99. Tragedy – A Conversation with Alyssa and Michael McFarland

The Consult: Real FBI Profilers

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Talk Radio, True Crime

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Alyssa and Michael McFarland, hosts of Tragedy: A True Crime Podcast join the show. We discuss the unsolved murder of George “Jody” Kilgore, who was shot and killed in his driveway, in broad daylight, on October 6, 2014. He was 50 years old.

For Michael, this case is deeply personal—Jody was his relative—and both he and Alyssa have devoted an entire season of their podcast to telling Jody’s story. In our conversation, we talk about the events surrounding his murder, Jody's life, and why this case deserves far more attention than it has received.

Nearly a decade later, there are still no answers. Someone knows something.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the consult. I'm Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent and profiler. Before we get started, I want to remind listeners that if you'd like to support the show,
0:24.3	we have a Patreon where you can get early and ad-free access to our episodes.
0:29.3	Just go to patreon.com slash the consult pod to sign up.
0:33.6	There's also a fan-run Facebook page called Unsubs, where listeners can discuss our episodes and other true crime topics.
0:42.3	For those of you who listen regularly, you know how important it is to me to shine a light on cases that don't always make national headlines.
0:51.2	The high-profile cases are valuable because they let us talk about behavioral concepts in a way that
0:57.2	reaches a broad audience, but it's the lesser known cases that need the most attention. We don't always have
1:04.4	the kind of detailed information necessary for a full behavioral profile, but that doesn't mean that these cases should go unheard.
1:13.4	Even without every piece of evidence, I want to continue highlighting them, exploring the facts
1:18.4	that we do have and considering what behavioral insights we can draw.
1:22.8	With that said, today I am joined by Elisa and Michael McFarland, who are the hosts of the podcast called
1:31.7	Tragedy, and their show is dedicated to sharing the stories of victims and families who have
1:38.6	endured heartbreaking losses and ensuring that those voices are heard and remembered.
1:51.0	Elisa and Michael reached out to me about the case of George Jody Kilgore, a case that is deeply personal for Michael because Jody was his relative.
1:57.0	Jody was stabbed to death outside his home on October 6, 2014 in Crawfordville, Florida.
2:04.6	And unfortunately, without access to the critical details like the autopsy or crime scene photos,
2:11.6	we can't do a full profile. But I still wanted to bring attention to Jody's case and at the same time highlight
2:19.8	the important work that Alisa and Michael are doing with tragedy. So welcome Alisa and Michael.
2:27.6	Thank you for coming on the show today. Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah, thank you. What I want to
2:32.7	start off with, as I always like to do, just tell the listeners a little bit about yourselves what you do when you're not doing a podcast and then explain, you know, kind of why you decide to do the podcast.
2:46.0	Obviously, there's a personal connection.
2:47.8	You want to start with your side?
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