Unforbidden Truth

Unforbidden Truth

Unforbidden Truth is hosted weekly by Andrew Dodge. Andrew has been corresponding/visiting with convicted criminals/murderers for 14 years now. Unforbidden Truth will consist of exclusive interviews with convicted criminals/murderers, professionals in the fields of criminal justice and psychology and more. Andrew is not an expert in the field and will never claim to be. Andrew has been corresponding/visiting with prisoners for over a decade. Support this podcast: www.unforbiddentruth.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unforbidden-truth--4724561/support.

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A conversation with Christopher 'Life' Willars: Tik Tok Live Feed

August 10, 2025 • 56 mins
Christopher “Life” Willars is a renowned motivational speaker, prison‑rights and mental‑health advocate, and successful social‑media content creator who, after spending 17 years incarcerated, emerged to co‑found and lead a cosmetology vocational school outside Atlanta called Lasting Layers of Beauty with his wife. He also founded The Life Unit, providing re‑entry support and coaching to those affected by the criminal justice system...
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An inteview with historian, true crime author & filmmaker Peter Vronsky

August 7, 2025 • 71 mins
Peter Vronsky is a Canadian historian, true crime author, and filmmaker specializing in serial killers and criminal history. He has extensively interviewed serial killer Richard Cottingham, also known as the "Torso Killer," and has worked on uncovering Cottingham’s previously unknown crimes, contributing to cold-case investigations and appearing in related documentaries like Netflix’s Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer.

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A conversation with Virginia prisoner Demetrius Neely: Tik Tok Live Feed

July 27, 2025 • 55 mins
On June 30, 2008, in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Demetrius L. Neely was convicted on multiple drug‑ and firearm‑related counts. Those convictions included: possession of cocaine with intent to distribute (second offense), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a Schedule I/II controlled substance while in possession of a firearm, and possession of marijuana. For these crimes, he received a tota...
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A conversation with 'The Tiger King' Joe Exotic: Tik Tok Live Feed with advocates Staci & Jennifer

July 23, 2025 • 32 mins
Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is an American former zoo operator and convicted felon who gained international fame as the eccentric, flamboyant star of the Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020). He owned and operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, where he bred and exhibited big cats and other exotic animals. Known for his wild personality, outlandish styl...
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A conversation with juvenile offender Victor Mercado: Tik Tok Live Feed

July 23, 2025 • 56 mins
In 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio, 16-year-old Victor Mercado allegedly shot and killed a man named Anderson. Mercado was identified as a suspect based on eyewitness descriptions. Mercado was convicted and was facing life in prison but was sentenced to 18 years.

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Jailhouse interview with convicted murderer Martha Freeman

July 21, 2025 • 42 mins
Martha Ann Freeman is a Tennessee resident who, along with Rafael DeJesus Rocha‑Perez, was convicted by a Davidson County jury of first-degree, premeditated murder in the April 2005 slaying of her husband, Jeffrey Freeman. Neighbors reported that she behaved strangely, both were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole.

Rafael DeJesus Rocha‑Perez, also convicted in the same case, was revealed to h...
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Jailhouse interview with convicted domestic terrorist Michael Reynolds

July 15, 2025 • 19 mins
Michael Curtis Reynolds is an American convicted of domestic terrorism after attempting to orchestrate a plot in 2005 to bomb U.S. energy infrastructure, including oil pipelines and refineries. Posing as a terrorist sympathizer online, Reynolds sought assistance from what he believed were al-Qaeda operatives—who were actually part of an FBI sting operation. He was arrested in Idaho while trying to collect $40,000 to fund the attack...
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A conversation with Tennessee death row inmate Donald Middlebrooks: Tik Tok Live Feed

July 13, 2025 • 73 mins
Donald Ray Middlebrooks is a convicted murderer from Tennessee who was sentenced to death for the 1987 racially motivated killing of 14-year-old Kerrick Majors, a Black teenager. Along with two other white men, Middlebrooks participated in the brutal torture and murder of Majors, who was beaten, stabbed multiple times, and burned with cigarettes in a wooded area in Nashville. The crime was widely recognized as a hate crime, marked ...
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A conversation with comic book writer/publisher Hart D. Fisher

July 7, 2025 • 50 mins
Hart D. Fisher is an American horror crime author, comic-book writer, and publisher best known for founding Boneyard Press and creating the controversial “Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer” comic in 1992 

He’s also dubbed “the most dangerous man in comics” in the ’90s for pushing adult-themed horror/crime titles and later expanded into film, poetry, and a horror streaming channel called American Horrors 

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A conversation with Victoria McDorman: Younger sister of Christopher Bennett

July 4, 2025 • 39 mins
Christopher Bennett is a native of Craigsville, Virginia, who made national headlines in 2003 when, at 18, he fatally shot his stepfather, Vincent McDorman. Bennett was subsequently convicted of capital murder as well as robbery and breaking and entering, accepting a plea deal that resulted in a sentence totaling 1,800 years—equivalent to three life terms under Virginia law.

According to Bennett, he stumbled into the home after hear...
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Jailhouse interview with convicted murderer Donald Middlebrooks

June 30, 2025 • 60 mins
Kerrick Majors was a 14-year-old African American boy from Nashville, Tennessee, whose brutal, racially motivated murder in April 1987 became a symbol of both racial violence and justice in the American South. Described as a kind, respectful middle school student, Kerrick was abducted after a minor dispute over a broken vase with three white drifters—Donald and Tammy Middlebrooks and Robert Brewington—who falsely accused him of the...
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A conversation with criminologist James Sparks: Henry Lee Lucas, Ottis Toole & Serial Homicide

June 29, 2025 • 104 mins
James Sparks is a criminologist; he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Murray State University and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from UAB. His academic focus and teaching responsibilities at UAB encompass specialized topics such as serial killers, serial killers in international contexts, and the juvenile justice system.

Although primarily serving as an instructor, Sparks applies a criminological lens to the study of violent cr...
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Jailhouse interview with convicted murderer Barbara Phillips

June 23, 2025 • 34 mins
In June 1997, Uwe Durbin was brutally tortured and murdered in Riverside, California. Durbin, who had been staying with Lester “Woody” Wilson and his wife Barbara Phillips, was accused by Wilson of stealing electronics from their home. In retaliation, Wilson and Phillips abducted Durbin at gunpoint and brought him back to their house. Over several hours, Durbin was savagely beaten, shot in the knee, strangled, and tortured with obj...
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Men's Mental Health Month: A conversation with Dr. Bill Kimberlin

June 20, 2025 • 70 mins
Dr. Bill Kimberlin is a clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, and author best known for his work studying and documenting life on death row in the United States.

Dr. Kimberlin speaks about men's mental health and also speaks about his experiences with convicted murderer, Scott Peterson.

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Jailhouse interview with convicted murderer Christopher Bennett

June 16, 2025 • 56 mins
Christopher Bennett is a Virginia man serving a 1,800-year prison sentence for the 2003 killing of his mother's boyfriend, Vincent McDorman. Bennett, then 18, claimed he shot McDorman after catching him molesting his six-year-old half-sister, Victoria. He was convicted of capital murder, robbery, and breaking and entering, receiving three consecutive life sentences. Bennett's family and supporters argue that he acted to protect his...
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A conversation with convicted serial killer Prentiss 'PJ' Williams: Tik Tok Live Feed

June 16, 2025 • 51 mins
Prentiss Williams is an inmate currently incarcerated at the Trumbull Correctional Institution in Leavittsburg, Ohio. Born on December 30, 1978, he has been serving a lengthy sentence since his admission on December 22, 2003. His offenses include multiple counts of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, felonious assault, escape, and weapon under disability, resulting in a sentence of 151 years in prison.

In 2003, Williams ...
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A conversation with exoneree Jeffrey Deskovic: Tik Tok Live Feed

June 15, 2025 • 57 mins
Jeffrey Deskovic is an American attorney, advocate, and exoneree who was wrongfully convicted of rape and murder at the age of 17. He spent 16 years in prison before DNA evidence led to his exoneration. Since then, he has dedicated his life to criminal justice reform and the exoneration of the wrongfully convicted.

In 2006, with support from the Innocence Project, post-conviction DNA testing identified Steven Cunningham as the actua...
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A conversation with convicted serial killer William Holbert AKA Wild Bill (2024)

June 9, 2025 • 30 mins
William Dathan Holbert, also known as "Wild Bill," is an American criminal who became infamous for his involvement in a series of murders and financial crimes in Panama.

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Interview with retired supervisory special agent (BAU) Mark Safarik

June 2, 2025 • 70 mins
Mark E. Safarik is a retired Supervisory Special Agent who served 23 years with the FBI, including 12 years as a criminal profiler in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). He co-founded Forensic Behavioral Services International, where he consults on complex violent crime cases and has appeared on numerous television programs, including CSI: Las Vegas, Bones, and Killer Instinct. Safarik has authored extensively on criminal behavior ...
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A conversation with William Harder: Tik Tok Live Feed

May 31, 2025 • 96 mins
William Harder is known for his controversial collection of items associated with notorious criminals, a hobby often referred to as "murderabilia." His collection includes letters, artwork, and other memorabilia from individuals such as Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker," and Charles Manson. Harder has stated that he began his collection after corresponding with Ramirez, leading to a friendship and regular visits to San Quentin S...
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