S4 Ep1: A Father's Choice: The Aaron Spencer Story
13th Juror Podcast
Brandi Churchwell
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
When a teenage girl disappeared from her Arkansas home in the middle of the night, her parents immediately feared she had been taken by the man accused of sexually abusing her.
Months earlier, 67-year-old Michael Fosler had been arrested and charged with 43 felony counts involving a child. Despite the allegations, he was released on bond while awaiting trial.
Then, on October 8, 2024, everything came to a head.
What followed was a frantic search, a pursuit through rural Lonoke County, and a confrontation that left Fosler dead.
Authorities charged Aaron Spencer with murder. Supporters rallied behind him, arguing he was a father trying to protect his child. Prosecutors alleged he crossed a line and took justice into his own hands.
In this episode of 13th Juror, we examine the allegations against Fosler, the events leading up to that night, the evidence investigators uncovered, and the legal battle that followed.
Where is the line between protection and vigilantism? And what happens when a family believes the justice system has failed them?
Listen as we unravel one of Arkansas's most controversial cases.
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and discovering that your 14-year-old daughter is gone. |
| 0:06.5 | Her bed is empty. |
| 0:08.2 | The house is silent. |
| 0:10.1 | And before you even pick up the phone, a terrifying thought enters your mind. |
| 0:14.8 | You already know who might have taken her. |
| 0:18.1 | Because just three months earlier, a 67-year-old man had been arrested and charged |
| 0:22.6 | with dozens of felony offenses involving your daughter. Prosecutors accused him of grooming her, |
| 0:28.9 | of sexually abusing her. Yet, despite those allegations, he was out on bond. On October 8th of |
| 0:36.5 | 2024, Arkansas father Aaron Spencer found himself living every |
| 0:40.5 | parent's worst nightmare. While his wife called 911, Aaron got in his truck and went searching. |
| 0:47.3 | Minutes later, he spotted the man he'd been fearing. And sitting in the passenger seat of that |
| 0:52.7 | truck was his daughter. |
| 0:55.2 | What happened next unfolded in a matter of seconds. |
| 0:58.6 | By sunrise, Michael Fossler was dead. |
| 1:01.8 | Aaron Spencer was charged with murder, |
| 1:04.6 | and a community was divided over a question that cuts to the heart of every parent. |
| 1:09.8 | If you came face to face with the person accused of harming your child, |
| 1:15.0 | how far would you go to bring them home? |
| 1:18.6 | Today, we're examining the case of Aaron Spencer, |
| 1:22.5 | a story that forces us to confront difficult questions about justice, |
| 1:27.2 | accountability, and how far a parent should be willing to go to save their child. |
| 1:34.8 | This is the 13th Jury podcast, where we unravel complex court cases, investigations, and true crime stories. |
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