Episode 385: Jason Marous

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

News, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In January 2023, a 36-year-old man is found shot inside his vehicle outside his Fort Lauderdale apartment in the early morning hours. As detectives investigate, the case quickly stalls. With no arrests and no clear motive, the man’s family is left grappling not only with his sudden loss, but with the silence that follows. Living hundreds of miles away, they struggle to advocate from afar, returning to Florida year after year to keep his case from being forgotten. In episode 385, Jac and Alexis examine the unsolved murder of Jason Marous, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and son that continues long after his death. 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon: patreon.com/thefirstdegree 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/thefirstdegree 🕺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thefirstdegreee 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/thefirstdegree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.8	The first degree.
0:32.8	First degree.
0:33.7	First degree.
0:34.4	First degree.
0:35.3	First degree.
0:36.3	First degree.
0:37.4	The first degree. You see it on the news. You see it on the paper. First degree. The first degree.
0:38.9	You see it on the news. You hit on the paper. You see it on Facebook.
0:43.3	These things are supposed to happen in movies, not in real life.
0:51.3	I think he just went to Rob Jay.
0:58.6	My son is a type that would have said, no, get away from me.
1:02.4	And I think the guy had his finger on trigger and just shot him.
1:08.3	I think I would be willing to forgive him because if it was an accident,
1:12.7	because I know how my son would be like, no, you know, or fight them back.
1:19.0	Welcome to the first degree, the true crime podcast that you might end up on. My name is Jack Fannick.
1:27.4	I'm sitting here with Alexis Link Letter and happy New Year, 26. How the hell did we get here? I don't know, but like there's some asymmetry with 2026, how the hell did we get here?
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