Episode 401: Austin Kanuch

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

Society & Culture, True Crime, News

4.5 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In September 2023, a 39-year-old man is attacked inside his home in the early morning hours while his family sleeps nearby. He is pronounced dead at the scene, the victim of a single, targeted act of violence, and surveillance footage captures an unknown individual arriving and leaving on a bike. As the investigation continues, no arrests are made, and his family is left searching for answers, trying to understand who would want to harm someone they love. In episode 401, Jac and Alexis examine the unsolved murder of Austin Kanuch, and a mother’s unwavering love as she continues to fight for her son. 🎟 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 📓 Substack: http://thefirstdegree.substack.com 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	All I could see was police cars everywhere.
0:23.6	I was praying and praying that everything was okay.
0:28.6	And it wasn't.
0:31.6	Because as we walked up to the house,
0:35.6	the detective met me and told me that Austin had died.
0:42.3	And I screamed and I fell to the ground.
0:48.2	Welcome to the first degree, the true crime podcast that you might end up on.
0:51.7	My name is Jack Fannick.
0:52.6	I'm sitting here with Alexis Link Letter. Happy Wednesday, guys. Happy Wednesday, everyone. It's just another week.
1:01.7	Yep. One week closer to the Great Beyond.
1:07.6	I love the pause there. No, that wasn't your podcast skipping. It was a very, it was a, you know,
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