Twenty-seven-year-old Natalie Jones vanished after a July 4th lake party in Alabama in 2020. Ninety-three days later, her car and her remains were found in a rural Georgia field — no arrest, no clear answer, and no closure for the family she left behind. Officials called it an accidental overdose, but a negative toxicology report, an unexplained drug baggie, and Natalie's phone — still missing to this day — point to a more complicated story. In the weeks before her death, Natalie had started...

**UPDATE** It's finally happening! I've waited to share this until I felt sure there could be no hiccups this time, but on Tuesday, March 31st at 9am—Michael Chapel will have his evidentiary Habeas hearing. THIS is his day in court we have been waiting for. I spoke with Mike this morning and he is in good spirits and "cautiously optimistic". A message from Mike to all who have supported him: "This has been a long, long, long fight. It's been defeat after defeat after defeat and only when good...

This year, I’ll be releasing three brand-new narrative podcast series, all created and hosted by me. These will follow in the tradition of shows like In the Red Clay , Fox Hunter , In the Land of Lies , and Drowning Creek —long-form, deeply reported stories with original music and immersive sound design. Each of these new series is built around a different true story, but they all have a few things in common: real investigations, complicated people, and the kind of small-town undercurrents...