Episode 229: Lee Ann Smith Mangrum | Where the Water Lies
True Crime Couple
True Crime Couple Podcast
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🗓️ 19 April 2026
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
The stillness of a warm September morning in the South was broken by something that didn’t belong: a bright red Jeep, abandoned and half-submerged in the murky edge of a quiet creek. Not far from it, drifting in the same dark water, was a young mother of two. What should have been a peaceful start to the day instead became the beginning of a mystery as clouded as the water itself.
For the detectives called to the scene, nothing about this case came easily. The deeper they looked, the more the details seemed to twist. Unanswered questions, unsettling circumstances, and relationships that were far more complicated than they first appeared. But as the truth slowly surfaced, it revealed something far more disturbing than anyone had been prepared to face.
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/244437525/?match=1&terms=18%20years%20later%3A%20What%20to%20know%20about%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrum%27s%20killing
https://www.newspapers.com/image/276089133/?match=1&terms=%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrum
https://www.tncourts.gov/press/2013/03/27/supreme-court-affirms-convictions-upon-finding-no-prosecutorial-misconduct
https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/m2009-01810-cca-r3-cd.html
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome to episode 229 of the True Crime Couple. |
| 0:04.2 | I'm Kay. |
| 0:04.8 | And I'm John. |
| 0:05.6 | We hope that you're all doing well and that you're ready for another episode. |
| 0:09.9 | But before we get into this episode, I just wanted to take the time out and thank everybody who responded or reached out to us in any way, whether it was on social media or through comments on Spotify or |
| 0:23.5 | on Patreon, I'm slowly working my way through every single comment because I want to reply to |
| 0:30.3 | everybody because I appreciate how amazing you've all been to me and how gracious and I don't know, it's just, it's really nice and I |
| 0:42.2 | really appreciate it. So that wasn't easy to talk about. And I have, it was made easier by the |
| 0:48.6 | community. And I know that I've repeatedly said this in messages, but I can't say it enough because it's really true. |
| 0:56.1 | The only reason I felt comfortable enough to say anything like that is because we've built this |
| 1:01.5 | community over years and years, and I feel safe here. I feel safe talking to all of you, |
| 1:08.2 | and that's what finally made me feel comfortable. Of course, with John's support, |
| 1:13.1 | because he's always endlessly amazing. But that's why I felt comfortable talking about that. |
| 1:19.1 | And maybe it'll give you a little bit more insight into who I am and why I respond certain ways to certain cases. |
| 1:25.8 | But I love you all, and I appreciate you so much. And I just |
| 1:30.1 | wanted to say that before we started this episode. Well, I'm sure, just like I do, they all appreciate you. |
| 1:36.5 | Thank you. Well, without any further ado, then, let's jump right into this episode. So, John, |
| 1:43.3 | do you want to hear something crazy? |
| 1:45.2 | Of course. |
| 1:46.3 | The stillness of a warm September morning in the South |
| 1:50.2 | was broken by something that didn't belong, |
| 1:53.4 | a bright red jeep, abandoned and half submerged |
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