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On the night of January 23rd 2006, Jennifer Kesse spoke to her boyfriend before going to bed. She set out her clothes for work. She went to sleep. And then she vanished. Jennifer was 24 years old. Independent. Smart. Safety conscious. She would never blow off work and she would never take off without an explanation. And yet, the next morning, Jennifer was just… gone. Join us for Behind the Fence: The Vanishing of Jennifer Kesse. This isn’t just a mystery. This is Jennifer’s story. Her car would later be found abandoned about a mile from her home. Her phone would never ring again. And the only image investigators have of her suspected abductor is a blurred figure walking away from a parking lot— his face hidden behind fence posts. For over twenty years, Jennifer’s family has lived with unanswered questions. No arrests. No closure. No idea what happened to the woman they love. So, what went wrong? Subscribe for ad-free, early, and bonus episodes Record a voicemail for a future show Contact Us Shop TCB Merch Sources Disappearance of Tiffany Sessions – Wikipedia, Missing since Feb. 9, 1989, retrieved 4/29/2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Tiffany_Sessions Inside the Florida Condo Where Jennifer Kesse Was Last Seen Max Harrington, Discussion of construction environment, security limitations, and resident access issues, , 2/14/2025. https://sellingmorerealestate.com/inside-the-florida-condo-where-jennifer-kesse-was-last-seen-as-her-family-reveals-their-theory-of-what-happened-to-her/ [charleyproject.org] Jennifer Kesse Case Timeline – Solve the Case, Documented timeline including car discovery, surveillance footage, and 2016 legal death declaration, retrieved 4/29/2026. https://www.solvethecase.org/case/2006-2/timeline Jennifer Kesse’s Condo – Odd Stops, Detailed location, parking layout, and vehicle evidence discussion https://oddstops.com/jennifer-kesses-condo [Jennifer K…p Find Her] Jennifer Kesse Case No Longer Cold, Family Says, Click Orlando,  10/23/ 2025. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/10/23/family-of-jennifer-kesse-says-case-no-longer-cold-nearly-20-years-after-her-disappearance-in-orlando/ Missing: Jennifer Kesse – Uncovered, Case overview, investigative context, and source links, retrieved 4/29/2016. https://uncovered.com/cases/jennifer-kesse What Happened to Jennifer Kesse? Surveillance & Updates, Michael Knox, 2/12/2026, retrieved 4/16/2026. https://www.gsnsp.com/jennifer-kesse-surveillance-fence-update

This story begins with a question that plagued investigators, doctors, and a jury: how did the life of an infant end, and how can we tell who was responsible when science and the law collide? In the hours, days, and years after Garrett Michael Wilson’s death, explanations moved from natural causes to something far more deliberate. As grief gave way to scrutiny and accusation, a case that had remained a family tragedy led to a criminal prosecution. Join us for Crime or Tragedy? The Garrett Wilson Story. In this episode, we follow the evidence that moved the case from the realm of unexplained loss into a courtroom, the testimony that carried extraordinary weight, and the decisions that closed the case officially while leaving lasting questions behind. This is not a story about reopening a verdict, but about understanding how investigators and courts decided that a death was a crime. Sources American SIDS Institute publishes top research priorities in sudden unexpected infant death, ttps://sids.org/american-sids-institute-publishes-top-research-priorities-in-sudden-unexpected-infant-death/, retrieved 4/18/2026. 48 Hours: “Unmasking the Mastermind,” CBS News, 7/20/2001. Criminal Minds & Methods, Garrett Wilson – Crime Library, retrieved 4/16/2026. While Innocents Slept: A Story of Revenge, Murder, and SIDS by Adrian Havill, 2011. Subscribe for ad-free, early, and bonus episodes Record a voicemail for a future show Contact Us Shop TCB Merch

Please listen to this re-release of a 2021 members-only episode about sudden infant infant deaths which were determined to be homicide. We will be covering another SIDS v. Homicide case in May and I think listening to this episode is a good prequel! In 1985, authorities in New York State arrested a father who they believed had murdered his three children. In the course of the investigation, they became aware of a mother who claimed to have lost five children to SIDS. Thinking this was highly unlikely, they opened an investigation into the family. First, the family needed to be identified. Once this was done, the investigation of Waneta Hoyt moved right along, culminating in her trial for murder in 1995. Join us at the quiet end for Not Again! Waneta Hoyt’s Babies. This story of SIDS or infanticide or Munchausen by Proxy took many twists and turns before justice was done. At the heart of this story is the tragic and unnecessary end of five young lives and the question of how it took five suspicious deaths before Waneta Hoyt was stopped.

In May of 2005, a quiet part of rural Ohio woke up to something no one was prepared for. By the time most people finished their morning coffee, six people were dead, one teenage girl was barely alive, and a town that thought it understood itself was now living inside a nightmare. Answers came fast. Too fast. And once they did, people were told the story was over—it was solved, wrapped up, and explained. But that is not how it felt then. And for a lot of people, it still does not feel that way now. Join us for One Night, Too Many Questions. This is not just a story about a violent night on a farm. It is about what happens after—when a community wants peace so badly it is willing to grab onto the first explanation that lets everyone breathe again. It is about the questions that never really went away, even when the official story said they should have. So we are slowing things down— taking a closer look at what happened, what was said, and the questions that still haven’t gone away. Sources Former detective sentenced for endangering teenage witness, The Columbus Dispatch, 5/29/2008. Massacre’s survivor yet to receive inheritance, The Columbus Dispatch, 2/5/2009. Saving Stacy by Rob St. Clair Teen suspected in slayings of 5, NBCnews.com, 5/29/2005. Subscribe for ad-free, early, and bonus episodes Record a voicemail for a future show Contact Us Shop TCB Merch

It was during a snowstorm, on a snow day in Philadelphia, when a young teacher was found dead in her apartment under very bizarre circumstances. Her name was Ellen Greenberg. She was 27 years old. She was engaged and she lived with her fiancé. Ellen’s fiancé called 911, and almost right away, investigators said they knew what happened. But then the story changed. And then it changed again. Join us today as we talk about what should have been a straightforward investigation that, over time. turned into something far more complicated. For years now, Ellen’s parents have been asking the same thing everyone else eventually starts asking when they look closely at this case: Does any of this make sense?  We’re starting with who Ellen was, who the people in her life were, what is known about the day she died, and what has never been adequately explained. Because, more than a decade later, the core question is still hanging in the air: What Really Happened to Ellen Greenberg? Sources Ellen Rae Greenberg, https://gavinfish.com/cases/ellen-greenberg/ Family of teacher who died from 20 stab wounds sues Philadelphia medical examiner to have suicide ruling changed, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Stephanie Farr, 10/16/2019. Retrieved 3/15/2026. Medical Examiner’s Office Investigation Report, Ellen Greenberg Case Docs, 3/18/2022. Retrieved 2/20/2026. Suicide or homicide? Parents’ anguished search for answers lasts years after daughter dies of 20 stab wounds, PennLive.com, Steve Marroni, 5/13/2019. What Happened to Ellen? by Nancy Grace & Benee Knauer. Subscribe for ad-free, early, and bonus episodes Record a voicemail for a future show Contact Us Shop TCB Merch