Gulf Coast Confidential with Mollye Barrows

Send us a text Pace Pharmacy is the target of a multi-agency bust that accuses the pharmacist-in-charge of running his business like a traveling medicine show in the Wild West: Step right up and order your own customized version of a bottle of Dr. Feelgood from the head man in charge! Pharmacist Stephen Burklow’s arrest report paints a picture of a man accused of slinging drugs just for the buck and not for your health. People were traveling from thirty and forty miles away to buy drugs from Burklow, and he was making cash as fast as his business was making and selling pills, according to police and interviews with past employees and confidential informants. Detectives say he took cash any way he could, at the pharmacy drive-thru, at the back door, hidden in the office generator, from special delivery drivers who passed cash from customers who paid from the comfort of their own home, as well as a good-old fashioned, slipping-you-the-cash handshake. Most people trust their local pharmacist to do the right thing and put a patient’s health first. In this case, investigators say he ran a highly organized pill-making and distribution operation that operated more like an auto assembly line instead of a pharmacy. Join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential Podcast, “Pace Pharmacy: Accused of compounding a pill mill.” Support the show

Send us a text As a pioneer of Robotic Surgery, brilliant and likeable Dr. Ingolf Harry Tuerk was used to things going his way. Tall, smart, good looking, and buff he was living his best life! Perhaps his great life could be even better when he decided to check out a dating app. That’s where he met the beautiful and fun, 45-year-old single mom of three, Kathleen McLean. After a few years of dating, a wedding at a tacky Drive Thru Chapel in Las Vegas, a prenup, a few spirited arguments over infidelity, and even some good vacays and family nights their tumultuous relationship came to a head. Dr. Ingolf Tuerk found himself charged with Murder! Things got ugly and physical during a fight that went too far and good sense was blurred by alcohol and jealousy. The former Olympian Dr. Tuerk admits he "snapped" and made some “bad moves” What he does next is incredulous and savage, especially at the hands of one who promised to “First Do No Harm." Join us for the heartbreaking story of "Dr. Ingolf Tuerk, renowned robotics surgeon, snapped and choked his wife." Persons of Interest From murderers to money launderers, thieves to thugs – police officers from the... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text Alexa Bartell was simply driving home from work late one Wednesday night. Something almost everybody does every day. She was especially happy that evening on April 19, 2023. The 20-year-old woman loved her family, she loved her job at a flooring company where she worked with her mom, and she loved her new girlfriend who she was going to see that night. Life was going great – until three teenagers in another car hurled a heavy rock at her windshield that hit with the force of a cannon. We’ve all had a piece of gravel ding our windshield, but a 9-pound landscaping rock, thrown at 104 mph into oncoming traffic hit Alexa with enough force to cause her skull to explode. All because these young men were bored and wanted to entertain themselves. They were so excited when her car ran off the road they drove back and took a selfie with the vehicle, never once checking on the woman inside they had killed. Afterall, this was the latest car in a series of rock throwing incidents, as many as 19, they are suspected to have caused and hurt several other people. While everyone agreed the teens were to blame, there were different stories about who threw the rock that killed Alexa, until two of the young men, Zachary Kwak and Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, agreed in a plea deal that it was Joseph Koenig. The left-handed driver had shot-put the rock straight at Alexa’s windshield as they drove past, killing her instantly. Find out what the jury thought about these adrenaline junkies in the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Rock throwing Joseph Koenig and gang punished for high-speed murder of Alexa Bartell.” Support the show

Send us a text An All-American young man was enjoying the best time of his life in college when he was arrested for the murder of Kent Heitholt, a popular sports editor in their hometown of Columbia, Missouri. The tall and strapping Heitholt was found beaten and strangled in the newspaper parking lot after getting off late from work on Halloween night 2001. The case went cold quickly, and police had no leads until Charles ‘Chuck’ Erickson said he had a dream after reading an article revisiting the unsolved murder. Chuck said he dreamed that he and his friend Ryan Ferguson may have killed the reporter after partying that night in the same area where Heitholt was killed. Chuck said he was so high on drugs the night of the murder, including cocaine, Adderall, and alcohol, he wasn’t sure they killed Heithold, but in his drug-addled mind he speculated that he and Ferguson could have been the two shadowy figures witnesses saw at the scene. The hazy, disjointed, and incomplete account didn’t stop Chuck from confessing or dragging Ryan into the investigation. And it didn’t stop police and the prosecution from building a case on a string of mistakes, lies, and manipulation that ended up sending both young men to prison. Chuck Erickson cut a deal for 25 years in prison and he testified that Ryan was the main killer, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison. But Ryan Ferguson and his dad never gave up hope that he would be freed and eventually his father’s relentless pursuit of the truth paid off and his son was exonerated. Join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Chuck Erickson’s dream becomes Ryan Ferguson’s nightmare!” Support the show

Send us a text Is your mouth a murder weapon? Can a bully cry self-defense? And what's up with Kanye West and Nitrous Oxide? We're talking about three cases in this episode of Gulf Coast Confidential. The first is Penelope McGee. If someone is arguing with you, is it your responsibility to make sure they don't die? Socialite Penelope McGee was arguing with her ex-husband, Andrew Savitz, when he died of a heart attack. The prosecution claimed she was the aggressor who knew his heart was weak. She said she was defending herself from him. When a couple is having a heated argument, it's more common for people to end up in jail than the morgue. Weigh in on this he said/she said case... And, at a Tampa dog park, a former U.S. Marine and martial arts expert wanted his bark to be as big as his bite, but he needed a gun to do it. Gerald Radford was charged with second degree murder with an enhancement for hate crime for shooting and killing Walt Lay, a gay man. The two often ran into each other because they regularly brought their pets to the same Tampa dog park. Witnesses say Radford often picked on Walt about being gay and one day Radford brought a gun to what should have been a fist fight and the unarmed Walt was killed. In this Florida man story, Radford claimed he shot in self-defense and argued he was standing his ground when he killed him. More on his trial! And, it's nothing new for celebrity Kanye West to make headlines, but lately it has taken a strange turn that is no laughing matter. Kanye's ex chief of staff says the musician's dentist fed his addiction for Nitrous Oxide and even tried to get the star to support his own brand of Whippets, the slang term for using the gas for non-medical use. Kanye's staff said he had been acting "weird," but how would one know? Join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Three-Fer: Penelope McGee, Gerald Radford, and Kanye West.” Support the show

Send us a text Dr. David Diffine made himself famous on Instagram as “Naked Dr. Dave.” Now many more agencies are on to him since he sauntered naked through his Arkansas doctor’s office. He did don a ball cap, but that’s all he had on when he walked into the reception area and exposed himself to several women who worked with him, including one who was also a patient. Office surveillance video of Dr. Diffine casually strolling through his office and performing a sex act in front of and onto staff was sent to the Arkansas Board of Medicine, last summer, along with a complaint that he used pay raises and his position as a doctor to groom patients and employees into sexual acts. Perhaps new signs are being printed right now that say no shirt, no shoes, no PANTS, no service. Diffine denies the accusations and says he is a Naturist, but the Arkansas Board of Medicine issued an emergency suspension of his license, and he is facing civil litigation. Watch with care and maybe some anti-nausea medication when you join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Arkansas Dr. David Diffine: The Naked Truth…and we really mean Naked!” Support the show

Send us a text Lawd hammercy, if you like drama, trauma, and incredulous cases, don’t look any further than Florida! From one end of the Gulf Coast to another, we’re swimming in sass, sorrow, and the worst kind of decision making. In Wauchula, Tracy Nix learned she would be spending years in prison for forgetting her 9-month-old granddaughter and leaving her to die in a hot car. Tracy took the stand for the first time in her emotional sentencing hearing, but her daughter was perhaps the most heartbreaking, demanding justice from her own mother for the deaths of two of her children, less than a year apart. Rest in Peace Ezra and Uriel. Over in Punta Gordon, a young fisherman was minding his own business on his boat under a bridge, when Brock Horner, the self-proclaimed “best charter captain you will ever meet in your ‘m-f’ing’ life,” decided to showboat for his buddies and pick a fight with 22-year-old Gage Towles who was by himself. Towles recorded Horner’s angry, curse-filled tirade as Horner falsely accused him of a near collision and boarded the young man’s boat, grabbing his shirt and demanding an apology. Now, Horner is the person apologizing as his career and character are getting picked apart on social media. Even though every picture on Towles’ social media is a picture of him holding a fish, he is reportedly taking a break from his favorite pastime. Throughout the entire encounter, the level-headed Towles proves to be the most mature and maybe we could all learn a little something from him that cooler heads prevail. If the excessive use of “bro” or words that begin with “F” or “M F” offend, you listen with care. The lives of the families in both of these cases will never be the same. Just us for an update on them in the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast! Everybody’s got an opinion and we’d love to hear yours! Leave us a question or a comment! Support the show

Send us a text Tracy Nix was enjoying her retirement years…until two of her young grandchildren died on her watch. Up until the back-to-the-back tragedies she had no time clock, no boss, no worries and the freedom to pursue her hobbies and passions, like playing the piano. In fact, she was practicing piano for several hours when she forgot that her 7-month-old granddaughter was strapped into a car seat in the back of her 2019 red Lexus on a 90-degree day in Florida. Sadly, Baby Uriel died and horrifically this was the first time that a child under 18 months died in her care. Less than a year earlier, 16-month-old Ezra, Uriel’s brother, drowned in a duck pond while he was staying with his Tracy and his granddad. A time of your life that should normally be joyful, delightful, and fun with family and friends has turned into the very worst years of Tracy and her entire family’s lives and they’ll never be the same. No charges were pressed against Tracy for Ezra’s death, but she was charged with aggravated manslaughter for Uriel’s death. Was she forgetful, medicated, or just plain evil? Join us for more on the heartbreaking trial in this episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Forgetful Grandma Tracy Nix: Hot car baby death,” and be sure to watch or listen until the end where there’s another, unexpected plot twist. Support the show

Send us a text Crime over a slip ‘n slide. Jordan Henning lied and lied. Ashley Henning was shot and died, Murder, justified? You decide. Ashley Henning, Sgt. 1st Class in the U.S. Army, was shot to death on her 37th birthday. Her death was no accident or crime committed at the hands of a stranger. She was gunned by her soldier husband, 34-year-old Jordan Henning, who was angry her 8-year-old son couldn’t remove the water hose from a slip n’ slide they had set up in the yard for the party. Jordan was so angry with the boy for failing to unhook the hose and his mother for trying to help that a next-door neighbor came over to check on them. Ashley Henning asked the family friend to call 9-1-1 over his terrifying behaivor, which seemed to enrage Jordan Henning even more. The prosecution said he had “hatred in his heart” for his wife over their strained relationship. All witnesses could testify to was his constant complaints that she didn’t have fall into his arms every time he wanted to have sex, but Jordan claimed his wife was abusive and when he berated and shot her five times on her birthday he had simply “snapped.” You won’t believe what the jury believed about the crime. Join us for this week’s episode of Gulf Coast Confidential “Don’t invite Jordan Henning to the party: Killer husband’s wife died over Slip ‘N Slide.” Support the show

Send us a text Sweet Joanna Otto gone, missing, but never forgotten since 1992! I didn't know you, but I have met the people who did and still mourn you. What can happen in 30 years? We’ve had technological changes, political shifts, global changes, disasters, and even a virus that affected the whole world We’ve broadened this thing known as the Internet. You can get all up in someone’s private business with websites called Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tik-Tok. We’ve got phones we can carry in our pocket 24 hours a day. They can be used as a computer, address book, calculator, television, and even a companion. We’ve suffered through senseless school shootings where our kids are innocent sitting in class like lil’ lambs. We lost Princess Diana to a high-speed car crash, and said good-bye to Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston, Gorgeous Liz Taylor, Betty White, as well. Thank Heavens, we’ve still got Dolly and she looks better than ever!! We’ve had our First Black President. Prince Charles is now King Charles. We’ve had one of our U.S. Olympic Hopeful Lady Ice Skaters kneecap her very own competition/teammate. We’ve had some wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. K-Mart went bankrupt. Country music has changed so much that it’s cool again, like Barbara Mandrell told us it always was! We even have cars that can drive themselves and run on electricity. ️ You can have Chick-Fil-A and Krispy Kreme delivered right to your front door with in 30 minutes. Speaking of donuts, a new medication known as Ozempic is helping folks drop the pounds they never could in the past. We now get 100’s of channels on our TV sets now. Downtown Pensacola is hip, fun, and cool, and oh yes, Phineas Phoggs is still the same, lots of fun! Damian’s Frozen Lemonade is making a comeback. Pensacola Beach is as beautiful as ever and the World’s Largest Beach Ball (a/k/a water tower) is perched prominently for all to see! Our beaches are still the whitest and most pristine with sparkling Emerald water and waves kissing up against them. Joe Patti’s Seafood is as busy, crazy, and second to none as ever! The Blue Angels remain awe inspiring. How do you improve on precision and perfection? Our home state of Florida is still synonymous with Sunshine, Fun, and Paradise. Our Honorary King of Florida, Mickey Mouse is now 97 years old. So sweet girl, a lot has changed but a lot has remained the same. Although I do not know you personally, you have loved ones such as your Mom, Kathy Hoseid, and Best Friend, Liseth Garrett who always keep you alive in their thoughts and hearts. You also have people in the community such as Investigative Reporter Mollye Barrows who has told your story tirelessly and as often as possible for three decades. Retired Escambia Sheriff’s Investigator Bobby Guy, is the ultimate law enforcement professional that keeps you near and dear to his heart. There's another interesting advancement that has popped up in these last 30 years, known as a Podcast. It’s sort of a combination of Radio, TV, and Internet and it can reach millions of more folks than our TV’s could back in 1992. So today, Joanna Otto, we share your story in love and with respect to your family, friends, and especially your sweet Momma, Kathy Hoseid. Here's the latest we know about your case in our Gulf Coast Confidential podcast “Missing, Foul Play Suspected: What happened to Pensacola teen Joanna Otto 33 years ago?” Signed with Love, Pam Hill Support the show

Send us a text Susan Smith has been called a lot of names: evil, egocentric, seductress, and murderer. One name she doesn’t deserve is mother. In 1994, the then 23-year-old young woman claimed a man carjacked her and took off with her children who were in the backseat. A community-wide search in Union, South Carolina went nationwide as the shocking and tragic story of the missing 3-year-old and 14-month-old boys made headlines when Susan and her devastated husband and father of the children made tearful pleas for their return. In a shocking twist, police discovered it was no stranger who was responsible for the boys’ disappearance, but their own mother. She had let the car roll into a lake with her children inside screaming for help. She later confessed saying she thought she was going to kill herself, too, but changed her mind at the last minute and jumped out of the vehicle, leaving her children to drown alone. She thought they were the only things standing in the way between her and her paramour who was a single, wealthy young man she had been secretly seeing and he told her in no uncertain terms he didn’t want kids. Susan almost faced the death penalty but narrowly managed to avoid it. Now, thirty years later she thinks she deserves to be out of prison and have the opportunity to start another family because she says she’s a Christian and God has forgiven her by his grace and mercy. Where was this grace and mercy when her babies were strapped in their carseats, calling for their momma, as the water rose in their sinking car? They were later found upside down. The hand of one child was pressed against the window. Her life behind bars has not exactly been exemplary with accusations of seducing guards, blatantly disregarding the rules, and insisting she’s ready to be released back into society, which her ex-husband has a huge problem with, in part because she has never shown any true remorse. Join us for the latest on this heartbreaking case that even has a tie to Pensacola, in the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “It’s Always the Susan Smith Show: Probation denied for Killer Mom who Drowned Sons.” Support the show

Send us a text Jimmie “Jay” Lee loved to shine. The 20-year-old Ole Miss Student was known for his love of flamboyant clothes, his Pomeranian ‘Lexie,’ and helping others. In fact, the day his disappearance was discovered the soon-to-be social worker had missed attending a baby-formula drive and his friends and family knew something was wrong. Jay Lee was last seen leaving his university-affiliated apartment early on the morning of Friday, July 8, 2022, wearing his gray slippers, silver robe and a gold bonnet. Police discovered he was going to meet Timothy Herrington Jr., an Ole Miss graduate from a politically and religiously well-connected family who owned his own moving company. The strait-laced entrepreneur had been secretly pursuing the energetic social butterfly, but he was hiding the affair from his family. Police quickly focused on Herrington and said evidence showed he arranged for the last-minute bootie call when Jay Lee left that morning, but thought he was keeping the hook-up on the down low. Instead, police say his internet search history clued them into to his true intentions. He searched for the phrase, “How long does it take strangle someone, Gabby Petito?” It was a true-crime case of one lover killing another that fascinated Herrington and led police to find more evidence that he was involved in Jay’s death. Although Jay’s body was not found for over two years, he was declared dead. Prosecutors charged and tried Herrington for his murder, but it ended in a mistrial after one juror refused to convict, saying there was no body. Now his body has been found. It had not been at the time we recorded this episode, but at the beginning of February, hunters found Jay Lee’s skeletal remains at a well-known Carroll County dumping site. He was still wearing his favorite gold necklace that bore his name “JayLee.” It looks like there will be another trial for Tim Herrington who claims he is innocent. Join us for more on the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Ole Miss Murder Mystery: Did strait-laced Tim Herrington, Jr. kill his flamboyant hook-up, Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee, over a bootie call?” Support the show

Send us a text Killing a customer for shoplifting seems callous and cruel, but 61-year-old Taz Zarka said he was “not a monster” for stabbing 27-year-old Mark Garrity Jr. to death on April 6, 2023. The young man was in Taz’s family-owned, neighborhood supermarket located at the City Bus Stop in Raleigh, North Carolina when the store owner thought Mark was stealing a blue Gatorade and some ice cream. Shoplifting was a constant problem for the businessman, he had them at least twice a day, and Garrity, who struggled with addiction, had put the drink in his bag, but he had not left the store with the items and was approaching the cash register with the ice cream in hand when Taz stabbed him with his pocket knife several times. After the violent attack, it was business as usual for Taz who immediately began mopping the young man’s blood off the floor. Mark managed to crawl outside where he bled to death on the sidewalk while bystanders took video. Police charged Taz Zarka with second-degree murder for the crime that was caught on the store’s camera. Was a drink with monopotassium phosphate, a bit of modified food starch, glycerol, and a dash of blue food dye number one, all that Mark Garrity, Jr.’s life was worth? Find out what the jury thought on the next episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Blue Gatorade: Is it worth your life? Store owner Taz Zarka stabs Mark Garrity.” Support the show

Send us a text It’s no secret that the Pharmacy Healthcare System is broken. Join Pam and me as we dive into the ugliness of one of the main reasons the Pharmacy Profession and Independent Pharmacies are being threatened, some pharmacists say. We invited Johnny Brooklere, Pharmacist/Owner of Brooklere Pharmacy 💊 in Birmingham, Alabama to share his expert opinion on one of the main culprits …PBM’s (Pharmacy Benefits Managers)‼️ As Brooklere points out, they have a very big fight 🥊 on their hands‼️ A fight for survival of Independent Pharmacies and for patients to have the right to choose their Pharmacy. For the past decade or so pharmacists have been dealing with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — they're accused of being unnecessary, greedy middlemen between pharmacies and health insurance companies as well as drug manufacturers. They have allegedly been helping themselves to rebates, formulary making, unscrupulous pricing practices, inflating generic prices exorbitantly, pocketing differentials, creating one hefty reimbursement for chain stores and a so-called "wimpy" and watered down version to Independent Pharmacies for the exact same medication 💊. PBM’s are owned by the Big Chains and independent pharmacists question how fair that is, when they say they welcome healthy competition. According to some experts, PBM’s are limiting your choice of Pharmacies, causing ridiculously high costs, delaying your medication 💊 due to prior authorizations, and making deals with brand name manufacturers so you can’t have access to generics. Watch 👀 our Special Podcast Episode and learn about PBM’s (Pharmacy Benefits Managers) called “Unnecessary Middle Men force Patients to pay 💰 more for Prescriptions‼️” Support the show

Send us a text As unbelievable as it is that a surgeon could mistakenly remove a man’s liver instead of his spleen, the lawsuit filed over the alleged wrongful death of 70-year-old Bill Bryan says that his fatal operation is just the latest in a series of surgical errors by the same surgeon enabled by a system geared to protect doctors. According to the lawsuit filed by Beverly Bryan, Bill’s widow, what seems like a shocking, incredulous, and one-in-a million type of blunder that happened to her husband, was part of a larger pattern of mishaps, near misses, and mistakes that were either never reported or under reported. The lawsuit says it was Ascension Sacred Heart’s reporting system that created the culture which led to Bill Bryan’s tragic death, a culture that minimized and overlooked adverse events like wrong-site surgeries and repeated mistakes by doctors including an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. David Heekin. He worked for a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, under the same owner and is facing 522 lawsuits for a range of surgical errors including some that resulted in amputation. Join us as we discuss the details in this episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Lawsuit over Dr. Shaknovsky’s wrong-site liver surgery: Pandora’s Box Opened.” Support the show

Send us a text Murder changes everyone. When lives are suddenly and horrifically cut short, the loss shatters the lives of their loved ones. But they aren’t the only ones who suffer. First responders who are first on the scene see it, too. Firefighters, paramedics, and police all witness the worst people can do to each other. It’s rewarding to help people who suffer, but it can take a terrible toll. They may not know those who died, but witnessing the aftermath can leave long-lasting trauma. Finding others who can relate and help them process what they’ve seen can be hard. Retired Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Deputy Patric Gibson was the first person who arrived at Sharon Aydelott’s house on Christmas Eve, 2013, after her ex-husband called 911 to report seeing her bloody body in the doorway of her Gulf Breeze home. The 48-year-old middle school science teacher and mother of two, was lying in a pool of blood, her face stabbed and beaten beyond recognition. Sharon’s family later confirmed her identity with her hands. Patric was the first person to witness what her then 17-year-old son Brandon Aydelott later confessed to doing. But there’s no time to process horror when you have a job to do. As Brandon’s latest case status check hearing approaches on Feb. 20 at 9:00 a.m., his first since he was transferred from Florida State Hospital to a step-down facility in Tallahassee, here’s a first-person account from a first responder who shares his experiences and thoughts on crime, trauma, and justice. We are grateful to Patric for accepting our invitation to talk about his experiences and we invite you to listen to what he shared in our latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “First on the scene: First responders suffer in silence.” Support the show

Send us a text A man’s home is his castle and that was certainly the case for Brian Camp, when an unknown intruder broke into his home and attacked him while he, his girlfriend, and their children were sleeping. The intruder turned out to be Johnathan Letendre, his girlfriend’s jealous ex-boyfriend. Naked, unarmed, and asleep, Brian came up out of bed fighting for his life. He didn’t know who Johnathan was at the time or that he had brought a knife and pair of handcuffs when he broke into their apartment. For twenty minutes, the two men fought hard, grappling, gouging, and swinging for the upper hand. Finally, Brian managed to find a gun and he shot his attacker. He then called 911 and went and checked on his family, when he saw Johnathan moving and shot him again, this time fatally. Police charged Brian with the death. Although, it seemed like a clear case of self-defense, prosecutors said the second shot wasn’t necessary and tried him for manslaughter. What would you do to protect your family and yourself in your own home? Find out what the jury thought in the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Boyfriend shot girlfriend’s jealous ex-boyfriend: Don’t F-A-F-O with Brian Camp.” Support the show

Send us a text From historic snowfall to an unprecendented terror attack early on New Year's Day, January 2025 has been one for the record books for New Orleans. The Big Easy is always a good time. It's a city open to celebration no matter what day of the week or month of the year, there's always good food, drink, dancing and debauchery. For folks in Northwest Florida, and all along the Gulf Coast, it's often the first place you think of for fun and the last place you'd imagine someone would target for terror. But that's what 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar did. He didn't come to celebrate, he came to seek, kill, and destroy. Police say he used a truck as a high-speed battering ram down Bourbon Street, one of the most jubiliant destinations in the South, knocking people down like bowling pins and crushing them under his tires. As if that wasn't enough, investigators say they found IEDs in his cooler and strategically placed in the French Quarter, along with an ISIS flag on the back of the truck he rented to allegedly kill people. Jabbar's three-block reign of terror ended with the deaths of 15 people, including himself, and he injured 35 others before he was stopped. The Crescent City is always going to be NOLA Strong and will never be dampened by devils, even though this one tried. Join us for the latest episode of Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, "Let the Good Times Roll: Terror truck attack too Easy in the Big Easy." Support the show

Send us a text Dixie Denise Villa ran an unlicensed daycare on base in Hawaii. She had several children of her own and would often help other families with their kids because of a lack of childcare. In 2019, Anna Lobisch begged Dixie to watch her 7-month-old baby, Abi, because Anna needed to study for some classes and had other appointments. Despite having her hands full with her own children and some teenagers, Dixie agreed. Tragically, Abi was found dead the following morning at Villa’s house and an autopsy found the baby died from an overdose of antihistamine, like Benadryl. Dixie denied ever giving the baby any Benadryl and evidence showed with a house full of people anyone could have given it to the child including her own mother, Anna, who had taken the medication as a sleep aid, and it was likely in her breast milk that she gave to Dixie to feed her child. Authorities charged the overwhelmed and unlicensed daycare operator with manslaughter, and Dixie faces up to 20 years in prison for Abi’s death, even though it has since come out that Anna lied, a lot. She was actually meeting another man for an adulterous tryst when she asked Dixie to keep Abi, and she told police she was allergic to antihistamines even though it turned out she was taking the medication to help her sleep. Police never searched the mother’s house or tested her breast milk, insisting that Dixie was to blame. Her trial has been rescheduled 13 times. If she had lived, Baby Abi would be six years old and if nothing else, it’s a cautionary tale that just because medications are over the counter doesn’t mean they’re necessarily safe for children and it’s good to consult with a doctor or a pharmacist. Join us for more on this mysterious overdose death in the next episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Bendadryl, Babysitter, and Breastmilk: What Happened to Baby Abi Lobisch?” Support the show

Send us a text Jade Janks was a hip and fashionable young woman who had a vibrant and wholesome style that made her a favorite with family and friends, and fueled her successful career as an interior decorator in California. Even though her mom had divorced her stepdad, Tom Merriman, Jade remained close with the co-founder of a butterfly farm and dutifully agreed to help take care of him as his health deteriorated. Merriman’s health issues left him an invalid and Jade lived next door to help him. He relied on the young woman heavily and she even had dinner with him every night. She considered him family. That’s why Jade vomited when she inadvertently discovered Merriman had nude photos of her on his computer in 2020. Jade didn’t confront her former stepdad, but she told friends what happened saying the experience had left her in shock and disgust, to the point she couldn’t even shower or touch her own skin. Not long after she found the photos, 64-year-old Tom Merriman died. Police found him in the driveway under a wheelbarrow and pile of boxes and wrapping paper left over from Christmas. What happened to Merriman depends on who you ask. Police say Jade was angry at him because of the photos, strangled him and tried to hide his body until she could move it. Jade admits she was upset with Merriman but adamantly denied killing him. Merriman, who was addicted to opioids and Ambien, was often intoxicated. The night he died, Jade had just picked him up from the hospital after he had been sick again. She said he was out of it and the people she had called to help her move him inside didn’t show up, so she decided to let him sleep it off in the car. She said she later found Merriman had died and she tried to move him back inside his house, but she couldn’t, so she covered his body in the driveway, worried she would be blamed for his death. So, did she, or didn’t she kill her stepfather? Listen to see, in the next episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Secret stache of nudes leads Jade Janks to kill her stepdad.” Support the show