In the early 2000s, Jason Derek Brown seemed to be a successful businessman living the "American Dream." But the con man's carefully curated fascade came crashing down on November 29, 2004, when he brutally murdered a 24-year-old armored car guard named Robert Keith Palomares. Brown vanished and remains a fugitive from justice to this day.

Take a look at Brown's FBI poster here: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/jason-derek-brown

A true crime fiction film called American Murderer recently aired, depicting the life and crimes of Brown.Back in October, The Murder Sheet interviewed Matthew Gentile, the director and screenwriter on American Murderer, his directorial debut. Listen to our talk with Gentile about the story of Brown, the task of depicting a true story, and the ongoing debate over fictionalizing true crime.

American Murderer is available on Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play. It stars Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Philippe, Idina Menzel, Jacki Weaver, Paul Schneider, Shantel VanSanten, Kevin Corrigan, and Moisés Arias.

If you have information on Brown or his whereabouts, contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

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In the Delphi case, the state released a probable cause affidavit that seemed to largely center around bullet evidence. In this episode, the Murder Sheet spoke with a seasoned criminal defense attorney about his professional perspective on that evidence. The defense attorney spoke with us on background with the condition of anonymity, because they are still practicing law. The Murder Sheet independently verified their identity.

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Earlier in the week, we had the chance to talk with Brett and Alice from the Prosecutors about the PCA in the Richard Allen case. They released that discussion as part of their Legal Briefs podcast series- and they gave us permission to share it here in case some of you missed it.

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In this latest episode, we'll talk in-depth about the statement from Richard M. Allen's defense team.

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Here's the Fox59 article with Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby's statement: https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/richard-allens-attorneys-speak-out-call-into-question-evidence-rick-has-nothing-to-hide/

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Richard Allen came up in the Delphi investigation in 2017. Why was he only arrested in 2022? In this episode, we confirm the reason behind that delay.We will also discuss the change of venue motion from Allen's defense team, and what that could mean for the future of the case.

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The probable cause affidavit was just released in the case against Richard Allen. We will discuss what it says in this episode.

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In this installment of "You Never Can Forget," we'll delve even deeper into the murder of Steven Presley. We will cite never-before-released police files on a related murder. We will begin to lay out the violent drug operation of the Crabtree crime family.

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Today was the public access hearing in the case against Richard M. Allen, the man who has been charged with the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams. In this episode, we will talk about the prosecution's assertion that more "actors" could be involved in the murders, the performance of both the defense and the prosecution, and the gag order filed today in the case.

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Allen Pruitt was in a position to possibly witness the abductions at the Speedway Burger Chef back in 1978. But what did he really see?

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The Murder Sheet provides legal analysis on a few recent motions in the case against Richard M. Allen, who stands accused in the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams.

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In 1982, people in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs began dying after taking poisoned Tylenol. Today, the case remains unsolved. But it's far from cold.

Chicago Tribune investigative reporters Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair recently came out with a podcast called Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders, along with a series of in-depth articles. The Murder Sheet sat down with Gutowski and St. Clair to talk about the case, and their intensive reporting process.

Listeners who are interested in learning more about the case can listen to Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders on a variety of podcast platforms.

Our audience members can also read the Chicago Tribune's in-depth coverage of the case here: https://www.chicagotribune.com/tylenolmurders/ct-tylenol-murders-investigation-listicle-20220922-kndriges6zgdpf5pvrxdjatah4-list.html

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We are about to do a new series of episodes on the Burger Chef murders. This case can be confusing so this episode serves as an overview of the case-- and a preview of our upcoming episodes.

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In this episode of The Murder Sheet, we talk to several former classmates of Richard "Rick" Allen and review some of the unusual aspects of the court proceedings against him. We'll also get into developments in the case against Kegan Kline.

Read the report on Allen's rights from Fox59's Russ McQuaid here: https://fox59.com/indiana-news/clock-ticking-on-delphi-suspects-constitutional-rights/

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Both of us first got interested in true crime not through podcasts but through books ? and one of the best true crime writers working today is Gregg Olsen. He has produced many terrific titles. The first of his books that Kevin read was STARVATION HEIGHTS, an incredible true story of medical murder that happened back in 1911. 

We recently got a chance to talk with Gregg about his career, how he researches his books and his newest title: AMERICAN MOTHER, which tells the true story of a troubled family who is at the heart of a cyanide murder case. You can find it at Barnes and Noble, Amazon or wherever you buy books.

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We discuss updates in the case against Kegan Kline and the case against Richard Allen.

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We provide some legal analysis on why the authorities are within their rights to keep quiet on the Delphi case.

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We attended the press conference announcing murder charges against Richard Allen in the Delphi case.

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This morning, news dropped of the arrest of Richard Allen on charges related to the Delphi murders.

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The Murder Sheet spoke with Tom Webster, who has done numerous thoughtful and informative Youtube videos on the Delphi case.

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Mike Thomas, the former chief deputy of the Carroll County Sheriff's Department, has filed a lawsuit against the county, the department, and Sheriff Tobe Leazenby.

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In 2015, a woman named Amanda Blackburn was murdered in Indianapolis, along with her unborn child. Seven years later, Larry Jo Taylor Jr. ? the man convicted of pulling the trigger ? faced Amanda's loved ones, prosecutors, and a judge in the court room, as he awaited his sentence.

NOTE: In the episode we mention that Drew Snyder represented the state at this hearing. We based this on an entry on mycase. We have been reliably informed that Mr. Snyder was in fact not present at the hearing. As soon as we can get confirmation of the identity of the prosecutor at the hearing, we will correct the episode.

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On October 20, 2022, there was a pre-trial hearing in the case of Kegan Kline. This is our coverage of the hearing.

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We have always been fans of Scott Turow. The lawyer and author not only writes enthralling legal thrillers like Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial but he has also done important work in the legal system ? including helping getting a wrongful conviction in a rape-murder case overturned.

His newest novel, Suspect, came out last month. He joined us to talk about that novel (spoiler alert: it's a terrific read and we highly recommend it), his legal work, police "tightening" cases and the time the tables were turned and Turow found himself in the role of the accused man.

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We spoke to Beth Jackson of the National Children's Advocacy Center about how parents and guardians can speak to their children about online predators.

Check out the National Children's Advocacy Center and its resources here: https://www.nationalcac.org/

Here's the Common Sense media report that we cited in the introduction: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/8-18-census-integrated-report-final-web_0.pdf

Here are a few other resources that Beth shared with us:

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: https://www.missingkids.org/NetSmartz

Connect Safely: www.connectsafely.org

Common Sense Media: www.commonsensemedia.org

Web Wise Kids: www.webwisekids.org

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In 1918, around a hundred waiters were arrested in Chicago after authorities uncovered a mass poisoning plot. Or was something more complicated afoot?

This week, the Murder Sheet investigates the twisty story behind that oft-cited historical fact.

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Police recently conducted another search in connection with the Delphi murders.

Here's one episode where we get into details around the Kline family: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/45e8b4f6-0f82-43ac-8736-30b74ed8f3ca

If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to [email protected] or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.

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We will delve into the results of several records requests around Kegan Kline's experience in Miami County Jail. This episode will also contain information from one woman who corresponded with Kline.

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We get asked a lot about how we put together the Murder Sheet. How do we report on cases without harming them? How do we vet sources?

We feel our audience has a right to transparency. So we decided to write down all of the relevant processes ? and ethical considerations ? that go into our show.

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Back in the fall of last year, we did an episode presenting some of our research on cases involving two young people being killed in a public place. Now we present the second part where we discuss a few more such cases.

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In this episode of the Murder Sheet, we will discuss a few recent updates around the investigation into the 2017 murders of Libby German and Abby Williams.

Topics include Superintendent Doug Carter's recent helicopter trip, details about Kegan Kline's story, and the lengthy water search in Peru, Indiana.

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After it became increasingly clear that there was a catfish element to the Delphi murders, we decided to periodically feature interviews with professionals who specialize in that field? so that we can all be better educated about this troubling subject. This week we talk with Tony Godwin and Brandon Poor. Both men are Texas based police officers who specialize in Internet Crimes Against Children or ICAC. 

They work tough cases involving pedophiles and- as you will hear- they speak with the knowledge and insight that only comes through direct experience. 

They are also podcasters. They host CATFISH COPS, a program where they explore the topic of child exploitation with depth, insight and compassion. We highly recommend it. And we appreciate them taking time away from their busy schedules to talk with us.

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Kirsten Brueggeman vanished from the east side of Indianapolis on January 2, 2021. In this episode of the Murder Sheet, we will interview her parents, the Indianapolis detective investigating her case, an Indianapolis Star reporter who covered the story, and a group of local sleuths who've looked into the disappearance.

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People have a lot of questions about what?s been happening in the Delphi case. What does it mean that Kegan Kline was temporarily transferred into the custody of the Indiana State Police? Is it possible Kegan Kline has made some sort of deal with prosecutors? Why would prosecutors even consider making a deal? Why did it take so long to arrest Kegan Kline after the raid on his home in 2017? And what about that probable cause affidavit to search Ron Logan?s property? does that mean Logan is guilty?

We decided to go to the experts to get some answers. Brett and Alice have a great deal of experience in criminal law and co host the Prosecutors, a popular podcast where they break down true crime cases in a fascinating and accessible way. We really appreciate the terrific legal analysis they apply to the cases they discuss? that is why we decided we really wanted to talk with them about the recent developments in Delphi.

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This is an episode of our ongoing miniseries "You Never Can Forget," which investigates the 1978 Burger Chef murders. In this program, we interview Chris Davis about an angle of the case that he's researched extensively. Namely, the Crabtrees, a clan heavily involved in the drug trade around Indianapolis.

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We heard from Kegan Kline. In this episode, we'll go into our text conversation with him, as well as other, sexually-explicit text conversations he's had with other people.

This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to [email protected] or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.

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We have spent more time on the Burger Chef murders than on any other case. Recently, we got the opportunity to be part of "Murders at the Burger Joint," an upcoming documentary on the case that will premiere on Investigation Discovery on September 5, 2022.

In this episode, we talk with Jeremy Pion- Berlin, the director of the film. He will talk about his perceptions of the case as well as share some behind the scenes stories about filming a true crime documentary.

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Kegan Kline was temporarily and voluntarily transferred into the custody of Indiana State Police on Friday August 19, 2022. On August 23, we drove up to Peru, Indiana and witnessed state police searching the Wabash River. We understand that this search was related to the Klines, although we have no official confirmation. In this episode, we will also analyze our previous episode on the FBI's early mistake in the case.

This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to [email protected] or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.

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In this episode, we will discuss the FBI's role in the Delphi investigation, a key mistake made by FBI personnel, and context around the controversial Indianapolis division of the FBI.

This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to [email protected] or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.

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In this episode, we'll talk about some of the behind-the-scenes happenings at the Murder Sheet. If you prefer our straight news coverage and case-focused episodes, feel free to skip. We'll be talking about our process for records requests, revealing our latest angles on the Delphi case, and addressing some false accusations thrown at us by Sarah Turney and the Fall Line podcast.

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A few weeks back, we covered the saga of how serial plagiarist Ashley Flowers worked out a deal with Indiana State Police investigator Bill Dalton to get the exclusive right to access ? and make money off of ?the Burger Chef investigative files Dalton had been entrusted with.

To learn more about that sorry affair, please listened to "You Never Can Forget: The Fiasco" (https://tinyurl.com/5n82x5wn).

This week, we're back with more information on this mess, thanks to a records request that the ISP just (finally) completed. In this episode, we'll get into bizarre details about the Red Ball collaboration, like how Dalton and Flowers mocked other podcasters and planned trips to Idaho together. We'll also feature insights from Chris Davis, another podcaster who's covered the Burger Chef case.

Here is a link to the definition we cited in the program: https://www.yourdictionary.com/silver-platter-doctrine

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Organized crime figures are known for ordering vicious assaults and heinous murders. So when an alleged "wise guy" ended up in trouble a few years ago, authorities suspected that underworld in-fighting was behind it all . But the case of Sylvester "Sally Daz" Zottola ended in a horrific way that almost no one saw coming.

True crime researcher Stephen Popkin returns to help the Murder Sheet discuss this tangled, twisty case. He also authored this script. Email him at [email protected].

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Ashley Flowers, the host of CRIME JUNKIE, is on a PR tour to promote a novel that she worked on with another writer. As part of that, ELLE magazine just published a long article referring to her as ?the Queen of True Crime.? To our surprise, the Murder Sheet was also mentioned in that article. 

The article gets into the history of crime junkie and it?s parent company Audiochuck, Flowers?s upbringing, and Flowers? close relationship with Sarah Turney ? a true crime podcaster who we?ll note has often weighed in publicly on ethical issues but has seemingly not spoken about the controversy around Flowers. Interesting given that she also sits on the board of Flowers? nonprofit. 

It discusses a bit of the criticism we leveled at her for RED BALL. That podcast, you will recall, focused on the Burger Chef murders. As part of it, Bill Dalton of the Indiana State Police gave Flowers the exclusive right to monetize criminal investigative files that even the families of the victims are not permitted to see. We are quoted in the piece as calling the resulting programs badly written copaganda? we stand by that criticism but also note there were far worse ethical transgressions involved in the production of that program. 

In the same article, Flowers dismisses the plagiarism complaints against her. She says she did not use the work of other podcasters or paraphrase their words. She claims that ?I didn?t take anyone?s work and make it my own.? 

We do not believe that to be true. But we thought it made sense to let you decide for yourself. So, as a bonus episode, we are re presenting an episode we originally released late last year which goes into considerable detail on the plagiarism charges Flowers tries to brush aside and the long lasting real world harm caused by the Bill Dalton/ RED BALL affair. It permanently affected the willingness of the Indiana State Police to use media to publicize cold cases? and cost at least one grieving family the opportunity to have the story of their loved one reach a natrional audience.

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We have sources close to the Delphi investigation. We have also dug into public records to get a better sense of where the case is today. In this episode, we will share a few updates on where the Delphi investigation has been, and where it appears to be going.

This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to [email protected] or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.

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Researching and thinking about the Delphi case requires us all to think about dark subjects most people are not be familiar with? topics such as internet predators and child sexual abuse materials. We feel that it would help us all understand better what happened in Delphi back in 2017 if we were able to get more context in those areas. So we have decided to begin a series of interviews with experts who have spent their careers studying these matters in order to get the benefit of their knowledge. 

We are beginning this endeavor by talking with David Finkelhor. 

Dr. Finkelhor has been researching issues involving child victimization, child maltreatment and family violence since 1977? which is even before there was an internet. He is the Director of Crimes against Children Research Center, Co-Director of the Family Research Laboratory, Professor of Sociology, and University Professor, at the University of New Hampshire. 

At the end of the episode, we will have a few words about next Tuesday?s episode as well as a bit of news about the future of the Murder Sheet. 

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There?s a lot they don?t tell you about the Hoosier State in school textbooks. In 1903, an incident at a tavern set off a chain of events that led to a race riot that convulsed the city of Evansville, Indiana.

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There is so much going on in the cases we cover we decided to do a special episode where we simply answer questions from our listeners.

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The West Memphis Three case is back in the news again- thanks to the efforts of Damien Echols to try to get a piece of evidence DNA tested. Has the media ever given us the full story about this case?

To try to find out, we spoke with researcher Danni Cash, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of this complicated story. Danni is also one of the administrators of the West Memphis 3 discussion group on Facebook. You can find that group at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1031585231015872

In addition, Danni hosts the podcast 10601 Sabo, which covers a different case. You can find it at

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10601-sabo/id1586602280

If you are interested in learning more about this case, you can find primary source documents at

http://callahan.mysite.com/index.html

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In 1955, a 14-year-old named Emmett Till was abducted in the middle of the night. He was tortured and brutally murdered. A jury acquitted two of his killers ? J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant. No one was ever held accountable for this heinous murder.

In this episode, we'll speak to author Devery Anderson and journalist Jerry Mitchell about the case, and the latest developments in the quest to adjudicate the people responsible for Emmett Till's murder.

Check out Devery's book "Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement" here: https://www.amazon.com/Emmett-Till-Propelled-Movement-Rhetoric/dp/1496802845

Here's Jerry Mitchell's latest article on the efforts to prosecute Carolyn Bryant: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/14/opinion/heres-proof-against-carolyn-bryant-donham-emmett-till-case-is-it-enough-convict-her/

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Throughout , we've received some tips on other men who worked at Indiana Chrysler plants: Flint Farmer, Jimmy Duvall, Michael French, and Tim Marchal. In this episode, we'll get into those other names, and why we think it is somewhat unlikely those cases are related to the Delphi murders.

This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to [email protected] or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.

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We have talked to dozens of people who know Tony Kline. We also know that police are looking at him for the Delphi murders. This episode gets into everything we've been hearing.

This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to [email protected] or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.

If you or someone you know is facing domestic abuse, call the national hotline at 800-799-7233.

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