JustThoughtLounge

Welcome to Just Thought Lounge!

This is the true crime channel that delivers serious, well-balanced coverage of the cases that really make you think.

At JTL, we aim to give our viewers something to contemplate. The cases we choose - some new and some older - often place the viewer in the shoes of the investigators or in the jury box.

We always aim to be well-balanced, so you won't hear Kevin trying to crack jokes or offer his personal opinion or commentary. Just Thought Lounge is about what you think.

At JTL we look at some complicated cases, whodunnits, questionable convictions, exonerations, exceptional or unique investigations, head-scratching missing persons and the latest court dramas.

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August 29 · 32 min
Killer Quickly Realizes He Is Not Actually A Hero | True Crime Documentary
The scene outside of the Big 5 sporting goods store in Renton, Washington on the evening of June 5th, 2024 was chaotic. City police arrived within minutes of dispatch only to find that undercover sheriffs were already there. A teenager was found lying, fatally injured, on the sidewalk. Sorting through the confusion, the story that emerged was shocking. There were four individuals involved; one young victim and three firearms … except, which of the guns were actually real? Extended Police Response: https://youtu.be/EN3eEKF5PYsConnect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
August 22 · 49 min
Man Records Videos of Girlfriend Minutes Before Her Murder: The Murder of Crystal Williams
On a Spring afternoon in Odessa, Texas police responded to a welfare check at the Faudree Ranch Apartment complex. There, they made a shocking discovery. What followed was a rapid investigation; uncovering multiple suspects, the victim’s sordid past and two, very suspicious, cellphone recordings. The single thread running through the investigation was an unwavering focus on one individual. When all was said and done, the case did not conclude in the way anyone was expecting … Full interviews with Larry Johnson: https://youtu.be/ZXEvI-Pc5kM
August 15 · 35 min
Girlfriend Realizes Police Have Discovered Her Horrifying Secret: The Murder of George Cox Jr
In the Autumn of 2024, investigators in Cleveland, Ohio faced a bizarre set of circumstances. A son and young father had been missing for over a week. The apartment where he was thought to be living was found cleared-out. Both he and all of his belongings vanished, seemingly overnight. There were no cameras. In fact, there was no record of the man even living in the building. But what investigators did find, were signs that something very sinister had happened inside that apartment. Interviews with Dy'mond Vaden: https://youtu.be/pNgQCG006x8
July 25 · 47 min
Poisoned Pregnant Woman’s Final Call Exposes Her Killer: The Murder of Jade Benning | True Crime Documentary
A call to emergency services in Nashville, Tennessee was received after 9:30PM in late February 2025. The caller was 26 year-old former college football star Blaise Taylor. His girlfriend, 24 year-old Jade Benning was, suddenly, very ill. She was nearly six months pregnant. EMTs were told that Jade was experiencing the sudden-onset of a severe allergic reaction. At the hospital, however, questions emerged. What Jade was reacting to was not allergies. In her final moments of consciousness, the young chef seemed to have recognized what was happening to her. And she had the presence of mind to dial a friend’s number, and expose her killer.Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
July 18 · 29 min
Killer Wife Believes She Is Fooling Everyone: The Murder of Michael Bryan | True Crime Documentary
When police in Lexington, South Carolina responded to reports of a gunshot at a family home on Corley Street, they arrived to find wife and mother Kimberley Groh distraught and frantic. Her husband had suffered a life-threatening injury, while in his bed, in the middle of the night. Events at the scene unfolded quickly. Evidence was compiled rapidly. Kimberley’s bizarre explanation for her husband’s apparent fatal accident was listened-to with skepticism.And as the facts came to light, her story was met with yet more speculation and suspicion….Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190How we make our videos:🎥 https://amzn.to/48tZ6oU🎤 https://amzn.to/4phipas🔆 https://amzn.to/48azGeu🖥️ https://amzn.to/3LRhShgTheme music by Audio Hertz, Luck Witch via YouTube music, lyrics by Frank Mizzy (YouTube The2ndStory)
July 11 · 44 min
Cops Watch Killer Dispose of Valentine’s Day Date: The Murder of Nancy Howery | True Crime Documentary
True Crime Documentary, the murder of Nancy HoweryWhen mother of two Nancy Howery went missing, investigators pursued a few theories that would explain her disappearance until a single suspect emerged. What investigators uncovered after that, was a horror no one had been expecting…Full BWC interview with Daniel Stearns: https://youtu.be/ytjJ7LFGLzIConnect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190Theme music by Audio Hertz, Luck Witch via YouTube music, lyrics by Frank Mizzy (YouTube The2ndStory)
July 4 · 35 min
Woman Kills Ex-Boyfriend, Pretends It Was An Accident: The Murder of Nathaniel Watson | True Crime Documentary
In the early morning hours of October 15, 2023, Youngstown police responded to a call about a domestic fight: two sisters, arguing. What they found when they arrived at the scene was far more serious. It was clear that what had occurred was no accident. Investigators would find out much later, that the bu ild-up to this tragic death, was also far more complicated than it initially appeared.
June 27 · 37 min
Killer Stalks Investigation, Shocked When Caught: The Murder of Kayla Atwood |True Crime Documentary
On the morning of January 3rd, 2024 mother-of-four Kayla Atwood dropped her two youngest children at their daycare. She never returned to collect them. The investigation into her disappearance began by tracing her last known movements and interactions; at the daycare, with neighbours, and catching a ride from a new friend. As the pieces began to fall into place, all signs pointed to just one suspect…
June 20 · 35 min
Killer Caught on Camera, The Unseen Footage: The Frightening Case of Pava LaPere | True Crime Documentary
In the Autumn of 2023, news of a horrific murder rocked the city of Baltimore. A young and talented entrepreneur, one the of the city’s rising stars, was found brutally attacked and killed on the rooftop of her office building. Pava LaPere had many friends and no known enemies. Investigators began by speaking with those who knew her best. Then, they retraced her steps, and piece by piece they filled-in the puzzle and hunted down a killer.
June 13 · 36 min
Private Videos Revealed His Secret Life: The Shocking Murder of Pastor Brodes Perry | True Crime Documentary
True Crime Documentary, the murder of Pastor Brodes PerryIn the Spring of 2019. Pastor Brodes Perry was gunned down in the threshold of his apartment in Collierville, Tennessee. The neighbourhood, his congregation and his wife were left dumbfounded. That a man of faith who dedicated his life’s work to the church had been targeted was both shocking and confusing. Slowly, the pieces began to fall into place and the pastor’s secrets revealed. It seems the path toward his violent end had been set in motion some two years before, when the Pastor began living his life according to the book ... that was not the Bible.
June 6 · 40 min
Two Strangers' Twisted Plot Revealed: The Shocking Murder of Sonia Exelby | True Crime Documentary
In the Autumn of 2025, a young English musician unexpectedly boarded a plane from London Heathrow to Gainesville, Florida. Two days later, she missed her flight home. The horror that befell Sonia Exelby was both shocking and tragically predictable; the strange truth finally revealed through her secret messages; plans that developed in the shadows and the darkest corners online. Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
May 30 · 42 min
Love Triangle leads to Poisoning: The Murder of Leroy Fowler | True Crime Documentary
Just two days before his 55th birthday, Leroy Fowler fell dangerously ill. His symptoms had been on-and-off for weeks. They did not seem to align with any condition that he could pinpoint and by mid-November 2022 they were only worsening. On the morning of November 11th, the bizarre symptoms came to a head. Leroy was incoherent and unable to stand. His long-term girlfriend, Judy, called for an ambulance. While he received treatment, an investigation was launched. And investigators began to untangle the many complications of Leroy Fowler’s love life …Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
May 23 · 45 min
Young Couple Found Executed In Own Car: The Murders of Savanah Soto & Matthew Guerra [True Crime Documentary]
True Crime Documentary, murders of Savanah Soto and Matthew GuerraOver the Christmas holiday in 2023 two families in Bexar County, Texas were experiencing a living nightmare. 18 year-old Savanah Soto, nine months pregnant with a little boy, and her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, were missing. No one wanted to believe that the worst had happened, until they had no choice but to face the horrific truth. Over the following weeks and months, social media would explode with theories on the case, suspects would continue to pile-up and yet another family would be pulled into the chaos... Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
May 16 · 34 min
Gruesome Murders at Daytona Beach Bike Week: The Murders of Brenda & Vann Aultman | True Crime Doc
The annual Daytona Beach "Bike Week" is a ten day event full of motorsports, beaches, food and drink. Main Street turns into a late-night party. Locals mingle with the many tourists to let-loose and have a good time. In 2022, however, the fun-in-the-sun of Bike Week festivities was marred in darkness. What first appeared to be a tragic and fatal accident was quickly determined to be a malicious and brutal attack. And for one local couple, their dream of living in Daytona ended in a nightmare....Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
May 9 · 33 min
Detectives Uncover Horrifying Murder Plot :The Murder of Leila Duarte DaLuz | True Crime Documentary
On a frigid night in December 2022, 34 year-old Leila Duarte DaLuz left her house in the middle of the night in the company of a man she trusted. Leila was two months pregnant and wore a newly purchased engagement ring on her finger. When she got into the vehicle at 2:30AM, she would have known they were not alone. Her fiancé was with a friend … one with a sordid history. It was the last time Leila was seen alive. Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
May 2 · 35 min
Secret Romance with a Teen Killer: The Horrific Murder of Trinity Bostic | True Crime Documentary
17 year-old Trinity Bostic was not the sort of teenager one would expect to run away from home. But in the summer of 2024, that is exactly what she did. Her decision caught everyone, friends and family alike, by surprise. Concern turned to panic as the days wore on. Her cellphone went off the network. For a few days, Trinity seemed to have disappeared into the new life she had sought. There was one person, however, who had been aware of her secret plans. Unfortunately, he had also made some devious ones of his own … Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
April 25 · 45 min
Secret Messages Reveal Vile Plan Gone Wrong: The Murders of Lyric Woods & Devin Clark | True Crime
In the early morning hours of September 17th, 2022 14 year-old Lyric Woods quietly snuck from her house and out onto the street; her parents asleep inside, blissfully unaware of the teenager’s secret plans. The next morning, Lyric was not in her bed. She never returned home. By mid-afternoon, ATV drivers on a rural track near the County line made a horrific discovery: Two teenagers, deceased from a barrage of gunfire. They were lying side-by-side ... Lyric Woods and 18 year-old Devin Clark. It wasn’t clear how the two knew each other. Neither one of them carried a cellphone, but it was the contents of their secret messages that would hold the key to their murders. Though most of the texts had been deleted, the pieces of correspondence that remained, would reveal a sordid plot and lead investigators to the alleged killer. Connect with us:YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhYQIZPJhiiBWQHMSX5MDQ/joinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19G0gQL940bUZwBegTk3icApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justthoughtlounge/id1810178190
April 18 · 29 min
The Disturbing Case of Dima Tower: The Brutal Murders of Robbie & Jennifer Tower
It was almost midnight on an otherwise quiet night in late August, when a woman’s cries for help rang out across Malicoat Road in North Port, Florida. By the time neighbours awoke and took a look outside she was gone; compelled off the street and back into her home by her killer. Police arrived to catch the suspect in flight but it was, unfortunately, far too late for two of the street’s most popular residents. Police made a horrific discovery. It was the beginning of a story that would be hard to imagine, were not true.
April 11 · 37 min
Horrific Discovery Made in Secret Second Home: The Murder of Tim Smith | True Crime Documentary
On a Saturday morning in Ocala, Florida a Sheriff’s Deputy performing a welfare check made a horrific discovery. Tim Smith was found brutally murdered in what appeared to be a kinky rendezvous gone-wrong. Fingerprints and DNA at the scene pointed towards individuals with a criminal past. But not everything in the apartment, or in Tim’s life, was adding up. Questions began to arise about whether Tim had chosen to meet his killer at his secret apartment that night or whether there was much more to this story …
April 4 · 37 min
The Strange and Disturbing Murder of Brooklyn Sims: True Crime Documentary
On a sunny Friday afternoon in Pensacola, Florida gunshots rang out inside of a Home Depot. Confused shoppers looked-on as the shooter ran from the store. Brooklyn Sims was found dead in aisle 52. In the chaos of the aftermath, one woman, Sheila Agee, emerged with a close link to the victim. Her son, a man that matched the killer's description, was the father of Brooklyn's child. And that would not be her only connection to this disturbing case...

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