Shattered Souls

Karen wraps up this part of the Car Barn Murders series with her assessment of accomplices Walter Oliver and Robert Janney along with a breakdown of the statement of Francis Gregory. Please go to the Shattered Souls Facebook page for insider details and to render your verdicts on the case. Stay tuned for future episodes and a few surprises! Thank you for listening!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 July 2022

After handing off her findings on William Clarke to you, the public jury, Karen details every factor and Clarke's criminal intent to put the final pieces together. She also uncovers the identity of Captain Vollten's confidential informants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 July 2022

Karen makes her opening argument against her primary suspect, William Clarke, based on the information provided in the 1935 reports and from Captain Vollten's confidential informants from 1954....but, who were the informants? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 June 2022

Karen's friend, Stephanie White, cracked the identity of  DC Metro Police 'ex-Sergeant Greene", named numerous times in Captain Vollten's 1954 Addendum report. Who was this man and how did he play a role in the murders of Emory Smith and James Mitchell? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 June 2022

The 1954 Addendum report written by Captain Vollten provided all of the details needed to crack the case, but there were still unidentified persons involved in the murder that Karen has to identify to come to a conclusion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 June 2022

As Karen continues putting the pieces together, she finds out about an addendum report that was not included in the original files. She also discovers that there may have been evidence tampering by one of the original detectives. William Clarke's friend and alibi, James Weir, goes on the run. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 June 2022

Prison letters between William Clarke and Mary Branch tell a sordid story of love and hate. Clarke also wrote to several other people from his prison cell, including a U.S. Senator and one woman who proved to be pivotal regarding a solution to the case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2022

The lid finally blows off of the case when Karen discovers a related crime that was not mentioned anywhere in the case file. Dead men tell no tales. Dead women, too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2022

Karen delves into the police interviews of William Clarke and Mary Branch and finds marked discrepancies, an unnamed DC cop, as well as a direct link to another person of interest -- the only person left alive after the murders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2022

As the political machine churned in the background, Detectives Vollten and Rodgers follow up on the information from DC Jail inmate Horace Davis and his claims about Walter Oliver's confession. Another name was dropped by Davis and Karen finds a treasure trove of information and a link that sets her wheels spinning toward a solution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2022

DC Jail inmate Horace Davis provided the first solid lead to investigate, but was he telling the truth? Karen has more names to investigate and finds the first bombshell from an unlikely source. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2022

Detective Vollten kept interviewing suspects after breaking away from the investigation of Tony The Stinger Cugino, but nothing was panning out. Almost a year to the day after the Car Barn Murders, Vollten got a letter on his desk from a con who said he had intel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2022

A wormhole in Philadelphia? Gangsters are on the forefront of Detective Vollten's investigation and Karen follows their leads down a rabbit hole to find out if the Car Barn Murders were a gang hit. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2022

The District of Columbia was dealing with rampant illegal rackets and Karen finds out just how much corruption was going on. The detectives start working with an informant, who finds out key information about the Car Barn Murder case. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2022

As the detectives followed lead after lead, nothing seemed to be panning out. Karen starts following leads of her own, including an attempted robbery of another ticket office that provided a suspect description. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2022

Karen begins reconstructing the moments of the murders of James Mitchell and her great uncle, Emory Smith, which leads to difficult questions. Was it really an inside job like everyone thought? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 March 2022

Retired detective Karen Smith discovers that her father kept a family secret for decades. In 2002, her father revealed that Karen's great uncle, Emory Smith, was the victim of a heinous murder and that her grandfather had been held as a suspect. Karen begins her journey to solve her great uncle Emory's murder. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 March 2022

'Shattered Souls: The Car Barn Murders' premieres March 22nd!

Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2022

Karen shares two fun, strange, and lighthearted cases from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, including an encounter with a "Jeff Spicoli in the flesh" surfer dude.

Transcribed - Published: 10 September 2020

In this surprise lighthearted bonus episode, Karen recounts one of the more straightforward cases in which a perp discovers the hard way that she isn't as smart as Karen and her colleagues.

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2020

Karen talks with longtime friend and former prosecutor Nancy Grace about the most emotional moments from her career.

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2020

A crime scene reconstruction tells a much different story than the suspect does in the stunning conclusion to Kim Dorsey's story.

Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2020

Karen relives the most challenging case of her career with colleagues Detective Kim Long, Prosecutor London Kite, Detective Larry Kuczkowski and Sergeant Karen Dukes.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2020

An investigation relies on bloodstain evidence to indisputably reveal,who murdered Jessie Bracelett on a cold December morning.

Transcribed - Published: 11 July 2020

Detectives rely on the forensic reconstruction to detangle a twisted case with conflicting eyewitness accounts.

Transcribed - Published: 4 July 2020

A man turns himself in after murdering Trina Joseph — but he tells a much different story than the forensic evidence indicates.

Transcribed - Published: 27 June 2020

Prosecutor Janeen Kirch details her experiences in the State Attorney's Office.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2020

A murder investigation comes down to one crucial piece of evidence that multiple officers, detectives, and forensic investigators nearly missed.

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2020

Karen speaks with mentor Detective Eileen Simpson, about her method for dealing with the emotional aftermath.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2020

A cut-and-dried case threatens to crumble in the courtroom when the defense makes an argument that could let a killer walk free.

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2020

What should have been an open-and-shut case leads to the most devastating moment of Karen's career.

Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2020

A killer's callous confession is caught on wiretap.

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2020

Karen chats with her "work wife" about their case files and experiences together.

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2020

The murder of a Jacksonville police officer sets Karen on the hunt for a killer.

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2020

Karen speaks with Stacy Replogle's mother.

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2020

Karen and her team race to identify a killer.

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2020

A fifteen-year-old case continues to occupy the mind of retired forensic detective Karen Smith.

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2020

Enjoy this emotional sneak preview of the first season of the new podcast "CrimeCon Presents: Shattered Souls, A Forensic Detective's Diary."

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2020

Go to iTunes, Stitcher, etc to get the latest episode of The Shocking Details.

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2020

One of the strangest murder trials in US history.

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2020

A man vanishes from a planeload of people and no one notices...

Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2020

Joe helps you discover your next binge-worthy, must-listen, true crime original: Call Me God: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper Investigation. Told firsthand by those key to solving the case, follow FBI agent brothers Jim and Tim Clemente as they lead listeners through the tangled path of discovery and evidence gathering only a select few had the vision to see.

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2019

Factually! is out NOW - listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2019

This is a story about power, control, and turning to the wrong person for help.

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2019

He's not QUITE dead.

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2019

What happens when a seemingly-perfect marriage ends in a nasty divorce and someone ends up dead. Listen to Over My Dead Body today wherever you’re listening to this or wondery.fm/omdb

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2019

We might be away but there's lots going on!

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2018

Team Sideways explores the American Beauty murder with Minds of Madness.

Transcribed - Published: 18 October 2018

In November 2000 Greg de Villers, despondent over his wife's unfaithfulness, decided to end his life... or did he?

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2018

This is the last episode of TSP and we wanted to have some fun with it. So here are the final bloopers from this years episodes. Oh, and there is a lot of swearing.

Transcribed - Published: 30 August 2018