Domino Effect of Murder

This episode is the finale for the broadcast.  After six seasons and 144 episodes it is bidding adeau.  It's not because the need has been addressed.  It's not because I've lost heart.  It is because of the progressive hearing loss I've been trying to find work-arounds for but realized it has meant repeated replays, editing issues and so forth. So, this episode will provide an overview of the miss...

Sheila Lowe and her daughter had a complicated relationship.  It could have been the result of her daughter's head injury as a toddler, complicated by a divorce.  Perhaps a choice of friends played a role also.  Whatever caused their ups and downs, Sheila never stopped loving her daughter.  She had imagined her daughter inviting risk into her life, the kind of risk that leaves one arrested or hosp...

When Dr. Fowler 's only child when missing in NYC, it became apparant the police were not going to be looking for him. They repeatedly told her "He'll be back."  His poster was removed from the bulletin board after only a few weeks and Dr. Fowler never received a call from the detective assigned to LaMont's case. Years went by.  Much to her surprise, the detective on the other end of her regular p...

Safety is important.  Although we know that, we often forget about it in the depths of our grief.  There is good reason to be vigilant.

Cyndee Garrett is a remarkable woman who has sustained all that life has thrown at her.  Despite the tragic murder of her twenty-year-old daughter, Alexandria, Cyndee makes it her mission to attend to her other children, function as a caregiver for her spouse and keep her spirits as a guiding light.  This interview invites you into her heartache as well as her wisdom.  Please join us. For more inf...

In court there is the defense and the prosecution.  The defense attorney is representing the defendant while the Prosecutor is representing the State.  So, who is looking out for our best interest?  No one.  Until now.  Rachel Robinson is a part of a small but growing number of attorneys specializing in Crime Victims Rights Law to ensure all the rights afforded us are being honored. Listen in to b...

When trauma hits we face the choice: sink or swim. For more information on my books and my blog please click here:  www.jancantyphd.com

Terrie Noble never had the wind at her back.  From an early age she was confronted with one obstacle after another and never knew a permanent home in her formative years.  But, as rough as she had it growing up, nothing could have prepared her for the senseless murder of her beloved son, Levi.  He was a young man with a bright future, gentle demeanor and quiet determination.   Please join us as we...

Many of us think about AI as assisting with schoolwork, reports, improving writing or finding obscure information on the world wide web quickly.  But did you know it has applications in homicide investigations as well?  Indeed it does! Listen in to find out the pros and cons as wel as the hurdles and successes this new technolog is bringing to murder investigations. For more information on my blog...

Nakesa Sineath wasn't even an adult, by legal standards when she faced the ugliest act imaginable - the deliberate taking of her child's life by the very person charged with caring for him - his biological father.  He robbed their son,  Amari, of a future.  He robbed Nakesa of peace of mind. To compound this tragedy Nakesa had few resources and had just given birth to her daughter. Join us on an e...

Sgt. Patrick O'Donnell (ret.) was a 25 year veteran of the mean streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He has delivered his fair share of death notifications.  His specialty was officer-involved shootings.   In this episode we learn about the law enforcement side of homicide and what motivates some to risk their lives to keep the rest of us safe.  Sgt. 0'Donnell is an author of several crime-related no...

Detective Jason Moran is a relentless detective best known for his dedication to establishing the names of all victims of John Wayne Gacey - the so-called "Killer Clown." Detective Moran is so dedicated to his mission that he has even personally delivered the cremated remains to families who wait.  In this episode, we will learn more about the workings of unsolved homicide investigations and a gre...

Tessie Mandeville, from the low country of South Carolina, was just coming into her own when her beloved younger brother was senselessly murdered by so-called "friends."  He was within days of moving west to join Tessie in San Francisco, but their dream of reuniting was stolen.  They were both in their twenties.  The loss of a sibling, represents the loss of the person who shares the most DNA with...

Rhonda adopted D'Angelo Antwon Toney  as a teenager.  It was an open adoption and things went well.  D'Angelo graduated high school and went straight to work after graduation.  Little did he know he would pay with his life.

The gunshot death of Lori Ann Johnson , age 34, in Tacoma, Washington on September 12, 1994 has sat idle for over three decades.  I have come to know her family well.  The mother of the homicide victim is elderly now.  It is her fondest wish to know who killed her child.  Lori's lifeless body was found in the 1200 Block of South 11th St. in Tacoma (the Hilltop area) in the morning by a physician o...

This episode reviews three matters.  First, it reviews how the podcast originated.  Second, it will cover the gains and losses for homicide survivors this year (as I see it).  Last, it will convey the surprise twist that the episodes have taken recently pertaining to after death communication.  Please join us, won't you?

Homicide survivors know that "closure" is a myth.  (Closure literally means "to conclude.")  Lack of closure is demonstrated in many ways, like attending the parole hearing.  Here we will learn from Jeanne Dotts Brykalski as she describes her fight to keep the offender who killed her parents behind bars. Each time she participates she knows it will open old wounds.  This episode sheds light on the...

This multifaceted, energetic still-young woman has worn many hats since the day her brother was murdered.  She was only 16.  The assailant was a life-long friend and only 21.  Her search to find where she belongs, and what her true calling is, has taken her around the world for years.  Her two loves have always been being near (or on) the water, and music. Please join this uplifting and articulate...

Clark Fredericks turned himself in following the brutal murder of Sheriff Dennis Pegg in Sussex County, New Jersey.  Considering Clark's long history of drug abuse, motorcycle gang membership, and periodic unemployment, Clark assumed the worst.  But much to his shock and bewilderment, each law enforcement officer and guard that came into his holding cell, praised him for his actions.  This is a ma...

Doug Fifer is a 25-year veteran of the Anchorage P.D.  He's seen his share of homicides, suicides, financial scams, and sexual deviants.  In this episode, we learn about the unique challenges of working in law enforcement within a large, sparsely populated, rugged environment such as Alaska.  Few jurisdictions have to deal with 1600-pound grizzlies, towns inaccessible by road, near-perpetual darkn...

Anniversary reactions are unavoidable.  They are represent the way our brain keeps us safe.

Listen as Billi-J Heavyshields unravels the "missing-but-found-murdered" story of her brother's unprovoked homicide on the Blackfoot Kainai Blood Tribe Reserve of Southern Alberta, Canada.  Billie-J speaks not only about her grief for her brother, Lane Tailfeathers, but also how it hastened her spiritual development.  As a White Bear Woman and intuitive healer, she weaves a story of spiritual tran...

Seldom do we hear about the financial repercussions of murder on surviving family members.  Instead, the focus has always been on societal expenses. This episode focuses on the usual expenses homicide survivors face.  Knowledge is power.

As a homicide survivor, the legal process is frightening, confusing, and foreign for the majority of us.  And that goes double for testifying in a murder trial. The D.A. may prep us for our questioning.  But that's more for content.  How do we manage our anxiety and keep our peace?  How do we tell our truth and have it understood without being overwhelmed emotionally or physically before, during,...