Residue: A True Crime Podcast

Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic Story of TJ Mitchell and Ronald Taylor, Jr.

Chrissy Champagne Episode 81

In a small Connecticut town where football is everything, 18-year-old TJ Mitchell was a hero — a star athlete with a bright future. But when his best friend, 27-year-old Ronald Taylor, was found stabbed 19 times outside TJ’s home, a dark and complicated story began to unfold. As police peeled back layers of friendship, secrets, and emotional manipulation, what emerged was a case that shocked the community and raised troubling questions about power, identity, and the price of silence.

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#killerpost season 1, episode 5

https://www.courant.com/2014/10/17/former-bloomfield-high-school-football-player-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter/

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/10023029/high-school-football-captain-charged-killing-lover


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