Episode 410: Terrence Woods Jr.

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

News, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On October 5, 2018, a 26-year-old man disappears while on a work assignment close to Orogrande, Idaho. The energetic, ambitious production assistant and aspiring film producer is last seen on a TV shoot with his crew before running away into the distance, never to be seen again. A search is quickly mounted for the young man, but despite law enforcement's efforts, no trace of him is found. In the absence of any evidence suggesting what has occurred one way or the other, rumors begin to swirl online, all circling back to the same point - where is he? In episode 410, Jac and Alexis detail the bizarre disappearance of Terrence Shemel Woods Jr, and explore the questions about employers’ broader responsibilities when it comes to workplace safety and alleged negligence, resulting in a tragedy that leaves a family without answers. 🎟 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.
0:35.4	First degree.
0:36.3	First degree.
0:37.4	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.
0:51.8	So I heard on October 5th, 2018, they had the random report on the CBS affiliates in DC.
1:03.2	It was quite shocking to hear that and I'm like, oh, what happened here?
1:10.6	And maybe the walls are starting to close in. And I'm like, oh, what happened here?
1:23.0	And maybe the walls are starting to close in on some of these people who have been hiding, who in my mind have been hiding information for far too long.
1:27.1	Who are you helping when you're just hiding information?
1:34.2	When you know information and yet you're not forthcoming with it, then that's a problem.
1:42.3	But if the worst has happened and there's a cover-up, then people have to be held responsible for this.
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