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CounterClock

In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending mystery with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades old homicide case.

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Audiochuck

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True Crime

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audiochuck.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

ANNOUNCING: Park Predators Weekly! 15.10.2024

Park Predators is back and now a WEEKLY audiochuck podcast with new episodes every Tuesday!  When a decomposed body turns up in the desert in June 2018, law enforcement in California work to ID the victim. The web of secrets, sex and lies that unfold reveal a grim picture of what a young man was willing to do for love. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-mari...

Season 6: BONUS Q&A 26.07.2024

Delia and Ashley Flowers sit down to unpack listener questions about Season 6. Delia drops a bombshell revelation about a reoccurring name in the investigation and gets an interview with Joycegean Wilson’s family for the first time in three decades. This bonus episode is jam-packed! Doug Wagg Jr. Foundation Go Fund Me  Doug Wagg Jr. Foundation Website   For even more time with CounterClock, follow...

Ep 14 of 14: The Next Move 14.06.2024

The Wagg family feels compelled to exhume Doug’s body to have it re-examined for forensic evidence. Strange things begin happening around Williamston and Delia works to make sure Tremaine Howell, Nikki Wilson, and Joycegean Wilson are never forgotten. The conclusion to CounterClock Season 6 is packed with information about what should come next in the case and how you can get involved.   For even...

Ep 13 of 14: The Nexus 14.06.2024

Delia investigates overlaps between key figures from this season and the mysterious disappearance and assumed death of another man in Williamston who had ties to a massive criminal drug network spanning from New York to Eastern North Carolina.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuck Fac...

Ep 12 of 14: The Dead Man 07.06.2024

Delia discovers some alarming information about the death of Alex ‘Spanky’ Brown in 1995 and speaks with an inmate who was once on the inside of the drug underworld in Martin County during the early 1990s.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuck Facebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audioch...

Ep 11 of 14: The Aftermath 07.06.2024

Delia learns some disturbing details and bizarre information about the alleged events of October 12th, 1992, in Oak City. When Larry Jones dies unexpectedly in prison less than three months after his arrest, people in Martin County who longed for answers about the Oak City bank robbery incident speculate about what really happened to him. She visits the bank building in person to get a sense of th...

Ep 10 of 14: The Worst Day 31.05.2024

Sheriff Jerry Beach is shot and killed while responding to a bank robbery in Martin County, just days after arranging to meet with Larry Howell to discuss his son’s case. Eyewitnesses to Jerry’s murder and a violent hostage situation that ensued afterwards recall what they remember about that day. Delia learns that the NCSBI played a major role in the investigation, but has kept its files about th...

Ep 9 of 14: The Witness 31.05.2024

The lone survivor that decided not to join Tremaine, Nikki, and Joycegean the night they disappeared confides in several people about what he witnessed. Delia learns more about Martin County Sheriff Jerry Beach and uncovers even more strange overlaps with the Doug Wagg case.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @C...

Ep 8 of 14: The Trio 24.05.2024

Delia reinvestigates the mysterious deaths of three teenagers in Williamston in August 1992, one year after Doug Wagg was killed. Law enforcement's quick decision to close the case sends up red flags and Delia discovers a concerning pattern beginning to emerge.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod...

Ep 7 of 14: The Family 24.05.2024

Ancestry records prove there is a connection between the sheriff who dismissed investigating Doug's death and the Davis family. Delia probes more into that relationship and visits the property Doug was living in in 1991. A history of distrust between the Waggs and Sandy is explored.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twi...

Ep 6 of 14: The Force 17.05.2024

Delia uncovers some alarming information about deep corruption within local law enforcement in Martin County during the 1990s. The retired commander of a collective drug task force assembled to fight the war on drugs reveals that at the height of the task force’s operations, some officers were working both sides of the law and benefiting greatly.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us o...

Ep 5 of 14: The Car 17.05.2024

Delia discovers a traffic citation Doug received one month before his death and its contents are beyond puzzling. The lead raises a lot of questions about why Doug was out in the middle of the night, one month before his death. Delia sets out to speak with one man who’s alleged to have seen Doug during July 4th weekend 1991. We hear, for the first time, from Doug’s son about why he’s joined the pu...

Ep 4 of 14: The Timeline 10.05.2024

Delia visits the scene of Doug’s death in Martin County and observes why it was an ideal place to potentially dump a body undetected. Doug's widow retraces the timeline leading up to his death and murky accounts of where he was last seen alive leave a lot to be questioned. A troubling letter Doug wrote to his wife weeks before his death alludes to a much more sinister reality.   For even more time...

Ep 3 of 14: The Damage 10.05.2024

Delia reviews the original forensic pathologist’s findings in the Doug Wagg case to determine the big takeaways. Family members reveal just how in the dark they were back in 1991 and what new discoveries have left them questioning everything they thought they knew. Delia learns about a bizarre overlap between her own life and the top brass at the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.    For even more ti...

Ep 2 of 14: The Tracks 10.05.2024

The operator of the freight train that hit Doug recalls the fateful early morning strike from July 1991 and Delia learns more about what law enforcement did and didn’t do to investigate. A detective from a neighboring jurisdiction explains how he tried to alert the Martin County Sheriff’s office that there was evidence of murder on the desolate stretch of train tracks.   For even more time with Co...

Ep 1 of 14: The Stranger 10.05.2024

On July 8, 1991, the body of 27-year-old Douglas Wagg, Jr. turned up on a lone stretch of railroad tracks that border the small city of Williamston, North Carolina. How he got there and how he died has remained a mystery for more than 33 years. In the first episode of CounterClock season six, Delia turns back time to unravel Doug’s life story and get a better sense of who he was, where he was from...

Season 6: The Death of Douglas Wagg, Jr. 26.04.2024

Since the release of CounterClock Season 1, Delia has received hundreds of requests from families of victims of violent crime. In November 2022, one message in her inbox stood out from the rest. It was from a middle-aged woman asking for Delia's help investigating the mysterious death of her 27-year-old brother from 1991. The message stood out for one big reason. The man's mangled body was found i...

Season 1 UPDATE: Back To The Beach 16.02.2024

It’s been four years since CounterClock released an episode on the unsolved murder of Denise Johnson. Delia unravels the newest leads she’s been following related to the case and revisits some of her initial reporting. This is the update episode listeners have been waiting for and now it's time to dive in.   View source material and photos for this episode at counterclockpodcast.com .   For even m...

Season 5: BONUS Q&A 22.06.2023

On the heels of Season 5’s release, Delia updates listeners with new information and leads that have surfaced in the Bruce Cucchiara murder investigation. We hear from familiar voices about what needs to happen next with the case. Delia and executive producer, Ashley Flowers, discuss listener submitted questions to try and answer your burning questions.   For even more time with CounterClock, foll...

Season 3: BONUS Jeff Pelley's Status Hearing 08.06.2023

Delia breaks down the details of an unexpected status hearing the judge overseeing Jeff Pelley's post-conviction petition for relief requested on May 31st, 2023. The proceeding revealed what both the prosecution and defense must do in order for Judge Stephanie Steele to hand down her ruling as to whether Jeff will get a new trial. If you haven't listened to CounterClock Season 3, now is the time t...

Ep 14 of 14: Friends or Foes? 11.05.2023

Delia investigates who were Bruce's true friends and seeks answers from people in Covington who should have every reason to talk about Bruce, but won't. Plus a call to action from the New Orleans Police Department, Bruce's loved ones and Delia herself.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod | @audio...

Ep 13 of 14: Another Body 11.05.2023

Delia discovers that in 2016 a hit was taken out on another victim in the same parking spot of the Mark VII apartments that Bruce died in. This crime was only partially solved and a trigger man wielding a revolver remains at large. A witness at both crime scenes speaks with CounterClock.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuc...

Ep 12 of 14: Aflame 11.05.2023

Delia investigates a mysterious warehouse fire in Covington two and a half years after Bruce's murder. Firefighters from the original scene and a hired fire investigation consultant try to make sense of items at the warehouse that don't belong.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuck Fa...

Ep 11 of 14: Recant 11.05.2023

In 2011 a business venture between Bruce and his friends failed and resulted in litigation. When a former disgraced business associate who leveled a lawsuit against Bruce and his friends makes bold claims about Bruce's murder, everyone takes pause.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuc...

Ep 10 of 14: The Fallout 11.05.2023

Bruce's wife and close friends remember having strange conversations with Bruce in the months and weeks leading up to his murder. Delia investigates patterns in Bruce's behaviors and communications that paint a picture of a man in deep distress.   For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuck F...

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