Tomorrow I will release Part 2 of my deep dive into the West Memphis Three case. In part 2, I examine multiple confessions, conflicting alibis, and the physical evidence that still raises hard questions. I walk through how the crime likely happened, and identify over 20 specific details that Jessie Misskelley knew about the murders— thar could only be known by someone who was there.
Sorry for the delay in the WM3 video …but I think it will be worth the wait. The script for the first video is 41 pages long - I’ll have it ready by next Friday. Pinky promise. PS I finally got to read Blood of Innocents 👀
I’ve gone way down the WM3 rabbit hole. I watched the big docs — Paradise Lost I, II, III and West of Memphis. I read Devil’s Knot (Mara Leveritt) and Gary Meece’s Blood on Black and The Case Against the West Memphis 3 Killers. I’ve torn through the Callahan archive, made notes, built timelines, charts, and tables, and cross-checked everything with actual studies.
After all that, I finally have an educated opinion. It’s as objective as I can make it and will probably irritate everyone equally. I usually cover unsolved cases; this one is “solved,” but plenty of people think three men were wrongly convicted. I’ve been asked for my take for years. I didn’t know enough before. Now I do — maybe too much.
Fair warning: there are a few “I can’t believe I’m saying this” moments, and I’m going to highlight details that usually get skimmed over but—IMO—tell us what we actually need to know. It might be one video, it might turn into a series, and I reserve the right to change my mind as the evidence stacks.
I expect to have something released by Friday August 29th 👍
Nic from True Crime Garage and I will be recording a discussion about the Dardeen Family Murders and other True Crime stuff today. Then, tomorrow I will release the video to Youtube and Patreon members first and then make it public for all early next week. Looking forward to this.
Thank you to everyone who voted and commented on the poll I posted asking what case I should cover next.
Over 20 different cases were suggested in the comments—and I read through every single one of them. I did surface-level research on each, and let me just say: every one of these cases matters.
There’s no way to prioritize which victims deserve more attention than others. It’s impossible.
So here’s what I’ve decided: I’m going to cover all of them.
The most likely approach is that I’ll do a YouTube Short for each case—at minimum—so we can start raising awareness immediately. Full-length videos take more time, but some of these may get that treatment as well.
Again—thank you for participating and pushing these cases forward. These victims deserve a voice.
I will be covering these (in no particular order):
1. Springfield Three 2. Dardeen Family Murders 3. Brian Shaffer 4. Erik Cross 5. Dulce Maria Alavez 6. Summer Wells 7. Mikelle Biggs 8. Michael Wayne Dunahee 9. Kyron Horman 10. Lauren Agee 11. Elizabeth Barraza 12. DeOrr Kunz Jr. 13. Anita Knutson 14. Katie Janness 15. Judy Smith 16. Holly Bobo 17. Long Island Serial Killer 18. Ann Gotlib 19. Emily Pike 20. Ebby Steppach 21. Madeleine Soto 22. Idaho Four 23. West Memphis 3 24. Yogurt Shop Murders 25. San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre 26. Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre 27. Elizabeth Banister 28. Devan Duniver 29. Carina Saunders 30. Debbie Collier 31. Gerald Mooney (early ’7 32. Wendy Woolin 33. Amy Wroe Bechtel
Okay have to end the list here. I’ll get a wait list.
Karen Read, who drunk and angry …and who was furious with John (proven by rage-filled voicemails left the night of his death), dropped him off at 34 Fairview Road—the exact place he was found dead the next morning…
She then threw her Lexus SUV into reverse, hammered 75% throttle (confirmed by vehicle event recorder data), and backed up 88 feet at approximately 24 mph - drunk and angry …
Her right rear taillight shattered while backing up crazy fast (confirmed by vehicle inspection, photographs, and witnesses seeing it intact earlier that evening).
Fragments of that shattered taillight were forensically matched to Karen’s SUV and were found both in the snow at the scene and embedded in John O’Keefe’s clothing (confirmed in crime lab testimony and forensic reports).
John suffered a blunt force injury to the back of the head—with skull fractures and brain swelling—consistent with being knocked down by a reversing vehicle and falling backward, not an animal attack or indoor fight. This was backed by medical examiner testimony and injury modeling.
Then, in multiple recorded conversations, Karen admits her own doubts—saying, “I didn’t think I hit him, hit him… but could I have clipped him?” and “What if I hit his foot, or his knee, and he fell?”—these are statements of consciousness of guilt, and they came straight from her mouth, no spin.
Aaaaaaaand…
The entire prosecution theory was confirmed by the defense’s own expert witness, Dr. Daniel Wolfe. His crash dummy recreation matched the injuries, the taillight break pattern, and even the tear in John’s jacket. He testified that Karen’s Lexus could have caused those exact injuries…
And yet, despite all of this, … the jury couldn’t conclude that Karen hit John with her car?
I feel for John’s family that the person who killed him gets to walk free.
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Tomorrow I will release Part 2 of my deep dive into the West Memphis Three case. In part 2, I examine multiple confessions, conflicting alibis, and the physical evidence that still raises hard questions. I walk through how the crime likely happened, and identify over 20 specific details that Jessie Misskelley knew about the murders— thar could only be known by someone who was there.
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Sorry for the delay in the WM3 video …but I think it will be worth the wait. The script for the first video is 41 pages long - I’ll have it ready by next Friday. Pinky promise. PS I finally got to read Blood of Innocents 👀
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West Memphis 3 — Announcement
I’ve gone way down the WM3 rabbit hole. I watched the big docs — Paradise Lost I, II, III and West of Memphis. I read Devil’s Knot (Mara Leveritt) and Gary Meece’s Blood on Black and The Case Against the West Memphis 3 Killers. I’ve torn through the Callahan archive, made notes, built timelines, charts, and tables, and cross-checked everything with actual studies.
After all that, I finally have an educated opinion. It’s as objective as I can make it and will probably irritate everyone equally. I usually cover unsolved cases; this one is “solved,” but plenty of people think three men were wrongly convicted. I’ve been asked for my take for years. I didn’t know enough before. Now I do — maybe too much.
Fair warning: there are a few “I can’t believe I’m saying this” moments, and I’m going to highlight details that usually get skimmed over but—IMO—tell us what we actually need to know. It might be one video, it might turn into a series, and I reserve the right to change my mind as the evidence stacks.
I expect to have something released by Friday August 29th 👍
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Nic from True Crime Garage and I will be recording a discussion about the Dardeen Family Murders and other True Crime stuff today. Then, tomorrow I will release the video to Youtube and Patreon members first and then make it public for all early next week. Looking forward to this.
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Coming Soon: The Dardeen Family Murders
A case so brutal and twisted that even the FBI couldn’t create a profile for it.
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Thank you to everyone who voted and commented on the poll I posted asking what case I should cover next.
Over 20 different cases were suggested in the comments—and I read through every single one of them. I did surface-level research on each, and let me just say: every one of these cases matters.
There’s no way to prioritize which victims deserve more attention than others. It’s impossible.
So here’s what I’ve decided: I’m going to cover all of them.
The most likely approach is that I’ll do a YouTube Short for each case—at minimum—so we can start raising awareness immediately. Full-length videos take more time, but some of these may get that treatment as well.
Again—thank you for participating and pushing these cases forward. These victims deserve a voice.
I will be covering these (in no particular order):
1. Springfield Three
2. Dardeen Family Murders
3. Brian Shaffer
4. Erik Cross
5. Dulce Maria Alavez
6. Summer Wells
7. Mikelle Biggs
8. Michael Wayne Dunahee
9. Kyron Horman
10. Lauren Agee
11. Elizabeth Barraza
12. DeOrr Kunz Jr.
13. Anita Knutson
14. Katie Janness
15. Judy Smith
16. Holly Bobo
17. Long Island Serial Killer
18. Ann Gotlib
19. Emily Pike
20. Ebby Steppach
21. Madeleine Soto
22. Idaho Four
23. West Memphis 3
24. Yogurt Shop Murders
25. San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre
26. Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre
27. Elizabeth Banister
28. Devan Duniver
29. Carina Saunders
30. Debbie Collier
31. Gerald Mooney (early ’7
32. Wendy Woolin
33. Amy Wroe Bechtel
Okay have to end the list here. I’ll get a wait list.
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So let me get this straight…
Karen Read, who drunk and angry …and who was furious with John (proven by rage-filled voicemails left the night of his death), dropped him off at 34 Fairview Road—the exact place he was found dead the next morning…
She then threw her Lexus SUV into reverse, hammered 75% throttle (confirmed by vehicle event recorder data), and backed up 88 feet at approximately 24 mph - drunk and angry …
Her right rear taillight shattered while backing up crazy fast (confirmed by vehicle inspection, photographs, and witnesses seeing it intact earlier that evening).
Fragments of that shattered taillight were forensically matched to Karen’s SUV and were found both in the snow at the scene and embedded in John O’Keefe’s clothing (confirmed in crime lab testimony and forensic reports).
John suffered a blunt force injury to the back of the head—with skull fractures and brain swelling—consistent with being knocked down by a reversing vehicle and falling backward, not an animal attack or indoor fight. This was backed by medical examiner testimony and injury modeling.
Then, in multiple recorded conversations, Karen admits her own doubts—saying, “I didn’t think I hit him, hit him… but could I have clipped him?” and “What if I hit his foot, or his knee, and he fell?”—these are statements of consciousness of guilt, and they came straight from her mouth, no spin.
Aaaaaaaand…
The entire prosecution theory was confirmed by the defense’s own expert witness, Dr. Daniel Wolfe. His crash dummy recreation matched the injuries, the taillight break pattern, and even the tear in John’s jacket. He testified that Karen’s Lexus could have caused those exact injuries…
And yet, despite all of this, … the jury couldn’t conclude that Karen hit John with her car?
I feel for John’s family that the person who killed him gets to walk free.
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🎬 New True Crime Video Dropping Later Today 🎬
Later today, I’ll be releasing my deep dive into the mysterious and suspicious death of Lauren Agee — a case that’s been ignored for far too long.
But if you don’t want to wait…
👀 Early access is already live for my channel members and Patreon supporters.
This case has twists, contradictions, missing witnesses, and a lot of silence from the people who were with Lauren that night.
👉 Want to see it now?
Join the channel or support on Patreon to watch early:
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