Drowning Creek

Drowning Creek

In the early morning hours of November 2, 2007, Justin Gaines walked out of a popular nightclub on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia and was never seen again. The investigation into Gaines' disappearance quickly went cold and remained so until 2015, when a man confessed to taking part in his murder. Though this detailed confession described what happened to Justin Gaines, who was involved, and where his body was placed, no arrest has ever been made. Host Sean Kipe digs into this story to find out what really happened to Justin Gaines and tries to make sense of the still ongoing investigation. But as Sean gets deeper, he finds himself in an underworld of drugs, money, and murder. ‘Best 2024, Podcasts of the Year’ – Amazon Music Podcasts

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June 6, 2024 2 mins

In the early morning hours of November 2, 2007, Justin Gaines walked out of a popular nightclub on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia and was never seen again. The investigation into Gaines' disappearance quickly went cold and remained so until 2015, when a man confessed to taking part in his murder. Though this detailed confession described what happened to Justin Gaines, who was involved, and where his body was placed, no arrest h...

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The investigation into the disappearance of Justin Gaines begins. How could a popular college freshman vanish without a trace from a club full of over 3,000?

 


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June 21, 2024 33 mins

Sean talks with the private detective who has worked Justin's case for the last 16 years, and learns several key pieces of information the public has never heard before.


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June 28, 2024 36 mins

An anonymous call could be the key to unlocking the entire case. Sean looks deep into Justin's background to find any connection to his disappearance.


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July 5, 2024 33 mins

Sean talks with the main suspect in Justin's case; the same man who confessed to taking part in his murder.


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July 12, 2024 35 mins

The former lead investigator on the case lays out his theory of what happened and Sean finds the most damning confession yet, that of Dylan's mother.


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July 19, 2024 29 mins

Sean and his team follow a new lead, and it takes them to the bottom of a lake.


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July 26, 2024 31 mins

Sean looks at numerous other theories surrounding Justin's disappearance. What if investigators have had it wrong all this time?


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August 2, 2024 32 mins

The most explosive information yet comes to light, and it leaves Sean questioning if he should continue on or not.


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August 9, 2024 34 mins

Sean hears the taped confessions of several key players in the case, and new light is shined on what might have happened the night Justin disappeared.


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August 16, 2024 47 mins

As Sean hears more witness interviews corroborating one of investigators main theories, he learns new information that could change the entire investigation. 

 


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April 24, 2025 2 mins

It was 1985, the so-called “Year of the Spy”. The CIA had been losing Soviet assets left and right; the first loss seemed like bad luck, but four in a row? That wasn't a coincidence— it was a deadly leak. And just as the Agency was scrambling to find answers, across the world, a KGB colonel named Vitaly Yurchenko walked into the American embassy in Rome and volunteered his services in exchange for immediate exfiltration to the Unit...

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