Ep 225 : The Tragic Case of Jessica Padgett
Mama Mystery with Kelly Evans
Kelly Evans
4.6 • 996 Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we cover the shocking murder of Jessica Padgett in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and the investigation that led police straight to her stepfather, Gregory Graf. From the day she vanished after a quick lunch break errand to the courtroom evidence that stunned everyone, we break down the timeline, the lies, the arrest, and the trial outcome - plus, the push for “Jessica’s Law” in Pennsylvania.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Mama Mystery. I am your host, Kelly. And today I have a really disturbing and |
| 0:07.6 | just awful story for you. So I really want to just mentally prepare you for that. All the trigger |
| 0:13.9 | warnings, it is truly disgusting. I feel like this case might be one that kind of sticks with you for |
| 0:18.5 | for a minute or two. But before I do get into that, |
| 0:22.0 | I want to just kind of shout out a couple people that just really made my week. So first of all, |
| 0:27.9 | Brooke Claypool. So I was at Target, just running errands. And she stopped me and said hi. And I was |
| 0:35.2 | just so grateful that I'm always so grateful when people stop me and say that they listen to the podcast. |
| 0:40.7 | Because this is a very isolating experience. |
| 0:43.1 | When I'm just sitting in my office, it's just me and a microphone and my computer in front of me. |
| 0:47.9 | I always wonder who's really listening to these episodes. |
| 0:52.1 | And so anytime anyone stops me, and that goes for Jessica at church also |
| 0:56.6 | who stopped me and introduced herself and said that they're a good, like a listener of the show, |
| 1:02.7 | a big fan, like it just always makes my whole day. And so if you ever, you know, see me out and about |
| 1:08.9 | and you want to say hi, please, please, please do it |
| 1:11.1 | because it really does make my day. |
| 1:12.5 | I enjoy like putting faces to the people who listen to this show. |
| 1:18.9 | And so anyway, it just meant a lot to me and so I wanted to shout that out. |
| 1:23.4 | Next on my docket of business is CrimeCon. |
| 1:26.9 | CrimeCon is coming up in May may it's i believe the last weekend |
| 1:29.5 | in may it's going to be in Vegas at caesar's palace so if you have ever thought about going |
| 1:35.5 | i want you to seriously consider it go to crimecon dot com you can check out past events you can |
| 1:40.5 | kind of get a taste of what it's like there, but it really is so cool. I've been, |
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