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Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall: A Year In Defiance

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Scott Shanahan was known for being unpredictable by the people of Defiance, Iowa so when he disappeared, leaving behind his pregnant wife and two children, nobody thought much of it. However, more than a year after his disappearance investigators uncovered something much more sinister when they searched his home. This week’s Court TV Podcast tells the story of his murder and eventual the trial of his killer. Here’s another audio edition of the Court TV original series Someone They Knew With Tamron Hall – this episode is titled “A Year In Defiance.” To see Court TV’s gavel to gavel coverage of the Nevada vs Dixie Shanahan trial, click here.

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0:00.0

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that opinions all are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law sensitive topics are discussed. Discretion is advised.

0:13.4

Hi, I'm Vinny Polytan and welcome to the Court TV Podcast.

0:20.7

The people of Defiance Iowa, Scott Shanahan for having a short temper and being unpredictable.

0:28.0

So when he vanished, leaving behind his pregnant wife and two children, no one thought much of it.

0:35.4

But one year after his disappearance, investigators would uncover something much more sinister.

0:41.9

This week's Core TV podcast is another episode of our original true crime series,

0:46.8

Someone They New with Tamron Hall, featuring interviews with former Shelby County

0:51.5

Sheriff Gene Kavanaugh,

0:53.5

author John Ferrick, and forensic psychologist Lindsey D's.

0:58.0

This is someone they knew with Tamron Hall,

1:00.7

a year in defiance. This is the Court TV Podcast.

1:07.0

Everybody in Defiance, I went New Scott Shanahan and Dixie, Shanahan from growing up.

1:15.0

It was the epitome of an abusive relationship.

1:20.0

No one had seen Scott for poster year.

1:25.0

One day we got a search warrant to go in the house.

1:28.0

They tried to get into the master bedroom.

1:30.0

There's all this clutter that's blacking the main door.

1:34.0

Everybody in their small Iowa.

1:36.0

Everybody in their small Iowa town knew about the violent abuse that was happening

1:47.2

behind closed doors. They could hear him screaming at her. They saw her swollen black eyes and the nasty bruises. They watched as

1:56.2

the squad cars pulled up to their house and took him away again and

2:05.0

people started to fear it was only a matter of time

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