Episode 03: Connecting the Dots

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 640 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

As Day Two of the trial unfolds, the prosecution begins methodically connecting the evidence that led to Jason Chen’s arrest. Investigator Zack Crawford’s testimony reveals the blood-soaked truth hidden beneath the surface of Chen’s apartment, while forensic limitations and the defense’s strategy come into play.

We follow the digital breadcrumbs left on Chen’s phone, chilling surveillance footage of him wheeling a suitcase through Chattanooga, and the discovery of Jasmine Pace’s SIM card hidden among his belongings. With each new revelation, the picture becomes clearer, darker, and more damning.

Then, I returned to the crime scene—standing where Jasmine was found, seeing what I had only heard about in court. The weight of the trial, the evidence, and the reality of what happened here settles in like never before.

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0:00.0	Before we begin, please be advised that this episode contains graphic descriptions of violence as presented during the trial.
0:08.7	Please take care while listening.
0:12.3	It's Tuesday morning, January 14, 2025, day two of the trial.
0:18.5	The morning unfolds just as it did yesterday. In fact, the daily structure
0:23.2	is quickly settling into a predictable rhythm, early mornings, strict schedules, and constant supervision.
0:30.9	For all of us, the predictability of the process was both grounding and, at times, a little
0:36.4	suffocating. I had a chance to catch up with a couple of
0:40.3	the jurors after the trial, and I'm eager to share some of their thoughts with you throughout the
0:44.8	podcast. Here's juror number one, sharing his breakdown of our morning routine. Every day we would wake up at around 6 a.m.
0:57.2	The sheriffs would come knock on our door because they had to take the alarm clocks out of our rooms since they have radios, which could have exposed us to details of the case.
1:07.6	We'd have 30 minutes before we went down to the hotel lobby to have breakfast.
1:13.6	All the TVs in the lobby had to be turned to the weather channel so that we wouldn't see any news coverage of the case.
1:20.6	I'd never really eat much, but I enjoyed having coffee with everybody in the morning.
1:25.6	After breakfast, they would give us an hour of time to
1:30.1	get ready for the day, and then we'd be shuttled to the courthouse. When we got to the
1:35.7	courthouse, we would go to our place that was basically home base, was a conference room where
1:41.9	deliberation happened. We would chill out there for like 30 minutes sometimes.
1:48.6	I think one day it was actually like almost three hours before they brought us into the courtroom.
1:56.0	As juror number one explains, once we're at the courthouse, we settle into our jury room where we spend time getting to know each other.
2:03.8	Remember, we're not allowed to discuss the case until deliberations, which honestly is harder than it sounds.
2:10.5	And with no cell phones or laptops to retreat into, we have nothing to do but talk.
2:16.7	So, what do a group of random strangers tasked with deciding
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