The Casewalker Chronicles
The Casewalker Chronicles is a true-crime podcast that examines Indiana’s most misunderstood cases. Hosts Lacey and Nicolas take an evidence-first approach, aiming to investigate with honesty and integrity. Each episode explores the truths, patterns, and systemic failures that often lie beneath the headlines. The show also seeks to honor victims while re-examining overlooked or misrepresented cases.
Episodes
Ohio v. Flynn, Florida v. Kosowski & the Clancy Juror Fight | The Particulars Ep. 33
Headlines end. The details begin. Episode 33 of The Particulars covers two new murder trials, a closed case that finally has an answer, and a fight over what a juror is allowed to say after the fact.Trial Watch — Ohio v. Caleb Flynn: Flynn is on trial in Miami County, Ohio, accused of killing his wife, Ashley, in their Tipp City home and staging the scene to look like a break-in. Flynn has pleaded
Policy ≠ Practice: Flock, Civil Rights & the Record | The Particulars Ep. 32
Headlines end. The details begin.Episode 32 of The Particulars asks a deceptively simple question:A rule exists. But was it actually followed?Tonight we use one framework across very different records:RULE → SAFEGUARD → RECORD → ACCOUNTABILITYBecause a written policy is not proof of compliance. A safeguard existing on paper is not proof that it operated. And when something is missing from a record
What Can You Prove? Deepfakes, Evidence Rules & the Clancy Update | The Particulars Ep. 31
Headlines end. The details begin. Episode 31 of The Particulars runs on four words: what can you prove?Current File — 12 Deepfake Domains Seized: The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced it seized 12 domain names pursuant to a court order, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into websites allegedly used to disseminate non-consensual AI-generated sexual deepfakes. The DA say
Show Me the Rule: The JonBenet Ramsey CBI Scandal Explained | The Particulars Ep. 30
Headlines end. The details begin. Episode 30 of The Particulars asks one question all night: when someone in authority says "that's just how we do it," according to what?Current File — JonBenét Ramsey and the CBI DNA Scandal: Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation analyst Yvonne "Missy" Woods was sentenced September 8th to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to felon
The Delphi Lead Marked "Cleared" for Five Years | The Particulars Ep. 28
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 28 of The Particulars, one case ends without a verdict, one moves toward trial, and we take a third all the way back to where it began.Trial Watch — Clancy: Friday ended Lindsay Clancy's first trial without a verdict. After seven days of deliberation, Judge William Sullivan declared the jury deadlocked and a mistrial — after an emergency defense re
The Clancy Mistrial Explained, Plus U.S. v. Farwell Opens | The Particulars Ep. 27
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 27 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic cover a mistrial in one major case and open the record on another.Trial Watch — The Clancy Mistrial: After seven days of jury deliberation and seven weeks of trial, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy. A mistrial means the trial ended without a verdict resolving guilt or innoc
Clancy Deadlocks Again, Bohm's Murder Case Explained | The Particulars Ep. 26
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 26 of The Particulars, two very different files sit on our desk tonight — one jury still deliberating, and one case you helped us choose that just had a major pre-trial development.Clancy: A second straight day, a second impasse. Judge Sullivan gave the jury the Massachusetts supplemental deadlock instruction, commonly called Tuey-Rodriguez, and sent th
Tupac's Killer Convicted — He Never Fired a Shot | The Particulars Ep. 25
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 25 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic bring you a verdict that dropped just 30 minutes before we went live.Breaking: A Las Vegas jury has found Dwayne Keith "Keffe D" Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur — nearly three decades after the shooting, and even though prosecutors never claimed Davis fired the fatal
Lindsay Clancy Closings + Our Verdict Predictions (We Disagree) | The Particulars Ep. 24
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 24 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk the Lindsay Clancy case with two different lenses — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: Closing arguments are in. After 22 trial days, Judge Sullivan has given the jury the law, and Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy now belongs to 12 jurors. Tonight is the closing ar
Inside Scott Peterson's Habeas Case: Experts, Evidence & Bad Lawyering | The Particulars Ep. 7
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 7 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's most talked-about cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Tonight's docket goes deep on the Scott Peterson habeas fight — not whether he did it, but how the machinery actually works: why almost none of his original 2004 trial atto
Clancy Evidence Closed, Bowden Instruction Fight & Tupac Case Update | The Particulars Ep. 23
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 23 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: The evidence in Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy is closed. After 21 days, more than 80 witnesses, competing psychiatrists, and the final defense witness, the case now moves to closin
Clancy Day 19 Mistrial Motion, Tupac Case Breakdown & Anthony Ruling | The Particulars Ep. 22
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 22 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: Day 19 of Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy in Massachusetts brought Dr. Avram Mack's rebuttal cross-examination to a close and Dr. Kurt Heilbrun's direct testimony, which ha
The Scott Peterson Habeas Ruling: What the Court Record Actually Says | The Particulars Ep. 6
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 6 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Case Update: Quick Hits. Zaire Wade was arraigned Thursday in Pasadena and pleaded not guilty to one felony count under Penal Code 273.5(a). He's ordered to stay 100+ yards from the alleged
Defense Rests, Commonwealth Fires Back: Clancy Days 17 & 18 | The Particulars Ep. 21
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 21, Lacey and Nic walk this week's biggest cases — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: the Clancy defense case closes, and the Commonwealth answers. Days 17 and 18, in order. Thursday: Sullivan voir dired all 18 seated jurors — all said they could stay impartial. Reddington's motion to add witne
Jurisdiction Explained, the Vinton Co Case & Two States' Gun Laws Compared | The Particulars Ep. 5
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 5 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Case Update: Quick Hits. Zaire Wade's arraignment is still ahead, not behind — set for Thursday, July 16 in Pasadena. The LA County DA's office filed a felony complaint July 9 charging
The State Rests, the Defense Answers: Clancy Days 15 & 16 + a Male Voice | The Particulars Ep. 20
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 20 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.What We Found After We Went Off Air: after Monday's show, we found a court ruling the public hadn't seen — Judge Sullivan's August 17 Supplemental Decision and Order (docket #179)
Clancy Trial Day 14: The State Rests/The Defense Begins | Tupac Trial Opens | The Particulars Ep. 19
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 19 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial turned today. On Day 14 the Commonwealth rested, the defense moved for a required finding of not guilty under the Latimore standard, Judge Sullivan denied i
The Costa Concordia Jurisdiction Puzzle, PuppyGram & the Zaire Wade Charge | The Particulars Ep. 4
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 4 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Case Update: The Charlie Kirk Case Didn't Go the Way Anyone Expected. Friday's five-day preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson wrapped, but instead of closing arguments and a ruling, Ju
The Charlie Kirk Hearing, Tyler Robinson & the JonBenét Ramsey Netflix Case | The Particulars Ep. 3
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 3 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Legal Minute: What Does Probable Cause Actually Mean? Utah's Fourth District Court closed out a five-day preliminary hearing this week for Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old accused of fatally
Where the Clancy Case Stands, the Two Civil Suits & the Tupac Trial Ahead | The Particulars Ep. 18
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 18 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial at a hinge point. No court today, the jury returns Monday, and by every indication the Commonwealth is about to rest. So we stop and ask the question that m
Clancy Days 11 & 12, the Tupac Murder Trial & a License Plate Reader Arrest | The Particulars 17
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 17 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a licensed Indiana private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent and veteran.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial, catching up on Days 11 and 12 (no live show Tuesday). A fight over a proposed defense witness, a second medical examiner'
The Telehealth Testimony, Redirect vs. Recross & a System No One Coordinates | The Particulars 16
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 16 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial, Day 10. The defense's case continues — including testimony about the telehealth-only psychiatric admission, the treatment that followed, and a cross-e
The Clancy "Good Mother" Case, a Warning to the Judge & 83,000 Cameras | The Particulars Ep. 15
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 15 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial, Days 8 and 9. The prosecution's "good mother" strategy — the medical examiner's testimony, the pediatrician, a close friend, and the ch
Clancy Trial Week Two & How a Parent Gets Convicted of Murder | The Particulars Ep. 14
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 14 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: a full catch-up on the Lindsay Clancy trial — the rest of Day 5, all of Day 6, and today's Day 7. The treating physicians, the trauma-ICU nurses, the psychiatrists, the stipula
Competency vs. Insanity, the Siders Docket & Guthrie's Ransom Notes | The Particulars Ep. 13
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 13 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial, Day 5 — the medical testimony from the doctors who treated Lindsay and her son the night of, and where the trial stands.Case Breakdown: the Siders family c
The Clancy Trial Week, Genetic Genealogy on Trial & a 41-Year Cold Case | The Particulars Ep. 12
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 12 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial, the full week in review — Kevin Reddington's opening, the shape of the defense case, and where things stand.Legal Minute: the difference between inves
The Clancy Emergency Motion & Kohberger's Disputed Hair Evidence | The Particulars Ep. 11
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 11 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: a new emergency defense motion halted the Lindsay Clancy trial for a full day. We break down what it actually asked the judge to do, the injury claim from Kevin Reddington's op
Clancy Opening Statements, Kohberger Plea Reversal & What Openings Really Are | The Particulars Ep. 10
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 10 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Trial Watch: opening statements in the Lindsay Clancy trial. We cover the "lack of criminal responsibility" standard and why the burden falls on the Commonwealth, the medication testim
The Lindsay Clancy Trial, a Forensic Scandal & How to Read the News | The Particulars Ep. 9
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 9 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent. Tonight we launch a new four-segment format: Trial Watch, Legal Minute, Evidence of the Night, and Red Flag.Trial Watch: the Lindsay Clancy trial, night two — jury seated, opening statements set
Flock Camera Misidentification, the Tate Extradition & the Lindsay Clancy Trial | The Particulars Ep. 8
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 8 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's most talked-about cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Tonight we launch a new recurring segment: a trial watch following the Lindsay Clancy case as it proceeds. We're not doing gavel-to-gavel coverage — we're staying at t
Fox Hollow Farm, Herb Baumeister & the SCOTUS Geofence Warrant Ruling The Particulars Ep. 2
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 2 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic walk this week's cases with a different lens — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Evidence of the Night: Fox Hollow Farm & the Herb Baumeister Case. A new Hulu special, Return to Fox Hollow: New Victims, Darker Secrets, premiered today — a follow-up to the Emmy-nominated T
Flock Camera Privacy Debate, the Nancy Guthrie Update & a Cold Case ID | The Particulars Ep. 1
Headlines end. The details begin. In Episode 1 of The Particulars, Lacey and Nic launch the show with the lens they bring together — a private investigator and law student alongside a former federal agent.Legal Minute: Flock Cameras & the Fourth Amendment. Two Flock Safety cameras were cut down in Pageland, South Carolina — the story that opens a Fourth Amendment rabbit hole tracing back to Ka
EPISODE 10 — THE GAP: WHAT WE'RE NOT SEEING IN THESE CASES
In Episode 10, we step back from individual case analysis 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 evaluates those cases side by side, through the record, not the narrative, to identify patterns in how cases move, and where they do not.This episode does no
EPISODE 9 - THE DELPHI CASE: PART 3
Episode 9: The Delphi Case: Part 3In Episode 9 of The Casewalker Chronicles, we examine the appellate phase of the Delphi case, focusing on how the case moves from trial to legal review within the Indiana Court of Appeals.Following the conviction and sentencing, this episode examines how the case enters the appellate process and what is reviewed at that stage.This episode does not retry the case o
EPISODE 8 - THE DELPHI CASE: PART 2
Episode 8: The Delphi Case — Part 2In Episode 8 of The Casewalker Chronicles, we continue our examination of the Delphi case by focusing on the forensic evidence presented in the investigation.Following the timeline established in Part 1, this episode examines the reported recovery of an unfired cartridge and the toolmark analysis used to associate that cartridge with a firearm.This episode does n
EPISODE 7 - THE DELPHI CASE: PART 1
Episode 7 - The Delphi Case: Part 1In Episode 7 of The Casewalker Chronicles, we begin a multi-part examination of the murders of Liberty “Libby” German and Abigail “Abby” Williams, who disappeared while walking the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana, on February 13, 2017.Their deaths would become one of the most widely followed criminal investigations in Indiana history.This episode does
EPISODE 6 - DISCRETION - A STRUCTURAL EXAMINATION
In Episode 6 of The Casewalker Chronicles, we conduct a structural examination of discretionary authority under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA), focusing on investigatory-record exemptions and the legal architecture that permits indefinite withholding.This episode is not a case recap. It is not a personal dispute. It is not an allegation of misconduct.It is a statutory analysis.Using
EPISODE 5: THE FLORA FIRE - PART 1 - WHAT THE PUBLIC CAN PROVE
On November 21, 2016, an early-morning fire on East Columbia Street in Flora, Indiana claimed the lives of four children.In January 2017, the Indiana State Fire Marshal determined the fire was intentionally set. Nearly a decade later, no arrests have been made.In Part One of our examination of the Flora fire, we reconstruct what can be verified through public reporting, official agency statements,
EPISODE 4 - THE MURDERS OF KIMBERLY DOWELL & ETHAN DIXON
In Episode 4, we examine the unsolved 1985 murders of Kimberly Dowell (15) and Ethan Dixon (16), who were found shot inside a vehicle in Westside Park in Muncie, Indiana, shortly before midnight on September 28, 1985, as reported in public sources.Nearly forty years later, the case remains open. There has been no arrest, no trial, and no judicial resolution.Because the underlying investigative fil
EPISODE 3B — JOSEPH WILLIAM SMEDLEY II: WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW — AND WHAT THEY DO NOT
In Episode 3B, we continue our examination of the death investigation of Joseph William Smedley II, a 20-year-old Indiana University student whose body was recovered from Griffy Lake in Bloomington, Indiana, in October 2015. Joseph’s death was classified as suicide by drowning, and the case was administratively closed.This episode does not seek to overturn that determination. Instead, it examines
EPISODE 3A — JOSEPH WILLIAM SMEDLEY II
In this episode 3A, 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 Bloomington, Indiana, in October 2015.Within days of recovery, Joseph’s death was ruled a suicide by drowning, and the case was administratively closed.This episode does not seek to overturn that ruling.Instead, it examines h
EPISODE 2 — THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LAUREN SPIERER
In this episode 2 , we examine the verified timeline and unanswered questions surrounding the disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who was last seen in Bloomington on a summer night in June 2011.Despite extensive searches, public attention, and years of inquiry, Lauren’s case remains unresolved. We trace her final known movements, review documented statements and search effo
EPISODE 1 — THE MURDER OF JILL BEHRMAN
In our first episode, we examine the disappearance and murder of Indiana University student Jill Behrman, tracing the publicly documented timeline of her final morning, the early search efforts, and the decades-long legal and investigative aftermath of her case.Jill’s case is a defining moment in Indiana true-crime history, shaped by investigative focus, disputed testimony, overturned convictions,
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