EPISODES
Investigative reporting on unresolved and under-examined cases in Indiana.
EPISODE 10: “The Gap: What We’re Not Seeing in These Cases”
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In this episode, we step back from individual cases to examine how cases function across different stages of the system.
Across Season 1, we worked through missing persons cases, active investigations, and adjudicated cases.
This episode does not focus on a single case.
It does not reconstruct a timeline.
It examines how cases move.
And where they do not.
We examine what an investigation produces.
What information becomes visible.
And how that information is interpreted.
We examine the role of documentation.
What is available to the public.
And what remains outside the record.
We examine the structure of the system itself.
What can be proven.
What can be decided.
And what cannot.
This episode focuses on patterns across cases.
How movement is influenced.
And where limitations exist.
Every case.
Every layer.
Only what can be supported.
EPISODE 9: “The Delphi Case — Part 3”
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In Episode 9, we examine the appellate phase of the Delphi case.
Specifically, how the case moves from trial to legal review within the Indiana Court of Appeals.
This episode does not revisit the timeline.
It does not retry the case.
It examines how a conviction is reviewed.
We explain what an appeal is.
What “the record” means at the appellate level.
What is considered. And what is not.
We examine the structure of the appellate process.
The role of transcripts and filings. The scale of the record. And how that affects timing.
We examine the claims raised by the defense. The State’s response. And where the case stands now.
Process.
Record.
Only what is preserved.
EPISODE 8: “The Delphi Case — Part 2”
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In Episode 8, we examine the forensic evidence presented in the Delphi case.
Specifically, the reported recovery of an unfired cartridge and the toolmark analysis used to associate that cartridge with a firearm.
This episode does not reconstruct the timeline.
It examines how evidence is interpreted.
We explain how firearm toolmarks are created.
The difference between a fired cartridge and a cycled round.
How marks can be produced without a shot ever being fired.
We examine the methodology used in toolmark comparison.
What examiners look for.
What can be concluded.
And what cannot.
Every method.
Every limitation.
Only what can be supported.
EPISODE 7: “The Delphi Case — Part 1”
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On February 13, 2017, Liberty “Libby” German and Abigail “Abby” Williams went for a walk on the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana.
By nightfall, they had not returned home.
Search efforts began.
The following day, the girls were found near Deer Creek.
In this episode, we establish the documented timeline of February 13, 2017.
We examine the trail system.
We examine the movements of the girls.
We examine the sequence of events that transformed an ordinary afternoon into one of Indiana’s most haunting investigations.
This episode establishes the documented timeline of February 13, 2017.
What is documented.
What was publicly released.
Where the record becomes incomplete.
Episode 7 focuses on the chronology of February 13, 2017.
Every timeline entry.
Every publicly released element.
Only what the documentation supports.
EPISODE 6: “Discretion — A Structural Examination”
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In this episode, we examine discretionary authority under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act, using a recent public-records denial as a case study.
The statute permits investigatory records to be withheld.
The courts have affirmed that discretion.
Time does not compel release.
This episode does not argue outcome.
It examines structure.
We read the statute.
We read the denial.
We examine the appellate decisions cited to justify withholding.
We distinguish between legality and legitimacy, and between what the law allows and what it requires.
Episode 6 focuses on the architecture of access.
How classification, permissive language, and judicial deference shape what the public is able to see.
Every statute. Every citation. Only what the documentation supports.
EPISODE 5: “The Flora Fire”
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In this episode, we examine the November 21, 2016 fire in Flora, Indiana that claimed the lives of four children.
In January 2017, the Indiana State Fire Marshal determined the fire was intentionally set.
Nearly a decade later, the case remains open.
There has been no arrest.
No charges filed.
No public resolution.
This episode documents the case as it exists in the public record.
Because the full investigative file is not publicly available, we distinguish between what has been publicly stated and what has not been released.
We examine the confirmed timeline, the arson determination, and the gap between public statements and sustained public updates.
Episode 5 focuses on the record as it exists and where it ends.
Every fact. Every limit. Only what the documentation supports.
EPISODE 4: “The Murders of Kimberly Dowell & Ethan Dixon”
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In this episode, we examine the unsolved 1985 murders of Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon, two teenagers found shot inside a vehicle in Westside Park in Muncie, Indiana.
Nearly forty years later, the case remains open.
There has been no arrest.
No trial.
No judicial resolution.
This episode does not speculate.
It documents.
Because the investigative file is not publicly available, we distinguish between what has been publicly reported and what cannot be independently verified.
We examine how access, custody, and public-records law shape what the public is able to see decades after a crime.
Episode 4 focuses on the record as it exists and where it ends.
Every record. Every limit. Only what the documentation supports.
EPISODE 3B: “Joseph William Smedley II - What the Records Show, and What They Do Not”
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Episode 3B continues our examination of the death investigation of Joseph William Smedley II.
This episode does not argue outcome.
It examines documentation.
After Episode 3A, public-records requests were submitted.
Some records were released.
Other records were withheld under Indiana public-records law.
Episode 3B focuses on what the public can verify, and where the record ends.
Every record. Every gap. Only what the documentation supports.
EPISODE 3A: “Joseph William Smedley II”
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In this episode, we examine the disappearance and death of Joseph William Smedley II, a 20-year-old Indiana University student whose body was recovered from Griffy Lake in October 2015.
Within days, the death was ruled a suicide by drowning and the case was administratively closed.
This episode examines how that conclusion was constructed, what information was made public, and what remains unavailable.
Using the Casewalker Evidence Book Method, we distinguish between documented facts, stated information, and withheld records.
Every summary. Every gap. Only what the documentation supports.
EPISODE 2: “The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer”
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In this episode, we examine the disappearance of Lauren Spierer, an Indiana University student who vanished after a night out in Bloomington in June 2011. Through a verified timeline, we trace Lauren’s final known movements, the individuals she encountered, and the gaps that remain despite an extensive investigation.
Lauren’s case is one of the most widely known missing-person cases in Indiana history, marked by unanswered questions, incomplete timelines, and years of public attention without resolution.
Using the Casewalker Evidence Book Method, we reconstruct the known facts using publicly available records, law enforcement statements, media documentation, and on-location fieldwork. We separate verified information from assumption, clarify what is confirmed versus reported, and identify where the record grows silent.
This episode focuses not on speculation, but on accountability, documentation, and what still needs answers.
Every step. Every gap. Only what the documentation supports.
EPISODE 1: “The Murder of Jill Behrman”
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In our first episode, we walk the verified timeline of the disappearance and murder of Indiana University student Jill Behrman, tracing her final known bike route, the early search efforts, and the decades-long pursuit of answers. Jill’s case is a defining moment in Indiana true crime history, one shaped by misdirection, false confessions, overturned convictions, and a long wait for the truth to emerge.
Using our Casewalker Evidence Book Method, we reconstruct the case through verified documentation, publicly available law enforcement records, court findings, and on-location fieldwork in Bloomington. We focus only on what is known, what is alleged, and what remains unresolved.
This episode lays the foundation for the investigative style of the Casewalker series.
Every route. Every minute. Only the facts.