When 16 year-old James Thompson was found brutally murdered in his home in the neighborhood of Hedingham, in Raleigh, North Carolina, there was a small note torn from a larger one, marking the place where he was left to die. It read simply, “James dead inside. Don’t look.” The actions of his younger brother that day are as shocking as they are incomprehensible. The only clue left to explain the horror inflicted on the neighborhood that evening, was the rest of that hastily recorded, handwritten note…

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The scene outside of the Big 5 sporting goods store in Renton, Washington on the evening of June 5th, 2024 was chaotic. City police arrived within minutes of dispatch only to find that undercover sheriffs were already there. A teenager was found lying, fatally injured, on the sidewalk. Sorting through the confusion, the story that emerged was shocking. There were four individuals involved; one young victim and three firearms … except, which of the guns were actually real? Extended Police Response: https://youtu.be/EN3eEKF5PYsConnect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190

On a Spring afternoon in Odessa, Texas police responded to a welfare check at the Faudree Ranch Apartment complex. There, they made a shocking discovery. What followed was a rapid investigation; uncovering multiple suspects, the victim’s sordid past and two, very suspicious, cellphone recordings. The single thread running through the investigation was an unwavering focus on one individual. When all was said and done, the case did not conclude in the way anyone was expecting … Full interviews with Larry Johnson: https://youtu.be/ZXEvI-Pc5kM

In the Autumn of 2024, investigators in Cleveland, Ohio faced a bizarre set of circumstances. A son and young father had been missing for over a week. The apartment where he was thought to be living was found cleared-out. Both he and all of his belongings vanished, seemingly overnight. There were no cameras. In fact, there was no record of the man even living in the building. But what investigators did find, were signs that something very sinister had happened inside that apartment. Interviews with Dy'mond Vaden: https://youtu.be/pNgQCG006x8

A call to emergency services in Nashville, Tennessee was received after 9:30PM in late February 2025. The caller was 26 year-old former college football star Blaise Taylor. His girlfriend, 24 year-old Jade Benning was, suddenly, very ill. She was nearly six months pregnant. EMTs were told that Jade was experiencing the sudden-onset of a severe allergic reaction. At the hospital, however, questions emerged. What Jade was reacting to was not allergies. In her final moments of consciousness, the young chef seemed to have recognized what was happening to her. And she had the presence of mind to dial a friend’s number, and expose her killer.Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190

When police in Lexington, South Carolina responded to reports of a gunshot at a family home on Corley Street, they arrived to find wife and mother Kimberley Groh distraught and frantic. Her husband had suffered a life-threatening injury, while in his bed, in the middle of the night. Events at the scene unfolded quickly. Evidence was compiled rapidly. Kimberley’s bizarre explanation for her husband’s apparent fatal accident was listened-to with skepticism.And as the facts came to light, her story was met with yet more speculation and suspicion….Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190How we make our videos:🎥 https://amzn.to/48tZ6oU🎤 https://amzn.to/4phipas🔆 https://amzn.to/48azGeu🖥️ https://amzn.to/3LRhShgTheme music by Audio Hertz, Luck Witch via YouTube music, lyrics by Frank Mizzy (YouTube The2ndStory)

True Crime Documentary, the murder of Nancy HoweryWhen mother of two Nancy Howery went missing, investigators pursued a few theories that would explain her disappearance until a single suspect emerged. What investigators uncovered after that, was a horror no one had been expecting…Full BWC interview with Daniel Stearns: https://youtu.be/ytjJ7LFGLzIConnect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190Theme music by Audio Hertz, Luck Witch via YouTube music, lyrics by Frank Mizzy (YouTube The2ndStory)

In the early morning hours of October 15, 2023, Youngstown police responded to a call about a domestic fight: two sisters, arguing. What they found when they arrived at the scene was far more serious. It was clear that what had occurred was no accident. Investigators would find out much later, that the bu ild-up to this tragic death, was also far more complicated than it initially appeared.

On the morning of January 3rd, 2024 mother-of-four Kayla Atwood dropped her two youngest children at their daycare. She never returned to collect them. The investigation into her disappearance began by tracing her last known movements and interactions; at the daycare, with neighbours, and catching a ride from a new friend. As the pieces began to fall into place, all signs pointed to just one suspect…

In the Autumn of 2023, news of a horrific murder rocked the city of Baltimore. A young and talented entrepreneur, one the of the city’s rising stars, was found brutally attacked and killed on the rooftop of her office building. Pava LaPere had many friends and no known enemies. Investigators began by speaking with those who knew her best. Then, they retraced her steps, and piece by piece they filled-in the puzzle and hunted down a killer.