Episode 407: Jeremiah Aviles

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

News, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In May 2023, an 18-year-old is preparing for graduation, planning for college, and looking forward to the future in Mesa, Arizona. But after spending the night with friends, he is shot and killed inside a teammate's home just weeks before receiving his diploma. As investigators work to determine what happened, his family is left navigating a case filled with difficult questions and a justice process that proves far more complicated than expected. In episode 407, Jac and Alexis examine the death of Jeremiah Aviles, the legal battle that followed, and the legacy his family has built in his honor. 🎟 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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0:30.7	The first degree.
0:32.8	First degree.
0:33.6	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 First degree. 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.
0:51.7	So I was asking her, who was in your house?
0:59.0	Who is in your house? How do you know? How do you not know who's in your house?
1:05.0	These are kids. You have other people's kids in your house.
1:13.6	How do you not know who's in your house?
1:19.7	She just kept saying she didn't know why they were saying what they were saying. And I said, you owe me that.
1:22.1	You owe me that.
1:23.3	My son, you owe my son the truth.
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