This is an IHeart podcast.

I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast Betrayal.

Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone.

Most of all, his wife, Caroline.

He texted, I've ruined our lives.

You're going to want to divorce me.

How far would he go to cover up what he'd done?

The fact that you lied is absolutely horrific.

And quite frankly, I question how many other women are out there

that may bring forward allegations in the future.

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Music IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You say you'd never give it into a meltdown.

Never let kids' toys take over the house.

And never fill your feed with kid photos.

You'd never plan your life around their schedule.

Never lick your thumb to clean their face.

And you'd never let them leave the house looking like less than their best.

You say you'd never put a pacifier in your mouth to clean it. Never let them stay up too late.

And never let them run wild through the grocery store.

So when you say you'd never let them get into a car without you there? No, it can happen.

One in four hot car deaths happen when a kid gets into an unlocked car and can't get out.

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