S07 E02: What Happened to Knowellan Kelly?

About this episode

Andrea investigates the complex case surrounding the death of Knowellan Kelly after John Stewart claims he was falsely accused.

After John Stewart, a Florida man charged with–but never prosecuted for–the death of his girlfriend's 15-month old son reaches out to Andrea to tell her she’s all wrong about his case Andrea goes on a deep dive to find out what really happened to Knowellan Kelly, the baby who lost his life ten years ago. John–who was featured in Take Care of Maya–claims that doctors and investigators falsely accused him: but the truth turns out to be much more complicated. *** Vote for us for the Webby's People's Voice Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/best-indie-podcast Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/ View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/ Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/ Buy Andrea's books…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea

Topics covered

• true crime
• child welfare
• investigation
• medical deception
• personal stories

Keywords

• Knowellan Kelly
• John Stewart
• Munchausen by Proxy
• true crime
• child abuse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Take Care of Maya, Webby's People's Voice Award, Munchausen Support, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

Products: Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App

Books & works: The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy

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