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A Heavy Weight
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In a world where some stories go untold, A Heavy Weight is a true crime podcast series that aims to give voice to the voiceless and shed light on forgotten or overlooked cases.
Each season takes you on a gripping journey through the depths of unsolved mysteries, cold cases, and wrongful convictions.
For more information and to see our source materials visit: www.aheavyweight.com
A Heavy Weight is intended for mature audiences. It discusses topics that may be triggering for some listeners including drug use and suicide.
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What Happened to Lola Fry?
Mar 1700:24:11Tap to summarizeIn 1993, Lola Fry went to a party in Indianapolis and never came home.The people who were with her told police a story — but it’s one that has never fully made sense.Lola disappeared along with her car. Neither have ever been found.
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Who Murdered Wilma Cheek?
Mar 1000:29:54Tap to summarizeIn October 1995, Wilma Cheek was found shot to death in her car at Willow Grove Cemetery in Fountain City, Indiana. It was late morning. Daylight. A place that should have felt quiet, familiar, safe. Thirty years later, her case remains unsolved.https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/cold-case-investigations/cold-cases-by-county/pendleton-district-investigations/wilma-cheek-10301995/
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Part 1: Chris Perantoni
Feb 2800:16:16Tap to summarizeA new case in Bloomington, Indiana. An arrest tied to alleged child sexual abuse material. In part 1, we slow down the headline and walk through what’s been publicly reported so far, how these cases often start, what digital evidence can and can’t prove at this stage, and what research says about who gets caught with csam and how often this behavior happens in secrecy. This episode avoids graphic details and centers accuracy, prevention, and the reality that harm can be amplified long after abuse occurs.
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The Waverly Two Case
Feb 2400:25:18Tap to summarizeWe're sharing our coverage of the waverly two case again as Terence and Ferrone work towards their deserved full exoneration after their release.In 1998, Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne of Waverly, Virginia, were sentenced to life for a murder they were acquitted of, exposing systemic flaws like withheld evidence and a judge’s power to override a jury’s verdict. In this episode, we examine the controversial mechanism of acquitted conduct sentencing and the tireless advocacy work aimed at righting this profound injustice.
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Episode 2: Someone Knows Something
Oct 6, 2021Tap to summarizePicking up the night of September 27th, 2015 after Joseph vanished. Where could he have gone? What clues did he leave behind?
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Introducing: A Heavy Weight
Sep 24, 2021Tap to summarizeA Heavy Weight is a series re-investigating the 2015 disappearance of Joseph Smedley, a 20 year old sophomore attending Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The series launches this fall; visit www.aheavyweight.com for source materials and to follow Joseph's story.
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