
Stephan Sterns, Madeline Soto’s Accused Killer, Waives Arraignment
IT'S HERE: STS HARDCOVER BOOK SIGNED COPIES FROM JOEL AND KARM: https://premierecollectibles.com/waldman Pre-Order Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxSTS Patreon: Surviving the Survivor | True Crime Podcast | PatreonSTS Website: https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ STS Merch Store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/ #STSNation, Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of True Crime… In February, 13-year-old Madeline "Maddie" Soto disappeared, prompting a statewide Missing Child Alert. Officials confirmed her body was later found in rural Osceola County, just days after she was first reported missing. Stephan Sterns, her mother's boyfriend and the prime suspect in Madeline's disappearance, is accused of moving her body in the morning hours of Monday, Feb. 26, after killing her in Kissimmee, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. The medical examiner's office will determine her cause of death. Today, Stephan Sterns appeared in court to hear the charges levied against him. #BestGuests: Julia Cowley is a retired FBI agent and profiler. She spent 22 years in the FBI investigating violent crime, including serial killings and sex offenses, white-collar crime, public corruption, and civil rights. She was also a member of the FBI’s Evidence Response Team. Prior to joining the FBI, Julia was a Special Agent/Forensic Scientist with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s degree in Forensic Science. Det. David Nutting is a Retired cold case supervisor Orange and Volusia Counties in Orlando. Darby Fox is a child and adolescent family therapist with over 25 years of experience with children and families from diverse backgrounds. Darby’s first book, Rethinking Your Teenager: Shifting from Conflict and Control to Structure and Nurture to Raise Accountable Young Adults, received critical acclaim. She’s an expert on parenting and family topics, she has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, and Newsmax and is a monthly contributor to Psychology Today. #MadelineSoto #StephanSterns #Murder #Orlando #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #JenniferSoto #OsceolaCounty #MissingChild #AmberAleet Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
16 Apr 20241h 33min

STS Live Coverage: Press Conference on Moms Murdered in Oklahoma
IT'S HERE: STS HARDCOVER BOOK SIGNED COPIES FROM JOEL AND KARM: https://premierecollectibles.com/waldman Pre-Order Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxSTS Website: https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ STS Patreon: Surviving the Survivor | True Crime Podcast | PatreonSTS Merch Store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/#STSNation, Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of True Crime… The search for two moms murdered in Oklahoma appears to be over. The OSBI says it recovered the remains of two bodies Sunday. The medical examiner is working to determine cause and manner of death. Four people were arrested in connection with the disappearance of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. They are: Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50 and Cora Twombly, 44. #BestGuests: Famed Tallahasse Defense Attorney R. Timothy Jansen is a partner in the firm Jansen & Davis…he has handled complex Civil, Administrative and Criminal Litigation s, first as Chief Trial Counsel for the Secretary of State of Florida, Tallahassee, handling both complex Civil and Criminal matters. He also spent 5 years as a federal prosecutor. No one knows the Tallahassee legal community better than Tim. #Oklahoma #MissingMoms #VeronicaButler #TifanyAdams #JillianKelley #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TadCullum #ColeTwombly #CoraTwombley Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
15 Apr 20241h 31min

Catching Up On Bryan Kohberger as Chaos Envelops Case
IT'S HERE: Pre-Order Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx#STSNation, Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of True Crime… Great Scott! It’s time for your true crime “Fil” …with Fil and Scott. A show so good, it happens live every Friday… A polling team hired by Bryan Kohberger's defense has been spreading false information that he stalked one of the four murder victims in the case, a prosecutor has said in court. During a heated court exchange on Wednesday, Dr. Bryan Edelman, who supervised a phone poll of 400 potential jurors in an Idaho county for the defense, agreed that one of the questions asked if potential jurors had read, seen or heard that Kohberger stalked one of the victims. "That Mr. Kohberger allegedly stalked one of the victims, that's false...You knew that to be false?" asked the prosecutor, Bill Thompson. "I did," replied Edelman. #BestGuests: America’s most respected Detective Fil Waters spent decades in the law enforcement world becoming an expert at obtaining criminal confessions. He spent 23 years working as a homicide detective in the Houston Police Department investigating more than 400 homicide cases, including one that took the life of his good friend and fellow police officer. Detective Waters is also a Marine and the owner of Kindred Spirits Investigations. He also starred in the show “The Interrogator”. Agent Scott Duffey is Director of Wilmington University’s Criminal Justice Institute. Scott is a retired FBI supervisory Special Agent of the Wilmington, Delaware Resident Agency. He worked violent crime matters, gangs, bank robberies and Fugitive task force cases for 20 years before being promoted supervisor of the violent crime task force in Wilmington, Delaware Prior to FBI, served 5 1/2 years as a Pennsylvania police officer #KansasCity #Chiefs #NFL #NFLPlayoffs #Frozen #Murder #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #JenniferDulos #JenniferFarberDulos #FotisDulos #MichelleTroconis #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #Connecticut #Murder #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #Idaho4 #BryanKohberger #AnaWalshe #DomesticViolence #truecrime #alexmurdaugh #murdaugh #truestory #truecrimecommunity #news #podcast #murdermystery #trial #crime_news #jury #southcarolina #LoriVallowDaybell #LoriVallow #DoomsdayMom #DoomsdayMother #Boise #TJ #Tylee #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #LoriVallowTrial #LoriVallowDaybellTriaL Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
13 Apr 20242h 16min

Sebastian Rogers Search Widens as Authorities Insist No Foul Play Suspected
IT'S HERE: STS HARDCOVER BOOK SIGNED COPIES FROM JOEL AND KARM: https://premierecollectibles.com/waldman Pre-Order Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx 👉 Https://patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor STS Website: https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ STS Merch Store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/ #STSNation, Welcome to Surviving The Survivor the podcast that brings you the best guests in true crime. The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it’s continuing to investigate every lead that comes in during the ongoing search for missing teen Sebastian Rogers. The sheriff’s office said it’s not ruling anything out as the search enters week six for the missing teen with autism. “There is no evidence to support foul play,” SCSO said. The TBI said at the beginning of the investigation, there was a large land search, waterway, lake, pond, and aerial searches at night, on weekends and during the day 24/7. #BestGuests: Douglas MacGregor is better known as Geoprofiler. He’s a Forensic Behavioural Analyst and consultant specializing in geographic profiling and linkage analysis for violent crime and missing persons. He has a Master of Science from Missouri State University and resides in Ottawa, Canada with his wife and two children. Heather Cohen is the host of Justice Warrior’s Podcast and was featured on the Discovery ID show Secrets, Lies and Private Eyes. Heather used to be the Tennessee State Coordinator for the CUE Center for Missing Persons. Tracey Ellis works alongside Heather Cohen at Justice Warriors. #SebastianRogers #MissingChild #Autism #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #Tennessee #CajunNavy #SethRogers #KatieProudfoot #ChrisProudfoot #SethRogers Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
12 Apr 20241h 21min

Chad Daybell Trial Opening Statements as 8-10 Week Trial is Now Underway in Earnest
IT'S HERE: STS HARDCOVER BOOK SIGNED COPIES FROM JOEL AND KARM: https://premierecollectibles.com/waldman Pre-order HERE: Pre-Order Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLxSTS Website: https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ STS Merch Store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/#STSNation, Welcome to Surviving The Survivor the podcast that brings you the best guests in true crime. Jury selection for Chad Daybell‘s trial just concluded. Opening Statements were presented today. Here’s a full breakdown with expert analysis. #BestGuests: Lauren Matthias has worked as a reporter and anchor for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in East Idaho, Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah. She spent a decade reporting on a diverse range of topics from high profile crimes to Presidential visits. Most recently, she reported for Salt Lake City’s ABC affiliate News4Utah in Southern Utah. In 2015 she received the Idaho State Broadcaster’s Association Best Reporter award in addition to receiving the best report of the year in 2015 based upon a short documentary she did on LGBTQ rights. She recently left the reporting world to stay home with her son and to produce and edit the Hidden True Crime Podcast and Hidden True Crime YouTube Channel. She is also the author of the book, Escaping Emotional Abuse. S Greg has practiced law since 1982 and began his career at the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association, representing indigent defendants in criminal matters. He gained a great appreciation for the value of competent legal representation and our Constitution's protections for victims and the accused. Megan Conner is the mother of six spectacular human beings and a breaker of generational trauma cycles. She survived sex trafficking as a child and spent almost 40 years in other abusive systems before finally learning how to break free. Megan is now an author and coach and teaches others how to identify and exit coercive and abusive relationships and systems. She is passionate about discussing how toxic family patterns and cult mentalities led her cousin, Lori Vallow Daybell, to become a convicted murderer, and how everyone can help prevent future tragedies. Megan’s favorite topics to teach about are healthy parenting, family systems, high-demand religion and healing from trauma. Her books, "I Walked Through Fire to Get Here" and "100 Ways to Practice Self Care" are available on Amazon. #LoriVallowDaybell #LoriVallow #DoomsdayMom #DoomsdayMother #Boise #TJ #Tylee #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #LoriVallowTrial #LoriVallowDaybellTrial #ChadDaybell #criminaljustice #crime_news #justice #murdermystery #crimestories #trial #idaho Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
11 Apr 20241h 30min

Crumbley Parents Sentenced to the Max as #BestGuests React to Precedent-Setting Case
IT'S HERE: STS HARDCOVER BOOK SIGNED COPIES FROM JOEL AND KARM: https://premierecollectibles.com/waldman Pre-order HERE: Pre-Order Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx 👉 Https://patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor STS Website: https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ STS Merch Store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/ #STSNation, Welcome to another episode of Surviving the Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime… Michigan jurors, after 11 hours of deliberations, found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the gun rampage committed by her son, who carried out the state’s deadliest school shooting more than two years ago. A few weeks later James Crumbley was also convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Today, both will be sentenced. #BestGuests: Brother Counsel AKA Martin Radner. Martin E. Radner earned his Juris Doctor (JD) from Wayne State University Law School, in Detroit. He spent his career handling personal injury and other cases including automobile negligence, No-Fault insurance, personal injury accidents, and civil rights violations. Mr. Radner has practiced throughout the court system in the State of Michigan, including several notable and successful trials as well as regularly appeared before the Michigan Court of Appeals. Mr. Radner has collected millions of dollars for his clients and is well known and respected by both the insurance companies and the Defense Bar as a fair and fierce advocate, and skilled trial attorney.Darryl Cohen is an Entertainment and Criminal Defense attorney, is a partner of Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Whiteman, LLC, and previously partner with Katz, Smith & Cohen in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a former Assistant State Attorney in Miami, Dade County, Florida, and Assistant District Attorney in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. #EthanCrumbley #JenniferCrumbley #SchoolShooting #MassShooting #GunViolence #MassMurder #Michigan #OaklandCounty #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
10 Apr 20241h 23min

“Foul Play” Suspected in Disappearance of Moms Who Vanished in Oklahoma
IT'S HERE: STS HARDCOVER BOOK SIGNED COPIES FROM JOEL AND KARM: https://premierecollectibles.com/waldman Pre-Order Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx 👉 Https://patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor STS Website: https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ STS Merch Store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/ #STSNation, Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of True Crime… The search for two Oklahoma women continues as investigators try to piece together the events leading up to their disappearance. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Sunday that they were called in to investigate the “suspicious disappearance” of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, who have not been since the weekend. #BestGuests: Laura Ingle is currently a crime reporter for NewsNation based in NYC Before that she worked as a correspondent for Fox News for 20 years. And she began her career in radio working for the powerhouse KFI in Los Angeles- making her name during the Scott Peterson case. Jennifer Coffindaffer’s career in federal law enforcement spanned over 28 years and included extensive investigative, operational, leadership and training experiences. As a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), she specialized in gang, narcotics, organized crime Steven Peterson was a Senior Special Agent (SSA) of the United States Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for nearly three decades and at the time ofhis retirement was the most senior DEA street agent in the world. He also worked the investigation into a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory that was the inspiration behind the television series Breaking Bad. Dr. Makayla Saramosing is the owner of the largest Oklahoma-owned private investigation and process serving company. She is a licensed process server, private investigator, a notary public. She is also licensed as a teacher, principal, superintendent and is an ardent advocate of civil rights for the oppressed. #Oklahoma #MissingMoms #VeronicaButler #JillianKelley #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
9 Apr 20241h 33min

Shanna Gardner Back in Court as She Inches Closer to Trial Date
Karm and Joel Hit the Road for the STS Book Tour * MIAMI BEACH - MAY 6th - Temple Menorah 9A ET * NYC - MAY 14th - Museum of Jewish Heritage * BOSTON - MAY 16th - Hummingbird Books 730P ET * TORONTO - MAY 21st - Queens Books at 6P ET * PHILLY - MAY 23rd - Booked CH * TALLY - JUNE 6th - Hearth + Soul - 7P (Live Podcast) * MIAMI - JUNE 12th - The Citadel 6P ET - Book Signing w/Wine * TAMPA - JUNE 23rd - Oxford Exchange 3:30P ET (LIVE podcast and book signing) * MIAMI - JULY 25th - Books and Books 7P ET (celebrate Joel’s birthday and Karm’s anniversary) * LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 15th - Barnes & Nobles @ The Grove STS Website: https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ STS Merch Store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/ #STSNation, Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of True Crime… New documents reveal Murdered Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan got into an alleged argument with his ex-wife and her second husband – who are accused of plotting his murder in February 2022 – at a Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints before his death, a witness told police. Bridegan was fatally shot in front of his car after coming across a tire in the middle of a secluded road, which prosecutors believe was a setup, in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. His then-2-year-old daughter was in the back seat at the time. Today, we look at a document dump by the State. #BestGuests: Famed Tallahassee Defense Attorney R. Timothy Jansen is a partner in the firm Jansen & Davis…he has handled complex Civil, Administrative and Criminal Litigation s, first as Chief Trial Counsel for the Secretary of State of Florida, Tallahassee, handling both complex Civil and Criminal matters. He also spent 5 years as a federal prosecutor. No one knows the Tallahassee legal community better than Tim. #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #Podcast #Podcasting #Florida #Jacksonville #ShannaGardner #JaredBridegan #JoseBaez #MurderForHire Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
8 Apr 20241h 3min