Telling Lives

S2E9 Elise’s Story

The tragedies wrought by drunken and drugged driving continue, despite the knowledge and the ability to easily prevent them in today’s society. Still many believe they are only putting themselves at…

S2E8 Deanna’s Story

March 29, 2011, in Gulfport, Mississippi started out as a cool, breezy spring day along the beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast. People were busy with springtime activities – proms, gardening and…

S2E7 Bill Kelly’s story

The Kelly and Cumberland families had a lot in common. Both “old Coast” families whose roots dated back decades in the Orange Grove area of Gulfport. Coincidentally, both had homesteads on the same…

S2E6 Shayna’s Story

North Dakota passed legislation to strengthen DUI penalties in 2013. The deadly 2015 DUI crash you are about to learn about would be the precedent-setting case testing the mettle of the law. Three…

S2E5 The Kentucky Bus Crash (and Charlie’s Story)

More than 35 years have passed since the crash that would go down in history as the worst DUI in American history. Thankfully, safety protocols have been installed since to prevent the type of…

S2E4 Episode 4: America’s Story

For a nation that sprang from Puritanical beginnings, America moved quickly to one that glorified the rough and tumble, hard-drinking of the Old West. We moved into the 20th century and Americans…

S2E3 Shelley’s Story

We all blame the driver in a DUI crash that injures or kills people or damages other’s property. But sometimes the problem isn’t just one person. With a DUI crash, we typically turn the other way if…

S2E2 Jada’s Story

On Thanksgiving Day 2018, Jada Bright, a senior at the University of Southern Mississippi woke up early and headed south from Hattiesburg to spend the holiday with family outside New Orleans.  It was…

S2E1 Season 2 Episode 1: Alcohol, Intoxicants, “Accidents” in America

The second season of Telling Lives, I chose to explore the continued societal problem of DUI and impairment in American culture and examine how to affect change. I’ll share stories from around the…

BREAKING NEWS: Case Goes to D.A.

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Episode 10: Awaiting Justice for Angela

Angela’s best friend shares her memories of Angela’s terrifying visit to the Mahned Bridge and the last few weeks before she went missing and the weeks afterward when it seemed so many mistakes were…

Episode Nine: New Millennium–new detective and technology come on scene

Nearing the new millennium, a new breed of detective coupled with major advances in technology impacted the Angela Freeman investigation.  For a brief moment it looked like answers might finally be…

Bonus Episode 2: Points of Clarity and Listener Questions

Join us for an in-between episode round table discussion!  We take answer your questions and provide a couple of points of clarity about the content previously released. Contact the team at…

Episode Eight: Friends Come Forward

Since the podcast began, we’ve had several more people who knew Angela Freeman reach out to us with information and memories that we will share with you in this episode—including  a woman who has…

Bonus Episode: Q & A with the Telling Lives team

Join us as we answer questions related to the disappearance of Angela Freeman. If you have questions about the podcast, or would like to share your thoughts on Angela, send us a message at…

Episode Seven: Declaration of Death

After seven years, authorities urged Angela Freeman’s family to formally declare her deceased.  A service was held, but the grieving process continued as Debra and Bill Stewart’s marriage crumbled. …

Episode Six: Cold Cases and Clairvoyants

One of the interesting things that seems to happen anytime a person goes missing or is killed in a mysterious way and the case remains unsolved for any length of time is the interest from psychics or…

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Episode Five: The Mahned Murders

Just 20 months after Angela Freeman went missing, two friends from work disappeared after leaving McAlister’s Deli in Hattiesburg. The next afternoon their truck and broken butcher knife were found…

Episode Four: Searching for Angela Freeman.

After Angela Freeman’s car was discovered at the Mahned Bridge in remote Perry County, Mississippi, days passed before law enforcement started any kind of investigation.  Those first crucial hours…