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Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast By Kelly Jennings

Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast By Kelly Jennings

Unspeakable is a True Crime Podcast hosted by Criminal Justice educator, Law Enforcement expert and former Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Classification Officer Kelly Jennings.

Recent Episodes

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Aug. 11, 2026

The Bad Wife : Kelly Gissendaner

In February 1997, 30-year-old Douglas Gissendaner left a friend’s house after working on cars and drove home to the house he shared with his wife, Kelly, in Auburn, Georgia. He never made it back alive. What looked at first like a robbery gone wrong in a remote wooded area of Gwinnett County was anything but random. Douglas was forced at knifepoint into his own car, driven deep into the woods near Harbins Park, ordered to his knees, beaten with a nightstick, and stabbed repeatedly in the neck. H
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Aug. 6, 2026

Crime Wire Weekly 8/7/26 | More Arrests in Nolan Wells Case, New LA Crime Laws, Alexee Trevizo Shocking Win

Another packed episode with some wild crime related stories coming your way today! KJ and Jim talk Louisiana’s newest crime laws just took effect August 1st, and the changes are already reshaping how cases are handled across the state. Meanwhile in Tangipahoa Parish, Border Patrol somehow loses two handcuffed men, and a Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in an unrelated shooting just miles away. A bizarre Alabama double killing appears connected to a decade of strange Facebo
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Aug. 4, 2026

Left Behind: The Murder of Kiaya Campbell

On a rainy June night in 2017, 10-year-old Kiaya Campbell left her home in Thornton, Colorado with 15-year-old Aidan Zellmer — the son of her father’s girlfriend. The two were supposedly headed out on a quick errand. Hours later, an Amber Alert went out. The next day, Kiaya’s body was found in a drainage ditch. She had been beaten to death with a metal pipe. In this episode, KJ breaks down this shocking case from start to finish, and you will not believe the end result. Timestamps 05:39 A Blend
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July 30, 2026

Crime Wire Weekly 7/31/26 | Kohberger’s New Plea, TikTok Influencer Sara Gilson, & eBay Owes $55M

Another packed episode with some wild crime related stories coming your way today! D4vd’s high-profile hearing ends in graphic, stomach-turning testimony that left the courtroom stunned. A TikTok influencer is gunned down shortly after posting online....
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July 28, 2026

First Responder: The Killing of Melissa Lamesch

Melissa Lamesch was just days away from becoming a mother. The 27-year-old EMT from Mt. Morris, Illinois, was full-term and scheduled to be induced any day. On November 25, 2020—the day before Thanksgiving—her home went up in flames. Firefighters forced their way inside and found Melissa dead on the kitchen floor. At first it looked like a tragic accident. Then the autopsy told a different story: no smoke in her lungs, normal carbon monoxide levels, and clear signs of strangulation. Someone had
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July 26, 2026

Crime Wire Weekly 7/27/26 | Taco Bell Temper Tantrums, “Gooner” Trends & a $600 Million Manhunt

This special Monday episode is packed with some wild crime related stories. Rapper Boosie Badazz finds himself tangled up in a wild Trump pardon scam that’s raising more questions than answers. A Florida woman named Stephanie Perdue is convicted in a truly bizarre murder-for-hire plot that sounds like it was ripped from a bad movie. Tempers flare hard at Taco Bell when one man’s rage boils over in spectacular fashion, while another woman completely loses it over a long wait time in a separate fa

Recent Blog Posts

May 10, 2023

New Merch and Forensics Association

Hey Y'all! If you haven't seen all of the links and posts, I've rolled out some new merch per everyone's request! Its pretty cute too! It's funny how the things I say all the time have become known as "Kellyisms"! Isn't it neat when you get to j…
March 28, 2023

Max Schachter discusses School Shootings with Unspeakable Podcast March 29th!

March 29th, 2023 Max Schachter talks in depth with Kelly Jennings of Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings about the circumstances that unfolded after his son Alex was tragically lost in the Stoneman Douglas School Shootings in Parklan…
March 19, 2023

Dave Pelzer of "A Child Called It" Joins Kelly Jennings on Unspeakable Podcast March 22nd!

His 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive, was listed on The New York Times Bestseller List for several years, and in 5 years had sold at least 1.6 million copies, several best selling books later he h…