Jesika Jones Part 1 with Detective Mike Weber (rebroadcast)

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.2 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Today we’re re-airing part 1 of the Jesika Jones case in Texas. Look out for part 2 with the father, Derek Jones, in the feed tomorrow! *** This week on case files, Andrea is joined by Detective Mike Weber, a crimes against children investigator and long-time friend/contributor to the show, to discuss the Jesika Jones case. Detective Mike is called onto this case in mid-2022 after Jesika brings her 4 year old daughter into Cook Children’s Hospital multiple times for an alleged seizure disorder. As the case evolves, Mike learns just how compulsive an offender who is allowed to walk can truly be. *** Links/Resources: Listen to Jesika Jones Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/case-files-07-jesika-jones-part-2-with-derek-jones/id1615637188 Listen to Jesika Jones Part 3: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/case-files-08-jesika-jones-part-3-with-derek-jones/id1615637188 Listen to Jesika Jones Part 4: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/case-files-09-jesika-jones-part-4-with-detective-mike-weber/id1615637188 Preorder Andrea and Mike’s new book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have full episodes and lots of bonus content. Follow Andrea on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea's books here. To support the show, go to Patreon.com/NobodyShouldBelieveMe or subscribe on Apple Podcasts where you can get all episodes early and ad-free and access exclusive ethical true crime bonus content. For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:09.5	Hello, it's Andrea.
0:13.1	I'm on vacation and I hope you are too.
0:16.3	But I'm not going to leave you lonely in the feed.
0:18.2	So today we are re-airing the first episode of our
0:22.1	four-part series on the Jessica Jones case out of Texas. This is a dramatic case that stuck with me for
0:28.8	many reasons. And I think it's a good one to revisit in this moment as we're talking about the
0:33.7	persistent media narrative about doctors and the courts rushing to judgment in abuse cases,
0:39.8	because, well, you'll see if you listen.
0:42.7	As I mentioned, this is the first in a four-part series
0:45.2	on this case, so you can find the other three episodes
0:47.7	in our show notes, and that includes my conversation
0:50.4	with the father of the victim, Derek,
0:52.6	who is lovely and has been active in educating folks
0:55.1	about this abuse. As always, if you want more, you can join us by subscribing on Apple and
1:00.5	Patreon, where you get two bonus episodes a month. This month, you can listen in to hear
1:05.0	Dr. Bex and I reflecting on the Kowalski appeal and a bunch of other 2025 craziness.
1:10.5	Happy holidays to you all. Here's my conversation
1:13.0	with Detective Mike Weber. I love audiobooks for the same reason I love podcasts. They can go everywhere
1:20.5	with me, the car, the garden, on a walk. And with the mother next door, I got to bring all my
1:25.3	worlds together as I narrate one of my own books for the very first time. You can find the mother next door, I got to bring all my worlds together as I narrate one of my own books
1:27.7	for the very first time. You can find the mother next door wherever you get audiobooks. Here's a
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