The Last Clue
The Last Clue is a true crime podcast that investigates the cases overlooked by mainstream media. We cover murders, disappearances, and cold cases that never received the attention they deserved—offering context, clarity, and fact-based storytelling. With input from our listeners, we pursue the stories that matter most. Owned and operated by Smith Media Team LLC
If you or anyone you know have suggestions about a case we need to cover or general comments about The Last Clue, please email info@smithmediateamllc.com
Episodes
39 episodes
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT - Behind Closed Doors: Why Justice Has Failed Joe Pal
In this subscriber-only episode of The Last Clue, we take a hard look at the facts — and give our opinion on what they reveal. The Norman Police Department admitted three men were involved in Joe’s death, yet kept their names hidden. T...
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Episode 25
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PREVIEW - SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT - Why Justice Has Failed Joe Pal
PREVIEW - Behind Closed Doors: Why Justice Has Failed Joe Pal releases on Tuesday, September 2 at 7 AMIn this subscriber-only episode of The Last Clue, we take a hard look at the facts — and give our opinion on what they reveal....
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Part Two: The Life and Death of Joe Pal - A Mother’s Fight for Justice
In Episode Two of The Last Clue, titled The Life and Death of Joe Pal - A Mother’s Fight for Justice, we hear from Joe Pal’s mother, Amanda, in her powerful and heartbreaking email that pulls back the curtain on her fight for ...
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Episode 24
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PREVIEW: Part Two: The Life and Death of Joe Pal - A Mother’s Fight for Justice
PREVIEW: In a mother's own words. Part Two releases Monday, September 1 at 7 AMIn Episode Two of The Last Clue, titled The Life and Death of Joe Pal - A Mother’s Fight for Justice, we hear from Joe Pal’s mother, A...
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Part One: The Life and Death of Joe Pal
In Episode One of The Last Clue - titled The Life and Death of Joe Pal, we meet Jozsef “Joe” Pal — a star athlete, soldier, and rising nursing student whose life was brutally cut short after a night out in Norman, Oklahoma. Th...
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Episode 23
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PREVIEW - Part One: The Life and Death of Joe Pal
Part One releases Monday, August 25th at 7:00 AM CTIn Episode One of The Last Clue - titled The Life and Death of Joe Pal, we meet Jozsef “Joe” Pal — a star athlete, soldier, and rising nursing student whose life...
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EXCLUSIVE: Similarities Between Two High-Profile Mass Murders - The Serial Seventeen Theory
In The Last Clue, we revisit the chilling Lane Bryant shooting—five women executed in broad daylight, a sixth left for dead, and a killer who disappeared without a trace. But this case is not an isolated horror; it shares haunting para...
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PREVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Similarities Between Two High-Profile Mass Murders - The Serial Seventeen Theory
PREVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Premium Subscriber-Only Content releases Tuesday, August 19th at 7:00 AM CST!In The Last Clue, we revisit the chilling Lane Bryant shooting—five women executed in broad daylight, a sixth left for dead, and a k...
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The Lane Bryant Shooting: Will new information bring justice for Chicago's Tinley Park 5?
On February 2, 2008, a quiet Saturday morning at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, Illinois turned into one of the most haunting unsolved mass murders in the Chicago suburbs. Five women were executed, a sixth miraculously survived, and ...
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Episode 22
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PREVIEW: The Lane Bryant Shooting: Will new information bring justice for Chicago's Tinley Park 5?
PREVIEW: Releases Monday, August 18th at 7:00 AM CSTOn February 2, 2008, a quiet Saturday morning at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, Illinois turned into one of the most haunting unsolved mass murders in the Chicago suburbs. Fi...
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Amy Bradley Is NOT Missing: The Piece of Evidence That Could Close the Case
One piece of evidence can put the Disappearance of Amy Bradley to rest, yet it remains unveiled in the case. We dive in on what we believe happened to Amy Bradley and how a DNA company can potentially solve this decades-old case.
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Preview: Amy Bradley Is NOT Missing: The Piece of Evidence That Could Close the Case
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT RELEASES AT 7 AM CT TOMORROW!YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!
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Refuted: The Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley
The mystery behind the disappearance of Amy Bradley is not complex. We dive in and refute the major talking points of a case that spans nearly three decades.
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Episode 21
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Preview - Refuted: The Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley
Preview (Live at 7 AM CT on 8/11/25) - The mystery behind the disappearance of Amy Bradley is not complex. We dive in and refute the major talking points of a case that spans nearly three decades.NEW SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT availab...
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Subscriber-Only Content Preview: Bryan Kohberger: A Real-Life Horror Movie Monster
Which horror-movie monster did we compare Bryan Kohberger with? Find out in our Subscriber-Only content! A full month of content for less than a cup of coffee.SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2452889/subscribe
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Pure Evil: Bryan Kohberger
Bryan Kohberger is a real-life, cold, calculating horror movie villain. We tell you which one is our Subscriber-Only content!To subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2452889/subscribe
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Shadows of Deception: James Craig, Lori Vallow Daybell & Barry Morphew
Segment 1: “James Craig – The Poisonous Betrayal” Segment 2: “Lori Vallow Daybell – The Doomsday Mom” Segment 3: “Barry Morphew – Poisoned by Truth”Premium content available this w...
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Episode 20
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Preview of Episode 20 - Shadows of Deception: James Craig, Lori Vallow Daybell & Barry Morphew
Our preview of this week's BRAND NEW episode of The Last Clue where we discuss James Craig, Lori Vallow Daybell & Barry Morphew. Episode drops at 7 AM on 7/28/25!NEW SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT drops this week! For more, clic...
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The Entire Kohberger Family Should Remain Gagged
Bryan Kohberger and his family should be put under an immediate gag order.He has admitted to the murders of four University of Idaho students—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin,Now, the Kohberger fami...
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Crime of Passion?: A Look Inside The Yogurt Shop Murders
The victims are Four victims: Jennifer Harbison (17), Eliza Thomas (17), Sarah Harbison (15), and Amy Ayers (13). Was one of them targeted in a crime of passion?
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The Yogurt Shop Murders; Idaho Student Murders Gag Lifted; Teenager Arrested in Sunshine Stewart Murder
Upcoming HBO Max Documentary to cover The Yogurt Shop Murders in Austin, TXGag Order lifted in The Idaho Student Murders17-year-old arrested for the murder of Sunshine StewartThank you to our new listeners and Subscription ...
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Episode 19
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"Dr. Deathpool" to Stand Trial in Florida; Serial Killer in New England?; Deadly Chocolates in Texas
Neha Gupta, a pediatrician from Oklahoma, has been accused of murdering her 4-year-old daughter while on vacation in Miami and staging the death to look like an accidental drowning. Sunshine Stewart was found murdered af...
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The Theory That May Solve The Missy Bevers Murder
On the rainy morning of April 18, 2016, fitness instructor Terri “Missy” Bevers arrived at the Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas, to lead her 5 a.m. “gladiator boot camp.” Minutes after pulling into the parking lot around 4:18 a.m...
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Karen Read's Retrial Reveal: NOT GUILTY!
A Massachusetts jury on Tuesday acquitted Karen Read of the most serious charges in connection with the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, but found her guilty of operating a vehicle under the influence.The ...
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How Our Listeners Can Bring Travis Decker to Justice
After nearly a week of scouring rugged terrain in central Washington, local authorities have turned over the search for Travis Decker, a father accused of killing his three young daughters, to federal law enforcement, officials confirmed Monday...
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