How Does Aaron Spencer Run the Agency That Lost the Evidence in His Own Murder Case?
Aaron Spencer is about to become the sheriff of Lonoke County. The same county that charged him with murder. The same department whose detective lost the evidence that got the case thrown out. That’s ...
10 Jun 12min
Why Did a Judge Call Evidence Handling ‘So Egregious’ in the Aaron Spencer Case?
A circuit court judge just called law enforcement’s conduct “so egregious” that he threw out the murder case against an Arkansas father. That language doesn’t show up in rulings often. When it does, i...
10 Jun 19min
How Did the Elijah Vue Investigation Go From a Missing Child Report to a Homicide Case?
On February 20, 2024, Jesse Vang called 911 and reported that three-year-old Elijah Vue had walked away from his Two Rivers, Wisconsin apartment. What started as a missing child case became a homicide...
9 Jun 54min
What Christine Recorded That Locked Up Samuel Bateman
Late 2021. Christine Marie's camera was rolling. Samuel Bateman started talking. And what he said in his own voice on that recording finally became the thing the FBI couldn't ignore.In this second par...
9 Jun 30min
What Did the Fractures on Three-Year-Old Elijah Vue’s Skull Tell Investigators?
When three-year-old Elijah Vue’s remains were found in a wooded area three miles from Jesse Vang’s Two Rivers, Wisconsin apartment, investigators noted something about the material found near the rema...
9 Jun 19min
Why Did Hundreds of Strangers Search for Three-Year-Old Elijah Vue for Seven Months?
For seven months, the city of Two Rivers, Wisconsin searched for a three-year-old boy named Elijah Vue. The FBI came. The Wisconsin Department of Justice came. Hundreds of community volunteers showed ...
9 Jun 18min
Why Was Elijah Vue Sent to a ‘Boot Camp’ Run by a Convicted Felon While Still in Diapers?
When investigators interviewed Katrina Baur about the adults in her son’s life, she used a word that stopped them: “structure.” She described Elijah’s biological father, Jimmy Vue, as “the alpha” over...
9 Jun 16min
Is the Culture That Failed Sandra Birchmore Still Running These Departments?
Sean Goode resigned from the Canton Police Department amid an internal affairs investigation. Michael Proctor was fired from the Massachusetts State Police. Four officers connected to the Sandra Birch...
9 Jun 15min
