Episode 388: The Bird Creek Tragedy

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

News, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On May 30, 2022, the body of a 40-year-old mother of three is found in a creek on the outskirts of Tulsa, Oklahoma. At first, it appears the woman has tragically taken her own life. Questions about the possibility of an accidental death are also raised. The much-loved woman’s estranged husband seems just as bewildered about what happened. But soon, evidence reveals a different cause - and manner - of death than what was initially believed. And that’s just the beginning of the story. In episode 388, Jac and Lex take you through the devastating case from start to finish, landing at a place of hope for legislation that could change some of these senseless outcomes. 🎟 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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0:00.0	The first degree.
0:02.0	First degree.
0:03.0	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	You see it on the news.
0:10.0	You see it on the paper.
0:11.0	You see it on Facebook.
0:13.0	These things are supposed to happen in movies, not in real life.
0:16.0	I remember him being, like, friendly.
0:26.1	He was kind of like a normal talkative.
0:28.2	It wasn't like he was like some weird kid hanging out in the corner.
0:30.8	And I think it was one of my closer friends, like, texted me a screenshot or like something like in your inbox.
0:36.5	Like, did you see this it was definitely
0:39.2	shocking and I definitely would not have guessed it just based on the observing that I did on
0:45.4	Facebook up to that point it's not like I was really looking at her stuff or his stuff in depth
0:49.8	but what I saw generally seemed like it was a happy, positive thing.
0:57.8	Welcome to the first degree of the true crime podcast that you might end up on. My name is Jack
1:01.9	Vanek. I'm sitting here with the Alexis Link Letter. It's another Wednesday. Here we are.
1:07.8	Here we are. Every week since 2018 and for the foreseeable future.
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