Podcasts by Texas Monthly True Crime: Stephenville
From the moment Susan Woods was found dead at home in the summer of 1987, everyone in Stephenville, Texas—including the police—was certain she’d been killed by her estranged husband. That left the real culprit free to prey on others.
Best-selling author Bryan Burrough returns to his small-town Texas roots to explore a murder case that went cold for nearly two decades. Only now, after discovering a voice from beyond the grave, can the whole story finally be told—a story about the secrets that got buried, and how some folks in this town helped keep them that way.
From the Texas Monthly team behind “Tom Brown’s Body” comes another true story of crime, suspicion, and life in small-town Texas.
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Stephenville | 6. Hatley from 2023-07-18T09:30:02
In the series finale, Scott Hatley’s journal tells the story of how he built a new life on the run from police. And when the truth comes out, people in Stephenville must confront how little they...
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Stephenville | 5. Scott from 2023-07-11T09:00:03
Lt. Don Miller discovers the hand-written life story of the man who killed Susan Woods. The murderer, it turns out, wasn't a stranger or an outsider to Stephenville, but a local boy nobody suspecte...
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Stephenville | 4. Shannon from 2023-07-04T09:00:03
In 1988, Shannon Myers survived a brutal attack by Joseph Scott Hatley, the man whose fingerprints were also present at the scene of Susan Woods’s murder. Her statement to police—which included ...
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Stephenville | 4. Shannon from 2023-07-04T09:00:03
In 1988, Shannon Myers survived a brutal attack by Joseph Scott Hatley, the man whose fingerprints were also present at the scene of Susan Woods’s murder. Her statement to police—which included ...
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Stephenville | 3. Don from 2023-06-27T09:00:03
Nearly twenty years after Susan Woods's murder, Stephenville Police Lieutenant Don Miller takes up the case. And with Michael Woods's cooperation, and help from new technology, Don finally makes a ...
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Stephenville | 2. Michael from 2023-06-20T09:05:01
After Susan Woods was killed, just about everyone in Stephenville—including the police—figured they knew who’d done it. Her estranged husband, Michael Woods, was a long-haired biker who smoked pot ...
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Stephenville | Trailer from 2023-06-13T10:00:03
From the moment Susan Woods was found dead at home in the summer of 1987, everyone in Stephenville, Texas—including the police—was certain she’d been killed by her estranged husband.
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Voyage Media Presents: Borderline from 2022-02-07T10:00:04
In 1985, in Texas, Jayson Woodward stepped outside of her home and was abducted, raped, and held hostage, until she managed to escape her assailant. He was captured on the border between the United...
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Tom Brown's Body | 9. Another Day in Canadian from 2022-01-07T23:00:02
"I'll never lose that hope. It could be five years from today. The door is always open at our office for anything that will bring resolution to this case."
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New From Texas Monthly: America’s Girls from 2021-12-18T18:00:01
The original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same year Deep Throat came out, and a year before Roe v. Wade. Sarah Hepola digs ...
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C13Features Presents: Ghostwriter from 2021-12-07T10:00:02
Ghostwriter follows Kate Michaels (Kate Mara), a writer who is offered work ghostwriting a new novel about a mysterious killer. As she collaborates with the idiosyncratic billionaire behind the pro...
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Tom Brown's Body | An Update from Skip from 2021-10-07T09:00:06
There have finally been a couple of developments in the case. But will they lead to the truth about what happened to Tom?
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Witnessed: Borderlands – Preview from 2021-09-07T05:00:13
“Witnessed: Borderlands” is the tall-but-true tale of a charismatic outlaw, an iconic small-town sheriff, and the record-setting drug bust that ensnared them both.? Hosted by Rob D’Amico who is a f...
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Introducing: State of Mind from 2021-06-14T19:23:33
There’s something different about Texas. But how do you define it without resorting to cliches about cowboys and oilmen? At Texas Monthly, we think the answer is through stories — stories like the ...
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Introducing: The Apology Line from 2021-01-19T08:00:03
Introducing a brand new podcast from Wondery called The Apology Line.
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Tom Brown's Body | 8. The Remains from 2020-11-17T10:00:06
"I'm definitely more paranoid wherever I go. I definitely watch my back more and pay attention to what's going on around me."
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Tom Brown's Body | 7. The Wake from 2020-11-10T10:00:17
"The people of the town are calling us and saying, 'Do we have a monster that lives in our community?' I wish I could give them Solace."
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Tom Brown's Body | 6. The Thicket from 2020-11-03T10:00:14
"I'm like, 'What the heck is that?' So, I walk around some shrubs, and as I get closer I can see that it kind of looks like bone."
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Tom Brown's Body | 5. Unusual Suspects from 2020-10-27T09:00:08
“It's kind of strange that your investigator calls this search, and lo and behold, right after he starts the search, a cell phone is found.”
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Tom Brown's Body | 4. Lake Marvin Road from 2020-10-20T09:00:03
"I'm sitting there thinking, 'Oh God, I'm so scared right now.' I couldn't convince them. And so I just let them hammer me."
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Tom Brown's Body | 3. Evil Has Come to Canadian from 2020-10-13T09:00:13
"Makes you want to go to the church, get on your knees and say a few words, right?
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Tom Brown's Body | 2. Tom's Loop from 2020-10-06T09:00:16
"My gut tells me he hasn't left Hemphill County. I think he's here somewhere, and I don't know if he intends to come out in the next day or two."
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Tom Brown's Body | 1. A Pretty Little Place from 2020-09-29T09:00:17
“Someone is lying. And it’s hard to know who’s lying and who’s not.”
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