EPISODE · Dec 23, 2025 · 1H 26M
In Detroit, Two Unsolved High Profile Murders of Samantha Woll & Dr. Devon Hoover
from True Crime News · host Joel Waldman
#STSNation,Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime…What’s going on in Detroit? It’s been months since Dr. Devon Hoover was found murdered in his historic $1.2 million Detroit mansion.The openly gay renowned neurosurgeon was found naked, wrapped in a carpet in his attic with two bullet wounds to his head.Meanwhile an arrest was made in the murder of synagogue President Samantha Woll - but that suspect was released.Neither case is solved.#BestGuests:James E. Craig served as the chief of the Detroit Police Department. He served in this capacity from 2013 to 2021, after previously serving as chief of the Cincinnati Police Department and Portland Police Department. He also served as deputy mayor of Detroit and ran for governor of the great state of Michigan.Former Police Officer Darnell Blackburn joined WDIV-Local 4 in December 2022 as the station’s Crime and Safety Expert on all platforms -- Local 4 News on television, the station website clickondetroit.com, and on the station’s streaming channel Local 4+. Blackburn provides in-depth analysis as part of the station’s approach to its crime reporting to help viewers better understand what is important and how to keep themselves, their families, and friends safe from becoming a victim of crime.Steven Peterson was a Senior Special Agent (SSA) of the United States Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for nearly three decades and at the time ofhis retirement was the most senior DEA street agent in the world.He also worked the investigation into a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory that was the inspiration behind the television series Breaking Bad.He was recently featured in the Netflix series about the Murdaugh murders.#DevonHoover #Neurosurgeon #Detroit #LGBTQ #Unsolved #Murder #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #SamanthaWoll #SynagoguePresident #ColdCase Surviving the Survivor is the show that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime and is hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Host Joel Waldman. STS covers the biggest trending true crime cases along with breaking news. You can also find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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#STSNation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/stsnation], Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests] in all of #TrueCrime [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrime]… What's going on in Detroit? It's been months since Dr. Devon Hoover was found murdered in his historic $1.2 million Detroit mansion. The openly gay renowned neurosurgeon was found naked, wrapped in a carpet in his attic with two bullet wounds to his head. Meanwhile an arrest was made in the murder of synagogue President Samantha Woll - but that suspect was released. Neither case is solved. #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests]: James E. Craig served as the chief of the Detroit Police Department. He served in this capacity from 2013 to 2021, after previously serving as chief of the Cincinnati Police Department and Portland Police Department. He also served as deputy mayor of Detroit and ran for governor of the great state of Michigan. Former Police Officer Darnell Blackburn joined WDIV-Local 4 in December 2022 as the station's Crime and Safety Expert on all platforms -- Local 4 News on television, the station website clickondetroit.com, and on the station's streaming channel Local 4+. Blackburn provides in-depth analysis as part of the station's approach to its crime reporting to help viewers better understand what is important and how to keep themselves, their families, and friends safe from becoming a victim of crime. Steven Peterson was a Senior Special Agent (SSA) of the United States Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for nearly three decades and at the time ofhis retirement was the most senior DEA street agent in the world. He also worked the investigation into a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory that was the inspiration behind the television series Breaking Bad. He was recently featured in the Netflix series about the Murdaugh murders. #DevonHoover [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/devonhoover] #Neurosurgeon [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/neurosurgeon] #Detroit [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/detroit] #LGBTQ [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lgbtq] #Unsolved [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/unsolved] #Murder [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/murder] #TrueCrime [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrime] #TrueCrimeCommunity [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrimecommunity] #SamanthaWoll [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/samanthawoll] #SynagoguePresident [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/synagoguepresident] #ColdCase [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/coldcase]
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