Episode 109: Tesslynn O'Cull (Part 2)
Suffer the Little Children
Suffer the Little Children Pod
4.6 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
This week, I’ll tell you the rest of Tesslynn’s story, discussing Stella’s two jury trials, Jesse’s attempts to have his conviction and death sentence overturned, and more about who Tesslynn was. You’ll also hear my conversation with Tesslynn’s maternal uncle, her mother’s twin brother, Billy Kiser, who was the only person who intervened to try to save his niece and who still thinks about her every day.
This is part two of the horrific story of Tesslynn O’Cull.
Links discussed in this episode:
Never Forget Tesslynn O’Cull Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/106690454822
Dala’s Blue Angels Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/DalasBlueAngels/
Dala’s Blue Angels website: https://dalasblueangels.com/
Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpod
You can also follow the podcast on:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sufferthelittlechildrenpodcast
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/STLCpod
Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/sufferthelittlechildrenpod
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@STLCpod
My Linktree is available here: https://linktr.ee/stlcpod
Visit the podcast's web page at https://www.sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com.
Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me on Patreon, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive gifts. Pledges of $5 or more per month access ad-free versions of my regular Wednesday episodes. Pledges of $10 or more per month access a small but growing collection of Patreon-exclusive bonus minisodes! Visit www.patreon.com/STLCpod. (www.patreon.com/STLCpod)
This podcast is researched, written, hosted, edited, and produced by Laine.
For more stories like this one, visit https://sufferthelittlechildrenblog.com.
Music for this episode is from https://audiojungle.net.
Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suffer-the-little-children/id1499010711
Google Podcasts: https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I5mx3lacxpdkhssmk2n22csf32u?t%3DSuffer_the_Little_Children%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/suffer-the-little-children
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children/PC:61848?part=PC:61848&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC61848:podcast_organic_external_site
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0w98Tpd3710BZ0u036T1KE
iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/77891101/
...or on your favorite podcast listening platform.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch. |
| 0:10.0 | He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection. |
| 0:15.0 | Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right. |
| 0:19.0 | All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm travelling find all the comfort you need in the quiet |
| 0:25.5 | lounge Piando ferries that is another way this podcast contains descriptions |
| 0:31.8 | of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences. |
| 0:37.0 | Listen or discretion is advised. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Hi everyone and welcome to suffer the little children the true crime |
| 1:21.9 | podcast giving voices back to the victims of child abuse, |
| 1:25.0 | and shining a harsh spotlight on the parents, guardians and caretakers who silenced them. |
| 1:30.0 | I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 109, Tesla and O'Call Part 2. |
| 1:37.0 | Last week, I told you the first part of the story of three-year-old |
| 1:39.9 | Tesla and O'Call, whose murder in 1997 |
| 1:42.8 | became known as the worst case of child abuse |
| 1:45.0 | in Oregon's history. |
| 1:47.2 | After Tesslyn's battered body was found in a shallow grave, |
| 1:50.3 | her mother, 21-year-old Stella Kaiser, and the woman's live-in boyfriend, 20-year-old Stella Kaiser and the woman's live-in boyfriend 20-year-old |
| 1:55.1 | Jesse Compton were charged with murder. This week I'll tell you the rest of |
| 1:59.9 | Tesla's story discussing Stella's two jury trials. |
| 2:03.3 | Jesse's attempts to have his conviction and death sentence overturned, |
| 2:06.8 | and more about who Tesslin was. |
| 2:09.6 | You'll also hear my conversation with Tesslin's maternal uncle, her mother's twin brother |
| 2:14.0 | Billy Kaiser, who was the only person who intervened to try to save his niece and |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Suffer the Little Children Pod, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Suffer the Little Children Pod and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.