I Said God Damn! A True Crime Podcast

I Said God Damn! is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by two besties, Stacey and Erin, with the occasional guest appearance from Erin’s dog, Karl. Listen every Sunday where they try to one up each other with the craziest true crime/mystery stories that make the world say, “GOD DAMN!”

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I Said God Damn! A True Crime Podcast

351: So Much Weed to Live For

July 16, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 351

This week Stacey tells us about the 2021 disappearance and death of Jelani Day, a graduate student from Illinois who vanished from Bloomington in August of that year and was later found in the Illinois River near Peru, IL.

God Damns end at: 10:17ish

Sources:

https://johnwfountain.substack.com/p/the-mysterious-death-of-jelani-day

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049377275/jelani-days-death-is-ruled-a-drowning-the-coroner-says

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-10-25/jelani-day-timeline-key-moments-in-the-investigation?

https://foxillinois.com/news/local/unanswered-questions-surround-cell-phone-shoe-prints-at-jelani-days-crime-scene-says-grieving-family

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-11-15/jelani-days-phone-has-been-found

https://youtu.be/1SJ4fc5xjqs?si=YQ9Oidgfi8fS7BE8

https://www.reddit.com/r/JelaniDay/comments/1ite8f8/footage_from_beyond_hello/

https://www.reddit.com/r/JelaniDay/comments/1iewmdc/report_detailing_the_discovery_of_jelanis_iphone/

https://www.thejelanidayfoundation.org/

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