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Mama Mystery with Kelly Evans

Ep 147 : The Jessica Boynton Case: A Closet, A Gun, and a Story That Doesn’t Add Up

Mama Mystery with Kelly Evans

Kelly Evans

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.6996 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Boynton was just 19 years old, a young mother of two, and navigating a tumultuous marriage to a police officer when her life took a shocking turn. On April 14, 2016, a late-night argument ended with Jessica locked in a closet, found later by officers lying in a pool of blood with what was believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But as the investigation unfolded, questions emerged: How could there be two bullet holes in the wall, but no bullet wound? And why did Jessica’s version of events conflict with her husband Matthew’s story? In this episode of Mama Mystery, we dig into the baffling evidence, Jessica’s miraculous recovery, and the lingering suspicions surrounding her police officer husband. Was this an attempted suicide, as authorities claimed, or a carefully orchestrated act of violence? Join us as we unravel the twists and turns of a case rife with controversy, small-town politics, and a young woman’s fight for justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Essilor® Stellest® Lenses: https://www.essilor.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Welcome back to Mama Mystery. I am your host, Kelly. I am your co-host, Austin.

0:42.6

And before we get started today, I want to ask you guys a little favor. So I was running the numbers on this podcast recently, which I don't actually do very often. Austin was the one that prompted me to do it.

0:54.7

And I came to the realization that out of all of our faithful listeners, only about 25% of them

1:00.6

actually follow us on their preferred listening platform. So I just wanted to ask a quick favor,

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if you like this show, make sure you hit the follow button on our show page. And this ensures that you never miss an episode. And when there's a new episode, it'll be right there on your feed so you don't have to go searching for us. And I don't know if it actually makes a difference in our show getting seen by more people. But when you do that, I just figure it would help some of you all out. Also, if you do want to help us grow,

1:29.4

you can help us by leaving a positive review. And the more reviews we get, the more we get

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suggested to new listeners. And that is pretty cool. That is very cool. All right. Are you ready

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for today's episode? Let's get it. I'm eager to hear your opinions on this, not just yours, but everybody's, because I guess

1:48.5

this is an unresolved case.

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So we'll just go ahead and dive right in.

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Griffin, Georgia is a quintessential small town in the south, about 40 miles south of Atlanta,

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Georgia. It is a part of the Atlanta

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Metro, but it has its own distinct identity surrounded by rural communities and offering a blend

2:08.4

of suburban and small town living adjacent to the bustling city life of Atlanta. So some may not

2:14.1

know this, but the hit show The Walking Dead, some of that show was actually

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