Kentucky Case Files
Marcus Roland and Emily Steele
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Kentucky Case Files explores infamous and overlooked true crime in the Bluegrass State. Covering tantalizing cases that made headlines large and small throughout Kentucky history, KCF delves deep into the serious, macabre and always fascinating stories that showcase why Kentucky was once called "the dark and bloody ground." https://pod.co/kentucky-case-files
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S2 Season 2 teaser
On March 5, 2021, a 25-year-old man named Joseph Smith was shot and killed in a grocery store parking lot in Upton, Kentucky. The man who shot him claimed self-defense. No arrest was ever made. No…
S1E14 The Ann Gotlib Case, Pt. 3: Lost Girls
Some stories live on through investigation — others through art. In the season one finale of Kentucky Case Files, Marcus Roland and Emily Steele sit down with Louisville author Ellen Birkett Morris,…
S1E13 The Ann Gotlib Case, Pt. 2: How We Find Missing Kids, Then and Now
What did it mean to search for a missing child in 1983 — and how has that changed today? In The Ann Gotlib Case, Pt. 2: How We Find Missing Kids, Then and Now, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele…
S1E12 The Ann Gotlib Case, Pt. 1: Little Girl, Vanished
June 1, 1983 — a summer day in Louisville turns into every parent’s nightmare. Twelve-year-old Ann Gotlib rides her red bicycle to the mall and never comes home. What follows is one of Kentucky’s…
S1E11 The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 4: Guilty Until Proven Disabled
When Eric C. Conn fell, thousands of his clients fell with him. The U.S. Social Security Administration cut off benefits for nearly 4,000 disabled Appalachians, demanding they re-prove their cases…
S1E10 The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 3: Catch Me If You Conn
By 2017, Eric C. Conn’s empire was collapsing. Facing a prison sentence for bribery and fraud, he cut off his ankle monitor and vanished — kicking off one of the most audacious escapes in Kentucky…
S1E9 The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 2: The Fraud Factory
How did Eric C. Conn win nearly every case he touched? The answer: crooked judges, compliant doctors, and a bureaucracy that valued speed over scrutiny. With Judge David Daugherty pocketing bribes…
S1E8 The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 1: The Kingdom of Conn
He called himself “Mr. Social Security,” a small-town lawyer who turned double-wide trailers into a legal empire in Eastern Kentucky. Eric C. Conn built his fortune on outlandish marketing, luxury…
S1E7 The Steve Nunn Case, Pt. 3: Amanda Ross, Her Law and the Limits of Justice
The murder of Amanda Ross sent shockwaves through Kentucky and beyond. In The Steve Nunn Case, Pt. 3: Amanda Ross, Her Law and the Limits of Justice, the final installment of our three-part series,…
S1E6 The Steve Nunn Case, Pt. 2: From the Statehouse to the Jailhouse
By noon Sept. 11, 2009, police had tracked former legislator Steve Nunn — accused of killing his ex-fiancée, Amanda Ross — to a rural Kentucky cemetery. What followed was a tense armed confrontation,…
S1E5 The Steve Nunn Case, Pt. 1: The Governor's Son, His Obsession and Her Fear
In this gripping first episode of a three-part chapter, Kentucky Case Files unpacks The Steve Nunn Case. In Part 1, The Governor’s Son, His Obsession and Her Fear, we meet Amanda Ross — a bright,…
S1E4 The Clay Shrout Case, Pt. 4: That Was How, This Is Why
In The Clay Shrout Case's final episode, Pt. 4: That Was How, This Is Why, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele explore the deeper psychological and emotional factors behind one of Kentucky’s most…
S1E3 The Clay Shrout Case, Pt. 3: Inside the Mind of a Psychopath
IIn The Clay Shrout Case, Pt. 3: Inside the Mind of a Psychopath, Kentucky Case Files hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele speak with Dr. Peter Langman, a psychologist and leading expert on school…
S1E1 The Clay Shrout Case, Pt. 1: 'I'm Going to Be on CNN'
In the premiere episode of Kentucky Case Files, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Beaulieu Steele examine The Clay Shrout Case, the shocking 1994 story of a high-achieving high school senior from…
S1E2 The Clay Shrout Case, Pt. 2: Guilty but Mentally Ill
In The Clay Shrout Case, Pt. 2: Guilty but Mentally Ill, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele follow the aftermath of Shrout’s horrific 1994 familicide, tracing his legal journey from juvenile…
S1 Season 1 teaser
Coming soon to wherever you get your podcasts, Kentucky Case Files, where we dive into the true crime stories that showcase why the Bluegrass State was once called "the dark and bloody ground."
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Kentucky Case Files has published 16 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Documentary, History.
Kentucky Case Files is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 20m.
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