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The coroner concealed the injuries: Why?
A dismembered body in garbage bags, a suspect with DNA and a history of extreme violence, but no trial. The reason behind this decision is what makes this case different from any other.
In this episode, we analyze the case of Kayla Williams, a twenty-year-old woman whose body was found dismembered in Spokane, Washington. We explore how the evidence and an identified suspect did not lead to a trial, and what role an institution played in this lack of justice. What did the coroner conceal in the autopsy report?
Case: Kayla Williams
Location: Spokane, Washington
Date: April 2, 2012 (disappearance), Mother's Day 2012 (discovery)
Victim: Kayla Williams (20 years old)
Suspect: Robert Davis
Coroner: Doctor Howard
- Kayla Williams' body was found cut in two halves inside black garbage bags.
- The victim was twenty years old and had been reported missing weeks earlier.
- The suspect, Robert Davis, had his DNA found and he had a history of sexual assault.
- Doctor Howard's autopsy report did not document most of the victim's injuries.
- Robert Davis had sexually assaulted a woman named Dawn in April 2007, and his DNA was collected.
Topics Covered: true crime, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, true crime, #CrimenReal, #CrimenEnEspañol, murders, #AsesinatosReales, #CriminalesFamosos, unsolved cases, #CasosSinResolver, #InvestigacionCriminal, criminal stories, #HistoriasCriminales, #NarracionCriminal, crime podcast, #PodcastDeCrimen, #PodcastDeMisterio, disappearances, #Desapariciones, #Misterio, criminal investigation, true crime Spanish, #TrueCrimeEnEspañol, mystery, real cases, #CasosReales, #HistoriasReales, real murders, mysterious disappearances, famous crimes, #CrimenesFamosos, #CasosFamosos, serial killers, #AsesinosSeriales, #SerialKillers, crime stories, #HistoriasDeCrimen
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OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A dismembered body in garbage bags, a suspect with DNA and a history of extreme violence, but no trial. The reason behind this decision is what makes this case different from any other.
In this episode, we analyze the case of Kayla Williams, a twenty-year-old woman whose body was found dismembered in Spokane, Washington. We explore how the evidence and an identified suspect did not lead to a trial, and what role an institution played in this lack of justice. What did the coroner conceal in the autopsy report?
Case: Kayla Williams
Location: Spokane, Washington
Date: April 2, 2012 (disappearance), Mother's Day 2012 (discovery)
Victim: Kayla Williams (20 years old)
Suspect: Robert Davis
Coroner: Doctor Howard
- Kayla Williams' body was found cut in two halves inside black garbage bags.
- The victim was twenty years old and had been reported missing weeks earlier.
- The suspect, Robert Davis, had his DNA found and he had a history of sexual assault.
- Doctor Howard's autopsy report did not document most of the victim's injuries.
- Robert Davis had sexually assaulted a woman named Dawn in April 2007, and his DNA was collected.
Topics Covered: true crime, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, true crime, #CrimenReal, #CrimenEnEspañol, murders, #AsesinatosReales, #CriminalesFamosos, unsolved cases, #CasosSinResolver, #InvestigacionCriminal, criminal stories, #HistoriasCriminales, #NarracionCriminal, crime podcast, #PodcastDeCrimen, #PodcastDeMisterio, disappearances, #Desapariciones, #Misterio, criminal investigation, true crime Spanish, #TrueCrimeEnEspañol, mystery, real cases, #CasosReales, #HistoriasReales, real murders, mysterious disappearances, famous crimes, #CrimenesFamosos, #CasosFamosos, serial killers, #AsesinosSeriales, #SerialKillers, crime stories, #HistoriasDeCrimen
Recommended Listening: Criminopatía, True Crime with Martha Caballero, Dossier Negro, Territorio Negro, CRIMES THAT MARKED SPAIN, Sofa, blanket and crime, Elena in The Land of Horrors, Explicit content, Podimo True Crime, Behind the truth, Mimicidios, Beasts, Case, Araknne, Passages of Terror, Series Criminology, NIGHT CRIMINALIST, Shots and knives: news chronicle of Madrid, True Spies - Spanish, The Idiot, HorrorTales, True Crime in Spanish, Crime Stories, Real Stories, True Crime Spanish, The Dark Chronicle, Rotten Mango, Maje: autopsy of a killer, Arny, The profiler, Crimes with M, No pengis, The footprint of crime | Crimi Jess, Imperfect Crimes, Chronicles of the Morgue, Love Trapped, Crime Junkie, Paul Landó, Shall we talk about Crimes?, Real Crimes: Dark Mysteries that Shocked, L'Heure Du Crime, Triun Arts, Casefile True Crime, The Brotherhood, CriminalMente, Intrigue, RedHanded, The Epstein Files, Hate Crimes, Hondelatte Raconte, Operation Black Widow, Criminal Behavior, Operation Moon
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OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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A dismembered body in garbage bags, a suspect with DNA and a history of extreme violence, but no trial. The reason behind this decision is what makes this case different from any other.
In this episode, we analyze the case of Kayla Williams, a twenty-year-old woman whose body was found dismembered in Spokane, Washington. We explore how the evidence and an identified suspect did not lead to a trial, and what role an institution played in this lack of justice. What did the coroner conceal in the autopsy report?
Case: Kayla Williams
Location: Spokane, Washington
Date: April 2, 2012 (disappearance), Mother's Day 2012 (discovery)
Victim: Kayla Williams (20 years old)
Suspect: Robert Davis
Coroner: Doctor Howard
- Kayla Williams' body was found cut in two halves inside black garbage bags.
- The victim was twenty years old and had been reported missing weeks earlier.
- The suspect, Robert Davis, had his DNA found and he had a history of sexual assault.
- Doctor Howard's autopsy report did not document most of the victim's injuries.
- Robert Davis had sexually assaulted a woman named Dawn in April 2007, and his DNA was collected.
Topics Covered: true crime, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, true crime, #CrimenReal, #CrimenEnEspañol, murders, #AsesinatosReales, #CriminalesFamosos, unsolved cases, #CasosSinResolver, #InvestigacionCriminal, criminal stories, #HistoriasCriminales, #NarracionCriminal, crime podcast, #PodcastDeCrimen, #PodcastDeMisterio, disappearances, #Desapariciones, #Misterio, criminal investigation, true crime Spanish, #TrueCrimeEnEspañol, mystery, real cases, #CasosReales, #HistoriasReales, real murders, mysterious disappearances, famous crimes, #CrimenesFamosos, #CasosFamosos, serial killers, #AsesinosSeriales, #SerialKillers, crime stories, #HistoriasDeCrimen
Recommended Listening: Criminopatía, True Crime with Martha Caballero, Dossier Negro, Territorio Negro, CRIMES THAT MARKED SPAIN, Sofa, blanket and crime, Elena in The Land of Horrors, Explicit content, Podimo True Crime, Behind the truth, Mimicidios, Beasts, Case, Araknne, Passages of Terror, Series Criminology, NIGHT CRIMINALIST, Shots and knives: news chronicle of Madrid, True Spies - Spanish, The Idiot, HorrorTales, True Crime in Spanish, Crime Stories, Real Stories, True Crime Spanish, The Dark Chronicle, Rotten Mango, Maje: autopsy of a killer, Arny, The profiler, Crimes with M, No pengis, The footprint of crime | Crimi Jess, Imperfect Crimes, Chronicles of the Morgue, Love Trapped, Crime Junkie, Paul Landó, Shall we talk about Crimes?, Real Crimes: Dark Mysteries that Shocked, L'Heure Du Crime, Triun Arts, Casefile True Crime, The Brotherhood, CriminalMente, Intrigue, RedHanded, The Epstein Files, Hate Crimes, Hondelatte Raconte, Operation Black Widow, Criminal Behavior, Operation Moon
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A dismembered body in garbage bags, a suspect with DNA and a history of extreme violence, but no trial. The reason behind this decision is what makes this case different from any other.
In this episode, we analyze the case of Kayla Williams, a twenty-year-old woman whose body was found dismembered in Spokane, Washington. We explore how the evidence and an identified suspect did not lead to a trial, and what role an institution played in this lack of justice. What did the coroner conceal in the autopsy report?
Case: Kayla Williams
Location: Spokane, Washington
Date: April 2, 2012 (disappearance), Mother's Day 2012 (discovery)
Victim: Kayla Williams (20 years old)
Suspect: Robert Davis
Coroner: Doctor Howard
- Kayla Williams' body was found cut in two halves inside black garbage bags.
- The victim was twenty years old and had been reported missing weeks earlier.
- The suspect, Robert Davis, had his DNA found and he had a history of sexual assault.
- Doctor Howard's autopsy report did not document most of the victim's injuries.
- Robert Davis had sexually assaulted a woman named Dawn in April 2007, and his DNA was collected.
Topics Covered: true crime, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, true crime, #CrimenReal, #CrimenEnEspañol, murders, #AsesinatosReales, #CriminalesFamosos, unsolved cases, #CasosSinResolver, #InvestigacionCriminal, criminal stories, #HistoriasCriminales, #NarracionCriminal, crime podcast, #PodcastDeCrimen, #PodcastDeMisterio, disappearances, #Desapariciones, #Misterio, criminal investigation, true crime Spanish, #TrueCrimeEnEspañol, mystery, real cases, #CasosReales, #HistoriasReales, real murders, mysterious disappearances, famous crimes, #CrimenesFamosos, #CasosFamosos, serial killers, #AsesinosSeriales, #SerialKillers, crime stories, #HistoriasDeCrimen
Recommended Listening: Criminopatía, True Crime with Martha Caballero, Dossier Negro, Territorio Negro, CRIMES THAT MARKED SPAIN, Sofa, blanket and crime, Elena in The Land of Horrors, Explicit content, Podimo True Crime, Behind the truth, Mimicidios, Beasts, Case, Araknne, Passages of Terror, Series Criminology, NIGHT CRIMINALIST, Shots and knives: news chronicle of Madrid, True Spies - Spanish, The Idiot, HorrorTales, True Crime in Spanish, Crime Stories, Real Stories, True Crime Spanish, The Dark Chronicle, Rotten Mango, Maje: autopsy of a killer, Arny, The profiler, Crimes with M, No pengis, The footprint of crime | Crimi Jess, Imperfect Crimes, Chronicles of the Morgue, Love Trapped, Crime Junkie, Paul Landó, Shall we talk about Crimes?, Real Crimes: Dark Mysteries that Shocked, L'Heure Du Crime, Triun Arts, Casefile True Crime, The Brotherhood, CriminalMente, Intrigue, RedHanded, The Epstein Files, Hate Crimes, Hondelatte Raconte, Operation Black Widow, Criminal Behavior, Operation Moon
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie