S07 E03: Two Steps

S07 E03: Two Steps

From Nobody Should Believe Me by True Story Media

April 9, 2026 · 58 min · Season 7 · Episode 3

About this episode

The episode explores the case of Knowellan Kelly, focusing on medical evidence and conflicting accounts surrounding his injuries.

After 15-month old Knowellan Kelly is rushed to the hospital following a seizure, doctors discover catastrophic injuries. Andrea walks through the medical evidence with experts whose findings point to repeated inflicted trauma. As investigators struggle to reconcile conflicting accounts from John Stewart and Knowellan’s mother and grandfather, a tangled web emerges. Featuring: Dr. Sally Smith, Child Abuse Pediatrician Dr. Russell Vega, Medical Examiner Matthew Torbenson, Assistant District Attorney Dr. Stephen Boos, Child Abuse Pediatrician *** 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…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea

Guests: Dr. Sally Smith, Dr. Russell Vega, Matthew Torbenson, Dr. Stephen Boos

Topics covered

  • child abuse
  • medical evidence
  • trauma
  • investigation
  • family conflict

Keywords

  • child abuse
  • medical evidence
  • trauma
  • investigation
  • Knowellan Kelly
  • Munchausen by Proxy
  • seizure
  • inflicted trauma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: True Story Media, Webby's People's Voice Award, Munchausen Support

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

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