US: The Wellsite Witness Tale

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

History, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The eighteenth episode of "The Maps," examines into a critical yet contentious chapter in the Speed Freak Killers case. Hosts Shane and Wendy focus on Leonard Padilla's efforts to extract more information from Wesley Shermantine by attempting to bring him out of prison to pinpoint other burial sites. This episode features an exclusive insight from Rob Dick, a seasoned bounty hunter, who recounts the unfolding events.

The episode begins with a detailed account of the dig at the well site, a location marked by Shermantine's maps that had already yielded grim discoveries. Shane and Wendy discuss the rationale and the urgency behind Padilla's strategy to use Shermantine's firsthand knowledge for identifying additional sites.

Listeners will hear directly from Rob Dick as he explains the complexities and controversies surrounding the idea of taking a convicted serial killer out of prison to assist in an investigation. He shares the logistical, legal, and ethical challenges that arose, and the reactions from law enforcement, the victims' families, and the public.

"The Wellsite Witness: A Bounty Hunter's Tale" is a captivating episode that reveals the unconventional methods employed in the desperate search for more victims. It's a story of high stakes, moral dilemmas, and the relentless pursuit of closure for countless grieving families.

For more on this dramatic and controversial effort, and insights from those at the heart of the investigation, visit itsfoulplay.com, where the complex layers of the Speed Freak Killers case continue to be unraveled. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https://mood.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	You're in a
0:26.7	want to be here to be in five next week. 3rd 17-17-2 no water warrant. 4.1,000. Oh, Following the dig at the well, Leonard Padilla tried to get Germantine out of prison to show them the exact spot where other sites were so that more digs could happen.
1:08.0	Bounty Hunter Rob Dick tells us what happened next.
1:13.0	Leonard gets an idea, hey, let's get West out of prison and have him stand where to dig,
1:19.0	there's no confusion whatsoever.
1:25.0	And he gets Matt and Susan, even Jeff was involved to try to get him, you know, taken under prison by corrections.
1:35.2	Stand where it's at.
1:36.6	Well, Steve Moore came out when he heard and publicly stopped it.
1:40.8	He came out to the media, he made a press release, where he's protecting the
1:45.3	residents of his county, can't have a serial killer come back, put too many people in danger.
1:50.4	That was probably the biggest red flag for me anyway was that that happens all the time
1:54.8	Charles Manson didn't die in prison. You know that's what CDC does when he got sick
1:58.9	They moved into the hospital. I mean they get transported in now all the time
2:01.9	West been out of prison numerous times.
2:04.0	That was a huge red flag.
2:05.0	I mean I would be more concerned that John would be on an opposing hill taking West out
2:10.0	than anything that West could do because he's got guards all around. So he stopped it,
2:16.8	got everybody in trouble. That's when Susan and Matt got in trouble. Jeff couldn't because he was
2:21.3	retired, but Susan and Matt got in big trouble for that and he stopped it.
2:27.0	So then that's when Kathleen got involved on it. I mean Kathleen been involved before this but that's when she went to the governor, got the bill to have
2:34.7	FBI remove him, and of course Kathleen's connection, you guys already knew that, was Deanna.
2:40.5	And so FBI takes him out and he shows the well, another well, another well, there's like seven I think wells that haven't
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