What She Buried: Secrets, Lies, and Concrete

About this episode

The episode explores the disappearance of a man and the shocking discoveries made by journalist Justine van der Leun regarding Kwaneta Harris.

A man goes missing. Fifteen months later, his family finds a fresh concrete slab poured in his backyard. What's buried underneath changes everything. Five years ago, journalist Justine van der Leun started sending letters to Kwaneta Harris, a convicted murderer in a Texas prison. She was also a gifted writer, "Mama Detroit" to the women around her. She swore the story wasn’t what it seemed. So Justine went digging. What she found was a decade-long relationship curdled, a body under a concrete slab, and a trail of stolen identities and lies. Who is Kwaneta Harris? From the team behind Devil in the Ditch, What She Buried is available now on The Binge Cases feed, wherever you get your podcasts. If you don’t subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple or Patreon where you get all episodes instantly and ad-free, follow the show so you get every Monday release. 🔗 Keep listening: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-binge-cases-what-she-buried/id1525807626?i=1000779124055 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cdIKmN9cBexBSv4XxVd8T?si=81574241cd0a4dc0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheBinge/posts/what-she-buried-165458293?collection=2044948 Learn more about your ad choices…

Topics covered

• missing person
• true crime
• journalism
• murder
• identity theft
• investigation

Keywords

• missing person
• Kwaneta Harris
• Justine van der Leun
• murder
• concrete slab
• investigation
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Campside Media, Sony Music Entertainment

Places: Texas

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