Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore.

Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders.

They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories.

It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends.

Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. Investigative journalism may be one of the most essential professions out there. It's especially important when it comes to exposing corruption,

because sometimes we need people who are outside the system,

who are dedicated to exposing the truth, and who aren't afraid to stand up to power.

From Upton Sinclair's exposé on meatpacking in Chicago in the early 1900s, to Bob

Woodward and Carl Bernstein discovering the Watergate scandal, all the way to Ronan Farrow

exposing Harvey Weinstein's predatory hold over Hollywood, countless journalists have helped

bring meaningful change to society.

Jeff German was one of those reporters. For almost 45 years, he covered massive stories in the

Las Vegas area, shedding light on government corruption and organized crime. And in 2022, he learned about a scandal brewing

around a low-level politician named Robert Tellis.

Even though he'd covered much bigger stories in his day,

Jeff approached this one with the same dedication and grit as all the others.

He never expected that this story would be his last.

The human mind is powerful. It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate, but sometimes

it drives people to commit the unthinkable. This is Killer Minds, a crimehouse original. I'm

Vanessa Richardson. And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels.

Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer.

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