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Conduct Unbecoming: A Military True Crime Podcast

This podcast analyzes the crimes committed by US military personnel - the very people who swore to protect the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, only to become the sort of monsters we fear.

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17:39

078 United States v. Coleman

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2025/12/09

During sorority rush, we came up with quiet signals to communicate without having to out ourselves out to prospective new members. When things were going south during a conversation, we'd make eye contact with another sister and play with our hair - a bat signal asking for help. Naturally, this bled into the rest of our lives. If we were out and got bad vibes, we'd make eye contact with a sister and play with our hair. You don't have to be really all that subtle or creative with drunk men at

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19:35

077 United States v. Douglas Rogan

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2025/11/25

I don't know if we even consider it an unwritten code that you don't date your ex's friends or your friend's exes. I feel like that's probably actually written somewhere when it comes to explaining to people how they should behave. We give high school students a little bit of a pass because their social circles are small and it's kind of low stakes in most high school relationships. But when the world opens up to you, I think we can all agree that your dating pool should too. I guess Specialist

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18:56

076 United States v. Robbins

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2025/11/11

When we moved back from Japan to the United States, we encountered an ever tightening noose of gun violence. It was an abrupt reintegration to the American fascination with firearms. I don't know if the socialization of young boys to idolize and play with guns has anything to do with the prevalence of violence, and without CDC research into the gun violence that plagues this country, it's unlikely we'll have real or meaningful answers. It could be that boys are socialized to pretend and play with

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25:53

075 Florida v. Kuhn

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2025/10/28

I think the worst phone call I've had to make to my dad is when I was fresh out of college and working in Tennessee. I got cut off on an exit ramp and didn't have enough space to stop, so I ended up in a fender bender. Well, my fenders, bumper, hood and headlights all needed a makeover, but the Honda CRV that darted in front of me bore only a scratch from my license plate screw. The person I dreaded calling most was my dad, my dad who taught me to drive and taught me to be careful! I wasn't looking

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15:53

074 United States v. Gonzalez

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2025/10/14

I remember the first time I went out to socialize after learning I passed the Bar exam. I’d graduated in May, studied for months, took the test, and waited until late November for results. The wait was brutal – I lost about a third of my hair volume from the stress that comes with spending tens of thousands of dollars on an education that I really, really hoped would result in a Bar license on the first try. When the results came back and I learned that I’d passed, it was as though I could finally

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19:10

073 Florida v. Garner; Hawaii v. Garner

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2025/09/30

I’d like to say that I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what I’m going to share, but we’re two and a half years deep on this podcast, so we all know the truth. When you think about it, the lifestyle cultivated by military moves is actually kind of ideal for those drawn to murder. Take the Navy, for instance. Many of their warm water duty stations are popular vacation spots drawing tourists - looking specifically to Hawaii, Southern California and Florida and maybe a little less at Guam

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15:12

072 United States v. Nelson

Conduct Unbecoming: A Military True Crime Podcast ·

2025/09/16

Prior to recent legally dubious phone searches at border crossings, I have never had occasion to sweat giving someone access to my phone. Now, I fear my pure sass would have me, a U.S. citizen, extradited to a country I have no ties to. I suppose we are all fortunate that I squeaked back into the country when I did. At least now we know that, should I vacation abroad, I’ll take a prepaid phone without my usual detritus on it. I recognize that as an adult who didn’t have a smartphone until my

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24:11

071 United States v. Ohu

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2025/09/02

In the aftermath of a sexual assault, one young Marine struggled to cope with what happened, and with her underlying health conditions. It seemed for her that each place she turned, she was met with either unwillingness or inability to help. She continued to spiral until someone ended up in custody… not her assailant, but her. This episode involved discussion of sexual assault. There are a number of resources available for survivors and victim of sexual assault, including the Rape, Abuse & Incest

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29:33

070 United States v. Soloshenko

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2025/08/19

Sometimes when I need to compose a challenging message, I rely on a council of women. It’s always women because I have many years of Taboo board game experience and a team of women will win every time. My first council of women messaging meeting followed a weird twenty first birthday in which the young man I was dating ignored all of my friends and criticized me for consuming a single mojito with my dinner. I gathered my trusted sorority sisters and inquired how one might end things because I’d

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21:50

069 United States v. Thomas

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2025/08/05

The last two times I reported for jury duty, I got kicked by the parties using peremptory challenges. The first time, I was working on post conviction record relief and it was a criminal case--a prosecutor's least favorite kind of juror. The second time, I held a more general legal position and it was a civil case. I think both times I got kicked it was because I’m an attorney and, well, attorneys think other attorneys won’t make good jurors. But, attorneys aren’t generally a protected class, and

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26:08

068 United States v. Harpole; United States v. Deremer

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2025/07/22

My freshman year of college, I spent a lot of time out of my dorm room. Which, given the size of the room I shared with two other women, was objectively the correct choice. My primary motivation for avoiding the room my parents lovingly and generously paid for was a roommate that was… very friendly… with members of the opposite sex. I didn’t want to sit in awkward tension while my roommate waited for me to leave or fall asleep, so I made myself as scarce as possible. Preparing the episode script

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21:15

067 United States v. Swisher

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2025/07/08

Just before last call in a beachfront party area, two sets of men observed a woman that was a little too drunk. What they chose to do, having realized she was so vulnerable, proved the litmus test for them. The events of December 1, 2019 stand to show that it’s perhaps not all men that would assault women when given the opportunity, but certainly Lance Corporal Swisher. I relied heavily on all three NMCCA opinions (1, 2, 3) and the CAAF opinion, and briefing. I also reference information from

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22:52

066 United States v. Hilton

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2025/06/24

A few years back, we were at a holiday party when the host grabbed my butt. I turned in horror and he observed to his friend that what he did was “probably not good.” I scooped up my spouse, explained that I wouldn’t be in the same room with that man again, and I’m happy to report to you all my life has been blissfully unwanted buttgrab free. The most ideal situation is not having entitled men grab women when they feel they’ll get away with it. The second best outcome was mine: a partner who

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24:03

065 United States v. Jenkins; United States v. Edwards

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2025/06/10

It’s been my experience that women and girls receive a lot of messaging around domestic violence. We’re coached to recognize warning signs and to get out. In hushed conferences, we advise each other to set aside a little money, just in case. We tentatively poke at the edges of relationships to try and discern whether our friends are safe. I don’t offer this to suggest that men cannot or do not suffer from domestic violence, but to highlight that we tend to focus on teaching women what to do if they

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17:36

064 Japan v. Alkonis

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2025/05/27

There are parts of the drive up to the national park atop Haleakala that start to feel a little otherworldly. You’re angled up and climbing quickly, and you can lose sight of the horizon before you crest a hill and reacquaint yourself accordingly. The effects of altitude can be potent, and they can come on quickly. Best practice is, of course, to stop and park to avoid driving unsafely. For Lieutenant Alkonis, pulling over simply wasn't an option and resulted in his minivan careening into parked

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063 United States v. Lee

Conduct Unbecoming: A Military True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/13

This case has a lot of moving parts, but in trying to write this introduction, I found I kept distilling it to the same point. Viewed through a relationships lens, this case highlights how far two women would go for the men they loved. One woman, grieving the loss of her beloved, vowed to work towards a more effective military justice system. The other helped hide her fugitive boyfriend and, after his arrest, tacked a sign that said “we have no comment” to her front door. But this case really isn’t

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21:29

062 United States v. Dillenburger

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2025/04/29

I have a pretty serious food allergy - one I feel compelled to share with restaurant staff and friends we visit with. It’s deeply unfun, but the alternative is, you know, anaphylaxis. The silver lining I’ve been able to identify is that it shows me how fiercely I’m loved by family and friends, who generously announce to others at parties that they, too, are responsible for not murdering me. For my servicemember spouse, I am equally fiercely protective of what comes into our home. We live in a state

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19:31

061 United States v. Hill

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2025/04/15

Eight young men started the night at various happy events, celebrating the end of an arduous week of work. Then, they clashed in an unplanned roadside encounter. Although they'd been at parties, they had at least a combined four knives between them, some brandished, some reserved. The two groups struggled to find common ground in what had become a racially charged atmosphere. Fortunately, they found their common thread and the tension began to dissipate. Unfortunately, an intoxicated Private Hill

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28:37

060 United States v. Greene-Watson

Conduct Unbecoming: A Military True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/01

There’s been a lot of discussion in the legal community about the culpability of those whose brains have not yet fully developed. I think that’s why college has such a deserved reputation for being formative. Your brain is still developing and you’re processing new experiences and shaping your worldview, giving you the chance to outgrow your high school, hometown self. The military offers many of America’s young women and men that same opportunity. I'd argue Senior Airman Greene-Watson didn’t make

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22:46

059 United States v. Lovett

Conduct Unbecoming: A Military True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/18

I've shared before that military moves force everyone into creating quick community ties so that everyone can keep their heads above water and feel tethered to their new duty station while they're miles away from the comforts of wherever feels like home. Where spouses and children are moving to new places and forging new relationships… that new community, if safe, can be vital in identifying signs of abuse that would otherwise be hidden or swept under the rug by frequent disconnection and moving

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