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True Suspense

True Suspense

True Suspense offers carefully researched, real-life stories that involve death or disappearance under suspicious circumstances or major crimes that go sideways. In every story, key elements turn out to be different from what police and the public are initially led to believe. Twists and turns are plentiful as deliberate deceptions or innocent mistakes throw investigators off the trail. Written and narrated by an attorney and expert on the justice system, courtroom drama is often a part of the story, as felons are brought to account for misdeeds, while some cases that start with suspected crime may end up in a civil lawsuit involving yet another layer of drama. True Suspense will keep you at the edge of your seat, but it won't leave you hanging.

Available Episodes 10

A major new development in the case of the murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan.

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Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/29/au-pair-manslaughter-plea-banfield-herndon-slaying/

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Prosecutors and police make a stunning announcement. Have they found the key to the mystery of the murders? This is the last episode pending new developments sure to be coming soon. Stay tuned for updates and new episodes.

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News Conference https://youtu.be/9FtB5IZ4kjM

Bond Hearing https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/27/brendan-banfield-bond-hearing/

Salacious Details https://www.fox5dc.com/news/bond-denied-virginia-man-charged-double-homicide-left-wife-another-man-dead

Motion to Surpress https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/au-pairs-statements-to-police-wont-be-suppressed-in-herndon-murder-case/3726879/?os=windhgbityl&ref=app

Bizarre Triangle https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/us-news/virginia-husband-brendan-banfield-arrested-and-charged-with/

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Might certain songs from the band "Fall Out Boy" provide potential clues about the killings of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan? Dramatic new information is revealed in preliminary hearings and a trial is scheduled.

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Fans of the Band https://imgur.com/kfobZhj

News of the Bond Hearing https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/nanny-charged-murder-denied-bond-brazil-passport/65-a76c7728-3e74-46e5-ad73-4ac3681ac847

Grand Jury https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/fairfax/grand-jury-indicts-au-pair-in-connection-to-mans-death-in-fairfax-county/65-7958c778-e8c6-4ed9-ad11-b695b598357c

A Sordid Affair https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/12/23/herndon-double-homicide-au-pair/

Trial Approaching https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2024/09/04/herndon-au-pair-affair-trial/

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The deceased are mourned and police stay mum... until a bombshell is dropped many months later and an arrest is made. Do they have the right person?

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News of the Arrest https://tinyurl.com/nbc-arrest

Lt. Weeks Briefs the Press https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR0xKBVh-08

Interview with Chief Davis https://youtu.be/wa9yxLyokng

Chief Davis talks to Sports Junkies https://omny.fm/shows/the-sports-junkies/chief-kevin-davis-phillies-face-game-7-joe-beninat

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A 911 call summons local police in Herndon, Virginia to the scene of stabbing and shooting deaths at a family home in an otherwise peaceful neighborhood.

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Police Chief Briefing https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxcountyPD/videos/3032456893567574/

News Report and Neighbor Comments https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/1-dead-1-seriously-injured-after-shooting-and-stabbing-in-fairfax-county-police/3286403/

Another Report https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/fairfax-county-stabbing-shooting-reston/65-b13473f4-f25d-4331-8533-29c05a94bd931

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If you have suggestions, questions, or a suspense story you'd like us to investigate, we love hearing from you. Contact us at podcast@truesuspense.com.

Season 7 from True Suspense, launching on September 23, 2024, is "Twisted House." In a peaceful neighborhood of Herndon, a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, a baffling mystery unfolds when police are called to a scene where two violent deaths have occurred in what otherwise appears to be a model family home. Police are guarded with information, but the more they reveal, the more twists and turns develop. The question is: what actually happened inside the house?

Law enforcement attempts to track a fugitive from justice. Victims speak out.

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Human Wrecking Ball https://www.marijuanaventure.com/human-wrecking-ball/

Justin Costello on Facebook Live https://vimeo.com/461215450

Fugitive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8jPbnjtv8#ddg-play

A Plea https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/former-bellevue-resident-pleads-guilty-fraud/281-382b07eb-55e6-45b8-bc1d-5d4fb7f54a7a

Justice Department Press Release https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/former-bellevue-washington-resident-sentenced-12-years-prison-securities-fraud


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Costello sends an "accidental" text. Suspicions are aroused and questions are asked.

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White Diamond Research Report https://seekingalpha.com/article/4284779-discovery-gold-corp-is-150m-empty-shell-false-company-statements-98-percent-downside

SEC Press Release https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr-25552

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If you have suggestions, questions, or a suspense story you'd like us to investigate, we love hearing from you. Contact us at podcast@truesuspense.com.

A distraught victim becomes desperate. A ten thousand dollar marijuana cigar. A scientist-businesswoman explains the cannabis industry.

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The Cannagar https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/first-time-in-history-10k-gilded-cannagar-sells-to-very-stoked-man-in-seattle


Verda Bio (Cannabis Research Company) https://www.verdabio.com/


Basic Jane (CBD Company co-founded by expert Jessica Tonani) https://basicjane.com/


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If you have suggestions, questions, or a suspense story you'd like us to investigate, we love hearing from you. Contact us at podcast@truesuspense.com.




A drunken disturbance at a refined, luxury retreat results in threats to employees and the police. A well-to-do couple invests in the cannabis industry under the guidance of an expert. A crime spree begins.

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Running for Office https://www.postbulletin.com/news/newcomer-takes-on-longtime-legislator-for-house-31a-seat

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