Podcast
Somebody Somewhere
Hosted by David Payne · EN
"Somebody Somewhere" is a true crime investigative podcast series from RainStream Media, Inc. Season 3 is a 10-part series that explores the questions around the unsolved, 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna and the bank robbery he prosecuted where the cash evidence went missing after trial. Season 2 takes listeners into the Seattle homeless encampment known as "The Jungle," as hosts David Payne and Jody Gottlieb investigate a mass shooting allegedly orchestrated by three teenage brothers. And in Season 1, Payne and Gottlieb tackle the open federal investigation into the 2001 murder of federal prosecutor Tom Wales. This 18-year-old case remains one of the highest priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice and has a $2.5 million reward.
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S3 Episode 11 (Bonus) - The Scorpion and the Frog
Dec 1, 202200:23:51Tap to summarizeIn this bonus episode, Payne updates everyone on Arky Tuminelli, Ken Ravenell, and Nacoe Brown.
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S3 Episode 10 (Bonus) - From the Prison to the Palace
Feb 19, 202100:34:23Tap to summarizeIn this Bonus episode, Nacoe and Vanassa Brown tell the story of the bank robberies and their personal love story.
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S3 Episode 9 - The Phoenix
Feb 19, 202100:31:29Tap to summarizeIn the Season 3 finale, Payne summarizes the evidence and debunks one of the FBI’s main theories. And in a story of redemption and hope, Payne jumps in to help his new friend.
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S3 Episode 8 - The Missing Money
Feb 19, 202100:25:36Tap to summarizeKey witnesses from the missing money case tell their stories for the first time, including the federal district court judge and Jonathan Luna’s co-counsel.
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S3 Episode 7 - Nacoe of Nazareth
Feb 19, 202100:34:29Tap to summarizePayne goes deep down the rabbit hole exploring Nacoe Brown’s claims about the missing money, and he’s inspired and confounded at what he finds.
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S3 Episode 6 - The Defense Lawyer
Feb 19, 202100:27:13Tap to summarizeNew (2019) allegations against Nacoe Brown’s defense lawyer for conspiracy give new light to claims that he may have been involved with the missing money eighteen years prior.
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S3 Episode 5 - Character Assassination
Feb 19, 202100:31:11Tap to summarizeWhen Jonathan Luna goes missing, the press makes an immediate connection with a bank robbery case that he had tried the year before in which the cash evidence was stolen. And the cast from the Stash House Records case is back for this prequel.
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S3 Episode 4 - The Magic Knife
Feb 19, 202100:28:53Tap to summarizeLeaked theories about a suicide don’t seem to square with the known physical evidence from the crime scene.
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S3 Episode 3 - Amazing Grace
Feb 19, 202100:27:52Tap to summarizeJonathan’s last case goes sideways on him when it is discovered that his cooperating witness was dealing drugs and terrorizing the neighborhood while working for the FBI.
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S3 Episode 2 - Stash House Records
Feb 19, 202100:32:30Tap to summarizeJonathan Luna was operating in a toxic work environment when he undertook the last trial of his life -- a federal drug conspiracy case against two men selling drugs out of a rap music studio in Baltimore.
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