Episode 295: Julie Lee Kelin

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On November 2, 2001, a 40-year-old woman is viciously bludgeoned and strangled to death inside her apartment in San Diego, California. Family, friends, and neighbors of the mother of one and passionate advocate for those living with Alagille Syndrome, are stunned and heartbroken, especially her teen daughter. While the killer is quickly apprehended, this doesn’t lessen the pain when his identity is revealed. If anything, it highlights the tragedy of the victim’s loss and only leads to more questions about the disturbing details of her death, with those left behind mourning the passing of someone who still had so much to give. In episode 295, Jac and Alexis detail the sickening murder of Julie Kelin at the hands of Gabriel John Bradway, the dangers of obsession, and why the safest place for perpetrators of such crimes who fail to respect other’s boundaries in such a malicious way is behind bars.

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0:00.0	It's a degree.
0:02.0	First degree.
0:04.0	First degree.
0:05.0	First degree.
0:06.0	First degree.
0:07.0	The first degree.
0:08.0	The first degree.
0:09.0	You see it on the news.
0:10.0	See it on the table and you see it on Facebook.
0:13.0	These things are supposed to happen in movies, not in real life.
0:16.0	The thing I remember about her most was her laugh. Her laugh was super memorable. You could tell that she was genuinely happy. She'd have these hilarious bursts of laughter and I feel like you would instantly know that she was there and migrate towards it.
0:38.0	And I called her on November 1st on her birthday and left the message on her
0:45.0	on her birthday and left the message on her answering machine telling her happy birthday I loved her
0:47.6	I'll talk to you later give me a call and I never heard from her and I didn't think that was odd.
0:53.0	She was a busy person and I was busy.
0:55.0	And then, I believe it was the morning of November 2nd.
1:00.0	I received a phone call from my mom and I answered and she was really just
1:07.4	quiet and silent and I said what's wrong? I decided I wanted to speak from my heart and say what I felt like I needed to say you
1:19.2	never find closure but to find some kind of peace of mind in my heart.
1:26.0	Welcome to the first degree of the True Crime Podcast that you might end up on.
1:29.0	My name is Jack Fannick.
1:30.0	I'm sitting here with Alexis Linkletter.
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