KILLER: Kenneth Edwin Martell | Jefferson Twp, PA 2018
Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
Justin Drown
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Kenneth Edwin Martell’s gloved hands stained with startled blood reveal the night’s stark truth.
In Jefferson Township, the summer night of July 25, 2018, felt like a canvas stretched too tight. Kenneth Martell prowled like a shadow with fierce intent. Officer Brianna Tedesco, unaware, stepped into a scene from nightmare.
The unsuspecting officer's night transformed when routine paths collided with Martell's violent resolve. Tedesco's attentiveness led to a fight for her life amidst ghastly chaos.
Investigative determination unraveled Martell's twisted trail. Forensic details become harrowing chronicles in charts and photos. Ultimately, the discovery stitched together Martell's heinous plans in earnest.
Captured and put on trial, Martell faced credible witnesses and lawful justice. As truth anchored strength to action, the grim saga finally quieted, settling into recorded accounts.
This episode features body cam footage and police reports. Listener discretion advised.
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| 0:00.0 | July 25th, 2018, Lakemore, Illinois. |
| 0:07.0 | Officer Brianna Tedesco starts her shift. |
| 0:11.0 | It's 11 p.m. she's scheduled until 7 a.m. |
| 0:15.0 | Tadesco is dressed in her duty uniform of shirt, pants, and outer ballistic vest. |
| 0:21.0 | She has her Lakemore Police badge and nameplate, pinned to the outside of her vest and is wearing |
| 0:27.7 | a duty belt, which includes her standard duty gear. |
| 0:31.6 | Her body camera is equipped and along with a squad camera microphone |
| 0:35.6 | she has another microphone clipped to her left shoulder. |
| 0:39.4 | Listener, the body cam and microphones will give us insight into the worst day of Officer |
| 0:46.1 | Tedesco's career and present to us the night that she peered into soulless eyes. |
| 0:56.0 | Welcome, listener. I'm glad you're here. |
| 1:00.0 | Take a seat next to the fire. |
| 1:40.0 | Welcome to Obscura, where we shine a light on the dark. The Officer T Officer Tedesco is driving a marked police SUV squad vehicle equipped with emergency lights and siren. |
| 1:42.2 | She's assigned to the Lake County District and Lakemore and is patrolling its subdivisions. |
| 1:49.1 | Tadezco is driving northbound on Four Seasons Boulevard when she spots it. |
| 1:55.0 | An SUV backed onto a gravel path. |
| 1:58.6 | It's latent to her shift now. |
| 2:00.8 | The vehicle has its lights off. |
| 2:03.0 | Suspicious. |
| 2:05.0 | There's no reason for it to be parked here. |
| 2:08.0 | The area is dark. |
| 2:10.0 | The road is gravel. |
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