S20 Ep39: The Dumond Affair: How Lies And Politics Freed A Killer w/ D.R. Bartlette
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🗓️ 1 April 2025
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Summary
Ashley Stevens, at 17 years old, thought justice would be done when she named Wayne Dumond as the guy who had abducted and sexually assaulted her in 1984. She was unaware that her horror was only getting started. Dumond was a vicious serial predator with a troubling past of assault and homicide, not just another criminal. However, a complex network of deceit, manipulation, and influence freed him from prison. After being freed, he struck once more, ruthlessly killing two more ladies in the process.
Investigative writer D.R. Bartlette tells the terrifying true story of how a monster was able to escape punishment due to a corrupt legal system, political ambition, and conspiracy theories. In THE DUMOND AFFAIR: How Lies And Politics Freed a Killer, through exclusive interviews and compelling details Bartlette shows the terrible truth behind one of the most startling miscarriages of justice in American history, exposing the failures that cost innocent lives.
Not only is this a true crime story, but it also serves as a warning about influence, power, and the fatal results of making a mistake.
On today's episode, we sit down with D.R. and talk to her about this case, It's gruesome and corrupt consequences, and why the Clintons were dragged into the muck and mire of it all!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome in to the best in True Crime Podcasting. |
| 0:25.0 | This is True Crime Tuesday. |
| 0:26.0 | I'm your host, Tim Dennis. |
| 0:27.5 | Got a very interesting show for you today, folks. |
| 0:29.6 | I'll warn you, it is not for the politically faint at heart. |
| 0:33.2 | It is also for those of you who are not squeamish. |
| 0:36.0 | If you're not squeamish, you're going to love the show. |
| 0:38.4 | If you're squeamish, you might want to tune in later in the program for dumb crime stupid criminals. |
| 0:46.8 | It's an interesting story. It takes place in Arkansas. |
| 0:49.4 | It's called The Demand Affair, a very interesting book. |
| 0:52.2 | It's called How Lies and Politics Freed a Killer. |
| 0:55.2 | So yes, if you're politically sensitive, maybe today's show isn't free. We'll just put it |
| 0:59.6 | that way. And I will put a disclaimer in here. I normally don't like to put a disclaimer in |
| 1:05.3 | my shows because it's how it happened. This book is how it happened. But if you're of one particular political slant or another, |
| 1:14.9 | you may or may not agree with what our author has to say today. |
| 1:19.6 | We'll put it that way. |
| 1:20.4 | The opinions of the author are the opinions of the author. |
| 1:24.8 | However, I think history tends to show that she's right. |
| 1:27.7 | So there you go. We'll put it that way. You can agree to disagree with me or not. And we'll |
| 1:33.1 | continue from there. So there you go. Seeing we're on our way. My guest today is D.R. Bartlett. |
| 1:40.9 | And the name of the book is the demand affair, |
| 1:46.1 | how lies in politics free to kill her. |
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