The Stone on the Table: How a Pastor Shaped a Young Man's End

The Stone on the Table: How a Pastor Shaped a Young Man's End Cold curiosity first: a palm-sized, water-smoothed river stone pressed onto a small stack of documents beside a still-faintly-warm coffee mug on a kitchen table where a twenty-two-year-old man sat dead in a chair at 5:40 a.m, on June 11, 2003. The stone hadn’t belonged in that apartment, the nearest moving water was 4.5 miles away, and the explanation came years later in a letter from the man who reshaped the victim’s life - but what did the stone mean? In this episode, we follow the sequence of everyday details that led from routine support group meetings to a dismantled life, tracing where trust formed and how it was used. You’ll hear how work, weekly calls, a roof repair visit, and a lay counselor’s involvement fit together - and what question about influence and responsibility remains at the center. Person: Bruce Allen Evans Date: June 11, 2003 Age: 22 Person: Melvin Mueller Location: Calverton, Dellard County - The body was found seated in a kitchen chair at 5:40 a.m. - The coffee mug on the table was faintly warm when paramedics arrived. - The nearest moving water, Penner Creek, was 4.5 miles east of the apartment. - Bruce had been saving money since age 19 and made weekly Wednesday calls to his mother at 11:15 p.m, for 40-60 minutes. - Mueller was a 46-year-old lay counselor and pastoral assistant with a two-year correspondence certificate and no clinical license. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].