigators ever realized? More than 70 years later, Betty's murder remains one of Australia's most haunting cold cases.If there's anyone out there that could have any information regarding the murder of Betty shanks, you can contact crime stoppers at 1800 333 000.Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.comFeaturing a promo for Love and Murder:What drives people to hurt the ones they love? Every week on Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide, we'll go on a journey, together, through true crime relationship stories that were doomed bonds from the start.Listen here.57 days of torture for murdered girl's parents. (1952, November 16). Truth, 5.Admin, J. (2020, August 6). Unsolved murder of Betty Shanks - 60th anniversary. State Library of Queensland. Betty Shanks murder recalled. (1953, July 31). The Evening Advocate, 1.Clear another man in Wilston murder case. (1952, October 11). The Courier-Mail, 1Coates, W. (1953, February 8). Betty Shanks' mother to speak. The Sunday Mail.Jones, C. (2024, September 18). The murder of Betty Shanks has haunted Brisbane for decades. After 72 years, it still remains unsolved. ABC News. Lloyd, P., & Coates, W. (1952, September 21). Murder manhunt goes on all night. The Sunday Mail, 1–2.Man with blood on his face hired cab, coroner told. (1953, February 11). The Courier-Mail, 3.Moore, T. (2012, September 20). Betty Shanks: An enduring mystery. Brisbane Times. More clues in Wilston check. (1952, October 23). The Courier-Mail, 1.No tougher murder case. (1952, October 5). The Sunday Mail, 2.Our Police Roundsman. (1952, October 18). Life that slayer destroyed was a happy one. Brisbane Telegraph, 18.Polic expect arrest in sex murders. (1952, December 30). Warwick Daily News, 1.Police describe man sought in murder inquiry. (1952, December 29). The Sun, 2.Police make murder appeal. (1952, September 22). The Courier-Mail, 1.Police tell of wide Wilston death check. (1953, February 27). The Courier-Mail, 5.Queensland Police Service. (2026, January 7). FROM THE VAULT- UNSOLVED The Murder of Betty Shanks – September 19, 1952. Museum. Search dead man's past for clues to 3 murders. (1953, October 4). The Sunday Mail, 3.Shanks Murder Turn. (1952, December 1). Brisbane Telegraph, 1.Two murder leads new turn in probes. (1952, December 28). Truth, 1.If you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review or rating! It helps more than you know! If you have a case suggestion, or want attention brought to a loved one's case, email me at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com with Case Suggestion in the subject line.Stay safe, stay curious, and stay vigilant.

Timothy Busfield was charged following his grand jury testimony, and the audio from that hearing has now been released.He denies it all. But when you listen closely to exactly what he says, and just as importantly what he avoids saying, a different picture starts to form of Busfield. You'll hear him shift between certainty and vagueness in the same breath, lean on his own personal definitions of what counts as inappropriate, and describe things as "unprecedented" rather than impossible. This video walks you through it line by line so you can decide for yourself what his words are really telling you.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Scott Peterson New Evidence, a new documentary claims it proves he's innocent. So you're going to hear the evidence that never made it into that story, the interview police did with Scott the day Laci went missing.You'll hear him agree to a polygraph in the same breath he can't explain the towels in the washing machine. You'll hear him push the idea Laci was a neat freak, and you'll hear why Scott saying Laci will be found is a real problem for him. Watch it back with this analysis and decide for yourself whether you're hearing desperate concern or something else entirely.This documentary has reopened the case in the public's mind. This breakdown puts the original words back on the table.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Brooke Hanlon. On June 6th her life was taken inside her own home in Chester Township, New Jersey. Minutes later, her husband Conor made the 911 call.You'll hear that call in full. Jack Fox listens to every word, and shows you what to listen for in a 911 call, the small things that CAN show whether someone is genuinely desperate to help, or hiding something. No verdicts, no accusations, just the words.Press play and listen for yourself.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Mitch McConnell has released a health update, but does his statement actually tell you what happened? You'll get every word of it broken down here, from the list of things he says he doesn't have, to the moment Mitch calls himself "a good patient," to the vague plans for his future. If you want to know what he's really saying underneath the reassurance, this is the one to watch.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Trezell and Jacqueline West spoke to the cameras about the night their sons Orrin and Orson vanished in California City. When a child goes missing, all eyes turn to the parents, and you're often left wondering whether that suspicion is fair or way off the mark. In this episode Jack shows you exactly how to listen to an interview like this one, so you can start spotting the signals for yourself, whatever the case.You'll learn what to listen for in word choice, in what gets said and what gets left out, and in how a story is told when a child is missing. This is the same approach Jack uses across the channel, and once you've seen it in action here you'll never watch an interview the same way again.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribeCredible, Jack's weekly newsletter: https://jack-fox.kit.com/dfc55f19a6NEW! Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/Newsletter: https://posts.neveratruerword.comSocials: https://connect.neveratruerword.comBooks: https://books.neveratruerword.comTraining: https://statementfox.com/training/Free download: https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#TrezellWest #JacquelineWest #OrrinAndOrson #CaliforniaCity #ForensicScience #investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology

Tyler Robinson Hearing: you're about to hear Lance Twiggs speak for the very first time. His interview was played in court, and in it he opens up about his relationship with Tyler, the morning of September 10th, and a request to engrave bullets weeks before the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Jack Fox breaks his words down line by line to show you what's really there.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Laura Owens Ted Talk napkin note is the moment everyone remembers from her talk, a stranger's warning handed to her mid flight. In this episode you get every word on that napkin pulled apart, the crossed out corrections, the choice of "Lord" and "praying," the certainty in how she's told to run and get help. By the end you'll have a full profile of the person who actually wrote it, and the answer to the question everyone asks: was this really a stranger, or someone who knew exactly who she was?This story caught the public imagination all over again through the Love Trapped Podcast, which tells the story of Laura's relationship with Clayton Echard of The Bachelor and everything that came after. That renewed interest is exactly why the napkin note deserves a second look, this time word by word.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

The search for Barbara Mackle was becoming a race against time.After 20-year-old Barbara was buried alive inside a custom-built underground capsule, her family and the FBI faced an impossible challenge: pay a $500,000 ransom before her air supply ran out. But when the first ransom exchange went disastrously wrong, investigators feared they had lost their only chance to save her.In Part 2 of Barbara Mackle's incredible story, I'll tell you all about  the failed ransom drop, the intense FBI investigation, the successful payoff that finally put agents on the trail, and the desperate search that led to Barbara's rescue after 83 terrifying hours underground.Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.com14 News WFIE Evansville. (2003, April 21). Past haunts Chrisney doctor.ABC News. (2006, January 7). Man who buried girl alive becomes doctor.Associated Press. (2019, March 11). Kidnaper who used “Grave” accepted at medical school - Los Angeles Times.Buried alive. (n.d.). https://nmfh.org/buried-alive-boetticher/Buried Alive - The Kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle - 1968 Crime Magazine. (n.d.).Craig Woodward Cwoodward@wpl-legal.com. (2020, January 30). Who dunnit: Anatomy of an egomaniacal con artist – Part 3 of 3 Coastal Breeze NewsGary Steven Krist. (n.d.). FBI.gov.Gary Steven Krist. (2026a, January 17). Grokipedia.Lallanilla, M. (2026, April 2). The heiress who was buried alive—and survived | A&E. AETV.Neumann, S. (2024, November 2). How a 20-Year-Old heiress survived her kidnapping and being buried alive for 3 days: “I screamed and screamed.” People.Notorious Georgia kidnapper out of prison again. (2011, March 7). Corrections1.Special To The New York Times. (1968, December 21). Escaped Prison on Coast. The New York TimesThe Mackle Company LLC.Time. (1968, December 27). The Girl in the Box.U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. (1970). Krist V. Smith. In Justia U.S. Law (309 F. Supp. 497).Winerip, M. (1978, December 21). For Barbara Mackle, '68 kidnapping is a closed subject. The Bradenton Herald, B2.Woodward, C. (2010, January 13). The Daring Kidnapping of Barbara Mackle – Part 1 of 3. Coastal Breeze News.Beane, W. F. (2005, January 24). FBI Oral History Project (Oral history interview addendum material). Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI.If you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review or rating! It helps more than you know! If you have a case suggestion, or want attention brought to a loved one's case, email me at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com with Case Suggestion in the subject line.Stay safe, stay curious, and stay vigilant.

The R Kelly Gayle King interview analysed word by word. Jack Fox breaks down the exact moments where R Kelly's own language told a completely different story to the one he was trying to sell. The embedded confession, the victim reversals, the controlling language and the total absence of a single convincing denial. You will not look at this interview the same way again.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Pack your bags and leave your worries behind—or better yet, leave them for the local authorities to find. This week, the ladies are trading paradise for peril. From "lost in the woods" to "never seen again," join us as we explore the darker side of wanderlust and the vacation getaways that turned into permanent departures. Don't forget your sunscreen, because these stories are about to get uncomfortably hot.Research links below!All That's Interesting - "What Happened To Lars Mittank, The German Tourist Who Vanished Near A Bulgarian Airport?"People - "Lars Mittank Was Last Seen Sprinting Toward a Forest 11 Years Ago. Revisit the 'Most Famous Missing Person on YouTube' Case"Mirror - "Chilling mystery of the 'most famous missing person on YouTube' who vanished into forest never to be seen again"BKA - "Search for missing MITTANK, Lars Joachim"Mel Magazine - "The Mystery of the Most Famous Missing Person on YouTube"new.com.au - "People who mysteriously vanished from airports"Spiegel Panorama - "Looking for Lars Mittank"Al Jazeera - "Timeline: Case of Charles Sobhraj - 'Bikini Killer', 'Serpent'"Britannica - "Charles Sobhraj"CNN - "From diplomat to detective, this man helped bring Asia's notorious 'Serpent' killer to justice"Oxygen - "Why Was Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj Nicknamed the Bikini Killer and The Serpent?"

Maternal Instinct Netflix subject Taylor Parker walked into that hospital with a newborn and a story. This episode includes bodycam footage of Taylor Parker that does not appear in the Netflix documentary, giving fans of Maternal Instinct something they have not seen before. Jack Fox breaks down the police interrogation word by word, and what you are about to hear will stop you cold. Every deflection, every pause, every answer that avoids the question tells you exactly what Taylor Parker knew and when she knew it. You do not need a confession to see the truth. The words do it for you.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Rex Heuermann, the Gilgo Beach killer, stood before a judge at his sentencing for the murders of at least eight women and had one moment to say something, anything, that acknowledged what he had done. He chose words that were designed to sound meaningful while meaning absolutely nothing. Jack Fox analyses exactly what Heuermann said, what he avoided saying, and what his language tells you about the only person he was thinking about in that courtroom.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

The Brendan Banfield trial was captivating. The he stood up at his sentencing and talked for a long time. He covered forensics, timelines, digital accounts, DNA, detectives and a second man with a knife. But when you look at the words he chose, and the signals buried inside them, the picture that forms is extraordinary. Jack decodes the Brendan Banfield sentencing statement word by word so you can hear exactly what was in that courtroom and what it really means.If you've been following the Brendan Banfield testimony or came here from the Reddit threads, this one is for you. What Brendan says reveals a lot about who he is.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Bricks and Minifigs vs Reckless Ben. The Lego scandal that took over the internet has a new chapter. Reckless Ben Lego videos blew the story wide open and now Bricks and Minifigs CEO Ammon McNeff has gone on camera to read a prepared statement in response. What he said, how he said it, and what he chose not to say tells you everything you need to know. Jack Fox breaks down every word so you can decide for yourself what is really going on.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

On August 12, 1984, 13-year-old Eugene Wade Martin vanished while delivering newspapers in Des Moines, Iowa. Just two years earlier, another paperboy, Johnny Gosch, disappeared under eerily similar circumstances only miles away. Despite extensive investigations, countless theories, and decades of speculation, neither boy has ever been found. In Part One of The Paper Boy Abductions, I walk you through the mysterious disappearance of Eugene Martin, the haunting parallels to Johnny Gosch's case, and the questions that continue to surround two of Iowa's most infamous unsolved child disappearances.Anyone with information about Eugene Martin is asked to call Det. Jeff Shannon at the Des Moines Police Department at (515) 283-4864. You may also call Det. Larry Penland at (515) 237-1550.Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.comAlex, T. (1984, August 16). Branstad gives moral support to Martin family. The Des Moines Register, 15A.Alex, T. (2001, September 3). Officer who investigated missing carrier retires. The Des Moines Register, 2B.Beedle, D. (2020, September 15). Eugene Wade Martin. Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215645180/martinCOLD CASE SPOTLIGHT: Johnny Gosch. (2015, June 11). NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/cold-case-spotlight-johnny-gosch-n234291D.M. police don't know where to search. (1984, August 19). The Des Moines Register, 1B-3B.EUGENE WADE MARTIN | Missing Person Information Clearinghouse. (n.d.). https://missingpersons.iowa.gov/divisions/criminal-investigation/missing-persons/eugene-wade-martinGene didn't run away. . .his birthday was coming. (1984, September 2). The Des Moines Register, 1A-7A.Iowa Cold Cases, Inc. (2026, March 28). Eugene Martin | Iowa Cold cases. Iowa Cold Cases. https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/eugene-martin/Krenz, A. (2015, November 6). Eugene Martin case remains open after 31 years. weareiowa.com. https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/eugene-martin-case-remains-open-after-31-years/524-02cb76a5-43bd-4297-af0d-5275df5aee9eMokrzycki, P. (2015). Lost in the Heartland: Childhood, Region, and Iowa's Missing Paperboys. Annals of Iowa, 74(1), 29–69. https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.12170Santiago, F. (1997, August 27). Gosch lives, mom is told. The Des Moines Register, 2A.Santiago, F., & Alex, T. (1994, August 22). Private eye believes Martin disappearance was planned. The Des Moines Register, 2A.Sederstrom, J. (2024, August 22). Why don't missing kids appear on milk cartons anymore? Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/the-girl-on-the-milk-carton/crime-news/why-dont-missing-kids-appear-on-milk-cartons-anymoreShort, M. (2025, June 7). Eugene Martin: 1984 Disappearance of Iowa Paperboy Still Unsolved. Medium. https://medium.com/bizarre-unsolved-cases/eugene-martin-1984-disappearance-of-iowa-paperboy-still-unsolved-27d88991a6c1Smith, G. (1985, August 10). Eugene Martin case no closer to solution. The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 5A.Suk, T. (1990, March 27). D.M. officers follow Martin case to Mexico. The Des Moines Register, 9.Tauscheck, M. (2017, October 9). Eugene Martin's brother talks about hope case will be solved. KCCI. https://www.kcci.com/article/eugene-martin-s-brother-talks-about-hope-case-will-be-solved/6923136The Associated Press. (1985, February 10). Parents heat up search. Quad City Times, 8A.The disappearance of Eugene Martin. (2025, April 14). Crime and Coffee Couple. https://crimeandcoffeecouple.wordpress.com/2024/07/11/the-disappearance-of-eugene-martin/The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NAMUS). (n.d.). NamUs.gov. https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/6348?navVanBaale, K. W. (2025, September 22). The Legacy of the Paperboy Abductions | A&E. AETV. https://www.aetv.com/articles/paperboy-abductions-milk-cartonIf you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review or rating! It helps more than you know! If you have a case suggestion, or want attention brought to a loved one's case, email me at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com with Case Suggestion in the subject line.Stay safe, stay curious, and stay vigilant.

Graham Platner was just days away from becoming the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Maine when chaos hit.When serious allegations about his past landed, he sat down to answer them. Jack Fox takes you through exactly what he said, and more importantly, what he never said. Because when the question about those texts came up, Platner gives something very revealing happened in his words.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

In the premiere episode of Last Channel Before Dawn, we enter the ruined life of Evan, a man who has spent ten years trapped inside the aftermath of a disappearance no one could explain and everyone thought they understood. One ordinary autumn hike in the Bitterroot foothills became the dividing line between the life he had and the life he was forced to endure, after Mara Ellison vanished from a trail while he was only yards away. With no body, no answers, and no evidence strong enough to clear or condemn him, Evan became something worse than a suspect in the eyes of the public: he became a story people could reshape, consume, and weaponize.As the years passed, grief curdled into accusation, silence became punishment, and every anniversary dragged Evan back through the same nightmare of questions, theories, and strangers hungry for certainty. But on the tenth anniversary of Mara's disappearance, as rain falls and the old wounds reopen, something impossible arrives at Evan's door. What follows is not peace, not closure, and not the answer anyone expected. It is the beginning of a deeper mystery, one that suggests the truth behind Mara Ellison's disappearance may be far darker than the lie the world chose to believe.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Netflix Crash: What Mackenzie Shirilla And Her Dad Admit Without Realising ItMackenzie Shirilla wrote a post telling you she is not guilty of murder and asking her supporters to scream her name from the rooftops. Her dad Steve is sitting on true crime shows building a wrongful conviction story for anyone who will listen. Jack walks you through the line in Mackenzie's own statement that should stop you cold, the moment Steve defends her relationship with Dom and contradicts himself inside the same breath, and the way this family keeps pointing you at everything except the two young men who died. Two voices, one story, and the same tells running through both.If you want to understand what the Shirilla family is really saying when they speak up for Mackenzie, this is the breakdown.See True Crime This Week on Youtube for the full interview with Steve Shirilla, and a huge thank you to Bron for help with the transcript.Featured in this episode: Netflix Crash, Mackenzie Shirilla, Steve Shirilla, Dominic Russo, Davion Flanagan, statement analysis, true crime, deception detection.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Before Kansas had fully shaken the dust of the frontier from its boots, a small homestead in Labette County became a house of horrors. In the early 1870s, travelers moving along the Osage Trail stopped at the Bender family's roadside inn for a meal, a bed, or a glimpse of Kate Bender—the self-proclaimed healer and spiritualist who promised supernatural insight to the desperate and curious. But behind the canvas curtain inside that one-room cabin, something far darker waited. Known to history as the Bloody Benders, the family—John Bender Sr., Elvira “Ma” Bender, John Jr., and Kate—were accused of luring travelers into their home, attacking them from behind, robbing them, and burying their bodies on the property. When Dr. William York disappeared in 1873 while searching for missing settlers, his brother, Colonel Alexander York, helped lead the investigation that finally exposed the Bender homestead. What searchers found beneath the Kansas soil turned a frontier rumor into a national nightmare. At least eight bodies were reportedly discovered, with some estimates suggesting the Benders may have killed a dozen or more. But before justice could find them, the entire family disappeared. Were they lynched? Did they escape? Did Kate Bender reinvent herself somewhere far from Kansas? More than 150 years later, the Bloody Benders remain part true crime, part prairie ghost story, and part warning: sometimes the most dangerous place on the frontier was the one with a light in the window. In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we're digging into the legend, the facts, the bodies in the orchard, and the mystery of what really happened to America's most infamous serial killer family. Join the H2H In-laws & Outlaws Follow H2H on Instagram Follow H2H on X Send Kris and Rob a Text or Message Subscribe now and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Listen on BLEAV Watch on YouTube Bloody Benders, The Bloody Benders, Bender family murders, Bloody Benders Kansas, Bloody Benders 1873, Kansas serial killer family, America's first serial killer family, Kate Bender, Labette County Kansas murders, Osage Trail murders #BloodyBenders, #TheBloodyBenders, #KateBender, #BenderFamily, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #HistoricTrueCrime, #UnsolvedMystery, #KansasHistory, #KansasTrueCrime, #LabetteCounty, #CherryvaleKansas, #OsageTrail, #FrontierCrime, #WildWestCrime#SerialKillerFamily, #AmericanSerialKillers, #BloodyBendersKansas, #BenderFamilyMurders Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Netflix Crash: What Mackenzie Shirilla's Parents Reveal When They Defend HerYou asked to hear from Mackenzie Shirilla's parents and now you will. Natalie and Steve sat down for Netflix, and Natalie stood up in court to defend their daughter, and what they choose to talk about tells you everything. Jack shows you the moment a judge has to remind Natalie that two young men are dead, the words she uses when she takes the blame for her daughter's behaviour, and the way Steve keeps pointing you away from the only two things that actually matter. Listen to what this family talks about and what they never quite get around to saying.If you want to understand the Shirilla family from the inside out, this is the breakdown you have been waiting for.Featured in this episode: Netflix Crash, Mackenzie Shirilla, Natalie Shirilla, Steve Shirilla, statement analysis, true crime, deception detection.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

They say "if it bleeds, it leads," but what happens when the blood is eclipsed by the spectacle? In this episode, we're peeling back the curtain on the cases that stopped being about justice and started being about the ratings. From cable news talking heads to the digital mob, we examine how media frenzies distort the truth, turn victims into props, and transform crime scenes into pop culture events. Grab your popcorn—the court of public opinion is now in session.Research links below!EBSCO - "Halls-Mills murder case"A Little History - "New revelations in the Hall-Mills murder mystery"TIME - "Under The Crabapple Tree"The New York Times - "J.E. STRICKER DIES AFTER AND OPERATION; Former Middlesex Prosecutor Began Investigation of Hall-Mills Mystery. SIXTH DEATH DURING INQUIRY Rumor of Suicide Unfounded -- Death In Hospital Due to Peritonitis"Evening Courier - "All Charges Dropped in Hall-Mills Case"Press of Atlantic City - "Henry Carpender Dies; Was In Hall-Mills Case"The New York Times - "'Not Guilty' is Verdict in Hall Case: Plan to Free Prisoners on Bail Today and Probably Quash All Other Charges"Library of Congress - "Trials of the Century: 1900 to 1950"PBS - "Murder of the Century"Famous Trials - "The Trials of Harry Thaw for the Murder of Stanford White"Historical Society of the New York Courts - "Harry Kendall Thaw Had A Problem"EBSCO - "Harry Kendall Thaw"Murderpedia - "Harry Kendall Thaw"

In June 1988, 24-year-old truck driver David Churchill Jackson walked out of his Pembroke Pines, Florida apartment and completely vanished. He left behind a loving mother, a complicated past, and a young son who would grow up wondering what happened to his father. For fifteen years, David's disappearance remained a frozen mystery—until a cold case detective's vision board caught the eye of an unexpected visitor. ​In this chapter of The Book of the Dead, I explored the life of David Jackson, the devastating silence left in the wake of his disappearance, and the jaw-dropping twist that finally brought a hidden killer to justice decades later. This isn't just a story about how David died; it is about who he was, the family that never stopped looking for him, and why his memory matters.Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.comAFTER 7 YEARS, DISAPPEARANCE STILL MYSTERY. (2021, September 24). Sun Sentinel. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1995/08/13/after-7-years-disappearance-still-mystery/Ambushed: The murder of David Jackson. (2014, May 11). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ambushed-the-murder-of-david-jackson/David Churchill Jackson (1963-1988). (2013, March 16). FInd a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106814812/david_churchill-jacksonDeutsch, K. (2005, January 22). Ohioian linked to 1988 murder. The Miami Herald, 6B.Elmore, C. (1994, September 14). Missing Pines man topic of TV talk show. Sun Sentinel, 2B.Ex-wife charged with murder after 19 years. (2021, September 26). Sun Sentinel. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2007/12/15/ex-wife-charged-with-murder-after-19-years/?clearUserState=trueGuilty plea closes 24-year-old murder case. (2021, September 28). Sun Sentinel. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2012/04/17/guilty-plea-closes-24-year-old-murder-case-2/James, S. (1990, June 25). Disappearance baffles police. Sun Sentinel, 1B.Kamph, S. (2011, June 23). My Father's Bones. Broward Palm Beach New Times, 34, 15–20.Pazdera, D. (1992, July 4). Mom still can't find her son. Sun Sentinel, 13B.Santana, S. (2001, November 3). Man convicted of Miramar murder. Sun Sentinel, 3B.Santana, S., & Marino, J. (2007, December 15). Ex-wife hit with murder charge years after crime. Sun Sentinel, 1B-6B.SUSPECT HELD IN '88 DEATH OF PINES MAN. (2021, September 27). Sun Sentinel. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2004/10/13/suspect-held-in-88-death-of-pines-man/WOLFE v. STATE, No. 4D07-4555. | Fla. Dist. Ct. App., Judgment, Law, casemine.com. (n.d.). https://www.casemine.com. https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59146407add7b04934271346Woman implicated in ex-husband's murder to be released on bail. (2021, September 28). Sun Sentinel. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2010/09/16/woman-implicated-in-ex-husbands-murder-to-be-released-on-bail/If you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review or rating! It helps more than you know! If you have a case suggestion, or want attention brought to a loved one's case, email me at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com with Case Suggestion in the subject line.Stay safe, stay curious, and stay vigilant.

Oz Pearlman sits across from a room of skeptics who do not buy any of it. So they ask him straight questions. And that is where Jack Fox catches him out.In this episode Jack exposes Oz Pearlman through the one thing he cannot hide: the words he reaches for when he's doubted. Ask him a flat yes or no about gimmicks and you will hear him answer with a story about a Fourth of July party instead. Ask him whether he handled the books beforehand and you will hear the question quietly go unanswered. Watch him insist he has no idea whose books they are, moments after telling everyone he asked for them. Small words. Big tells. Once Jack points them out you cannot unhear them.Huge thanks to Pablo Torres and Stevie Baskin, whose YouTube video put this whole story on our radar. Go watch their work.Watch to the end and you will never hear someone dodge a simple question the same way again.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Netflix Crash: The Hidden Confession In Mackenzie Shirilla's Netflix InterviewMackenzie Shirilla sat down for Netflix and tried to tell you her side of the story. She says she's not a monster. She says there was no intent. She says it was young love. But the words she chose tell you something very different, and once you hear it you cannot unhear it. Jack walks you through the exact moment her own statement betrays her, the pronoun that goes missing at the worst possible time, and the chilling phone call to Dominic that destroys the "we were just two kids in love" story she's selling you.If you want to know what Mackenzie Shirilla is really saying in the Netflix Crash documentary, this is the breakdown you need.Featured in this episode: Netflix Crash, Mackenzie Shirilla, Dominic Russo, Davion Flanagan, statement analysis, true crime, deception detection.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

In the summer of 1997, fear spread across the campus of Arizona State University as reports surfaced of women being attacked while walking home alone at night. Students were warned to stay alert, travel in groups, and avoid being out after dark. But no one expected the danger to strike in broad daylight.When 21-year-old Fiona Yu was found brutally murdered inside her own apartment, investigators described the crime as a frenzied blitz attack. With little physical evidence and only the belief that Fiona may have known her killer, police scrambled to stop whoever was responsible before they struck again. Then, two more women were attacked in eerily similar ways, raising fears that a predator was targeting women near campus.Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.com12 News (KPNX). (2017, August 4). New DNA technology could help police solve 20-year-old Tempe murder. 12news.com. https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/new-dna-technology-could-help-police-solve-20-year-old-tempe-murder/75-46172640650 rally at ASU to protest rape. (1997, October 29). Arizona Republic, EV1–EV5.August 4, 1997 Weather History in Phoenix. (n.d.). https://weatherspark.com/h/d/2460/1997/8/4/Historical-Weather-on-Monday-August-4-1997-in-Phoenix-Arizona-United-States#Figures-TemperatureBiggs, P. (2003, October 25). Cold Case of the Week: Blitz attack on coed. Arizona Republic, B2.Comier, L., Jr., & Pyle, C. R. (2007). Lee Comier, Jr. v. Dora B. Schriro, et al. In Arizona Department of Corrections, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA (pp. 1–19) [Legal case]. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-azd-2_05-cv-00540/pdf/USCOURTS-azd-2_05-cv-00540-0.pdfFiona Yu. (1997, August 8). Arizona Republic, B3.Hermann, W. (2006, October 26). Detective, brother won't give up on murder. Arizona Republic, 4.Jones, M. L. (1997, September 19). Rapes provoke anxiety at ASU. Arizona Republic, A1.KTAR.com. (2017, August 4). New technology could help solve 20-year-old Tempe murder. KTAR.com. https://ktar.com/arizona-news/new-technology-could-help-solve-20-year-old-tempe-murder/1683171/Lamke, K. (1999, July 20). ASU Coeds' rapist gets 107 years. Arizona Republic, B8.Mendoza, N. P. (2012, November 28). Police continue 15-year search for killer in unsolved rape, murder. The Arizona State Press. https://www.statepress.com/article/2012/11/police-continue-15-year-search-for-killer-in-unsolved-rape-murderMurdered: Fiona Yu | Tempe, AZ | Uncovered. (n.d.). https://uncovered.com/cases/fiona-yuNa, S. (2017, August 10). DNA tech revives 20-year-old cold case. Arizona Republic, 3A-8A.Parabon® Snapshot® DNA Analysis Service - powered by Parabon NanoLabs. (n.d.). https://snapshot.parabon-nanolabs.com/Real Crime. (2021, September 7). Terror Arizona State University: The Tragic murder of Fiona Yu | Murder Reopened | Real Crime [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruftQoRzFXkSinha, S. (2024, March 16). Fiona Yu murder: What led to her tragic end? The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/fiona-yu-murder/Tanabe, M. (2017, August 5). ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/tempe/new-technology-could-help-solve-decades-old-tempe-murder-caseTeibel, D. L. (1997, August 2). Police offer sketch of young rapist. Tucson Citizen, 2B.Tempe youth gets 18 1/2 years for role in attack. (1999, November 20). Arizona Republic, B6.The Associated Press. (1997, September 24). Two teens arrested in ASU rape cases. Tuscon Citizen, 2B.Villa, J. (1997a, December 16). DNA, blood on victim don't match. Arizona Republic, B1–B3.Villa, J. (1997b, December 16). DNA tests negative in murder. Arizona Republic, B1–B3.Villa, J. (1998a, July 15). Trial begins in Tempe rape. Arizona Republic, B1–B2.Villa, J. (1998b, July 16). Coed remembers afternoon of terror. Arizona Republic, EV1–EV3.Walsh, J. (1997a, August 6). Slain coed possibly knew killer. Arizona Republic, B1–B5.Walsh, J. (1997b, September 25). Rape suspect may be held in murder. Arizona Republic, A1–A15.Walsh, J. (1997c, October 16). Report profiles rapes' brutality. Arizona Republic, A1–A13.If you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review or rating! It helps more than you know! If you have a case suggestion, or want attention brought to a loved one's case, email me at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com with Case Suggestion in the subject line.Stay safe, stay curious, and stay vigilant.

Kouri Richins stood at her sentencing this week and spoke for 40 minutes.She called it a message to her sons.Listen closer.In a statement she framed as a letter to her boys, Kouri mentions herself more times than she mentions them. Her own name, her own pain, her own childhood. Her sons sit in the background of their own goodbye.This is the update thousands of you have been waiting on since the guilty verdict. Jack walks you through what she chose to say, what she chose to skip, and the tell hiding in plain sight across all 40 minutes.And by the end you will understand why this sentencing statement was never really about her sons at all.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Laura Owens has published a blog. She says it answers the question that has trailed her for months. Where was she on October 21 and 22, 2025. The two days a court was waiting. The two days that now sit at the centre of a $109,633 attorney's fee motion against her.The Love Trapped podcast touched on this part of the story, let's dive deeper into what Laura has to say.Is there is a question this blog does not want you to ask. Regular patterns, a day that disappears between the paragraphs. A choice of words she keeps reaching for whenever she enters the story.You'll see what Jack Fox catches the moment he catches it. You'll watch a 2,000 word defence start to look like something else entirely. And by the time he closes the blog, you'll understand why the most important thing in this statement is the thing Laura Owens left out.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

*Includes bonus podcast only content*Mila Adams went viral for her testimony at the Stefon Diggs trial, and not in the way she would have wanted. The accusation was serious. She told a courtroom the NFL star had attacked her and choked her in a bedroom. The verdict came back not guilty. So what really happened on that witness stand?In this episode you'll watch Jack Fox use her own testimony as a live teaching showcase. He'll walk you through the exact verbal mistakes that signal someone isn't telling you the truth. The lawyer asked simple yes or no questions. Mila answered with stories, with new subjects, with questions of her own. When pressed about a 5.5 million dollar demand from her side and a 100,000 dollar offer she claimed came from his, her language slipped in ways the jury could feel even if they couldn't name it.You'll see what happened when she admitted deleting words like "bitch" and "I'm ruining that bitch life" from text messages before she handed them to police. You'll hear her caught trying to claim payment for a week she'd already been paid for, and watch her language scramble in real time. Jack will name each verbal tell so you can spot it yourself, anywhere, in anyone.Then he turns those same tools on the moment that mattered most. Her account of the alleged attack. The closed door. The dresser. The arm around her neck. Her words travel backwards in time, jump sideways, and skip past the questions that should have been simplest to answer. By the end you'll have your own view on what her language suggests really happened in that room.You won't hear another conversation like this about the case.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Blake Lively and Wayfarer Studios have released a joint statement. Every headline is running the same word. That word does not appear anywhere in the statement itself.Jack Fox reads every line. You'll see how the statement carefully avoids giving any credence to the claims Blake Lively made in her lawsuit. You'll see how one sentence appears to celebrate the film's impact on domestic violence survivors — and why Jack Fox finds that the words don't actually say what they seem to.Something significant is missing from this statement. See if you can spot it before Jack does.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

Chris Watts sat across from an FBI agent who told him directly: "I don't believe you." What followed was one of the most revealing interrogations ever recorded.In this episode, Jack Fox takes you through the moment Watts was presented with the idea of "two Chris's." One who loved his family, one who killed them. Watts never rejected it. He just kept talking, telling the agent which Chris he was looking at right now.You'll hear how Watts called his daughters' daycare the morning they were missing. Not to ask if they were safe. To take them off the waiting list and tell the school the family would be selling the house. You'll see exactly what Jack Fox identifies in that call and why the language tells a story Watts never meant to share.You'll also see the moment the agent asks what should happen to whoever took his wife and daughters. Watts skips straight to the death penalty. Then pauses to wonder whether Colorado even uses it.Jack Fox shows you how the structure of Watts' answers, what he volunteers and what he refuses to say, maps the shape of what he knew. There is no urgency to find them. No demand to be out searching. The concern you'd expect from a husband and father is absent from every exchange.A man whose words arrived at the truth before he did.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and moreYouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe

April Millsap ////// 901  Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.comThe murder of a child is an unbearable tragedy, a nightmare for any parent. In the quiet, rural village of Armada, Michigan—a community so small it felt like a haven from big-city dangers—Jennifer Millsap believed her fourteen-year-old daughter, April, was safe. That belief was shattered on a July evening in 2014.Beer of the Week - Turtle Season by Ankrolab Brewing CompanyGarage Grade - 4 bottle caps out of 5 We are thrilled to announce that True Crime Garage will be on the CrimeWave 2.0 - CrimeWave 2.0 is the best True Crime and Mystery festival in International waters onboard the Oasis of the Seas Cruise ship sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida February 8-12, 2027.  Go to www.crimewaveatsea.com/GARAGE to get $100 off of your stateroom and a meet and great with Nic & the Captain. Tickets on sale February 13, 2026.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Tepe Murders ////// 900Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On December 30th, 2025, Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife Monique Tepe were found dead in their Weinland Park home in Columbus, Ohio. The couple's two young children and the family dog were found safe inside the house at the time of discovery. This is a recent case that stirred up a lot of opinions, questions, and fears. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-2228.Beer of the Week - Hermano wheat beer by Arts District Brewing Garage Grade - 3 and 3 quarter bottle caps of 5More True Crime Garage can be found on Patreon and Apple subscriptions with our show - Off The Record.  Catch dozens of episodes of Off The Record plus a couple of Bonus episodes and our first 50 when you sign up today.  True Crime Garage merchandise is available on our website's store page.   Follow the show on X and Insta @TrueCrimeGarage / Follow Nic on X @TCGNIC / Follow The Captain on X @TCGCaptain  Thanks for listening and thanks for telling a friend.  Be good, be kind, and don't litter! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aaron Spencer ////// 899Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com  Husband and father, Aaron Spencer is currently facing trial in Lonoke County, Arkansas, for the 2024 shooting death of 67-year-old Michael Fosler.On October 8, 2024, Spencer reported his 14-year-old daughter missing. He scoured local roads and found her in Michael Fosler's truck. Aaron Spencer forced Fosler's vehicle off the road and fired 16 shots, 15 of which struck Fosler, killing him. Beer of the Week - Back Seat Driver by Tap Station Garage Grade - 3 and 3 quarter bottle caps out of 5  More True Crime Garage can be found on Patreon and Apple subscriptions with our show - Off The Record.  Catch dozens of episodes of Off The Record plus a couple of Bonus episodes and our first 50 when you sign up today.  True Crime Garage merchandise is available on our website's store page.   Follow the show on X and Insta @TrueCrimeGarage / Follow Nic on X @TCGNIC / Follow The Captain on X @TCGCaptain  Thanks for listening and thanks for telling a friend.  Be good, be kind, and don't litter! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.