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JustThoughtLounge

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

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00:37:48

He Wanted Another Woman For His Birthday: The Strange...

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2025/09/20

On a cold winter night in January 2018, a birthday party at an apartment complex in Denver Colorado turned deadly. Within minutes of the last guest leaving, a shot was fired - and a young wife and mother lost her life. From the apartment emerged the distraught husband, his pleas making clear what had happened: he was not to blame. He would never harm his wife...

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00:53:31

The Strangest Case You Have Never Heard: The Murder...

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2025/09/13

Over the period of five days in December 2022, the body parts of a woman were discovered scattered across a three mile radius within vast logging and hunting grounds in Southeast Georgia. It would take law enforcement nearly 6 months to identify their victim. When they did, investigators began to uncover an elaborate and unbelievable story of threats, money, manipulation and hidden romance.

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00:29:50

Police Uncover Killer's Depraved Plan: The Murder of...

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2025/09/06

Support for Ashley's two young sons:https://www.gofundme.com/f/come-up-with-the-titleOne a cold winter morning in early 2025, mother of two Ashley Elkins disappeared after leaving her home in Warren, Michigan to run a few errands. Five days later, Ashley’s car was found parked outside of an apartment complex in Roseville, a few miles from where her cellphone location last pinged. The search for Ashley would lead to a disturbing crime scene, to hours of unsettling surveillance footage and

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00:35:04

The Brutal Murder of James Barry | True Crime...

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2025/08/30

At 1AM on a November night in 2016, a family in Loxahatchee, Florida awoke to a real-life nightmare. It was a horrific scene; screams to call 911, a young man dying in his bedroom. From the house emerged three survivors: a distraught mother, her boyfriend and the best friend. But it was a fourth person, they claimed, who had made their way inside the locked house in the middle of the night, committed the murder, and escaped.

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00:37:30

Neighbor Brutally Killed To Pay A Utility Bill: The...

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2025/08/23

In the Spring of 2019 a well-liked and respected trucker in a small town in West Virginia went missing. In the days that followed it seemed that everyone in the community had a theory. Rumours, speculation and accusations were rampant. The investigation navigated a maze of strange clues, finger-pointing, and colorful characters. Until one, small and seemingly innocuous lie, unravelled the mystery of this small-town murder.

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00:46:25

Murder Plot Exposed Through Secret Messages: The...

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2025/08/16

On a Saturday afternoon in October 2022, officers from the the Santa Fe Police Department found 21 year-old Grace Jennings stabbed to death by a large sword in the garage of a house on Jaguar Drive.Grace did not live in the home where she was found. She had only arrived the night before; offered an ostensibly safe place to stay the night by someone claiming to be her friend. Following the horrific discovery, two suspects were detained and questioned; each offering a different story. Eventually, the

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00:31:03

Down-Low and Dangerous: The Detroit House Party...

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2025/08/09

In the Spring of 2019 a group of 20-somethings spent their weekends partying at friend's house in east Detroit. On one of these nights the unthinkable happened. Jokes and dancing turned into terror when a man in a mask burst through the door, armed with a gun, and began firing. The attack left three friends dead and the remaining two witnesses wounded. Those that survived did not get a clear view the shooter. Nonetheless, they could point to one person who, they believed, could have a twisted

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00:41:06

Young Love Turned to Obsession: The Murder of Kaylie...

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2025/08/02

On an otherwise uneventful Thursday afternoon in May, 2019, 15 year-old Kaylie Juga returned home from school with her mother. They turned on some music, joked around and relaxed. Minutes later, a hooded figure dressed all in black entered the house undetected through the open garage door. A doorbell camera across the street recorded the sound of gunfire. Seven shots rang out across the usually quiet and peaceful neighbourhood. Moments later, the hooded figure ran from the scene; mother and daughter

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00:41:56

Gruesome Discovery Reveals Family Secrets: The Murder...

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2025/07/26

A security guard in the wealthy, gated community of Admiral's Cove responded to a home security alarm early one Autumn morning, arriving within three minutes of dispatch. Inside, the patriarch of the family lie dead in the bathroom; not one, but two possible murder weapons found nearby. Emerging from the house were two suspects: a mother and son, each with motive, and each pointing the finger at the other. It seemed that one of them had to be killer … that is unless … there was third person, who

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00:36:17

Christopher thinks he can manipulate everybody: The...

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2025/07/19

On the night of July 19, 2023 desperate cries were heard emanating from Barry Schmalbach’s condo in Cape Coral. Florida. In the days that followed, no one saw Barry.Messages sent from his cellphone were at first odd, then they ceased entirely. Barry’s boyfriend, his closest friends and his family spoke with police. Though by the time investigators began retracing his steps, it seemed is was too late.

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00:41:49

He thought no one would find her: The Murder of Dee...

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2025/07/13

Dee Ann Warner went missing in April, 2021. For years her disappearance was a source of mystery and heartache for the community she had been a part of her whole life.Dee’s last sighting had been at the farmhouse where she and her family lived and worked. It was there that search efforts focused. Just as authorities began to accept that they must seek justice without all of the answers … they made, a shocking discovery.

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00:26:23

Botched police response leads to shocking conclusion:...

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2025/07/06

Early on a spring morning in 2021, police in Miami Gardens were dispatched to an apartment complex. They were responding to a report that a restraining order had been violated.Officers were not prepared for what they would find.What followed was a confused response, a messy investigation and error-riddled prosecution. The outcome of this case was far from certain.

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00:38:29

Two children died and she just made excuses: The Swan...

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2025/06/29

On a spring afternoon in 2024, an unimaginable tragedy rocked the town of Newport, Michigan. Two children were killed and over a dozen more injured.Mixed with the community’s grief was outrage towards the woman responsible. Appallingly, instead of an explanation, she offered only platitudes and excuses. Investigators were left to piece together the whole picture and to answer the question: was this a horrific accident - or was it murder?Victim Support:Lana and Zayn Phillips:

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00:36:05

Son appears to kill mother on camera but his family...

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2025/06/24

In October 2023, 39 year-old mother of two, Irina Garcia, was brutally stabbed to death in her bed. It was an attack so malicious that it was assumed to be an act of passion. The only suspect in the case, Irina’s 13 year-old son, Derek, had no motive. No one could point to any sign that the teen was aggressive or capable of violence. And so, even in the face of mounting evidence, new theories are emerging. Ones that argue, that the minor currently indicted for this heinous crime, is in fact,

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00:26:09

He Shot an Entire Family at a Costco

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2025/06/05

Just past 7:30PM at a busy Costco superstore in Corona, California the sound of gunfire rang out.Dozens of calls were placed to 911 while shoppers ran for the doors, or dropped to the floor. The response was rapid, but the details of what had occurred were patchy, at best. What was clear was that an entire family on their weekly grocery shop had been targeted by a single gunman. While emergency services rushed the wounded to the hospital - the shooter, an off-duty LAPD officer, was escorted

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00:29:19

The Disturbing Case of Tina Satchwell

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2025/05/29

Tina Satchwell went missing in March 2017 from the small-town of Yawl in County Cork.For years her family, friends as well as the local community held out hope while her loving and devoted husband made desperate pleas for her safe return. There were few clues in her disappearance. And there was reason to believe that she could have, voluntarily, left to begin a new life...

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00:26:20

Rejected Boyfriend Kills Her Family For Revenge: The...

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2025/05/22

True Crime DocumentaryOn a warm and drizzly July evening in 2024, a man carrying a crossbow concealed beneath a white sheet exited a family home on Ashlyn Close in the leafy town of Bushey in Hertfordshire. Over the previous five hours this man had enacted a plan to massacre three female members of the same family. His actions had been mapped out for weeks. As word of the horrific murders spread across the country, fear of the attacker merged with grief for the victims. And investigators set out

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00:38:36

Gruesome Discovery Reveals Secret Life: The Murder of...

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2025/05/15

True Crime DocumentaryIn the Spring of 2023 police in Hudson, Ohio were dispatched to the home of a 41 year-old father who had failed to collect his daughter from school. Officers performing the welfare check made a gruesome discovery. Dr Todd Morgan was a well-liked and respected professor at the University of Cleveland. He was also a doting and loving father of two. But under his professional facade, the professor was hiding more scandalous behaviours. And his secrets were, tragically, about

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00:45:15

Shocking Discovery Leads To A Horrifying Secret: The...

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2025/05/08

On December 2nd, 2019 just days after celebrating Thanksgiving with family Christine Holloway and her 14 month-old daughter, Vanessa, went missing. Parked on the street outside her apartment was Christine’s new car but she was not answering the door. Despite the freezing conditions, two windows were sitting open. The door was locked but a light remained on. When officers forced entry, they made a horrific discovery. The investigation into what happened to Christine and Vanessa began...

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00:39:05

Husband's Bizarre Text Leads Detectives to a Shocking...

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2025/05/01

On the morning of 15th May, 2020 Katie McLean went missing. That same morning a disturbing text message began circulating amongst her social circle; sparking concerns that something horrific may have befallen the loving mother of three. The text accused Katie of manipulation. It referred to her as “a devil". Friends saw this message and immediately feared the worst…

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