In our younger years, it can be difficult to fully grasp the permanence of certain choices. That sense of distance from consequence can sometimes lead to decisions made without fully considering the risks. But the reality is that life is fragile, and even a single moment of impaired judgment can carry irreversible consequences…

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/innocence     

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Kirby Carpenter was a wealthy Mississippi businessman and modern-day renaissance man. In 2022, he vanished without warning, leaving behind his girlfriend, Caitlin Spence, and their infant daughter. Two days later, a disturbing discovery behind their home would change everything…

Written by Sam Foster, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. Special thanks to Kaysie Barnes and Wendy Page for their compassion, resilience and willingness to speak with us for this episode. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/waterfall   

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It was a quiet autumn day at a residential leasing office in Anchorage Alaska, when the peace was shattered by the sound of gunshots. As emergency responders raced to the scene, they found one man lying dead, and a suspect that had seemingly vanished. Why had Josiah Goecker, a beloved family man, been ruthlessly gunned down while at work? And where was the person who killed him? 

Written by Jess Thomas, Edited & Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/outinthecold 

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Just after midnight on June 22nd, 2019, a disturbing 911 call was made by two children, who reported that they had just been stabbed in their home.  As police arrived on scene, they made two horrific discoveries.  One was the dead body of 62-year-old Diane Madison, grandmother of the attacked children.  The other was the fact that just six years earlier, police had been called to this same home for a completely different case… 

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/naturenurture   

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On a November night in Key West, FL in 2017, friends Paula and Roger were hanging out and partying in Paula’s makeshift home nicknamed “The Treehouse.” Without warning, they were suddenly accosted by two masked men, leading to a tragic killing. The subsequent police investigation quickly mutated into a convoluted conspiracy involving drugs, coercion, and corruption. The result: a lone defendant representing himself in court swearing that he had been falsely accused - a man Paula swore was not one of her attackers…

Special thanks to Franklin Tyrone Tucker for his willingness to speak with us for this episode. Written by Sam Foster, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/treehouse   

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Rashod Newton had committed violent crimes before. He had even been violent with his girlfriend Alessia before. So when Rashod shot and killed Alessia Mesquita just feet from their year-old daughter, it took friends and family little time to piece together the tragedy…

Written by Samantha Grove, Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/snapped 

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Not every homicide case is a mystery.  There are times when the perpetrator is suspected from the very start, as was the case when 26-year-old Charlie Wyrick vanished on December 21st, 2015.  As investigators would soon discover, she had left behind a critical clue to solve her own murder…

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/premonition  

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When the newly married Mark and Lori Phillips went out to celebrate their upcoming move to Bismarck in February of 2019, the night did not go according to plan. As they were out at a Wisconsin bar with some friends, Mark became angry at Lori and began shouting at her. The two left the bar and returned home. There the fight continued, prompting Lori to speed away in the couple’s new truck for fear that Mark might hurt her. She slept in an empty parking lot for the night, but when she returned expecting an apology from her husband, she found something far more grim…     

Special thanks to Lori Gamoke for her bravery, transparency and willingness to speak with us for this episode, as well as Leslie Morgan Steiner for her insights about domestic violence. Written by Sam Foster, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/bloodsnow   

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This is a special off week re-release of Invisible Choir + Episode 229 to our free/regular audience. 

In the early morning hours of January 6th, 2021, police were called to a home located in Kenosha, WI to investigate a possible sex crime.  The call was made by a concerned neighbor who awoke to three children knocking at their door, informing them that their older brother, 24-year-old Jesus Medrano, had attacked their parents.  When officers arrived at the Medrano family home, they found a crime scene that can only be described as a literal blood bath…

Written by Trevor Pason, Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/premium-sources/p229  

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On December 2nd, 2022, hunters in Riceboro, GA came across something horrific. A human torso.  One 911 call led to multiple agencies getting involved and the discovery of additional evidence.  Once the remains were identified months later, things only got more bizarre…

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/hewrote 

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