The Fall Line: True Crime

True crime podcasting often forgets that, underneath the gore and sensationalism, there are real people, real families, and real justice waiting to be served. 

The Fall Line® is an antidote to that oversight — focused on ethical, deep-dive coverage of missing people, unsolved homicides, and unidentified persons called John and Jane Does. 

We present carefully crafted true crime stories, thorough research and in-depth interviews with families, law enforcement, and experts. And we bring calls to action, so engaged true crime listeners can do their part to resolve cold cases.

Join us to learn about victims and survivors you’ve never heard of. . . and why their cases were ignored in the first place.

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The Disappearance of Shy'Kemmia Pate Part 1
On September 4, 1998, Shy’Kemmia Pate vanished from her hometown of Unadilla, Georgia. Find the family's social-media page at Searching for Shy ShyWritten, researched, and hosted by L. Norton/Interviews by B. Hargrove/produced, mixed, and mastered by Maura Currie/research assistants are Haley Gray, Kim Fritz, Brooke Floyd, and Lexie Newhouse/administrative help from Allison McCallum/content advisors are Brandy C. Williams and Liv Fallon/Music by RJR/Free use music beds: Dan Lebowitz, Silent Partner, and Autonautix/Special thanks to Angie DoddFind source information at the websiteFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!You can also support The Fall Line via Paypal or Patreon! 2019 All Rights ReservedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
39 min
177
Updated: Dennis Doe and Christmas Doe: Dennis D...
In this remastered re-release of our 2019 episode on the 1988 Ware County Jane Doe known as “Christmas Doe” and the now-identified former John Doe known as “Dennis Doe,” William DaShawn Hamilton, found in Dekalb County, GA, in 1999. Listen for just-released updates in his case and the full details of both investigations.
64 min
178
Updated: Julie Doe
An unidentified woman found on a Florida highway in 1988 is assumed to be cisgender until 2015--when advanced testing opens up new avenues of possible identification. Julie Doe is one of many women left along the highways of Florida; like so many others, her identity remains unknown, and her cause of death has not been fully determined. She is one of the many trans women whose cases lack resolution. Can you help to identify her?Special Thanks to DNA Doe Project and Trans Doe Task ForceWritten, researched, and hosted by L Norton/ created by L Norton and B Hargrove/content advisement by Anthony Redgrave, Brandy C Williams, and Liv Fallon/Research assistance by Haley Gray and Kim Fritz/Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJRSources at website To support The Fall Line, support our sponsors!Find promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!You can also support The Fall Line via Paypal or Patreon! 2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
60 min
179
Unsolved Murders: Robert Martin & Tracey Thompson
Two unsolved murders, two counties 20 minutes apart, two years in between--and no answers into the hallmark "overkill" beatings of two members of the LGBTQ+ community--including a trans woman and a gender-nonconforming gay man.Written, researched, hosted, and created by L Norton and B Hargrove. Special content advisory by Jadzia Axelrod/Content advisory by Brandy C. Williams and Liv Fallon/research assistance by Haley Gray and Kim Fritz/Mixed and mastered by Encompass Podcast Studios/Music by RJR.Sources at website To support The Fall Line, support our sponsors.You can also support The Fall Line via Paypal or Patreon! 2019 All Rights ReservedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
55 min
180
The Murder of Elia Banderas
In the days before January 1st, 1996, a housekeeper at a luxury Atlanta hotel was murdered—in broad daylight. Just months later, a guest is beaten to death, in the same hotel, also during the day. Housekeeping staff are the invisible gears that keep hotels running smoothly—but at what cost?*Note: after the recording of this episode, a new suit was filed in the Mangham case.The Fall Line is created, written, researched, and hosted by L Norton and B Hargrove. Mixed/Mastered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Content advisement by Professor Marcela Fuentes and Brandy C. Williams/Research assistance by Haley Gray and Kim Fritz/Review by Winter WheelerSupport the podcast by supporting our sponsors!Find promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!Donate to The Fall Line on Patreon or via Paypal!2019 All Rights Reserved  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
62 min
181
The Grady Babies Kidnappings, Part 6
What happens if a person believes they are a missing child--or pretends to believe? And for children who are recovered: what comes next? Stories from recent and not-so-recent history are interlaced with stories of the men who have come forward to say they might be Raymond Green. Carlina White, Kamiyah Mobley, and other recovered abductees and their families are discussed, and Donna Green returns to reflect on her experiences with a German man who believed he was Raymond.Thanks to Josh Hallmark: Check out his new true crime show True Crime Bullsh**, a long-form focused on Israel Keyes.The Fall Line is created, written, researched, and hosted by L Norton and B Hargrove. Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Donna Green, Winter Wheeler, and Brandy C Williams/works cited at websiteFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!2019 All Rights ReservedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
41 min
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The Grady Babies Kidnappings, Part 5
*Re-uploaded due to processing error--sorry for the trouble!This episode explores the psychology and motivations of infant abductors, and expands to discuss both Grady cases and others in our nation. Fetal abduction is discussed, so listener discretion advised. Thanks to forensic psychologist Dr. Jenny Johnson and NCMEC's Angeline Hartmann for participating.The Fall Line is created, written, researched, and hosted by L Norton and B Hargrove. Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Donna Green, Winter Wheeler, & Brandy C Williams/Works cited at the websiteFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
51 min
183
The Grady Babies Kidnappings, Part 4
Episode four details kidnappings that took place in 1989 and 1993; one of the infants is still missing today.Bibliography for this episode available on website. For more information, support, and resources for persons affected by mental illness, visit https://www.nami.org. The Fall Line is created, written, researched, and hosted by L Norton and B Hargrove. Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content Advisement by Brandy C. Williams and Winter WheelerFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!Sources at website2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
38 min
184
The Grady Babies Kidnappings, Part 3
This episode details the kidnapping--and eventual recovery--of Shanta Alexander, kidnapped from Atlanta hospital Grady Memorial when she was just 12 hours old. Please contribute to Raymond Green's Reward Fund here:https://www.gofundme.com/looking-for-raymond-greene-nonprofitThe Fall Line is created, written, researched, and hosted by L Norton and B Hargrove. Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/ Content advisement by Winter Wheeler and Brandy C. WilliamsAll sources listed on website2019 All Rights ReservedFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!Millbrook twins reward/billboard: http://www.gofundme.com/millbrook-twins-billboardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
45 min
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The Grady Babies Kidnappings, Part 2
Episode 2: Raymond focuses on the 1978 kidnapping of a five-day-old infant, whose kidnapper gained his mother's trust when she managed to sneak onto the Grady maternity ward.Thanks to Donna Green for background on her early life from her nearly completed book, Coming From a Place The Fall Line is created, written, researched, and hosted by L Norton and B Hargrove. Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content Advisement by Brandy C. Williams, Donna Green (looking4raymond2@gmail), and Winter WheelerFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!Bibliography for all Season 3 episodes available on our website * Old mic used only for this episode, sorry!2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
44 min
186
The Grady Babies Kidnappings, Part 1
This episode introduces the season's cases and the city of Atlanta circa 1978-1996, where seven babies born at Grady Memorial Hospital would kidnapped.The Fall Line is created, written, researched, and hosted by L Norton and B Hargrove. Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content Advisement by Brandy C. Williams and Winter WheelerWorks Cited on website 2019 All Rights ReservedFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 min
187
The Disappearance of Monica and Michael Bennett...
Episode 4: wraps up our four-part series on the disappearance of Monica and Michael Bennett, who went missing in Brunswick, GA on the evening of June 21st, 1989. We speak to the siblings’ sister, a criminology professor and student who looked into the case, and reflect on the current status of the case. We’ll finish out the season next week with a longer Q&A episode, which will also include updates on the Millbrook twins and an interview with J Ryan Green, private investigator and host of Gone at 21.Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Winter WheelerFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 min
188
The Disappearance of Monica and Michael Bennett...
Part 3 details theories and rumors in the case of Monica and Michael Bennett, the Brunswick, GA siblings who disappeared in 1989 and who have not been seen since. Could drug dealers have been involved? Is there a connection to the death of Christopher Barrios, Jr.? Could the answer lie closer to home?Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Winter WheelerFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 min
189
The Disappearance of Monica and Michael Bennett...
This episode details the case of Monica and Michael Bennett, the Brunswick, GA siblings who disappeared in 1989; this episode focuses in particular on the events that occurred on June 21st, the day the brother and sister went missingEngineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Winter WheelerFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!2019 All Rights ReservedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 min
190
The Disappearance of Monica and Michael Bennett...
Episode 1: Monica and Michael details the case of the Brunswick, GA siblings who disappeared in 1989, and covers both the essentials of their case and the secret that allegedly drove Monica and Michael from their parents’ home.Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Winter Wheeler2019 All Rights ReservedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 min
191
The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins, Part 6
This is the last "regular" episode of the season, but not the last we'll be releasing on the case of Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook. In the following weeks, several special episodes will be coming up, and we are in plans for a mini-season and second full-length season focused on other Georgia cases, so stay subscribed! In Episode 5: Closure, we catch you up on all of the various threads of action--our experience with NCMEC, with the Aiken Doe, with the leads we developed, and where we stand today.Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Winter WheelerFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18 min
192
The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins, Part 5
In Episode 5: Damages, we reflect on the different kinds of trauma caused the loss of a child—or in this case, children Jeannette and Dannette Millbrook—especially when the family has no sense of closure. More details regarding the Aiken Doe are covered, as is one host’s meeting with Augusta DA Natalie Paine and the outcomes of that meeting.Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Winter Wheeler2019 All Rights ReservedFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 min
193
The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins, Part 4
In the re-release of Episode 4: Theories, we sort through the plausible and possible, examine possible involvement by local offenders like Joseph Patrick Washington, discuss sex trafficking, and look at some of the more popular internet discussions concerning the case of Jeannette and Dannette MillbrookEngineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR/Content advisement by Winter WheelerFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 min
194
The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins, Part 3
In this episode, the concept of “hearsay”—and all of the rumors, gossip, and misinformation that have appeared in Jeannette and Dannette's case—are addressed. We go through the twins’ file, their removal from the NCMEC database, experiences at school, allegations of juvenile records and foster placement, and even current problems developing open lines of communication with law enforcement.Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR2019 All Rights ReservedFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19 min
195
The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins, Part 2
This episode examines the events that occurred on the day of the disappearance of Augusta, GA twins Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook. Edits have been made based on new information gathered since recording.Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJR2019 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 min
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The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins, Part 1
This prologue introduces the city of Augusta and some important aspects of Jeannette and Dannette's case, as well as important issues that will be investigated as the podcast continues--namely, why their case was closed, the inaccuracies in the various records, and a possible perpetrator. This episode gives listeners a feel for Augusta, the neighborhood in which the girls disappeared, and the lack of support for the runaway theory.Engineered by Encompass Podcast Studio/Music by RJRFind promo codes and support us by supporting our sponsors here!2019 All Rights ReservedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 min
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The Fall Line Promo
The Fall Line Podcast investigates the March 18, 1990 disappearance of Augusta, GA twins Dannette and Jeannette Millbrooks. The twins, who were fifteen at the time, were treated without cause as runaways and their case was closed less than week after their seventeenth birthday. Their family worked tirelessly to get the case reopened, and finally managed to attract the notice of a newly elected sheriff in 2013. Now, the podcast works to amplify the voices of the twins' family and to uncover facts, explore and dispel rumors, and develop theories in their case. Listen as we work to find Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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