I Want You To Know

One young woman's dream of performing on stage became a fight to reclaim her voice. In this episode of I Want You To Know , Jayden Harris and her mother, Shannon, share the story behind Jayden's allegations of grooming and sexual exploitation while working as a teenage performer in Branson.  They open up about the warning signs that were easy to miss, the impact of manipulation and abuse, and the...

What if human trafficking often looks very different than you've imagined? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Teresa Merriweather, a survivor, educator, and nationally recognized advocate who challenges the stereotypes that keep trafficking hidden in plain sight.  Teresa shares how she was groomed by someone she trusted deeply, a respected leader in her church, and how emotional manipulation, b...

For nearly twenty years, Joseph Cleveland carried a secret he had never fully understood himself. What began as a trusted mentorship during a difficult season of his childhood eventually revealed itself to be years of grooming and sexual abuse at the hands of a respected church leader. Joseph shares his story in his own words, taking us through the loneliness and vulnerability that made him a targ...

Some losses never end, and for the families of missing loved ones, the absence becomes something they carry every single day. In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Julie Murray, sister of Maura Murray, whose disappearance in 2004 became one of the most discussed missing persons cases in America. But beyond the headlines, theories, and online speculation is a family that has spent more th...

In this episode, a sister's grief becomes a powerful reminder of what is left behind long after the headlines fade. Whitney Bartell, whose brother Seth was killed following the 2003 Rocori High School shooting in Minnesota, shares about who Seth was beyond the tragedy, the dreams he never had the chance to pursue, and the lasting impact his loss has had on Whitney, her family, and an entire commun...

In this episode of I Want You To Know , we step into one of the most haunting and complex cases in recent memory, exploring the intertwined stories of Kathleen Savio and Stacey Peterson and the man at the center of it all. From a suspicious death initially ruled an accident to a disappearance that still has no answers, we unpack how control, manipulation, and public perception shaped the narrative...

In this powerful episode of I Want You To Know , we examine the Colonial Parkway Murders through the eyes of someone who has lived the devastation for nearly four decades. Bill Thomas, brother of victim Kathy Thomas, shares not only the deeply personal story of Kathy and Rebecca Dowski, but also the painful questions that still remain about bias, investigative failures, media misrepresentation, an...

This isn’t just another true crime story. It’s a powerful re-centering of the narrative we’ve been told for decades. In the pilot episode of I Want You To Know , we step into one of the most well-known cases in American history through a very different lens by focusing not on the perpetrator, but on survivor Kathy Kleiner Ruben. Through a deeply personal and unfiltered conversation, Kathy shares w...

Some stories don’t end when the headlines fade. They are just beginning. I Want You To Know is a powerful, trauma-informed true crime podcast that centers the voices too often left out of the narrative, victims and the people who love them. Hosted by Kristen Feden and Renee Williams, this series blends legal insight with deeply human storytelling to explore the lasting impact of crime long after t...