Voices of a Killer

Today we bring you the tragic case of Freda Heyn. The last time anyone remembered seeing 68-year-old Freda Heyn alive was on November 3, 2003 at the post office in Oldfield, Missouri. Six months after she went missing, a couple out running fire trails in the Mark Twain National Forest discovered a skull and called authorities. Medical examiners positively identified the skull as belonging to...

Today we bring you the tragic case of Freda Heyn. The last time anyone remembered seeing 68-year-old Freda Heyn alive was on November 3, 2003 at the post office in Oldfield, Missouri. Six months after she went missing, a couple out running fire trails in the Mark Twain National Forest discovered a skull and called authorities. Medical examiners positively identified the skull as belonging to...

Today we bring you the tragic case of Freda Heyn. The last time anyone remembered seeing 68-year-old Freda Heyn alive was on November 3, 2003 at the post office in Oldfield, Missouri. Six months after she went missing, a couple out running fire trails in the Mark Twain National Forest discovered a skull and called authorities.  Medical examiners positively identified the skull as belonging to...

This week on Voices of a Killer, we revisit last week’s episode with Charles Higginbotham, who conspired with his childhood friend to kill a man. Today, we’re joined by Charles’s co-defendant, Kenny Gilbert, to hear his half of the story. Kenny reflects on the choices that landed him in prison, the justice system that keeps him there, and the reforms he believes could give people like him a second...

This week on Voices of a Killer, we revisit last week’s episode with Charles Higginbotham, who conspired with his childhood friend to kill a man. Today, we’re joined by Charles’s co-defendant, Kenny Gilbert, to hear his half of the story. Kenny reflects on the choices that landed him in prison, the justice system that keeps him there, and the reforms he believes could give people like him a second...

This week on Voices of a Killer, we revisit last week’s episode with Charles Higginbotham, who conspired with his childhood friend to kill a man. Today, we’re joined by Charles’s co-defendant, Kenny Gilbert, to hear his half of the story. Kenny reflects on the choices that landed him in prison, the justice system that keeps him there, and the reforms he believes could give people like him a second...

Over the summer break of ‘93, Charles  Higginbotham joined the ranks of teenage killers when he committed a calculated first-degree murder. Now behind bars, serving life without parole, 49-year-old Charles reflects on the day that sealed his fate.  This is a story of two troubled youths and childhood friends who did everything together, even execute a murder. In this episode, we'll discu...

Over the summer break of ‘93, Charles Higginbotham joined the ranks of teenage killers when he committed a calculated first-degree murder. Now behind bars, serving life without parole, 49-year-old Charles reflects on the day that sealed his fate.  This is a story of two troubled youths and childhood friends who did everything together, even execute a murder. In this episode, we'll discus...

Over the summer break of ‘93, Charles  Higginbotham joined the ranks of teenage killers when he committed a calculated first-degree murder. Now behind bars, serving life without parole, 49-year-old Charles reflects on the day that sealed his fate.  This is a story of two troubled youths and childhood friends who did everything together, even execute a murder. In this episode, we'll discu...

Twenty years ago, Gerald Johnson killed an innocent bystander during a high-speed chase through Kansas City. Since the day of his crime, Gerald has openly admitted to killing Ida Taylor. However, he insists that justice has not been fairly served. Gerald claims that prosecutors fabricated the fact that Gerald was carrying a weapon to secure a harsher sentence of felony murder. Twenty years later,...

Twenty years ago, Gerald Johnson killed an innocent bystander during a high-speed chase through Kansas City. Since the day of his crime, Gerald has openly admitted to killing Ida Taylor. However, he insists that justice has not been fairly served. Gerald claims that prosecutors fabricated the fact that Gerald was carrying a weapon to secure a harsher sentence of felony murder. Twenty years later,...

Twenty years ago, Gerald Johnson killed an innocent bystander during a high-speed chase through Kansas City. Since the day of his crime, Gerald has openly admitted to killing Ida Taylor. However, he insists that justice has not been fairly served. Gerald claims that prosecutors fabricated the fact that Gerald was carrying a weapon to secure a harsher sentence of felony murder. Twenty years later,...

In this episode of Voices of a Killer, we cover a chilling murder case on the outskirts of St. Joseph. Over the Fourth of July weekend in 2015, an elderly couple was shot dead in their home, killed by their teenage grandson, Joseph Johnson. The ensuing investigation dug up unsettling details about what had gone on behind the closed doors of the family home.  This week, Joseph Johnson tells hi...

In this episode of Voices of a Killer, we cover a chilling murder case on the outskirts of St. Joseph. Over the Fourth of July weekend in 2015, an elderly couple was shot dead in their home, killed by their teenage grandson, Joseph Johnson. The ensuing investigation dug up unsettling details about what had gone on behind the closed doors of the family home.  This week, Joseph Johnson tells hi...

In this episode of Voices of a Killer, we cover a chilling murder case on the outskirts of St. Joseph. Over the Fourth of July weekend in 2015, an elderly couple was shot dead in their home, killed by their teenage grandson, Joseph Johnson. The ensuing investigation dug up unsettling details about what had gone on behind the closed doors of the family home.  This week, Joseph Johnson tells hi...

This week, we’re joined by Jacob Hearne, convicted of killing a close family member at 19 years old. At 21, a self-confessed video game nerd with thick glasses and pale skin, Jacob doesn’t fit the mold of a would-be killer. However,  Jacob is responsible for the brutal deaths of two individuals, both of which took place in his teen years. Today, Jacob spares no detail in recounting his crimes...

This week, we’re joined by Jacob Hearne, convicted of killing a close family member at 19 years old. At 21, a self-confessed video game nerd with thick glasses and pale skin, Jacob doesn’t fit the mold of a would-be killer. However,  Jacob is responsible for the brutal deaths of two individuals, both of which took place in his teen years. Today, Jacob spares no detail in recounting his crimes...

This week, we’re joined by Jacob Hearne, convicted of killing a close family member at 19 years old. At 21, a self-confessed video game nerd with thick glasses and pale skin, Jacob doesn’t fit the mold of a would-be killer. However,  Jacob is responsible for the brutal deaths of two individuals, both of which took place in his teen years. Today, Jacob spares no detail in recounting his crimes...

Today we are interviewing Lucky Stancliff, from Mount Vernon, Missouri. Lucky's journey through the criminal justice system began with a first-degree murder conviction that you think would be the reason why we are speaking to him today. But he really did live up to his name and ended up on the outside after serving 19 years in jail. In this episode we'll talk about the reasons that led him to wher...

Today we are interviewing Lucky Stancliff, from Mount Vernon, Missouri. Lucky's journey through the criminal justice system began with a first-degree murder conviction that you think would be the reason why we are speaking to him today. But he really did live up to his name and ended up on the outside after serving 19 years in jail. In this episode we'll talk about the reasons that led him to wher...

Today we are interviewing Lucky Stancliff, from Mount Vernon, Missouri. Lucky's journey through the criminal justice system began with a first-degree murder conviction that you think would be the reason why we are speaking to him today. But he really did live up to his name and ended up on the outside after serving 19 years in jail. In this episode we'll talk about the reasons that led him to wher...

In this episode of Voices of a Killer, we sit down with Sean Reynolds, a man who killed a stranger in a 2008 break-in gone wrong. Little did he know that man was well-loved Kansas City resident Jeff Rogers. Sean’s case is unique from others we’ve had on this podcast in that it took investigators 10 years to track him down, while Sean believed he’d gotten away with murder. But it was Jeff Roger’s f...

In this episode of Voices of a Killer, we sit down with Sean Reynolds, a man who killed a stranger in a 2008 break-in gone wrong. Little did he know that man was well-loved Kansas City resident Jeff Rogers. Sean’s case is unique from others we’ve had on this podcast in that it took investigators 10 years to track him down, while Sean believed he’d gotten away with murder. But it was Jeff Roger’s f...

In this episode of Voices of a Killer, we sit down with Sean Reynolds, a man who killed a stranger in a 2008 break-in gone wrong. Little did he know that man was well-loved Kansas City resident Jeff Rogers. Sean’s case is unique from others we’ve had on this podcast in that it took investigators 10 years to track him down, while Sean believed he’d gotten away with murder. But it was Jeff Roger’s f...

In this episode of Voices of a Killer, we talk to Ray Johnson, a man convicted of a 2016 murder outside a gritty Kansas City bar. Despite his guilty verdict, Ray has avidly maintained his innocence and fought for his conviction to be overturned. This week, we hear Ray’s side of the story. We’ll hear about the notorious Bob’s-N-Motion Bar, interrogate the evidence that convicted Ray, and question w...