Lori Vallow Daybell Tells Jury: ‘Protect Me from the State’ as Mostly Men Are Seated
#STSNation, Welcome to Surviving the Survivor — the show that brings you the very #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime. The “Doomsday Mom” is back in court. Lori Vallow Daybell is now on trial in Arizona for the conspiracy murder of her ex-husband, Charles Vallow. A predominantly male jury has been seated — and in a stunning moment, Vallow told jurors their job is to protect her from the judge, the prosecutor, and law enforcement. #BestGuests: 1. Rex Conner – Lori Vallow’s uncle 2. Megan Conner – Lori’s cousin 3. Tom Evans – Juror from her first trial and author, “Money, Power & Sex: The Lori Vallow Daybell Trial” #LoriVallow #CharlesVallow #DoomsdayMom #TrueCrimeCommunity #BestGuests #MurderTrial #ArizonaCourt #LoriVallowDaybell #SurvivingTheSurvivorGet Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3 Apr 1h 24min
“Maybe No One’s to Blame”: Stephan Sterns’ Jailhouse Calls in Madeline Soto Murder Case
Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube#STSNation, Welcome to Surviving the Survivor, the show that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime on trending criminal cases. Explosive new jailhouse phone calls have surfaced from Stephan Sterns, the man accused of murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto in one of Florida’s most heartbreaking child homicide cases. In the disturbing conversations with his parents, Sterns makes chilling admissions — including that Maddie “was beyond saving,” denies direct responsibility, and hints at dark family dynamics involving her mother. He also discusses the disturbing images found on his phone and whether he’s ready to face the death penalty. Meanwhile, Sterns’ attempt to ban the media from his upcoming May trial has been denied. We dig into the case and the meaning behind these jail calls with top criminal experts and psychologists.#MadelineSoto #StephanSterns #OrlandoCrime #TrueCrime #ChildMurderCase #DeathPenaltyTrial #JusticeForMaddie #SurvivingTheSurvivor #CourtroomDrama #JailhouseCalls #TrueCrimePodcast #FloridaCrime #ElectraComplex #MurderTrial Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2 Apr 1h 30min
Wendi Adelson’s Book “This Is Our Story”: Fiction or Foreshadowing?
#STSNation! Welcome to the show that promises to bring you the very #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime on trending criminal cases. Wendi Adelson once called her ex-husband, Dan Markel, her “latex spouse” in a writer’s workshop—not long after his murder. Now her novel, This Is Our Story, is potentially at the center of her mother Donna Adelson’s upcoming murder-for-hire trial. As the judge weighs whether Wendi’s novel should be admissible as evidence, STS dives deep into its pages. We’re joined by two leading psychologists and a sharp legal mind to analyze Wendi’s fiction—and whether it offers a disturbing window into real-life motives and family dynamics. Did the novel foreshadow Dan’s murder? Is Lily, the main character, actually Wendi? And what does it say that she removed the Markel name from her children post-murder? Get ready for a chilling breakdown of blurred lines between fiction and real-life tragedy.#WendiAdelson #ThisIsOurStory #DonnaAdelson #DanMarkel #CharlieAdelson #MurderForHire #FSULaw #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #SurvivingTheSurvivor #JusticeForDanMarkel #LegalDrama #CrimeBookAnalysis #TrueCrimeCommunityGet Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
1 Apr 1h 21min
Does Wendi Adelson’s Story Add Up? Veteran Homicide Detectives Give Their Take
Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube#STSNation! Welcome to Surviving the Survivor, the show that brings you the very #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime on trending cases like the Dan Markel murder. Wendi Adelson sat across from investigators just hours after her ex-husband, Dan Markel, was gunned down in broad daylight. For years, people have scrutinized her police interview—was she truthful? Was she deceptive? Did she know more than she let on? Now, America’s Most Respected Detective, Fil Waters, is here to break it all down. With over 400 homicide investigations to his name and one of the highest confession rates in history, Waters is a master interrogator who teaches interrogation techniques worldwide. Joining him is Detective Phil Ramos, 3X Las Vegas Police Officer of the Year, former undercover narcotics officer and veteran LVMPD homicide detective. 🔍 Was Wendi being deceptive? 🔍 Were there red flags detectives missed? 🔍 How do elite investigators spot lies and manipulation?#WendiAdelson #CharlieAdelson #DonnaAdelson #HarveyAdelson #DanMarkel #FSU #FloridaStateUniversity #FSULaw #MurderForHire #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeForDanMarkel #MurderTrial #CriminalInvestigation #LegalDrama #CrimeUpdate #JusticeMatters #SurvivingTheSurvivor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
29 Mars 1h 55min
Will the Adelsons Turn on Each Other?
#STSNation, welcome to the show, welcome to Surviving the Survivor, the show that brings you the very #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime on the biggest trending criminal cases. Donna Adelson was just back in court, and her June murder trial looms large. With Charlie Adelson already convicted in the brutal murder-for-hire plot that took out FSU Law Professor Dan Markel, the pressure is mounting. Wendi Adelson—somehow untouched by charges—remains the mystery piece in this twisted puzzle. So the question is: will one of the Adelsons finally break? Could Donna flip on Charlie to save herself? Could Charlie turn on Wendy? Is this once-powerful family starting to crumble under the weight of their secrets? #BestGuests: Law Professors Jo Potuto and Melissa Hamilton & Dan Markel’s Post Divorce Attorney Stephen Webster #DonnaAdelson #CharlieAdelson #WendyAdelson #DanMarkel #MurderForHire #FSULaw #TrueCrime #SurvivingTheSurvivor #JusticeForDanMarkel #FamilySecrets #CrimeUpdate #CriminalTrial #LegalDrama #AdelsonCaseGet Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
26 Mars 1h 27min
Kohberger’s ‘Trophy Selfie’? Inside the Evidence, Eyebrows & Alibi Twist
Bryan Kohberger goes on trial this summer for the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20 in Moscow, Idaho. The four University of Idaho students were found dead on November 13, 2022. Kohberger refused to plead to the charges in an Idaho state court, so a not guilty verdict was entered on his behalf. Prosecutors filed a large amount of information about evidence they plan to present to the murder trial. On March 17, deputy prosecutor Ashley Jennings filed information about four exhibits she intends to file to show that Kohberger had bushy eyebrows at the time of the murder. This is now a key focus after a surviving witness in the house where the students were murdered described seeing a man with "bushy eyebrows" leaving the property just after the murders. What does this all mean for the state's case? Will the defense have to change their strategy? And what does Kohberger's selfie tell us about his state of mind...? STS #BestGuests include: Attorney Joshua Ritter Attorney Greg SkordasAttorney Tara Malek Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
25 Mars 1h 22min
Part Two: Wendi Adelson’s Police Interview Analyzed By Seasoned Investigators
#STSNation! Welcome to Surviving the Survivor, the show that brings you the very #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime on trending cases like the Dan Markel murder. Wendi Adelson sat across from investigators just hours after her ex-husband, Dan Markel, was gunned down in broad daylight. For years, people have scrutinized her police interview—was she truthful? Was she deceptive? Did she know more than she let on? Now, America’s Most Respected Detective, Fil Waters, is here to break it all down. With over 400 homicide investigations to his name and one of the highest confession rates in history, Waters is a master interrogator who teaches interrogation techniques worldwide. Joining him is retired FBI Special Agent Scott Duffey, a career investigator and now Director of the Criminal Justice Institute at Wilmington University. Together, they will deconstruct, dissect, and analyze every word, every hesitation, and every tell in Wendi Adelson’s police interview. 🔍 Was Wendi being deceptive? 🔍 Were there red flags detectives missed? 🔍 How do elite investigators spot lies and manipulation? 🔔 Set your reminders, subscribe, and watch LIVE as we uncover the truth! #BestGuests: 🔥 Fil Waters – Retired Houston Homicide Detective, America’s Most Respected Detective, with over 400 homicides investigated 🔥 Scott Duffey – Retired FBI Special Agent, Director of the Criminal Justice Institute at Wilmington University #WendiAdelson #CharlieAdelson #DonnaAdelson #HarveyAdelson #DanMarkel #FSU #FloridaStateUniversity #FSULaw #MurderForHire #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeForDanMarkel #MurderTrial #CriminalInvestigation #LegalDrama #CrimeUpdate #JusticeMatters #SurvivingTheSurvivorGet Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
22 Mars 1h 42min
Pitt Student’s Parents Say Daughter Drowned; Natalee Hollaway’s Private Investigator Isn’t So Sure
Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxAll Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcastSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivorCatch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube Welcome to Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of True crime.STS host and award-winning journalist Joel Waldman brings us up to date in the latest investigation of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki. Sudiksha was in the Dominican Republic on a trip with college friends when she vanished on March 6th, 2025. It's now been 11 days and no one knows where Sudiksha is. We're hoping and praying she's okay but these cases don't always end well... Police are holding the passport of an American man who was last seen Sudiksha on surveillance videos. What are investigators doing to rule him out? Has the situation escalated...? Could he become a suspect or is this all a tragic drowning accident? Our STS #BESTGuests break it all down for us. #BestGuests include: Retired FBI Special Agent Rob D'AmicoPrivate Investigator TJ Ward Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
21 Mars 1h 12min
