The Casewalker Chronicles

In Episode 10, we step back from individual case analysis to examine how cases function across different stages of the system. Across Season 1, we worked through missing persons cases, active investigations, and adjudicated cases. This episode evaluates those cases side by side, through the record, not the narrative, to identify patterns in how cases move, and where they do not. This episode does...

Episode 9: The Delphi Case: Part 3 In Episode 9 of The Casewalker Chronicles , we examine the appellate phase of the Delphi case, focusing on how the case moves from trial to legal review within the Indiana Court of Appeals. Following the conviction and sentencing, this episode examines how the case enters the appellate process and what is reviewed at that stage. This episode does not retry the ca...

Episode 8: The Delphi Case — Part 2 In Episode 8 of The Casewalker Chronicles , we continue our examination of the Delphi case by focusing on the forensic evidence presented in the investigation. Following the timeline established in Part 1, this episode examines the reported recovery of an unfired cartridge and the toolmark analysis used to associate that cartridge with a firearm. This episode do...

Episode 7 - The Delphi Case: Part 1 In Episode 7 of The Casewalker Chronicles , we begin a multi-part examination of the murders of Liberty “Libby” German and Abigail “Abby” Williams, who disappeared while walking the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana, on February 13, 2017. Their deaths would become one of the most widely followed criminal investigations in Indiana history. This episode d...

In Episode 6 of The Casewalker Chronicles , we conduct a structural examination of discretionary authority under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA), focusing on investigatory-record exemptions and the legal architecture that permits indefinite withholding. This episode is not a case recap. It is not a personal dispute. It is not an allegation of misconduct. It is a statutory analysis. U...

On November 21, 2016, an early-morning fire on East Columbia Street in Flora, Indiana claimed the lives of four children. In January 2017, the Indiana State Fire Marshal determined the fire was intentionally set. Nearly a decade later, no arrests have been made. In Part One of our examination of the Flora fire, we reconstruct what can be verified through public reporting, official agency statement...

In Episode 4, we examine the unsolved 1985 murders of Kimberly Dowell (15) and Ethan Dixon (16), who were found shot inside a vehicle in Westside Park in Muncie, Indiana, shortly before midnight on September 28, 1985, as reported in public sources. Nearly forty years later, the case remains open. There has been no arrest, no trial, and no judicial resolution. Because the underlying investigative f...

In Episode 3B, we continue our examination of the death investigation of Joseph William Smedley II, a 20-year-old Indiana University student whose body was recovered from Griffy Lake in Bloomington, Indiana, in October 2015. Joseph’s death was classified as suicide by drowning, and the case was administratively closed. This episode does not seek to overturn that determination. Instead, it examines...

In this episode 3A, we examine the disappearance and death of Joseph William Smedley II, a 20-year-old Indiana University student whose body was recovered from Griffy Lake in Bloomington, Indiana, in October 2015. Within days of recovery, Joseph’s death was ruled a suicide by drowning, and the case was administratively closed. This episode does not seek to overturn that ruling. Instead, it examine...

In this episode 2 , we examine the verified timeline and unanswered questions surrounding the disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who was last seen in Bloomington on a summer night in June 2011. Despite extensive searches, public attention, and years of inquiry, Lauren’s case remains unresolved. We trace her final known movements, review documented statements and search eff...

In our first episode, we examine the disappearance and murder of Indiana University student Jill Behrman, tracing the publicly documented timeline of her final morning, the early search efforts, and the decades-long legal and investigative aftermath of her case. Jill’s case is a defining moment in Indiana true-crime history, shaped by investigative focus, disputed testimony, overturned convictions...