meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The First Degree

Episode 241: Jeff Wood

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.510K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On January 2, 1996, a 31 year old gas station clerk is shot and killed on the job in Kerrville, Texas. The killer then forces his friend at gunpoint, who is waiting outside, to steal $11,000 in cash and checks. The men are quickly arrested, with the accomplice leading police to the murder weapon. Despite having no knowledge of the plan beforehand, the accomplice is charged with murder, along with the killer. What ensues is a nightmare legal battle for one man to prove that while he was at the scene and is proven guilty, he is not deserving of the punishment he faces. In episode 241, Jac and Alexis detail the murder of Kriss Lee Keeran at the hands of Daniel Reneau, who pulled his friend Jeffrey Wood down with him into a quagmire of deadly and unjust consequences, resulting in Jeff’s heartbreaking and ongoing fight for clemency.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

First degree.

0:02.0

First degree.

0:04.0

First degree.

0:06.0

First degree.

0:08.0

The first degree.

0:10.0

Get on the news.

0:12.0

Get on the K-3.

0:14.0

Get on the safe safe.

0:16.0

These things are supposed to happen in movies, not real life.

0:20.0

I found out from the news.

0:24.0

And they told us, they told the family that that was not even a possibility for him.

0:28.0

So she flat out lied.

0:30.0

Flat out lied to us.

0:32.0

We have a system that does not apply punishment equally for all citizens.

0:36.0

If you're a person of color or if you're poor, you're not going to get justice in Texas.

0:42.0

It does not happen.

0:44.0

I want people to research different cases, not just my brothers.

0:48.0

Some of them have already been executed.

0:50.0

And there are people here that are killed.

0:52.0

You know they never kill anybody.

0:54.0

Welcome to the first degree.

0:56.0

The true crime podcast that you might end up on.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.