There are no witnesses, no fingerprints, and no confession to the 1992 deaths of Tommy Griffin and his sister, Connie Branam in East Tennessee. There are, however, four alleged and un-investigated alternate suspects, six alibi witnesses, a disgraced medical examiner, a nearly impossible timeline, a bad search warrant, and a man named Gary Sutton sitting on Death Row. Did the state damn the wrong man to die?
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Nov 13, 2026 · 42:29
A pathologist, a detective, and a forensic firearms investigator all walk into a case…and leave more questions than answers. Can anybody be certain about Tommy's time of death?…
Nov 6, 2026 · 16:36
In this mini episode, Beth spends some time discussing what the photos tell us about Tommy Griffin's time of death. Also this week, Tennessee elected a new governor, Marsha…
Oct 29, 2026 · 30:44
A court filing from last week included startling details about the man who attends Tennessee's executions, as well as declarations from attorneys who attended the two botched…
Oct 24, 2026 · 37:25
Time and trauma warps memories, and that leads to some shifting testimony between what some of the witnesses said in Blount County in 1996 versus what they said in Sevier County…
Oct 16, 2026 · 23:14
In some ways, the Blount County trial was identical to the first, right down to the order in which the state called its witnesses, but one of the waitresses from Howie's Hideaway…
Oct 15, 2026 · 27:41
This week, Nashville, Tennessee's Department of Emergency Communications released a series of phone calls that routed through the DEC on the night of September 30, 2026 — the…
Oct 9, 2026 · 31:30
Gary's formal reprieve was filed, and he has at least a year before the Tennessee Supreme Court can set a new execution date. Christa Pike has woken up after her botched…
Oct 2, 2026 · 25:48
Things went terribly, terribly awry when the state of Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Gail Pike on September 30. It was so bad that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee cancelled Gary…
Sep 25, 2026 · 35:02
Gary Wayne Sutton's attorneys have formally asked the Tennessee Supreme Court to stay his execution pending the outcome of his intellectual disability claim. Plus, Beth looks at…
Sep 18, 2026 · 44:42
Did the jury get lost in the weeds when testimony about Gary's headlights dealt a devastating blow to the defense's credibility? Also in this episode, the witnesses used to…
Sep 11, 2026 · 47:51
A man at Howie's Hideaway, and a woman who tracked Gary across Sevier County cause a huge problem with the state's timeline and theory regarding Connie Branam's death. PLUS - a…
Aug 28, 2026 · 34:18
Changing stories and denials came out as Gary Sutton and James Dellinger's attorneys began cross examining witnesses during the 1993 Sevier County Trial for the death of Connie…
Aug 17, 2026 · 49:12
The past, present, and future collided for this episode as Anthony Darrell Hines execution came just days after the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Gary Wayne…
Jul 30, 2026 · 24:49
Bill Cogdill, the fourth and final alleged alternate suspect, had some pretty specific details about Connie Branam's crime scene several days before Connie was found burned in…
Jul 17, 2026 · 32:22
It turns out that not only were Connie Branam and Tommy Griffin supposed to be witnesses in a trial the week before their deaths…they were being subpoenaed as prosecution…
Jul 3, 2026 · 55:05
Who are Bobby Floyd, Eddie Blair, Lester Johnson, and Bill Cogdill? Beth looks into the alternate suspects that, for whatever reason, were mostly ignored during Gary Sutton's…
Jun 19, 2026 · 31:38
🧑⚖️ Christa Pike asks Supreme Court to Halt Execution over abuse, illness 📣 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls to abolish death penalty in Ohio, victim's family reacts ☕Buy Beth a…
Jun 5, 2026 · 33:11
Connie Branam's car is found along Clear Fork above Wears Valley, and the cops conduct a search of James Dellinger's home. Then, Gary and James are arrested and charged with…
May 29, 2026 · 40:31
Blount County Chief Detective Dale Gourley speaks to the media about Tommy Griffin's death and Connie Branam's disappearance as searchers comb Sevier County for the missing…
May 22, 2026 · 42:14
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay in Gary Sutton's intellectual disability hearing, and Governor Bill Lee has granted Tony Caruthers a temporary reprieve from…
May 14, 2026 · 23:24
Connie Branam sat up nearly all night after her brother's trailer burned to the ground on February 21, 1992. On February 22, she began looking for him, and she ended up back at…
May 8, 2026 · 32:15
Alcoa, Tennessee, police officers find Tommy Griffin shirtless and beaten on the night of February 21, 1992, and arrest him for public intoxication. The state's theory of the…
May 1, 2026 · 21:15
With seven criminal charges dismissed, Gary Sutton's weekend was looking up, and he had a full day to hang around with his best friend, Tommy Griffin, and his Uncle James…
May 1, 2026 · 24:24
Things were tense in the holler on Bluff Heights in the months leading up to the death of Tommy Griffin and Connie Branum, but Gary Sutton finally got some good news. 📱 Text or…
Apr 30, 2026 · 22:22
Gary Wayne Sutton has been in prison for 34 years. He's spent 30 of them on death row. The State of Tennessee is scheduled to execute him on December 3, 2026….but was his guilt…
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