Somebody Somewhere

Somebody Somewhere

"Somebody Somewhere" is a true crime investigative podcast series from RainStream Media, Inc. Season 3 is a 10-part series that explores the questions around the unsolved, 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna and the bank robbery he prosecuted where the cash evidence went missing after trial. Season 2 takes listeners into the Seattle homeless encampment known as "The Jungle," as hosts David Payne and Jody Gottlieb investigate a mass shooting allegedly orchestrated by three teenage brothers. And in Season 1, Payne and Gottlieb tackle the open federal investigation into the 2001 murder of federal prosecutor Tom Wales. This 18-year-old case remains one of the highest priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice and has a $2.5 million reward.

Episodes

December 1, 2022 23 mins
In this bonus episode, Payne updates everyone on Arky Tuminelli, Ken Ravenell, and Nacoe Brown.
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In this Bonus episode, Nacoe and Vanassa Brown tell the story of the bank robberies and their personal love story. 
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February 19, 2021 31 mins
In the Season 3 finale, Payne summarizes the evidence and debunks one of the FBI’s main theories.  And in a story of redemption and hope, Payne jumps in to help his new friend.
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February 19, 2021 25 mins
Key witnesses from the missing money case tell their stories for the first time, including the federal district court judge and Jonathan Luna’s co-counsel.
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February 19, 2021 34 mins
Payne goes deep down the rabbit hole exploring Nacoe Brown’s claims about the missing money, and he’s inspired and confounded at what he finds.
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February 19, 2021 27 mins
New (2019) allegations against Nacoe Brown’s defense lawyer for conspiracy give new light to claims that he may have been involved with the missing money eighteen years prior.
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February 19, 2021 31 mins
When Jonathan Luna goes missing, the press makes an immediate connection with a bank robbery case that he had tried the year before in which the cash evidence was stolen. And the cast from the Stash House Records case is back for this prequel.
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February 19, 2021 28 mins
Leaked theories about a suicide don’t seem to square with the known physical evidence from the crime scene.
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February 19, 2021 27 mins
Jonathan’s last case goes sideways on him when it is discovered that his cooperating witness was dealing drugs and terrorizing the neighborhood while working for the FBI.
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February 19, 2021 32 mins
Jonathan Luna was operating in a toxic work environment when he undertook the last trial of his life -- a federal drug conspiracy case against two men selling drugs out of a rap music studio in Baltimore.
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February 19, 2021 29 mins
Jody Gottlieb and David Payne team up again to investigate the unsolved death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna in 2003.  They talk with his friends and investigative reporters about Jonathan's life and its mysterious last six hours.
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February 1, 2021 1 min
Season 3 of Somebody Somewhere explores the unsolved death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna in 2003. 
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December 19, 2019 32 mins
In this special epilogue episode, Payne is back in court for the second retrial of the 2016 Jungle Murders, hoping to find resolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 30, 2019 28 mins
Armed with what they've learned, Payne and Gottlieb return to Kent for the retrial of the 2016 Jungle Murders in their search for the truth...and hope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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One of the victims shares what she believes happened the night of the 2016 Jungle Murders when she was shot and critically wounded, and the pressure she is under to fall in line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 16, 2019 29 mins
Payne and Gottlieb explore the King of the Jungle's claims of piety and stumble upon a firefighter who's been burned by his encounter with him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Payne and Gottlieb venture into the Jungle to sit down with its current King who claims he's found the Lord.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 2, 2019 34 mins
The government's theory of the case in the 2016 Jungle Murders trial is supported by ample evidence, but it appears to ignore the greater context of the Jungle and its history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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June 25, 2019 27 mins
As the new King and Queen of the Jungle ascend the throne, the first hint of trouble comes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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June 18, 2019 35 mins
By design and nature, criminal trials are mere snapshots of an isolated event. Payne and Gottlieb go back in time to explore the roots of the 2016 Jungle Murders, including the federal indictment and takedown of the Vietnamese Gang that ran the Jungle's drug trade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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