Dead Weight

Small Town Dicks

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True Crime, Paul Holes, History, Small Town, Yeardley Smith, Society & Culture, Police

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

A woman is stabbed dozens of times in her own home and left for dead. With little to go on, Detective Aaron must follow every possible lead—a boot print, a knife, a curiously timed trip across state lines, and a web of forensic evidence.

This case is packed with twists and turns, but in the end, one thing matters most: ensuring the suspects are brought to justice.

Detective Aaron (Retired) started his law enforcement career as an Explorer in Alaska at 13 years old. He then spent 21 years as a Sworn police officer in Alaska and Oregon. During his career he was assigned to patrol, Field Training, he was a police Instructor, spent time assigned to a drug enforcement team and spent his final 11 years assigned to his agency’s Major Crimes Team as a homicide and child abuse detective. Detective Aaron retired from Law Enforcement in 2023.

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0:00.0	Hey, Smalltown Fam, it's Yardley. I want to remind you that if you want access to bonus episodes
0:08.0	and regular episodes a day early and ad-free, and our community forum and other behind-the-scenes
0:14.9	goodies, you got to go to smalltowndicks.com slash superfam, and in the top right hand corner hit that little tab that says
0:26.1	join do it.
0:30.9	Hey small town fam. It's Yardley. How are you guys? I hope you're all well. I'm so very happy you're here with me.
0:42.9	We have such an interesting case for you today. It's a murder and the top line motive is as old as time.
0:51.7	And yet, I still could not close the gap between the regular person the suspect was
0:58.8	on most days and how they decided that murder was the best and only way to achieve their preferred
1:05.8	outcome. But it's not actually law enforcement's job to prove why someone commits murder, though that
1:13.6	question is always top of mind for people on my side of the table.
1:18.0	It's law enforcement's job to follow the evidence that will lead to the truth and get justice
1:24.1	for the victims.
1:25.7	That means teasing apart the lies,
1:28.4	making decision after decision on the fly,
1:31.2	and doing their level best not to let anything fall through the cracks.
1:36.5	We have a new guest on the microphone today.
1:39.1	Retired Detective Aaron, he's great, you're gonna love him.
1:43.2	He's so very thorough, meticulous, honest,
1:46.7	and thoughtful. As the A-team says, Aaron is squared away. But he's also only one man
1:55.3	with a million puzzle pieces to assemble, and, well, shit happens.
2:02.3	Luckily, for victims and their families,
2:05.0	murderers rarely commit the perfect crime,
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