Cold Blooded "Hero" - Early, Iowa

About this episode

The episode explores a murder case in Early, Iowa, questioning the narrative of a heroic mother and uncovering potential conspiracies.

This week, in Early, Iowa, when a young man ends up in a pool of his own blood, inside of a neighbor's house, it looks like a mother was heroically protecting her kids. But is it all how it appears, or is this some kind of massive cover up & conspiracy? A mysterious pink notebook, that was kept secret for years, seems to hold the key to everything, and a prosecutor who has never tried a case in front of a jury has the job of putting it all together! A small town mess, that grows into national news. Along the way, we find out that the "world's largest popcorn ball" isn't as big as we'd hoped it would be, that if you say that 3 people invaded your home, you'd better have some evidence that those people actually exist, and that there is only so much conspiracy theory that people will buy!! New episodes, every Wednesday & Friday nights!! Check us out on VIDEO Wednesday and Friday evenings on Netflix! www.netflix.com/smalltownmurder Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things Small Town Murder, Crime In Sports & Your Stupid Opinions! Follow us on... instagram.com/smalltownmurder facebook.com/smalltownpod Also, check out James & Jimmie's other shows, Crime In Sports & Your Stupid…

People in this episode

Hosts: James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman

Topics covered

• true crime
• conspiracy
• small town
• murder
• cover up
• investigation

Keywords

• murder
• Iowa
• conspiracy
• investigation
• true crime
• small town
• hero
• notebook
• popcorn ball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Small Town Murder, Crime In Sports, Your Stupid Opinions

Places: Early, Iowa

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