INTRODUCING: CounterClock Season 8

Summary

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Dark Downeast Podcast – INTRODUCING: CounterClock Season 8 (May 28, 2026)

Overview

In this special preview episode, host Kylie Low introduces listeners to Season 8 of the investigative podcast CounterClock, hosted by Delia D’Ambra. The episode sets the stage for an in-depth reexamination of the 2008 Lane Bryant murders in Tinley Park, Illinois—a case involving the execution-style killing of five women inside a suburban clothing store, which remains unsolved. Kylie highlights Delia’s heart-centered and dogged approach to true crime, noting how this new season promises answers to lingering questions, fresh voices, and a narrative that challenges assumptions about what really happened.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Case Introduction and Unanswered Questions ([00:02]–[01:38])

• Kylie Low describes her own obsession with unresolved cases and introduces the Lane Bryant murders as the focus of CounterClock Season 8.
  • This 2008 case involved five women killed in a Lane Bryant store, with the perpetrator never caught.
  • Kylie lists persistent questions: “How does something like this happen without answers? What’s the motive? Why were these women targeted? Were there witnesses who saw something that didn’t get enough attention? And after all this time, is there still evidence that could change the direction of the case?” ([00:27])
• Kylie emphasizes Delia D’Ambra’s unique reporting style, noting her ability to unearth new evidence and amplify previously unheard voices.

Notable Quote:

“She’s not just revisiting what’s already been told. She’s digging into archives, reanalyzing evidence, speaking directly with first responders and victims’ families, and uncovering voices that have never been heard publicly before.”
—Kylie Low ([00:50])

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2. CounterClock Season 8 Trailer & Reinventing the Story ([01:38]–[04:24])

a. Reframing the Lane Bryant Murders ([01:38]–[02:43])

• Audio montage and narration from Delia D’Ambra and clips from news broadcasts recap the violence and confusion of the 2008 event.
• Delia reflects on the puzzle-like nature of the case: “It was like a big jigsaw puzzle, and most of the pieces were upside down.” ([02:09])
• She spent a year deeply investigating, aiming to flip every piece “right side up.”

b. Questions Surrounding the Crime ([02:21]–[02:55])

• The intensity of the manhunt, the revelation that a survivor existed, and the team’s concern for her safety.
• Mysteries remain: “None of it made sense. The timing, the target, the victims, and the length of time that he stayed in the store. What were you doing in there for 40 minutes?” ([02:43])

Notable Quote:

“The further and further I dug into this crime, the stranger things got. My reporting led me to some unexpected places: a church in crisis, a dilapidated mental health center, a notorious street gang, and another violent shooting.”
—Delia D’Ambra ([02:55])

c. Theories, Leads, and Unexpected Twists ([03:12]–[03:29])

• The trailer hints at numerous possible motives and cover-ups: financial disputes, inside jobs, and criminal activity rooted in community institutions.
• Conspiratorial talk from interviews:
  • “When you shoot somebody execution style, you’ve done it before.” ([03:15])
  • “People use church to do their devilish ways.” ([03:25])

d. Tension and Unresolved Motives ([03:35]–[04:11])

• Intense interview clips feature witnesses, a dramatic police presence, and shocking revelations about the scale of the crime:
  • “Most crimes I see is $10,000. This was $100,000. Who does anything for $100,000?” ([03:55])
  • “When we first met and you provided me with this information, I mean, my jaw dropped.” ([04:03])
• The trailer ends with gratitude for investigative journalism.

Notable Quote:

“Buckle up, because this story is anything but straightforward.”
—Delia D’Ambra ([03:29])

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3. Closing Reflections and Call to Action ([04:24]–[End])

• Kylie circles back, urging listeners who are fascinated by unresolved, complex cases to tune in for the full CounterClock investigation.
  • She reiterates the importance of unanswered questions “sitting just under the surface... about the investigation, about the evidence, and about what might have been missed along the way.” ([04:29])
• She provides directions for following the full season on CounterClock’s feed.

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “That’s where I’m at right now, with a story I can’t stop thinking about.”
  —Kylie Low ([00:09])

• “We in those early days did not know somebody had survived. We were worried about her safety.”
  —Voice clip ([02:21])

• “What were you doing in there for 40 minutes?”
  —Voice clip ([02:43])

• “My reporting led me to... a church in crisis, a dilapidated mental health center, a notorious street gang, and another violent shooting.”
  —Delia D’Ambra ([02:55])

• “Maybe it was an inside job.”
  —Voice clip ([03:24])

• “People use church to do their devilish ways.”
  —Voice clip ([03:25])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:02 | Kylie Low opens, explains her fascination with tough cases | | 00:27 | Key questions about the Lane Bryant murders | | 00:50 | Praise for Delia D’Ambra’s investigative approach | | 01:38 | CounterClock Season 8 trailer begins (voice montage) | | 02:09 | “Jigsaw puzzle” analogy from Delia | | 02:43 | Questions about the crime’s timing and the survivor | | 02:55 | Delia describes unexpected investigative leads | | 03:24 | Hints at inside job and local corruption | | 03:35 | Eyewitness and police scene tensions | | 03:55 | Shocking sums raise stakes (“$100,000” quote) | | 04:03 | Journalist receives jaw-dropping new information | | 04:24 | Kylie closes with directions to the full CounterClock season |

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Summary

This preview episode serves as both a compelling entry point for CounterClock’s new investigation and a reaffirmation of Dark Downeast’s commitment to ethical, thoughtful crime storytelling. Kylie Low and Delia D’Ambra promise fresh leads, probing questions, and a refusal to settle for easy answers in their pursuit of justice for the five women murdered in Tinley Park—urging listeners to dig deeper alongside them.

Transcript

[A]

Hey, down Easters, it's Kiley. If you've spent time with me on Dark down east, you know, I tend to get pulled into cases that don't have clear answers. The ones you keep circling back to and asking yourself what's missing. That's where I'm at right now, with a story I can't stop thinking about. In the newest season of Counterclock, host Delia d' Ambra is taking a closer look at the Lane Bryant murders. Now, if you're not familiar, in 2008, five women were killed inside a Lane Bryant store in a Chicagoland shopping center. And somehow, a suspect has never been caught. So you start to wonder, how does something like this happen without answers? What's the motive? Why were these women targeted? Were there witnesses who saw something that didn't get enough attention? And after all this time, is there still evidence that could change the direction of the case? What really stood out to me, what always stands out to me with Delia's reporting, is how she approaches these questions. She's not just revisiting what's already been told. She's digging into archives, reanalyzing evidence, speaking directly with first responders and victims families, and uncovering voices that have never been heard publicly before. Delia is pushing past surface answers and sitting with the uncomfortable questions a little longer. This season leans all the way in. And it got under my skin. So if you're like me and you keep asking, why, stick around? Because you can check out the Counterclock Season 8 trailer right now.

[B]

It started out as just another day in a popular clothing store, but it ended in a bloody massacre. A deadly shooting rampage at upscale Lane

[A]

Bryant ladies clothing store. Six women gunned down execution style.

[C]

The February 2008 Lane Bryant homicides in Tinley Park, Illinois, are a notorious case that for nearly two decades have looked like one type of crime, but might just be something much, much bigger.

[B]

It was like a big jigsaw puzzle, and most of the pieces were upside down.

[C]

For the last year, I've been heads down trying to turn every puzzle piece in this complicated case right side up.

[B]

The search continues for the gunman. We in those early days did not know somebody had survived. We were worried about her safety.

[A]

What if this guy has her information and has all of our information?

[C]

This season on Counterclock, we're going inside A law enforcement investigation that has been locked behind closed doors for years.

[B]

None of it made sense. The timing, the target, the victims, and the length of time that he stayed in the store. What were you doing in there for 40 minutes.

[C]

The further and further I dug into this crime, the stranger things got. My reporting led me to some unexpected places. A church in crisis, a dilapidated mental health center, a notorious street gang, and another violent shooting.

[B]

Are you familiar with quid pro quo?

[A]

When you shoot somebody execution style, you've done it before.

[B]

A lot of things go down because of money.

[A]

Maybe it was an inside job.

[B]

People use church to do their devilish ways.

[C]

Buckle up, because this story is anything but straightforward.

[B]

All of a sudden, I see the police come, like, filling the neighborhood and coming up my driveway. Hey, we got a cop, man shot out in front of my house. Major shootout. Come in here, man. There's some going on. Holy cow. Most crimes I see is 10,000. This was 100,000. Who does say anything for 100,000? When we first met and you provided me with this information, I mean, my jaw dropped. I was like, oh, my goodness. Thank God you're investigative journalism.

[C]

Binge Counterclock Season 8. Right now, wherever you get your podcasts,

[A]

This is just a preview of what this season explores. This is a case with so many moving pieces. And the more I listened, the more it felt like there were still important questions sitting just under the surface. Questions about the investigation, about the evidence, and about what might have been missed along the way. If you want to follow the full investigation, you can listen to the full season on the counterclock feed.