Brian Vargo

In part eight of our summer series 2025 we get into a few more witnesses in the trial of George Wagner IV and we discuss wire taps and what will and won’t be allowed into the trial. We also hear some of the first wire tap conversations between Jake and his then wife Beth Ann Wagner. Sources for episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000585385451https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000585405687https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000585580884https://www.youtube.com/live/P6jyF_A0Xgs?si=LiJmNF5v5BTI5oDc

20 Jul 46min

Right now in true crime: Lori Vallow daybell, Alex Murdaugh update, Menendez brothers update. Sam Haskell JR case update 20 year old Brenda Gerow left home in 1980 with a man who was her boyfriend named Jack Kalhauser. she always kept in touch with her younger brother Bill and at one point even told Bill that she was on her way back home. He never heard from her again.  It wasn’t until 34 years later when her brother finally got the answers that haunted him for so many years. Brenda was identified as a Jane Doe and the mystery surrounding her death has left investigators with way more questions than it has answers. We are going to discuss everything from the start of Brenda‘s life to her unfortunate death, and where her case stands today and who may be responsible. Sources for episode: https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Brenda_Gerowhttps://www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/news/brenda-gerow-jane-doe-new-hampshire/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29309025/brenda-marie-gerowhttps://charleyproject.org/case/diane-k-van-reethhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ma-court-of-appeals/1467963.htmlhttps://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1999/05/11/70909-kalhauser-makes-deal-for-20-year-sentence/https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1449dfaz.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cops-social-media-tips-lead-to-identification-in-1981-slaying/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anatomy-of-murder/id1532894981?i=1000546245074

18 Jul 36min

. Angela Wagner takes the stand during part 7 of Summer Series 2025 where we are covering the trial of George Wagner IV. Buckle up cause Angela is a very interesting character in all of this.Sources for episode: https://www.fox19.com/2022/11/02/angela-wagner-you-never-get-away-with-it-you-live-with-it/?outputType=amphttps://www.fox19.com/2022/11/03/angela-wagner-back-stand-cross-examination-pike-county-massacre-trial/?outputType=amphttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000584727683https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000584858715https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000584982558https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis/id1519114534?i=1000585007353

13 Jul 47min

In late October 1995,18 year-old Shana Jaros had just moved out of her parents home and was renting an apartment nearby with a roommate. What seemed to be a normal ordinary Halloween night soon turned into a nightmare for the Jaros family when 18-year-old Shana was found murdered the following morning. Let’s unpack her story and find out where the case stands today.Sources for episode: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna181546https://uncovered.com/cases/shana-jaros-nokomis-ilhttps://youtu.be/IlX6e1jWSvk?si=BDrYItt6sFL3-BkOhttps://www.houghfuneralhome.com/obituary/Billy-Malloy

10 Jul 32min

In today’s episode, we are going to finish the prosecutions questioning of Jake Wagner and we will also get into the defenses cross examination of Jake and we will go ahead and finish out Jake Wagner’s testimony. Sources for episode: https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/24/day-29-jake-wagner-takes-the-stand-against-his-brother-in-the-rhoden-slaying-trial/ https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/25/day-30-jake-wagner-walks-jury-through-how-he-disposed-of-murder-weapons/ https://www.scribd.com/document/686257537/Jake-Wagner-Court-Docs-Hearing-Excerpts

6 Jul 40min

Right now in true crime: BK plea deal, Diddy verdictIn Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1974, 15-year-old Henry Bedard brutally lost his life while on his way home from running some errands after school. Despite evidence being left behind including the alleged murder weapon, Henry’s case remains unsolved to this day, almost 51 years since its horrific crime was committed. We are going to discuss Henry’s story and where the case stands today. Sources for episode: https://coldcasene.org/f/henry-bedard-jrhttps://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/henry-bedardhttps://www.boston25news.com/news/local/new-englands-unsolved-murder-henry-bedard/YU6ZPQJSNVBNXLFEXYIQ43T77E/?outputType=amphttps://henrybedard.wordpress.com/case-news/murder-weapon/https://henrybedard.wordpress.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boston-confidential-beantowns-true-crime-podcast/id1518401443?i=1000553164978

3 Jul 34min

We continue trial coverage and the testimony of Jake Wagner. Jake goes into details about the homicides and we get first hand knowledge of what happened that night in 2016. Sources for episode: https://www.scribd.com/document/686257537/Jake-Wagner-Court-Docs-Hearing-Excerptshttps://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/24/day-29-jake-wagner-takes-the-stand-against-his-brother-in-the-rhoden-slaying-trial/ https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2022/10/25/day-30-jake-wagner-walks-jury-through-how-he-disposed-of-murder-weapons/

29 Jun 41min

Right now in true crime: Brandon Lawson update, Diddy trial update, Barry Morphew arrested. My favorite type of episode to bring you a now solved cold case. After 31 years, the murder of a woman named Megan Beth Johns has officially been solved. Megan lost her life in 1994 at only 29 years old when she was brutally killed in her apartment. After years of unanswered questions, after taking the chance on some untested DNA, we have learned the identify of her killer and he has a criminal history that dates back to 1990, a whole 4 years before Megan’s life was taken. Sources for episode: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/megan-beth-johns-cold-case-irving-police-arrest-suspect/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK25fhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvroKdo_BTc2rt1EWdaZ0aFsR7a8tMitdrqaZLYuFo4XqYInHqZpe4N6T8rE_aem_OV_6rMnvSCNjG5_EqQ-SVA#2hon1dudzob7p2ybchl64qzkl8d7w0guhttps://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article308383455.htmlhttps://www.solvethecase.org/case/1994-2/megan-beth-johnshttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10422469/megan-beth-johnshttps://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fifth-court-of-appeals/2007/05-06-00579-cr-6.htmlhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/arrest-made-in-1994-irving-cold-case-murder-of-megan-beth-johns/287-ef606ac8-f591-413a-b634-2664e36845c4https://www.offenderradar.com/offender-details/darryl-patrick-goggans-of-texas-388935https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article229414839.htmlBrandon Lawson petition: https://www.change.org/p/demand-da-palmer-release-brandon-lawson-s-remains?recruiter=1377168218&recruited_by_id=51ff6450-512f-11f0-816d-85d2fbeb5e2b&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLJWoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvEIYzwX8i-OHWoB5aO2s7mBAe7GpBJWh5O76_e255fUSn96-mUBpbLA6Tkn_aem_PNgLYdt1Wn0fRg0chvsj2Ahttps://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/barry-morphew-lead-prosecutor-withheld-evidence-leading-new-twists-murder-case.amp

27 Jun 29min