Joseph Smedley was a 20-year-old Indiana University student with a bright future, a curious mind, and a love for science. But in September 2015, he vanished without a trace — only to be found days later in a nearby lake, his death ruled a suicide. Yet, nothing about Joseph’s case adds up. Was it truly suicide? Or did something more sinister happen?
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Episode Sources:
Investigation Discovery: Still a Mystery Season 3 Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-uWb0cA7SA
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/doubts-questions-left-joseph-smedleys-death-ruled-suicide
https://uncovered.com/cases/joseph-smedley#timeline
https://fox59.com/news/body-found-in-lake-near-indiana-university/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/america-in-crisis/petition-to-re-open-2015-case-of-iu-students-alleged-suicide-gets-tens-of-thousands-of-signatures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAfmmjOMlEs
https://fox59.com/news/police-investigate-missing-indiana-university-student/
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investigates/family-of-former-iu-student-seeking-new-death-investigation/531-cb42ac65-faac-4c35-970e-dfd87131333a
https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/in-depth/news/crime/2022/11/08/iu-students-body-found-in-lake-2015-coverage-of-joseph-smedleys-death/69626638007/
https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2015/10/04/iu-family-issue-statements-after-body-in-lake-identified/47142255/
https://www.wishtv.com/news/family-still-searching-for-answers-one-year-after-death-of-iu-student/
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/still-a-mystery/an-indiana-family-still-wants-answers-in-a-young-mans-mysterious-death
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/02/body-found-griffey-reservoir-north-iu/73250520/
https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2015/10/01/iu-police-investigate-missing-student-report-but-foul-play-not-suspected/47743173/
https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2016/10/06/sister-still-has-questions-about-smedleys-death/118493662/
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MURDERED: Shauna Tiaffay
Shauna Tiaffay was living in Las Vegas in September 2012. She and her husband had recently separated but shared custody of their daughter. Her husband went to her home after a 24 hour shift as a Las Vegas firefighter to find her deceased on the floor.
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Episode Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-vengeance-in-vegas-the-murder-of-shauna-tiaffay/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4M2U_m9g7s
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/shauna-tiaffay-5260729
https://casetext.com/case/tiaffay-v-state
https://www.deseret.com/2012/10/15/20441825/da-may-seek-indictment-in-firefighter-hitman-case
https://news3lv.com/news/local/murder-victims-sister-hoping-the-truth-would-come-out
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/01/former-firefighter-gets-life-in-prison-in-estrange/
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/ex-las-vegas-firefighter-convicted-in-wifes-murder-confesses/
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MURDERED: Lauren Giddings
Lauren Giddings was a promising law graduate with her whole future ahead of her — until she vanished without a trace. In this episode, I explore the chilling story of her disappearance, the shocking discovery that followed, and the investigation that gripped a community.
Stephen’s News Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSK47WlZ6Ac
Stephens Interrogation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma0wDl10bT0
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Episode Sources:
https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000519797_01/72b0d404-5ac4-3fad-8b7e-0d6d283af4ef?orig_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&paused=true
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/crime/giddings-case/stephen-mcdaniel-case-file-released/93-419292086
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/investigators-reveal-evidence-in-law-grad-killing/
https://abovethelaw.com/2011/08/probable-cause-found-against-stephen-mcdaniel-in-lauren-giddings-murder-case/?utmsource=feedburnerutmmedium=feedutmcampaign=Feed3Aabovethelaw28AbovetheLaw29
https://middlegeorgiaceo.com/features/2024/11/mercer-law-school-host-8th-annual-lauren-giddings-5k-benefit-scholarships/
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/crime/giddings-case/new-evidence-arises-after-mcdaniel-plea/93-299127383
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-man-pleads-guilty-to-strangling-dismembering-woman/
https://www.nowtolove.com.au/lifestyle/stephen-mcdaniel-murdered-sister-lauren-giddings/
http://southernorderspage.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-anatomy-of-pyschopathic-murderer.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2610044/Student-admits-donning-mask-creeping-room-female-classmate-strangling-death-watching-web-cam.html
https://www.41nbc.com/mcdaniels-defense-files-motions-to-drop-evidence/
https://www.courthousenews.com/law-school-graduate-chargedin-classmates-gruesome-murder/
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/crime/giddings-case/giddings-bathtub-hauled-away-to-crime-lab/93-378271420
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article30127413.html
https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/state/2011/12/12/boyfriend-slain-macon-woman-describes-last-email/15625556007/
https://medium.com/@crimedesk/the-nightmare-next-door-the-tragic-murder-of-lauren-giddings-f28161efbda8
https://www.donaldsonlaurel.com/obituary/Lauren-Giddings
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article28616965.html
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article28629202.html
https://medium.com/the-candid-cuppa/a-law-student-murdered-after-rejecting-her-classmates-romantic-advances-d5acd7a59b62
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article28615000.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIFtCVs35A8
https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/state/2011/12/12/boyfriend-slain-macon-woman-describes-last-email/15625556007/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lauren-giddings
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article30127413.html
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/update-stephen-mcdaniels-former-attorney-believed-he-was-innocent-until-his-confession/93-585079729
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/stephen-mcdaniel-loses-another-appeal/93-bff77d64-efce-43bf-b943-f2468623debc
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/macon/family-of-murdered-mercer-law-student-lauren-gidding-renew-search-body/93-9fda7367-e568-4c50-924e-8f4d1148631d
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/stephen-mcdaniel-loses-another-appeal/93-bff77d64-efce-43bf-b943-f2468623debc
https://www.powerslawgroup.com/powers-beecher-law-firm-proudly-sponsors-lauren-giddings-5k/
https://www.macon365.com/public-art/laura-giddings-memorial-bench/
https://middlegeorgiaceo.com/features/2024/11/mercer-law-school-host-8th-annual-lauren-giddings-5k-benefit-scholarships/
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/macon-ga/lauren-giddings-4734864
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stolen-condoms-help-catch-killer-000032648.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGfk3v1XeX2dpKW-ZpHcwCO19Nbe4EGEksX9Eg9oRfL2V0a2-gTkUWP5BmDSsIqYyT80Cm8gaiq_r_rqAFWCpdVuGe8JVxWPXUTD70KQcUF15QD79D9ANAFPrCeHJJDXwol4HD_2DCfWCekHo8xPtUuJUpPQTvgKmX3gXaeAGDDa
https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/family-of-slain-georgia-law-grad-launches-new-search-for-remains/VCO2GGRZXFC2ZGTWSC443YLBVE/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIFtCVs35A8
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MURDERED: Emmett Corrigan
Emmett Corrigan was an up-and-coming attorney just starting his career in the criminal defense world. His life seemed picture perfect, until it wasn't.
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EPISODE SOURCES:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hjnews/name/emmett-corrigan-obituary?pid=149347552
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/id-supreme-court/1754221.html
https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/are-you-emmetts-wife-maam-theres-been-an-accident-your-husband-was-killed-heart-stops-murdered-affair-gun-father-of-5-woman-learns-to-be/
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/til-death-do-us-part/full-episodes/three-pops-and-a-pause
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1fL4X1xIpU&t=195s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41TxQ7-yPvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6kTLsmbwdk&t=346s
https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/kandi-hall
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/08/docu-series-examines-case-of-idaho-father-shot-to-death-in-walgreens-parking-lot/
https://thecinemaholic.com/emmett-corrigan-murder-where-is-rob-hall-now/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3055261/Mom-five-husband-shot-dead-lover-s-spouse-faces-mistress-time-Dr-Phil.html
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-kandi-hall-now/
https://idahonews.com/news/local/wife-to-murder-suspect-hall-admits-affair-with-victim
https://idahonews.com/news/local/kandi-hall-sentenced-to-prison-in-theft-case
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-ashlee-birk-and-her-kids-now/
https://www.brownstonelaw.com/blog/sordid-love-affair-emmett-corrigan-kandi-hall/
https://www.idahopress.com/news/meridian-murder-suspect-identified/article_5addebc6-4e08-11e0-a280-001cc4c03286.html
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MISSING MONDAYS: Patricia Otto [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]
Patricia "Patty" Otto was a 24-year-old mother of two, who went missing in August 1976 after an argument with her husband Ralph Otto. While Ralph wanted to make it seem like Patty ran off, her family knew she would never leave behind her two daughters with him.
In this episode I sit down with Patty's youngest daughter Suzanne, who witnessed things at the young age of 3-years-old, that would haunt her forever. After many loses in her life Suzanne was left wondering what happened to her mother. But in 2021 she stumbled across something that would light a new fire and drive to find answers.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pattysvoice2022?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
https://www.lightthewaymissing.com/pattyotto?fbclid=IwY2xjawJpDmFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHmy92zU_ikkRYeE37oDcS4u8AIbVmz3u5U92G91azVP-LwCCKn4jxW5OnP4p_aem_ZYrniUlaU51pMn4mBssKDA
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