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Sandra Birchmore: Everyone's Getting Things Wrong
Matthew Farwell is on trial in federal court in the death of Sandra Birchmore. Who actually exposed the misconduct inside the Stoughton Police Department, and what is some of the coverage getting wrong? A retired police commander and an active 911 dispatcher follow the testimony.Sandra Birchmore...
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The Night 60 People Called 911 About UFOs | Michigan's 1994 Mass Sighting
On March 8, 1994, dozens of people across western Michigan called 911 to report mysterious lights in the sky. What happened next would become one of the most extensively documented UFO sightings in American history. Near Holland, Michigan, police officer Jeffrey Velthouse responded to a UFO...
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Sandra Birchmore: Trial Evidence WORSE Than We Thought
The Matthew Farwell murder trial is revealing a deeply disturbing picture of what happened to Sandra Birchmore—and the evidence suggests this case may be even worse than we originally believed. What began as troubling allegations involving a young woman and several Massachusetts police officers…
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Nolan Wells: Why The Trash Talkers Are Suddenly Silent
For months, the death of Nolan Wells fueled accusations of murder, racism, and a law enforcement cover-up. While Mississippi District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath was legally constrained from revealing details of an active investigation, the public narrative continued to grow. Now, a Jackson...
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Caleb Flynn Trial: Sentencing Explained
Caleb Flynn was sentenced October 5, and the judge didn't hold back. But importantly, Caleb Flynn isn't simply locked away and the key thrown away-- the judge deliberately held him highly accountable for all his crimes, and the complex sentencing reflects it. Watch Drew break down exactly how…
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The Bigfoot 911 Call: “It’s Looking at Me!”
A real 911 dispatcher asks is this a fake 911 call? A motion light snaps on. His dog was recently killed. Then he sees something nearly 7 feet tall walking upright through his yard—and it’s looking right at him. We break down the infamous Kitsap Bigfoot 911 call, what the terrified caller…
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Caleb Flynn Trial LIVE: Closing Arguments
The case against Caleb Flynn came down to one final showdown. Prosecutors Matthew Joseph and Paul Watkins and defense attorney Patrick Mulligan duel over the evidence: Caleb knew Ashley had been shot twice—but how? Where did the missing 9mm go? What do we make of the confusing DNA results? And…
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Caleb Flynn : Body Camera Was Off!?
On Day 1 of testimony in the Caleb Flynn trial, the jury heard the 911 call, watched body camera video from inside the Flynn home, and heard the first officer on scene explain why his own camera wasn't recording.A retired police commander (29 years) and an active 911 dispatcher break down the...
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Caleb Flynn: Tragedy at the Speed of Sound
In the Caleb Flynn case, we got to see a phenomenon in human communication displayed with poignance and subtlety from the witness stand. Jill Smith is told her daughter is dead. A father is told his daughter has been murdered. Both need to hear it twice. What that moment teaches us about the…
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Mica Miller: The Uncomfortable Facts | Part I
Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife has put the Mica Miller case back in the spotlight. But before the accusations, protests and online theories, there are the facts. Jon examines Mica Miller’s heartbreaking 911 call, reconstructs her final hours and follows the evidence investigators used to...
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Flock Cameras Are Coming Down in Florida — One Memo Did It, Not a Law
Flock Safety's license plate readers are coming off Florida's state roads after a single Department of Transportation memo revoked every permit statewide — not a court ruling, not a new law. A retired police lieutenant with 29 years in narcotics and criminal intelligence breaks down what Flock...
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Lindsay Clancy: The Mistrial's Lone Holdout
He had reasonable doubt. He was filling out the paperwork to acquit. And at the last second, he wouldn't sign — because he couldn't get past the fact that Lindsay Clancy killed her children. The Lindsay Clancy trial ended in a mistrial, 11-1. Since then, jurors have started speaking publicly…
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9/11/2001: The 911 Dispatcher Who Stayed on the Line
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, Melissa Doi was on the 83rd floor of the South Tower. She called 911. A dispatcher stayed on the line with her until the end — because that was the only thing left she could do.Before the towers fell, before the first responders ran in, there were voices on...
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Rachel Hansen: Shot While She was Sleeping
Just after 2:00 a.m. on June 4, 2022, 19-year-old Rachel Hansen called 911 from her apartment in Gilbert, Arizona. She told the dispatcher that someone had entered her home while she was sleeping—and shot her. Four years later, her killer remains unknown.
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'Not Human': Bizarre 911 Call For Close Encounter
In 2021 in Currie North Carolina, a man was driving his pickup when he came across two strange things-- first a man suffering from terrible injuries walking in the dark. Then something else which defies explanation. The driver dialed 911 and for 11 minutes his close encounter with something...
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LIVE: Drew and Jon: Lindsay Clancy, Andrew Baxter, and Jon
Jon and Drew go live and talk Lindsay Clancy; the latest successes and changes to the show, and take live comments.
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Amy Eskridge: "I Did Not Kill Myself"
Retired Air Force General Neil McCasland is still missing—but his case led us to an even stranger mystery. We investigate Amy Eskridge, the anti-gravity researcher who reported stalking, death threats and directed-energy attacks before sending an eerie warning: “If you see any report that I…
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Karen Solomon Case: The First 5 Hours
On the morning of August 18th, three systems collided in Worcester, Massachusetts: a 911 center, a police department that had to investigate one of its own. Officers were called to Wildwood Avenue on a report of a person down. They found Kurt Solomon — 57 years old, a former military police...
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Lindsay Clancy Didn't Love Her Kids
I tried to understand Lindsay Clancy without condemning—or excusing—what she did. Since then, something changed my mind: the people determined to make her a tragic hero. When compassion becomes exoneration, when responsibility is blamed on everyone except the person who killed three children…
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Hannah Payne: New Trial Denied | What They Got Wrong
A Georgia judge just denied Hannah Payne's motion for a new trial — and for the first time in this entire appeal, he actually explained why. This is the “clean order” the Georgia Supreme Court demanded after the last one was thrown out for citing cases that don't exist. A retired police…
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Jeremy Renner | The 911 Call That Saved an Avenger
Jeremy Renner was crushed beneath a 14,000-pound snowcat on New Year’s Day 2023, suffering more than 30 broken bones and catastrophic injuries. With deep snow and abandoned vehicles making the mountain difficult for rescuers to reach, his survival depended on neighbors, a 911 dispatcher,...
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Twin Falls Fights Back: Chad Williams, Active Shooter
Two 911 dispatchers. 85 calls. One active shooter moving through a Twin Falls, Idaho In-N-Out — and every call had to be sorted, triaged, and turned into a picture the responding officers could actually use. Drew, a police commander with 29 years of law enforcement experience, and Jon, an active...
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Grant Solomon: Part 2 | Hiring A Hitman
The 911 call was only the beginning. Angelia Solomon--- a mother suddenly in media limelight seeks validation and vindication for failed custody accusations by setting up her daughter as a proxy to further excoriate Aaron Solomon-- at the cost of her Gracie's wellbeing. As emotional appeals fall...
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Grant Solomon: Part 1 | The 911 Call
18-year-old Grant Solomon was crushed beneath his own pickup truck while his father, Aaron Solomon, called 911 for help. It appeared to be a horrific accident. Then came the questions: a bitter family history, allegations Grant was preparing to expose his father—and three mysterious men Aaron…
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Perez Hilton: Why Police Waited 4 Hours Outside His Door
Miami-Dade deputies staged outside Perez Hilton's home for nearly four hours before making entry — and the Sheriff's Office called it "tactically disengaging." A retired police commander and an active 911 dispatcher break down what that phrase actually means operationally, why agencies are...
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Bryan Kohberger Wants His Guilty Plea Back
Bryan Kohberger is back in the headlines, asking to withdraw the guilty plea that spared him from the death penalty. But can he actually do it? In this episode of The Comm Center, 911 dispatcher Jon and 29-year police commander Drew Breasy break down what Kohberger is arguing, what the law says...
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The Weepy-Voiced Killer: The Serial Killer Who Kept Calling 911
Most serial killers avoid the police. This one couldn't stop calling them. Between 1980 and 1982, the man known as the Weepy-Voiced Killer terrorized St. Paul, Minnesota, then repeatedly called police to confess in chilling, emotional phone calls. As an actual 911 dispatcher, I break down the...
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Nolan Wells: The Call Nobody's Released.
Nolan Wells disappeared during a Fourth of July boat trip to Horn Island, Mississippi. His body was found two days later. The internet has decided it already knows what happened — but the audio everyone's heard isn't what they think it is, and the call that actually matters has never been…
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Lindsay Clancy: The Truth About Postpartum Psychosis
Ahead of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, Jonathan is joined by TrueCrimeDoula to examine one of the biggest questions at the heart of the case: what was happening in Lindsay’s mind? We break down the myths surrounding postpartum psychosis, what severe postpartum mood disorders can actually look...
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: The Three Things You Need to Know
Lindsay Clancy's murder trial begins with jury selection on Monday, July 20 — nearly three and a half years after the deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Prosecutors just dropped the strangulation charges (July 9), narrowing the case to three counts of first-degree murder, and...
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The True Crime Killer: The Levi Carte Case
Thirteen-year-old Levi Carte was convicted of murdering his neighbor, Denise Tenpenny, after investigators uncovered a notebook containing what prosecutors described as a handwritten murder plan. We examine the 911 call, the evidence presented at trial, the role of true crime in the case, and how...
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The Charlie Kirk Case: What the Evidence Actually Showed
A full breakdown of the Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing in the Charlie Kirk case — what the State's evidence showed, what the defense challenged, and why the case wasn't ruled on. This isn't a tribute video, and it isn't a conspiracy video. Charlie Kirk was a homicide victim with a family…
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Karmelo Comments, Jon and Drew Answers
You left the comments. Drew (retired Police Commander) and Jon (active 911 dispatcher) read them live — and some of the internet's theories about the Karmelo Anthony case needed a legal reality check.Was it a knife or a "utility tool"? Does epilepsy justify deadly force? When do Miranda rights...
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Shannan Gilbert: The Murder You Never Heard About
Shannan Gilbert vanished after a terrifying 23-minute 911 call in 2010. Her disappearance led police to the Gilgo Beach murder victims and ultimately to alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann. But the mystery of Shannan's own death remains unsolved. Revisit Shannan's strange final moments, break…
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Moriah Wilson's Killer Almost Got Away-- Twice
Kaitlin Armstrong walked out of an interrogation room a free woman — a wrong birthday on her arrest warrant forced police to let her go, right in the middle of the Moriah Wilson murder investigation. Then, 19 days before her murder trial, she tried to disappear again. Retired Police Commander…
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I Killed My Family: The Chilling 9-1-1 Call of Jake Evans
A calm 17-year-old calls 9-1-1 and admits he murdered his mother and sister. In one of the most disturbing emergency calls ever recorded, a dispatcher must suppress every instinct to judge him, keep him talking, and uncover the truth while officers race to the scene. Veteran 9-1-1 dispatcher Jon...
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Karmelo Anthony: "I Did It" Bodycam & 911 Calls
Most people can feel how disturbing this evidence is. We can tell you what it means. Jon (Active 911 Dispatcher) and Drew (Retired Police Commander) break down the newly released 911 calls and bodycam footage from the Karmelo Anthony case — the same evidence played in front of the jury that...
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One of Our Generals Is Missing: Neil McCasland Case
Retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland vanished from New Mexico in February 2026, leaving behind his phone, glasses, and wearable devices—but taking his hiking boots, wallet, and firearm. As investigators search for answers, the case has ignited intense speculation online. Was this a...
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One of Our Generals Is Missing: Neil McCasland Case
Retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland vanished from New Mexico in February 2026, leaving behind his phone, glasses, and wearable devices—but taking his hiking boots, wallet, and firearm. As investigators search for answers, the case has ignited intense speculation online. Was this a...
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The Karmelo Anthony 911 Call
A teenager lies dying after a stabbing at a high school track meet. In the moments that follow, a frantic witness calls 9-1-1 and begs for help.In this episode of Comm Center, veteran 9-1-1 dispatcher Jon breaks down the Karmelo Anthony case from an emergency communications perspective. What was...
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Taylor Parker Interrogation Analysis
Taylor Parker spent hours speaking with investigators from a hospital bed after the disappearance and murder of baby Reagan Hancock. Her story changed repeatedly, details shifted, and detectives carefully worked through contradiction after contradiction. In this episode of Comm Center, former law...
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A Murder Without a Motive | The Alex Crain Case
A 14-year-old boy calls 911 and admits his parents are dead. The evidence quickly identifies the killer, but one question remains unanswered more than a decade later: why? A real 911 dispatcher breaks down the Alex Crain call, investigation, and conviction.
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63 Hours At Gunpoint: Out Of Control
Tony Kiritsis has already taken a hostage. Now, incredibly, he's allowed to leave the scene. With Richard Hall still attached to the Dead Man's Wire, Kiritsis relocates to his apartment, claims it has been rigged with explosives, and turns a hostage crisis into a 63-hour national spectacle. As...
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63 Hours At Gun Point: Decoding A Hostage Taker
This 9-1-1 caller wasn't asking for help. In this episode, a trained hostage negotiator breaks down that call to identify the demands, deadlines, threats and deeply seated emotional problems that drive hostage situations. What can negotiators learn in the first few minutes from demands deadlines...
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Mickey Stines: His Family, Under Oath
Mickey Stines spent the night before the shooting at his aunt's house. He hadn't slept in seven days. He took a fistful of Benadryl and melatonin and none of it touched him. He sat up all night watching security cameras, terrified for his wife and daughter. And minutes before he killed his…
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Butch Knight: Wanted for Murder
Eleven years ago, Butch Knight made a 911 call confessing his own murder—and then disappeared. Listen to the shockingly callous call, reconstruct Knight's deliberate movements before and after the homicide, and examine how one of Michigan's most arrogant and most wanted fugitives has managed to...
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Ellen Greenberg: Why No One Has Charged Sam Goldberg
Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her locked Philadelphia apartment in 2011. The medical examiner first ruled it a homicide — then reversed the finding, and the case has been argued ever since. Most of that argument rests on four claims that don't survive scrutiny. A retired police commander and…
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The 911 Call That Started a 37-Year Mystery | Jamie Santos
It sounded like a routine medical emergency for an unsuspecting 911 dispatcher. The caller reported that a woman was turning blue-- she was at death's door. But was the caller her killer? In this episode of The Comm Center, we break down the original 911 call, unpack the bizarre emergency call…
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Where Are You, Anthonette?
A terrified little girl calls for help. A man shouts. She screams, and the line goes dead. In this episode, a veteran 911 dispatcher breaks down the chilling call believed to be from missing child Anthonette Cayedito, examining the words, emotions, and unanswered questions that have haunted...
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