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JustThoughtLounge
by JustThoughtLounge
Welcome to Just Thought Lounge!This is the true crime channel that delivers serious, well-balanced coverage of the cases that really make you think. At JTL, we aim to give our viewers something to contemplate. The cases we choose - some new and some older - often place the viewer in the shoes of the investigators or in the jury box. We always aim to be well-balanced, so you won't hear Kevin trying to crack jokes or offer his personal opinion or commentary. Just Thought Lounge is about what you think.At JTL we look at some complicated cases, whodunnits, questionable convictions, exonerations, exceptional or unique investigations, head-scratching missing persons and the latest court dramas.
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Detectives Uncover Horrifying Murder Plot :The Murder of Leila Duarte DaLuz | True Crime Documentary
On a frigid night in December 2022, 34 year-old Leila Duarte DaLuz left her house in the middle of the night in the company of a man she trusted. Leila was two months pregnant and wore a newly purchased engagement ring on her finger. When she got into the vehicle at 2:30AM, she would have known they were not alone. Her fiancé was with a friend … one with a sordid history. It was the last time Leila was seen alive. Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
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Secret Romance with a Teen Killer: The Horrific Murder of Trinity Bostic | True Crime Documentary
17 year-old Trinity Bostic was not the sort of teenager one would expect to run away from home. But in the summer of 2024, that is exactly what she did. Her decision caught everyone, friends and family alike, by surprise. Concern turned to panic as the days wore on. Her cellphone went off the network. For a few days, Trinity seemed to have disappeared into the new life she had sought. There was one person, however, who had been aware of her secret plans. Unfortunately, he had also made some devious ones of his own … Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
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Secret Messages Reveal Vile Plan Gone Wrong: The Murders of Lyric Woods & Devin Clark | True Crime
In the early morning hours of September 17th, 2022 14 year-old Lyric Woods quietly snuck from her house and out onto the street; her parents asleep inside, blissfully unaware of the teenager’s secret plans. The next morning, Lyric was not in her bed. She never returned home. By mid-afternoon, ATV drivers on a rural track near the County line made a horrific discovery: Two teenagers, deceased from a barrage of gunfire. They were lying side-by-side ... Lyric Woods and 18 year-old Devin Clark. It wasn’t clear how the two knew each other. Neither one of them carried a cellphone, but it was the contents of their secret messages that would hold the key to their murders. Though most of the texts had been deleted, the pieces of correspondence that remained, would reveal a sordid plot and lead investigators to the alleged killer. Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
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The Disturbing Case of Dima Tower: The Brutal Murders of Robbie & Jennifer Tower
It was almost midnight on an otherwise quiet night in late August, when a woman’s cries for help rang out across Malicoat Road in North Port, Florida. By the time neighbours awoke and took a look outside she was gone; compelled off the street and back into her home by her killer. Police arrived to catch the suspect in flight but it was, unfortunately, far too late for two of the street’s most popular residents. Police made a horrific discovery. It was the beginning of a story that would be hard to imagine, were not true.
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Horrific Discovery Made in Secret Second Home: The Murder of Tim Smith | True Crime Documentary
On a Saturday morning in Ocala, Florida a Sheriff’s Deputy performing a welfare check made a horrific discovery. Tim Smith was found brutally murdered in what appeared to be a kinky rendezvous gone-wrong. Fingerprints and DNA at the scene pointed towards individuals with a criminal past. But not everything in the apartment, or in Tim’s life, was adding up. Questions began to arise about whether Tim had chosen to meet his killer at his secret apartment that night or whether there was much more to this story …
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The Tragic Murder of Kayla Hodgson | True Crime Documentary
23 year-old Kayla Hodgson worked as a “Bottle Girl.” Late at night in the clubs while the music was blasting and the drinks were flowing she received a lot of attention. Though Kayla may have been popular with the men at club, that was not always the case with other women. In the early morning hours of July 13th, 2022 - after months of stewing - one woman’s jealousy towards Kayla finally boiled over … Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
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The Strange and Disturbing Murder of Brooklyn Sims: True Crime Documentary
On a sunny Friday afternoon in Pensacola, Florida gunshots rang out inside of a Home Depot. Confused shoppers looked-on as the shooter ran from the store. Brooklyn Sims was found dead in aisle 52. In the chaos of the aftermath, one woman, Sheila Agee, emerged with a close link to the victim. Her son, a man that matched the killer's description, was the father of Brooklyn's child. And that would not be her only connection to this disturbing case...
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The Murders of Natayla Morse & Zlayiah Frazier | True Crime Documentary
In early June, 2022, Harper Woods PD received an emergency call from a woman who was being held hostage. When officers arrived, they found a street in chaos. Another victim, knife still in her back, had escaped the brutal attack yet was unable to tell them which house she had run from…Smoke billowed from a house across the street. Further chaos ensued. When the flames were finally extinguished and the victims accounted for, investigators discovered that the events of that awful day did not happen in isolation. The story of this horrific triple murder began a month earlier, with a video of the killer taken in the middle of the night, disposing of his first victim…
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Man Finds Family Dismembered In His Own Home: The Murder of Bethany & Ruth Maclaren | True Crime Documentary
The discovery police made inside an apartment in Englewood Colorado in the Spring of 2023 was said to be the most gruesome they had encountered in decades. The disturbing scene was the starting point of an investigation that would uncover a horrific attack, a gruesome attempt at a cover-up and an extremely unsettling motive. Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190How we make our videos:🎥 https://amzn.to/48tZ6oU🎤 https://amzn.to/4phipas🔆 https://amzn.to/48azGeu🖥️ https://amzn.to/3LRhShg
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Killer Found Years Later with New Family: The Murder of Rosaly Chavarria | True Crime Documentary
There were a handful people who knew about a suitcase that had been abandoned on a desolate farm in rural Wisconsin. They spoke about it, at first, only amongst themselves. They agreed that it must be child’s body that was stuffed inside. Months passed before the remains were recovered. Though it would take years for the story behind them to come to light…Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190How we make our videos:🎥 https://amzn.to/48tZ6oU🎤 https://amzn.to/4phipas🔆 https://amzn.to/48azGeu🖥️ https://amzn.to/3LRhShg
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The Disturbing Murder of Tammy King | True Crime Documentary
In early February 2025, Sheriff's deputies in Galveston County, Texas were called to family home in Bacliff. The house had been barricaded and its residents, a grandmother and her grand-daughter hadn’t been heard from in days. There was no response from inside. A friend of the family, in desperation, began breaking windows to get inside. Once he had done so, the man made a horrific discovery. What followed was the unravelling of a dark story. One of love, greed, hatred and murder.
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Gruesome Discovery Reveals Secret Life: The Murder of Johnathan Willette | True Crime Documentary
On a summer morning in 2023, Johnathan Willette was found by his mother, decapitated, in his bedroom. The father of three had been hard-working, reliable and friendly. But behind his easy-going demeanour and smiling selfies was a man with a family in chaos. John had been betrayed by his adult son and mother of his daughters. In the aftermath of his gruesome death, their secrets would come to light, and with them, motive to have John removed from the family completely ....
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Hidden Letter Points Detectives To Her Killer: The Murder of Stephanie Pavlons | True Crime Documentary
In September 2022 the remains of 44 year-old Stephanie Pavlons were discovered by construction workers in a wooded area next to a busy medical centre, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.Her remains had gone undetected for weeks. By the time the discovery was made, it was impossible to determine how Stephanie had died. Investigators could only speculate as to how she had even gotten there; hidden in plain sight. But they suspected foul play….Piece by piece, Stephanie’s story was put together. The picture that emerged was one of secrets, deception and murder.
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She Was Dead in The Closet. He Had No Idea. The Murder of Andrea Cincotta [True Crime Documentary]
Christopher Johnson was home alone in his 2-bedroom apartment for 6.5 hours on the evening of August 21st, 1998 before he discovered his fiancé, Andrea, brutally murdered inside their bedroom closet. It was a story that for many was hard to fathom. There should have been red flags all over their home: signs that something had happened, voicemails from friends, missing items. But Chris Johnson missed them all. Or did he?
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The Brutal Murder of Leon Harrison Jr | True Crime Documentary
In March 2019, 32 year-old Leon Harrison Jr. was reported missing to police in Georgetown, South Carolina. The mother of his children told police that Leon called the house at bedtime every night but had not done so in days. Rumours began circulating; every conflict in the young father's life examined.Then, after his body was discovered floating down the Black River, questions arose over just how many people were involved in the plan to put him there...
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He Wanted to be More Than Cousins: The Murder of Zion Foster [True Crime Documentary]
The last message that Zion Foster sent before she disappeared said that she was on her way home.The teenager told her mother and boyfriend that she was going out that night with her favourite cousin, Jaylin Brazier; something that she did at least twice a month.But when her mother sought him out for help finding her the next day, the cousin delivered some surprising news: That he had not seen or spoken to Zion, he said, in years…
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The Twisted Secrets of Brian Steven Smith and the Murders of Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk [True Crime Documentary]
In the Autumn of 2019 a homeless woman in Anchorage, Alaska stole a stranger’s cellphone for a bit of cash. When she saw what was saved on the device it gave her the shock of her life. She had stumbled across videos and images of a brutal and sadistic murder. This discovery sparked an investigation that would unravel the secrets of a double life, reveal the truth behind an illicit affair, uncover a troubling friendship - and point to many more victims.
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He Chose Another Woman: The Brutal Murder of Marisela Botello-Valadez [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTIn the early morning hours of October 5, 2020 a 23 year-old woman was captured leaving a popular area for bars and clubs with an unknown man.The woman, Marisela Botello-Valadez, was from out of town. She had only just met the man whose vehicle she is shown climbing into. What Marisela is about to find out is that it isn’t just this charming stranger that she needs to worry about. It is the other people at his house and the other women in his life.
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YouTuber Turns to Murder: The Shocking Murder of Caitlyn Naffziger [True Crime Documentary]
For Dustin Duren’s subscribers on YouTube, the alarming news that broke in early March 2024 was not just unexpected but shocking. The happy gamer had broadcast to his community for years, sharing updates on his growing family. But in the early morning hours of March 1st, an Amber Alert was issued across New Hampshire. Residents were asked to keep an eye out for two young girls likely travelling with their father. The emergency alert was issued following a horrific discovery made by police inside Dustin’s Berlin apartment. As events unravelled, a more intricate story of the streamer emerged. One that suggested that there were more secrets in this case yet to uncover.
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The Toledo Family Murders [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTIn the Autumn of 2013, a young mother and her two children went missing from their home in Deltona, Florida. 28 year old Yessenia’s last contact had been a phone call around midnight the night before she vanished. Her children did not arrive for school the next day. Suspicions immediately turned to the most likely suspect: the husband, who turned up on scene claiming to have no idea what had happened to his family. As evidence mounted against him, he began to tell an unlikely story - but would anybody believe him?
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The Brutal and Disturbing Murder of Ariana Wolk [True Crime Documentary]
In July 2020, the granddaughter of a Manson-family victim was discovered by a friend, deceased, in her Colorado apartment. Ariana Wolk had been brutally stabbed to death; meeting the same violent end as that suffered by her grandmother five decades earlier. Neighbors recounted seeing Ariana earlier in the day, and she was not alone. What these witnesses told detectives was not only revealing, but deeply disturbing.
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The Murder of Doris Angleton [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTWhen a beautiful and widely loved wife and mother was found dead inside of her home in one of the wealthiest suburbs of Texas, suspicions immediately turned to the usual suspect: the husband. But as investigators would quickly discover, this was a far cry from the usual homicide...
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Shocking Discovery Unravels A Careful Cover-Up: The Murder of Diana Duve [True Crime Documentary]
On Friday June 21st, 2014, 26 year-old Diana Duve went missing. Diana’s last message to her mother early that morning stated only that she would not be returning home. Then, there was silence. Investigators tracked clues left behind from her last night out; friends and witnesses who helped piece together a timeline and point them towards a suspect. Days later, Diana’s car was discovered abandoned in a store parking lot an hour from her home. And yet more devastating discoveries, were still to be made.
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The Murder of Jacquelyn Smith [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTOn November 30, 2018 the Smith family in Baltimore, Maryland were having a night out. Valeria Smith was with her father, Keith, and step-mother, Jacquelyn, belatedly celebrating her 28th birthday.At the American Legion Hall they ate, drank, danced and took photos. When the family exited the legion just before midnight, no one would have predicted that the night was about to turn deadly.A few blocks from Valeria’s home, Keith slowed the car to a stop and rolled down the passenger window. Jacquelyn wished to offer money to a new mother who was out on the street, carrying a small bundle in her arms as well as a sign that read: “please help me feed my baby” … As Keith would later tragically recount: stopping to help the woman in need would prove to be Jacquelyn Smith’s fatal mistake. Both he and his daughter had a message for the city of Baltimore: be careful of who you trust, because things are not always as they seem...
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The Twist You Didn’t See Coming: The Murder of LaNell Barsock [True Crime Documentary]
In the Spring of 2010, investigators in Palmdale, California found 29 year-old LaNell Barsock murdered inside her home.Piecing together the scattered clues left by her killer they were able to recreate the crime. Detectives found that the attack that led to the end of the young nurse’s life came by surprise.But when it came to piecing together her personal life while searching for the killer - the evidence was not quite so straightforward.
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The Murder of Grant Whitaker [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMT25 year-old Grant Whitaker was an altruist. He sought to give back to his community, and create a lasting, positive impact. Grant wanted to leave the world better than he had found it. In the Summer of 2019, Grant went missing. Slowly, evidence of what had happened to the young man was uncovered. It sent chills through the deaf community. An abandoned campsite, a bloody car and most unsettling - his YouTuber friend, business partner and travelling companion Mavrick Fisher was also, no where to be found.
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One Mistake Led Investigators to a Shocking Murder Plot: The Plan to Kill Samantha Dean [True Crime Documentary]
Samantha Dean was 26 weeks pregnant when she was found murdered in the vacant parking lot of an empty shopping centre in Bastrop, Texas. The cancer survivor had made it her life’s work to support the victims of violent crime. That is, before she too became a victim. The circumstances surrounding her murder were bizarre. A staged scene, messages luring her to the location from an unknown sender and the vehicle she was found in was missing seats.But her killer (s) had made one significant mistake. A key piece of evidence was left behind. This item would allow investigators to unravel an intricate plan to kill Sam and helped them uncover each person involved, one by one.
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Lost Track of His Own Lies: The Murders of Alan and Carla Rutherford [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTIn early July, 2018 a late-night house fire in the town of Dundas, Ontario claimed the lives of two retirees. Alan and Carla Rutherford were known as loving parents, grandparents and good friends. The blaze had taken hold of their home quickly and it had burned intensely. Investigators at the scene had little doubt that this was no accident. But who could possibly have wished harm on the Rutherfords? Before the night was over homicide detectives would be handed their first and most crucial lead: Al’s dying declarations pointed the finger directly at the individual that he said, had lit a match in his bedroom, and set the house aflame ….
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The Twisted Murder of Megan Newborough [True Crime Documentary]
We bring you the best true crime documentary and best true crime podcast, bringing you new true crime cases that you likely haven’t heard anywhere else. Hope you enjoy!In the summer of 2021, Megan Newborough went missing. She was only days away from her 24th birthday. Meg left her family home on a Friday night to meet with someone she trusted; someone who had confided in her, and in sharing their vulnerabilities, had trusted her in return. She had played the role of confidant; comforting and supporting. She found herself trusting the wrong person.
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The Murder of Brenda Thurman [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMT43 year old former US Army sniper, counsellor, wife and mother, Brenda Thurman was rushed to the hospital on a cold January morning in 2016; ostensibly the victim of a tragic accident. The evidence - for the most part, appeared to align with this conclusion. It was a devastating end for a trailblazing, loving and strong woman. But questions arose, only a week later, when a colleague of Brendas’ was also, inexplicably, killed in what police believe was yet another tragic accident. Were the two deaths completely unrelated? Unfortunate but utterly unconnected events? Or was it possible, that this was more than a coincidence?
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How Pablo Lyle Lost Everything: The Murder of Juan Hernandez [True Crime Documentary]
One of People en Español magazine’s '50 Most Beautiful People', telenovela star Pablo Lyle had it all. In 2019, he had successfully made the move from the small screen to feature-length films. The 32 year-old was the star of a new Netflix series. Married to his teenage sweetheart and father to two beautiful children, Pablo was on top of the world. That all came crashing down in March in 2019, when he made one disastrous and fatal decision.
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The Murder of Leticia Martinez [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTIn March 2023, Leticia Martinez offered her spare ticket to a Seattle Mariners game to a fellow fan. She had met him only a few weeks earlier. The two attended the game together. They chatted in the stands. They laughed and smiled. They took a selfie. Beginning the next morning, communication from Leticia’s phone became bizarre. Then, abruptly, the connection ended all together. Friends and family soon learned that the single mother did not make it home from the baseball game.What had become of her after leaving the stadium? And who was the strange man smiling next to her in her last photograph?
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She Laughed in His Face on Valentine's Day: The Murder of Anitra Gunn [True Crime Documentary]
In the winter of 2020 in Fort Valley Georgia, university senior Anitra Gunn was looking forward to graduating. While studying and working part-time, the thoughtful and hardworking 23 year-old was lining-up job interviews and celebrating milestones with friends. All of this came to an abrupt end on Valentine's Day, when friends began reporting strange messages received from Anitra’s phone ... followed by silence. Her distressed father rushed from Atlanta while a task force was formed to search for her. The Sheriff declared that no stone would be left unturned as they put together all the pieces and sought justice for Anitra Gunn.
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The Murder of Linda McAllister and Chet Clemons [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTIn the summer of 2017, 64 year old grandmother Linda McAlistair was pursuing the next phase of her life. She had loving children and grandchildren, a new husband, a new home and a healthy bank account. Life was good. That was, until July of that year when both she and her husband, Chet, went missing. Her daughter found the house was in disarray. Her 2011 Dodge Ram missing from the driveway. As law enforcement began to piece together what may have happened to the newlyweds, they were drawing closer and closer to the unavoidable conclusion that no one wanted to acknowledge … could Linda's favourite grandchild be responsible for her death?
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She Executed Her Husband in Their Living Room: The Murder of Terry Thompson [True Crime Documentary]
On the morning of August 9th, 2019 44 year-old wife and mother, Marcia Thompson, shot and killed her husband of over a decade while he rested leisurely on the couch in their living room. After calling for paramedics and police, Marcia placed her gun in a safe location and surrendered herself to law enforcement. Not once did Marcia deny what she had done. Yet, as details emerged, what first appeared to be a case of cold-blooded murder began to look like it could be anything but …
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Sasha Skare and the murder of Martell DeRouen [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTWhen police in San Antonio, Texas responded to a welfare check at a high-end apartment complex in late January, 2021 they encountered an unlikely and tragic scene. A single bullet was shot through the front door of an apartment unit. the victim, 34-year-old Martell DeRouen was dead inside from a single gunshot to the head. The state of the apartment told the story of a heated argument. But the door was dead-bolted from the inside - The shot, clearly made from outside of the door.Recollections of neighbours, doorbell camera footage and a bizarre 911 call would eventually lead to the shooter - and a conclusion that few would have predicted.
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Socialite Runs Over Two Boys, Creates Bizarre Story to Get Off: The Murders of Mark & Jacob Iskander [True Crime Documentary]
In September 2020, two young boys were fatally hit by a speeding Mercedes in an affluent Los Angeles County community. The alleged driver of the vehicle, 57 year-old well-known socialite and philanthropist, Rebecca Grossman, claimed on-scene to be utterly unaware of what had occurred. While she proclaimed it a tragic accident, investigators came to a different conclusion. This was a double murder. As the facts were compiled, more questions arose. If this was murder, was Rebecca Grossman the killer?Spoiler alert:Correction Notice: It seems the Grossmans have not, in fact, divorced. Peter Grossman remains loyal to Rebecca while she serves her sentence in prison.It was also reported that Rebecca had valium in her system at the time of the incident. She was not charged with a DUI but this no doubt added to her level of impairment.
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Hannah Payne and the murder of Kenneth Herring [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTOn the evening of May 7th, 2019, 62 year old Kenneth Herring ran a red light. He drove head first into an 18-wheeler, smashing the front of his Dodge pick-up truck before coming to an abrupt stop. Thankfully, no one was injured from the crash. Minutes passed as the damage was assessed. Multiple calls to 911 were placed. Then, to the shock of on-lookers, Kenneth got back into his truck and he drove off. Something was visibly not right with Kenneth that day. But there was no way for him to have known that the real danger was not his medical emergency, but rather, the 21-year old witness to his crash that had decided to take matters into her own hands - Hannah Payne …
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Shocking Secret in Autopsy Unravels a Twisted Love Story: The Murder of Melody Hoffman [True Crime Documentary]
In February 2024, Melody Hoffman was a cheerful and trusting 20 year-old. She was close with family, particularly her mother but there were some things that Melody kept even from her. At about 11:30 PM on a Saturday night, without saying a word, she slipped out the front door of her family home and caught a ride in a blue Honda Accord. That night the conflict brewing in Melody’s personal life was coming to a boil. Unfortunately for her, she was completely oblivious to the danger that she was walking into.
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The Tragic Case of Peter Kelly [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTTwo groups of fishermen on opposite sides of the St Croix River began arguing across the water. For hours, insults and curse words were exchanged. As the sun went down tempers began to flare.The two groups of men would find themselves on the same side of the river, squaring off. After all was said and done one fisherman, a young father to five children, would not leave the park alive.
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He Was A Local Celebrity. She Accused Him of Murder: The Crazy Case of William Edwards [True Crime Documentary]
Outspoken and opinionated local radio host, William “The Cipher” Edwards made a name for himself in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a self-styled community activist, political commentator, anti-corruption crusader and, perhaps above all, defender of the first amendment right to free speech. Throughout the years, he inserted himself into local controversies and occasionally, became the source of it. He took on the authorities and for the most part, he won. So when this local personality was faced with the most egregious allegation of them all: that he had committed murder, would he again escape the consequences? Had the infamous radio host actually gunned down a true local hero?
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The Deadly Story of Sarah Hartsfield [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTIn early 2023, medical personnel at a hospital east of Houston received a diabetic patient who was not responding to their treatment. His condition, they said, made no sense. At his bedside, his wife was displaying what they called “theatrics.”When the patient, 46-year-old Joseph Hartsfield passed away his death left a number of unsettling questions.An investigation was launched, which began to uncover an unbelievable number of secrets, suspicions and tragic coincidences. At the centre of it all was his grieving widow. She had been married no less than four times before. Sarah Hartsfield had a growing list of exes that were either dead or counted themselves lucky to have gotten out of their marriage alive.
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Her Partner Was Inheriting $30 Million and She Wanted It: The Murder of Steven Riley [True Crime Documentary]
Ina Kenoyer did not live a life of luxury. She and her boyfriend, Steve Riley, routinely struggled to pay for the essentials, often relying on the generosity of Steve’s close friends to get by. But in September 2023, life was looking up. The couple were going to clear their debt. They would take a long vacation, perhaps stay for a time in the Steve’s family castle in Ireland, Ina said. His multi-million dollar inheritance was only days away. And then life would be very different. Unfortunately, Steve would not live long enough to receive his money ...
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He Killed His Neighbor For Feeding Deer [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTThe neighborhood of New Brighton in Ramsey County, Minnesota is not known for its violent crime. It is a family community. It is safe and quiet.Yet on the evening of May 5, 2014 when gunshots rang out across Knollwood Drive, local residents were not exactly shocked. It seemed that everyone had been holding their breath for something to break the growing tension.A feud between two households had become a fixture of the charming suburb. What had begun as a minor disagreement had spiralled out of control.On the night of 5th the tensions would finally boil over and it would end with murder.
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Student's Private Messages Reveal Closeted Affair: The Murder of Jay Lee [True Crime Documentary]
In the early morning hours of July 8th, 2022 20 year-old Jimmie Jay Lee donned his silver dressing gown, gold cap and grey slippers and left his student apartment in Oxford, Mississippi. Jay carried only his keys and his cellphone. He left behind his beloved Pomeranian, though he rarely went anywhere without her.Two days later, at an impound lot where it had been towed, detectives searched through Jay Lee’s abandoned vehicle. Inside they found his bank cards and a key ring. But Jay's iPhone, just like him, were missing. The content of that cellphone would hold the key to his disappearance. His private messages would not stay buried. They would eventually lead investigators to his alleged killer …
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Michelle Boat and the murder of Tracy Mondabough [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTIn the Spring of 2020, a mother of four was found stabbed to death sitting inside her vehicle. She was parked just outside of her home.The 47 year old had not even taken off her seatbelt.Only moments before law enforcement arrived, the killer had run from the scene. As investigators moved rapidly to put the pieces together, they discovered that all signs pointed squarely at one individual: A woman that witnesses overheard screaming: “He’s mine. You can’t have him. He’s mine!”
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Husband Poisons Wife, Then Targets Detective Who Caught Him: The Crazy Crimes of James Craig [True Crime Documentary]
In March 2023, 44 year-old mother of six, Angela Craig, died of unknown causes in hospital after battling a mysterious illness for almost two weeks. While answers seemed elusive when she lived, they would reveal themselves with shocking speed upon her death. A single suspicion to investigators unraveled a dark plan; elaborate stories, deceit, affairs … and further murder plots. Find Revisionist History: The Alabama Murders on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts: http://lnk.to/TAMJTL
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The Wife Who Knew Too Much: The Brutal Murders of Martha Agnew and Tammy Niver [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTOn a cold Saturday afternoon in Ypsilanti, Michigan police responded to a home where a 49 year-old woman had been found deceased in her bed. What they found inside the house was a sad and perplexing scene.A grandmother due to collect one of her grandchildren for a visit that morning was instead dead of an apparent overdose. It quickly became clear that there was more to this story than meets the eye. Hadn’t a detective just visited with the victim? She was a key witness in a 25 year old cold case; the disappearance of a good friend. Detectives believed that she knew something that could, finally, convict the killer. Except now, they found that she too, had been silenced.
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It Was A 'Perfect Life' Online Until She Was Found Dead: The Twisted Case of April Holt [True Crime Documentary]
By the summer of 2023, mother of two and positivity coach, April Holt, built a following of over 200,000 followers on TikTok. April built her quirky and optimistic online image around her happy homelife. Her posts told the story of an overcoming adversity, and manifesting great things. In late July, April was found unresponsive in the bathroom of her home. She would die days later. While law enforcement were content to categorise the case as a tragedy of April’s own choosing, the 29 year olds mother knew better. This is the story of a mother’s unflinching fight for justice.
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Another Man was Mowing His Lawn: The Double Murder of Amanda Colley and Lindy Dobbins [True Crime Documentary]
Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL!JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMTLatest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMTThe view of the Colley family home on South Bellagio Drive in St Augustine in late August 2015 was the picture of suburban contentment … until it wasn’t. Only minutes after an officer from the St Johns County Sheriffs office left the quiet cul de sac on a routine call emergency calls would bring deputies, search teams and crime scene units back out to the neighborhood. Inside the house, two young mothers had been murdered.
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Welcome to Just Thought Lounge!This is the true crime channel that delivers serious, well-balanced coverage of the cases that really make you think. At JTL, we aim to give our viewers something to contemplate. The cases we choose - some new and some older - often place the viewer in the shoes of the investigators or in the jury box. We always aim to be well-balanced, so you won't hear Kevin trying to crack jokes or offer his personal opinion or commentary. Just Thought Lounge is about what you think.At JTL we look at some complicated cases, whodunnits, questionable convictions, exonerations, exceptional or unique investigations, head-scratching missing persons and the latest court dramas.
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