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DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 13 Information is based on FOIA requests submitted and information turned over by Cass County Police files. In this episode, the listeners are taken on a journey into the relationship between Jeff and Dani through their text messages. There were highs and lows as the terrain wasn’t easy to navigate. These texts don't reflect the beginnings of a relationship where b...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 10 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. Our goal through Private Eyes is to have the public hear audio from cases to explore investigations. In this episode, you will hear audio from CJ’s interview with Cass County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Roy Barker. This interview was conducted two days after Dani Smith was shot. As you know fro...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 9 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. The story becomes clear when you hear a person's account of events in their own words. How many stories are told within a short period? Hear for yourselves? The stories should match the evidence, and the evidence should match the stories or at least one of them. Does the evidence match the stories...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 8 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. Basic investigations should match the statements and the 911 call. When officers arrive at the scene, the area should be cornered off, the people at the scene should be secured, and evidence should be collected. What would the evidence be in a called-in shooting? A bullet, a hole, and blood spatte...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 8 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. Real-time investigations cause delays with episodes. The Dani Smith case investigation has uncovered information that no one saw coming. We are deep diving at the state, federal, and local levels to see what happened to Dani Smith. Not only asking for higher authorities to step in and show the inv...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 7 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. Jeff was interviewed by Detective Cason just hours after Dani Smith was shot. Her interview was relatively short. Listen to what she asked and how Jeff answered. Did he give the same story he told the other officers? Was this interview merely checking a box, or did she dig deep into who Jeff was a...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 6 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. In this week’s episode, the long-awaited 911 call will be played. If you have an affinity for statement analysis, this is certainly an episode you will want to listen to repeatedly. As we recorded this episode, we caught something different every time we listened. Jeff places his needs before Dani...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 5 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. In this week’s episode, we introduce you to the second location of significance, the evening Dani died, which we call “The ATV site." Thirty minutes after Jeff called 911 about Dani, the Cass County Sheriff’s Dept responded to a 911 call from a witness who reported hearing an accident. You will he...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 4 Based on public record files of the Cass County Police Department. In the next episode, you will hear from one of my Patreon members, Haley Ward, who became a Private Investigator, to get answers about the suspicious death of her 20-year-old cousin, Dani Jo Smith of Longview, TX. Dani was a confident and vivacious young woman who went for an ATV ride on the night...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 3 The episode takes the listeners through the tips and tools we use to build a case. Investigators rely on the initial 911 call, offense and incident reports from law enforcement, witness and suspect statements, photographs, and other essential documents from medical examiners or first responders to develop a timeline. Sheila and Katherine also explain how the Free...

DANI SMITH CASE Season 5 Episode 1 Season 5 takes you in a direction we haven’t explored before, as we are pleased to collaborate with Texas Criminal Defense Investigator Katherine Mayer. Sheila will continue to take the listeners through handling victims’ cases, working with the families to ensure justice is served. Katherine will lead you step-by-step in the defense process from the original off...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 12 Jonathan Crews gets to tell what happened to him on February 2, 2014, through the injuries and evidence on his body. January 12, 2022, in a Dallas County Courthouse. The jury will decide if Brenda Lazaro told the truth or if the evidence says otherwise. In this episode, I have my Patreon Members talking about the case. Listen to the behind-the-scenes convers...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 11 This episode is about reconstructing the crime scene, taking the time to review the case, and the factual information to come up with a reasonable conclusion. Remember the story that has fueled this case? Jonathan is so in love with Brenda, never mind the facts of the case, but Jonathan pulled out a gun after getting under the covers while Brenda is at the f...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 10 What did you think of Karen Petree’s episode? Did she appear to know more than what she was testifying to? Did she contradict herself? In this episode, I will be discussing the day’s events leading up to Jonathan’s death. By all accounts, Jonathan Crews was a stable, happy young man with a loving family and friends. The only witness present was the girlfrien...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 9 Investigating cases, you want to talk to everyone you might know, especially those Brenda saw the next day. Brenda was very busy the next day, and we know by her phone that she saw Matthew Kirk and Karen Petree. I already spoke to Matthew and went to Sherman High School to talk to Karen. I and Chris Hawkins, a private investigator, worked together on this cas...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 8 For those that started listening to Jonathan Crews case and haven't been with me for the last three seasons after you finished, Jonathan Crews case start at the beginning of, Without Warning with Lauren Agee case. I do these podcasts to bring the public behind the curtain, to see what really happens in cases, the heartaches of the victim's family, the deceit...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 7 There are so many unanswered questions about Jonathan Crews' case and investigations. In this episode, I bring the podcast listeners behind the curtain to my Patreon group. Pam Crews, Jonathan's mother, has been the voice for justice. Pam inspires me to find answers for Jonathan and my other victim's families. My Patreon group is compassionate advocates. I wi...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 6 In the last episode, you heard from the Crews family. Pam, John, and Dani reliving the heart-wrenching night Jonathan died. Henry Su called Pam after he picked up Brenda from the police station. In this week’s episode, I will go through the night of the shooting, what Brenda told the police, and of course what Brenda told THE FAMILY and their members. Pam tol...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 5 So let’s go through the first 24 hours of Jonathan’s case. You all heard the 911 call. Here are the simple facts from the call. Jonathan was shot, there were two people in the apartment at the time Jonathan died, and one of the two pulled the trigger. Since Jonathan is dead, he can’t tell the story of what happened to him, but Brenda is telling one. Pam Crews...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 4 What happens on a 911 call can impact an investigation. Could the caller on the other end be the killer or a helpful girlfriend? 911 calls are the beginning of an investigation. 911, what is your emergency? Basically, what happened? What happened in the apartment with Brenda and Jonathan? The next few moments can profoundly impact the direction or course of a...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 3 In this episode, you will hear about Brenda Lazaro, her family, her friends, and her jobs as told in public documents, and the actual interviews from her friends all in their own words. You will hear a familiar voice from Tom Shaw; as my listeners know, Tom Shaw is an outstanding attorney, one of the best I have come across for victims. Tom is a Dallas Attorn...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 2 On February 2nd, 2014, a 911 call came into the Coppell Police Department Dispatch. The caller Brenda Lazaro. Brenda claimed her boyfriend Jonathan Crews shot himself in the chest. She told the dispatch they had a discussion earlier in the day, eaten dinner, watched TV and then talked in the bedroom, him lying in bed and she is sitting on the floor. “We were...

JONATHAN CREWS CASE Season 4 Episode 1 A glimpse into Without Warning Podcast's latest case: The Jonathan Crews Case: Heartbroken. A conversation between Jonathan Crews and his sister Dani about his current relationship with his girlfriend. Jonathan wisely laid out four choices, and no one saw the fifth choice. Get a sample of the journey ahead pulling behind the curtain of the Jonathan Crews Case...

KADIE MAJOR CASE Season 3 Episode 16 I am Kadie Major. When all you ask for from law enforcement authorities are answers in the deaths of your child and grandchildren, you don’t expect to hear, “I don’t care”, and “Whatever.” But Kadie’s grieving mother heard those words from Sheriff Duane Lewis. What else did he have to say? Join crowdsourcer Kendra and me as we talk with Vicky about the state of...

KADIE MAJOR CASE Season 3 Episode 15 I’m always amazed at how much listeners know about Kadie’s case and what excellent thoughts they have. You guys ask the most insightful questions, so today I will answer the ones that seem to matter most to you. This is a tough case to investigate, made even more complex by COVID restrictions, so it’s been incredibly helpful to have all the information and supp...