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Angela Wagner takes the stand during part 7 of Summer Series 2025 where we are covering the trial of George Wagner IV. Buckle up cause Angela is a very interesting character in all of this.

Sources for episode: 

https://www.fox19.com/2022/11/02/angela-wagner-you-never-get-away-with-it-you-live-with-it/?outputType=amp

https://www.fox19.com/2022/11/03/angela-wagner-back-stand-cross-examination-pike-county-massacre-trial/?outputType=amp

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000584727683

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000584858715

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000584982558

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000585007353

In late October 1995,18 year-old Shana Jaros had just moved out of her parents home and was renting an apartment nearby with a roommate. What seemed to be a normal ordinary Halloween night soon turned into a nightmare for the Jaros family when 18-year-old Shana was found murdered the following morning. Let’s unpack her story and find out where the case stands today.

Sources for episode: 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna181546

https://uncovered.com/cases/shana-jaros-nokomis-il

https://youtu.be/IlX6e1jWSvk?si=BDrYItt6sFL3-BkO

https://www.houghfuneralhome.com/obituary/Billy-Malloy

In today’s episode, we are going to finish the prosecutions questioning of Jake Wagner and we will also get into the defenses cross examination of Jake and we will go ahead and finish out Jake Wagner’s testimony. 


Sources for episode: 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/24/day-29-jake-wagner-takes-the-stand-against-his-brother-in-the-rhoden-slaying-trial/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/25/day-30-jake-wagner-walks-jury-through-how-he-disposed-of-murder-weapons/ 

https://www.scribd.com/document/686257537/Jake-Wagner-Court-Docs-Hearing-Excerpts

Right now in true crime: BK plea deal, Diddy verdict



In Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1974, 15-year-old Henry Bedard brutally lost his life while on his way home from running some errands after school. Despite evidence being left behind including the alleged murder weapon, Henry’s case remains unsolved to this day, almost 51 years since its horrific crime was committed. We are going to discuss Henry’s story and where the case stands today. 

Sources for episode: 

https://coldcasene.org/f/henry-bedard-jr

https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/henry-bedard

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/new-englands-unsolved-murder-henry-bedard/YU6ZPQJSNVBNXLFEXYIQ43T77E/?outputType=amp

https://henrybedard.wordpress.com/case-news/murder-weapon/

https://henrybedard.wordpress.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boston-confidential-beantowns-true-crime-podcast/id1518401443?i=1000553164978

We continue trial coverage and the testimony of Jake Wagner. Jake goes into details about the homicides and we get first hand knowledge of what happened that night in 2016. 


Sources for episode: 

https://www.scribd.com/document/686257537/Jake-Wagner-Court-Docs-Hearing-Excerpts

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/24/day-29-jake-wagner-takes-the-stand-against-his-brother-in-the-rhoden-slaying-trial/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/25/day-30-jake-wagner-walks-jury-through-how-he-disposed-of-murder-weapons/ 

Right now in true crime: Brandon Lawson update, Diddy trial update, Barry Morphew arrested. 

My favorite type of episode to bring you a now solved cold case. After 31 years, the murder of a woman named Megan Beth Johns has officially been solved. Megan lost her life in 1994 at only 29 years old when she was brutally killed in her apartment. After years of unanswered questions, after taking the chance on some untested DNA, we have learned the identify of her killer and he has a criminal history that dates back to 1990, a whole 4 years before Megan’s life was taken. 


Sources for episode: 
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/megan-beth-johns-cold-case-irving-police-arrest-suspect/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK25fhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvroKdo_BTc2rt1EWdaZ0aFsR7a8tMitdrqaZLYuFo4XqYInHqZpe4N6T8rE_aem_OV_6rMnvSCNjG5_EqQ-SVA#2hon1dudzob7p2ybchl64qzkl8d7w0gu

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article308383455.html

https://www.solvethecase.org/case/1994-2/megan-beth-johns

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10422469/megan-beth-johns

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fifth-court-of-appeals/2007/05-06-00579-cr-6.html

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/arrest-made-in-1994-irving-cold-case-murder-of-megan-beth-johns/287-ef606ac8-f591-413a-b634-2664e36845c4

https://www.offenderradar.com/offender-details/darryl-patrick-goggans-of-texas-388935

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article229414839.html

Brandon Lawson petition: 
https://www.change.org/p/demand-da-palmer-release-brandon-lawson-s-remains?recruiter=1377168218&recruited_by_id=51ff6450-512f-11f0-816d-85d2fbeb5e2b&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLJWoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvEIYzwX8i-OHWoB5aO2s7mBAe7GpBJWh5O76_e255fUSn96-mUBpbLA6Tkn_aem_PNgLYdt1Wn0fRg0chvsj2A

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/barry-morphew-lead-prosecutor-withheld-evidence-leading-new-twists-murder-case.amp

In part 4 we are still in the trial of George Wagner IV and we finally hear from Jake Wagner as he takes the stand, his testimony lasted 4 days so we have a lot to cover. Let’s dive in. 

Sources for episode: 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/07/day-19-ski-masks-brass-catcher-and-bug-detector-found-in-wagner-raids-introduced-as-evidence/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/11/day-20-several-guns-introduced-in-wagner-trial-but-none-are-the-murder-weapons/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/12/day-21-text-messages-wiretaps-show-wagners-were-odd-family/

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/13/day-22-angela-wagners-interrogation-is-played-for-the-jury-as-her-brother-testifies-against-her/  

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/14/day-23-angela-wagners-mother-co-defendant-testifies-against-family-to-spare-her-own-freedom/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000582982701

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/19/day-26-the-silencer-used-in-the-rhoden-murders-is-introduced-during-wagner-trial/

https://www.scribd.com/document/686257537/Jake-Wagner-Court-Docs-Hearing-Excerpts

Right now in true crime: Karen Read verdict, Diddy trial, BK trial update, Travis Decker on the run still. 


In 1986 in a Gallup, New Mexico nine-year-old Anthonette Cayedito was abducted from her house in the middle of the night. Her case still remains unsolved today snd she remains missing. While many people still believe Anthonette is still alive, There are a lot of conspiracies about what possibly could’ve happened to her. We are going to unravel it all in this episode.

Sources for episode: 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Anthonette_Cayedito

https://www.crimewatchers.net/threads/anthonette-cayedito-missing-from-gallup-nm-6-april-1986-age-9.3150/

https://unsolved.com/gallery/anthonette-cayedito/

Beyond The Case: 

https://youtu.be/5Y-D5piYY_E?si=OS_izbWXqrWwEfjK

https://youtu.be/gM6QLUNLmKw?si=vGqPrZrNI-Gt8fE8
https://youtu.be/nZsbLEiWI74?si=mvEpBYobpWBmvTQA

 

Part 3 of the Rhoden family murders is continued trial coverage in the trial of George Wagner IV. Let’s dive into it all and break it all down. 

Sources for episode: 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/15/day-4-real-time-updates-from-the-trial-of-george-wagner-iv/

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/16/day-5-the-bloody-shoe-print-in-george-wagner-ivs-trial-is-finally-introduced/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/20/day-6-what-monday-looked-like-in-george-wagner-ivs-trial/

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/20/day-7-state-breaks-down-autopsies-of-rhoden-victims-in-george-wagner-ivs-trial/

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/21/day-8-wagner-defense-calls-for-mistrial-as-prosecution-fumbles-like-the-worst-nfl-team-in-the-league/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/22/day-9-wagner-defense-moves-for-second-mistrial-juror-gets-sick-and-media-files-lawsuit-against-judge/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/23/day-10-state-goes-over-more-autopsies-and-finishes-crime-scene-3/

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/26/day-11-final-autopsy-introduced-in-wagner-trial-as-firearms-expert-goes-over-bullets/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/27/day-12-jury-sent-home-early-after-secretive-crosstalk-in-wagner-trial/ 

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/09/28/day-13-defense-introduces-reasonable-doubt-with-shoes-while-state-goes-over-phone-records-in-wagner-trial/

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/03/day-15-george-wagners-ex-wife-takes-the-stand-against-him-describes-abusive-marriage/

https://www.wlwt.com/article/pike-county-massacre-trial-day-16-rhoden-family-george-wagner-iv-live-stream/41528684

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/wagner-ex-tabitha-claytor-testifies-pike-massacre-trial?amp

Right now in true crime: 
Karen Reid trial update, Travis Decker search update, Lori Vallow trial update and final verdict

In 1973 in Houston, Texas 12 year-old Kirk Douglas Gaskin was brutally murdered in a bathroom at the restaurant where his mother worked. Little investigation was done and little remains known about what happened to that day at the early Roberts famous foods restaurant. I am sharing Kirk’s story in hopes that somebody will be able to help shed new light on his case and help his family with what has haunted them since 1973. Who killed Kirk Douglas Gaskin? 

Sources for episode: 

https://abc13.com/kirk-douglas-gaskin-12-year-old-strangled-early-roberts-famous-cafe-houston-cold-cases/14183921/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181003838/kirk-douglas-gaskin
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hpd-reopens-cold-case-involving-025602605.html

https://websleuths.com/threads/tx-kirk-douglas-gaskin-12-followed-in-bathroom-early-roberts-famous-foods-rest-strangled-w-towel-drying-roll-houston-14-dec-73-reopened.699130/