292. Officer Down: The Execution of Sergeant Carl D. "Dewayne" Graham

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

It was a cold November evening on the 26th, 2004, in Van Buren, Missouri, when the events that would soon unravel in the small, unsuspecting town began to take shape. Two men, Lance Shockley and his sister-in-law’s fiancé, Jeffrey Bayless, embarked on an innocent enough drive in Bayless' truck. But as they made their way, something went wrong. Under Shockley’s control, the vehicle careened off the road, plunging into a ditch. But it wasn’t the crash that would raise the most questions—it was what happened afterward that would haunt everyone involved. As the investigation unfolded under Highway Patrol Sergeant Carl DeWayne Graham, Jr., the small town would see another person lose their life. Join Jen and Cam on this Our True Crime Podcast episode entitled, ‘Officer Down: The Execution of Sergeant Carl D. "Dewayne" Graham.’

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Edward October. Over the years, I've narrated more ghost stories, horror shows,
0:05.9	and creepypastas than I can count. And yet, the crimes discussed on our true crime podcast
0:12.0	managed to scare the shit out of me. This program is not suitable for children or the faint of heart.
0:18.2	If you are such a person, go ahead and switch off this podcast.
0:21.7	Listen to something else.
0:24.5	Are you still with us?
0:26.7	Well, we've warned you. Hi, Jen.
0:48.6	Cam, how you doing?
0:50.3	I'm doing pretty good.
0:52.1	Yeah?
0:52.4	Happy January.
0:53.4	Happy January. Happy January.
0:54.5	It's freezing here.
0:55.8	I know most of the country is either frozen or on fire, unfortunately.
1:01.4	I mean, it's heartbreaking.
1:02.6	I saw a meme of the United States split down the middle, the right hand, which is us and over to New York, frozen, and then the left side.
1:11.7	Hard to go out to everybody in California. It's devastating. So anyway, you've got a big
1:18.8	case for us. Should we get into it? It's a local one. Oh, well, when I say local, it's Missouri.
1:24.4	Okay. So it's, uh, I kind of stumbled upon this. I don't think a TV show has ever been done on it I'm not sure sometimes I just Google like Missouri to see what's up and I was like I mean there's cold and calculating and then there's just cruel oh this is just something you know all right well buckle We'll buckle in. Here we go. You ready? Yep.
1:59.6	It was a cold November evening on the 26th of 2004 in Van Buren, Missouri, when the events that would soon unravel in this small, unsuspecting town began to take shape.
2:04.2	Two men, Lance Shockley, and his sister-in-law's fiancé, Jeffrey Bayliss, embarked on what should
2:10.9	have been an innocent enough drive in Bayliss's truck. But as they made their way, something went wrong.
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