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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

DEPUTY KENT McGOWEN and REASONABLE DOUBTS—Jerry Langton

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

Dan Zupansky

True Crime, History, News, News Commentary

4.02.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jerry Langton is a veteran investigative journalist and bestselling author, writing primarily about outlaw motorcycle gangs and organized crime.
Former Harris County Sheriff's Department Deputy Joseph Kent McGowen was sentenced in 2002, to 20 years, his second conviction—for murdering Susan Diane White, in her home, August 25, 1992.
In 2021, after almost 20 years—Kent McGowen was released.
A bestselling book and documentary, depicting McGowen as a killer had been widely seen by the public.
In 2025 McGowen contacted Langton—he wanted to set the record straight and have Langton tell his story.. Langton was very skeptical but decided to conduct his own investigation—and what he discovered—was a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
Author Jerry Langton joins me to discuss his new book, Reasonable Doubts: How Rumor and Innuendo Convicted Deputy Kent McGowen of Murder. 

Transcript

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history,

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and the authors that have written about them.

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Gacy, Bundy, Dommer, the Nightstalker, BTK.

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Every week, another fascinating author,

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talking about the most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history.

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True murder, with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zupansky.

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Good evening. Jerry Langdon is a veteran investigative journalist and best-selling author, writing primarily

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about outlaw motorcycle gangs and organized crime.

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Former Harris County Sheriff's Department Deputy Joseph Kent McGowan was sentenced in 2002

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to 20 years, his second conviction for murdering Susan Diane White in her home August 25,

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1992.

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In 2021, after almost 20 years in prison, Kent McGowan was released. A major book and

1:19.3

documentary depicting McGowan as a rogue cop had been released and were well known by the public.

1:26.9

In 2025, McGowan contacted Jerry Langdon.

1:31.8

He wanted to set the record straight and have Langdon tell his story.

1:38.0

Langdon was very skeptical at first, but he decided to conduct his own investigation.

1:48.0

And what he found was a man wrongfully convicted of murder. Investigative journalist and author Jerry Langdon joins me to discuss his new book,

1:56.0

Reasonable Doubts, How Rumor and Innuendo convicted Deputy Kent McGowan of murder.

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Welcome to the program and thank you very much for this interview, Jerry Langton.

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Thanks for having me on.

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Thank you so much and congratulations on this book, Reasonable Doubts.

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Thank you.

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