S07 E02: What Happened to Knowellan Kelly?

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

Society & Culture, True Crime, Personal Journals

4.2 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

After John Stewart, a Florida man charged with–but never prosecuted for–the death of his girlfriend's 15-month old son reaches out to Andrea to tell her she’s all wrong about his case Andrea goes on a deep dive to find out what really happened to Knowellan Kelly, the baby who lost his life ten years ago. John–who was featured in Take Care of Maya–claims that doctors and investigators falsely accused him: but the truth turns out to be much more complicated. *** Vote for us for the Webby's People's Voice Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/best-indie-podcast Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/ View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/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 bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/ Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/ The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	True Story Media
0:05.4	Please note that this show discusses child abuse, which may be difficult for some listeners.
0:12.3	For resources about abusive head trauma, go to shakenbaby.org.
0:18.7	So you know him well enough.
0:20.8	Okay. Maybe I'm a bad mom for letting my boyfriend babysit my kids.
0:24.6	I'm sorry. I apologize. It's my fault that Nolan is dead.
0:28.6	That is not what we are saying.
0:30.6	Hey, no. It is the fact that we have baby Nolan. You are his mother. You are his caregiver. You are his mother.
0:37.9	You are his caregiver.
0:41.4	You are his voice.
0:45.5	Somebody needs to stand up for Nolan.
0:48.4	What do you want me to say?
0:49.5	We want you to be.
0:50.5	Yes, I think he did it.
0:51.8	I think he's capable of it.
0:53.3	I don't know that. I don't know him that well.
0:56.6	Obviously, I don't. He's never shown any signs of being that type of person in front of me.
1:03.0	What happened to Nolan Kelly? This is a question that has lingered for a decade now.
1:08.8	John Stewart, a man who'd been dating Nolan's mother
1:11.7	Danica for five months at the time of his death, was originally charged with his murder.
1:16.7	But John was never prosecuted, and neither was anyone else. This case is a tragedy, and there
1:23.2	was a grave injustice here. But much of the media coverage about this case has focused not on the
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from True Story Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of True Story Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.