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The Guilty Files

The Guilty Files

By: Paranormal World Productions
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 Welcome to The Guilty Files Podcast, where two former police officers take you beyond the headlines and deep into the heart of true crime.

Each week, Brian delivers the hard facts—laying out the case details with precision, just like he would in an investigation. Then, Dani takes those same files and flips the perspective, analyzing the psychological and sociological aspects of the crime. But he doesn’t stop there—he reimagines key moments, asking What if? to challenge the way you think about justice, motive, and the human mind.

Finally, in a third episode, Brian and Dani come together to break it all down, debating theories, dissecting motives, and revealing insights only former cops can bring to the table. If you love true crime but crave deeper analysis, unexpected twists, and expert perspectives, you're in the right place. Two Hosts. One Crime. Double The Story.Copyright Paranormal World Productions LLC Social Sciences True Crime
Episodes
  • TGF 046 Jeremy Bryan Jones: Rewired

    TGF 046 Jeremy Bryan Jones: Rewired
    Jul 9 2025
    He was charming. He was convincing. And for more than a decade, Jeremy Bryan Jones was a shapeshifter moving through the Deep South—stealing names, slipping past suspicion, and leaving behind only victims and lies.In this week’s ReWired episode, Dani pulls back the curtain on the illusion, dismantling the mythology of a drifter who turned murder into a method of survival.

    This isn’t just a retelling of Jones’s crimes—it’s a confrontation with the systems, the psychology, and the societal blind spots that allowed a predator to keep moving, even as bodies piled up in his wake.We begin with a woman whose story was nearly erased—until a single moment of defiance broke the silence. Then we explore nine gripping speculative arcs, each one rewiring what we think we know:
    • What if someone escaped?
    • What if we could decode the mind of the monster before the damage was done?
    • What if AI, deepfakes, and modern forensics could expose what the justice system missed?
    From the haunting legacy of a mother’s denial to the terrifying plausibility of digital alibis, Dani peels back each layer with sharp analysis, gut-punch storytelling, and a challenge to the audience: What do we really see when we look evil in the eye?T

    his episode will leave you disturbed, questioning, and unable to look away.👁️‍🗨️ Stay until the end—we’re pulling every thread and asking every hard question.

    💥 Don’t miss Friday’s explosive co-hosted episode of The Guilty Files: ReVisited, where Brian and Dani take one final swing at this case from opposite sides of the badge.

    🔎 For early access, ad-free listening, and exclusive bonus content, become a Guilty Files Detective on Patreon or subscribe via Apple Podcasts.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • TGF 045 Jeremy Bryan Jones: Uncovered

    TGF 045 Jeremy Bryan Jones: Uncovered
    Jul 7 2025
    In this gripping episode of The Guilty Files: Uncovered, Brian unpacks the chilling story of Jeremy Bryan Jones—a charismatic drifter who used charm, stolen identities, and the cracks in the system to hide in plain sight across the American South. For over a decade, Jones drifted from state to state under the name John Paul Chapman, manipulating those around him, passing background checks, and leaving behind a trail of violence that went undetected for far too long.

    But in September 2004, a natural disaster set in motion a series of events that would finally expose the predator beneath the persona.As Hurricane Ivan barreled into Alabama, Jeremy Jones found shelter with the Bentley family—strangers who offered him a place to stay during the storm. Just days later, in the quiet rural community of Turnerville, 45-year-old Lisa Marie Nichols was dead. A beloved mother and community member, Lisa had no idea the man knocking on her door that day was a killer. What followed was a tragic encounter that shocked the community and led to Jones’s arrest—but that was just the beginning.

    The story takes a bizarre turn when Jones, just days after the murder, called police himself. Casually chatting about the weather, he confessed to killing a woman, leading investigators to keep him on the line long enough to locate and arrest him at a Mobile bus station. Once in custody, Jones began confessing to a staggering number of crimes—twenty-one murders across five states, including the infamous Freeman family killings in Oklahoma and the murder of Tina Mayberry in Georgia. But the shocking wave of admissions soon gave way to confusion and frustration, as Jones began recanting his claims one by one.

    He would later admit to fabricating many of the stories to earn better food and phone privileges in jail, leaving behind a tangled mess for investigators and desperate families trying to find the truth.The case revealed just how vulnerable systems were at the time. Jones had managed to use a stolen identity for years, slipping through the cracks of disconnected databases and outdated protocols. A fingerprint on a beer can at the crime scene, DNA evidence linking him to Lisa’s murder, and bloodstains on his clothing painted a clear picture.

    But the ease with which he moved through communities—passing background checks and gaining people’s trust—was a wake-up call for law enforcement nationwide.The courtroom saw swift justice. In October 2005, Jones was tried and found guilty on all counts, including capital murder, rape, burglary, sexual abuse, and kidnapping. The jury voted 10-2 in favor of the death penalty, and he was sentenced to die by lethal injection. His appeals have been denied, and he remains on death row at Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama.

    For Lisa’s family, the trial brought some measure of closure, but for the loved ones of other victims Jones claimed responsibility for, the aftermath was far murkier. Many were left in limbo, unsure if their grief had been exploited by a man who treated life and death like a game.

    The Bentley family, who had welcomed Jones into their home during the hurricane, struggled with the deep betrayal of having unknowingly harbored a killer. And the small town of Turnerville would never be the same again.This case isn’t just about one murder—it’s about the broader dangers posed by predators who exploit trust, the phenomenon of false confessions in serial crime cases, and how the systems we rely on can fail in devastating ways. It also highlights how moments of chaos, like natural disasters, can create openings for the most dangerous individuals to do the most harm.

    In this episode, Brian unravels the layers of deception, examines the legal and investigative missteps, and reflects on the long shadow Jones cast over the victims, their families, and the communities left reeling in his wake.

    Listener discretion is advised, as the episode includes explicit details of sexual violence, homicide, and disturbing crime scenes. This is a story that forces us to look closely at the dark corners of human behavior—and the systems we trust to keep us safe.

    Tune in to The Guilty Files: Uncovered for the full story.
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    45 mins
  • TGF 044 Gary Micheal Hilton: Revisited

    TGF 044 Gary Micheal Hilton: Revisited
    Jul 5 2025
    In this week's Revisited episode, Brian and Dani pull no punches as they dive into the chilling case of Gary Michael Hilton—the so-called “National Forest Serial Killer.” With his string of murders stretching across state lines and spanning years, Hilton’s case exposes glaring gaps in communication between law enforcement jurisdictions and raises disturbing questions about how someone so unstable could fly under the radar for so long.

    Brian brings a procedural breakdown of the timeline, the forensic fumbles, and the legal aftermath, while Dani takes us deep into the psychological shadows—unpacking Hilton’s erratic behaviors, emotional detachment, and obsession with control. The banter is sharp, the insights are real, and the stakes? As high as the Appalachian peaks Hilton once stalked.And because we’re nothing if not ride-or-die for our listeners, we’ve got something special for you at the end of this week’s episode.

    Stick around all the way to the end because we’re dropping all three of our subscriber-only bonus segments right here in this very episode as a thank you for powering through our scheduling hiccups this week. You’ll hear The Redacted Report, where Brian exposes the lesser-known files and nearly buried truths.

    Then it’s Inside The Mind, where Dani takes you on a psychological deep-dive into what really drives a killer like Hilton.

    And finally, Behind The Badge, where both hosts throw off the gloves for an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like navigating cases like this from inside the system.

    This is your one-time sneak peek into the bonus content we drop every week for subscribers. If you want more—more insights, more access, and more of The Guilty Files—click the link right here in the show notes to join us on Patreon, or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, hit that subscribe button to become a Guilty Files Detective. With either subscription, you’ll get early access to every episode, ad-free listening, and all three exclusive bonus segments for every single case.Thanks for sticking with us. Now buckle up—because this one gets dark.

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    58 mins
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I enjoy this podcast-especially given that we hear the stories from the point of view of a former police officer. I think it gives a unique perspective. He’s also easy to listen to and speaks clearly. I do wish the opening portion wasn’t quite so long, but it’s no big deal.

Well done podcast

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By the way the narrator speaks, that this will be a well described and detailed podcast around crimes.

Sounds like a great telling story

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This is aggravating due to the fact that they don't even pronounce Cowell properly. Louise's parents never adopted Ted, and Johnny Bundy was a good father. Get ur shit right

At least get it right.

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