Bullet in the Brain: The Shocking Ryan Waller Case
Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast By Kelly Jennings
Envision Podcast Productions
4.8 • 683 Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
The footage of that interview, in which he appears disoriented and struggling to stay conscious, has since become one of the most talked-about moments in true-crime history. In this episode, KJ examines the interrogation video, the investigation that followed, the search for the real perpetrators, and the long-term impact the events had on Ryan’s life. It’s a powerful story of the most unforgettable cases in modern true crime.
Timestamps
05:58 Christmas in Phoenix
11:53 Missing on Christmas Day
26:15 Heather Found Dead
40:44 Ryan’s Interrogation Begins
51:43 Dead Girl on the Couch
1:00:46 Reconstructing the Timeline
1:09:05 The Hidden Injury
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Unspeakable, a true crime podcast where I tell stories of real crimes with real victims, |
| 0:11.7 | whose cases are so shocking that many are left wondering, how is this even real? |
| 0:30.9 | I use my experiences in law enforcement, corrections, and combined with my years as a criminal justice educator, dig deep into complex cases of evil acts. |
| 0:34.4 | Some so evil, many feel they are unspeakable. |
| 0:53.6 | Warning, unspeakable is intended for mature audiences. |
| 0:56.3 | If you are easily offended, then I'm not your girl. |
| 1:02.4 | Listening discretion is advised. Hey y'all, KJ, here back with another episode of Unspeakable. What's going on with you? |
| 1:11.6 | I am on Cloud 9 right now. If you follow my Patreon, you already probably know this, but my daughter graduated high school this weekend, |
| 1:18.9 | a huge step in her life. She scored a 30 on her ACT, and she is now enrolled in attending LSU, |
| 1:25.3 | and we'll be going into nursing. So I want to tell my baby girl how proud I am, and to let you know that no matter what happens in this lifetime, I have your back |
| 1:29.5 | and you will always have my support. And when it all comes down to it, my children are my reason. |
| 1:36.7 | And you make me proud every single day. So thank you guys for indulging me and letting me give my |
| 1:41.4 | little baby girl a shout out because I'm just super super excited. |
| 1:45.1 | Now, I need to give y'all some shoutouts here. And one of these is just, it has me so tickled. |
| 1:50.8 | You all have me tickled. But this one, I was like, what? Because we have to go all the way to |
| 1:58.1 | Crook, England. Crook, England, y'all'all england oh my god like across the pond way over yonder |
| 2:06.1 | i have a new patreon member and that is miss amy richardson so amy wow uh i have a i know i have a |
| 2:13.4 | couple of people over there that that support me And I am just every time I'm just shocked |
| 2:18.4 | and in awe that my voice has made it all the way over there. So thank you so much, Amy. I |
| 2:24.7 | really, really appreciate your support. And I hope that things are just perfect in your neck of the |
| 2:30.1 | woods. Then we're going to also go to South Haven, Mississippi, and I'm very familiar |
| 2:34.8 | with South Haven, Mississippi, but that is where Ms. Melissa may reside. So, hello, Melissa. |
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