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"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…
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A missing U.S. attorney case shaped by family memory, legal tension, and physical evidence.
The episode centers Jonathan Luna by way of the people around him, and that choice gives the case a grounded, human shape. Reggie’s skepticism about prosecutors, set against his best friend becoming one, supplies the clearest emotional thread, while the portrait of Jonathan as a…
The Missing Money turns the Jonathan Luna case into a careful, evidence-led story.
Season three's The Missing Money remains firmly with the Jonathan Luna case and the sealed money evidence, relying on testimony and physical detail to keep the episode grounded.
A retrial that turns family ties, police treatment, and witness credibility into the real story.
Somebody Somewhere keeps its attention on how police treatment can shift depending on who is being heard, and that focus gives the 2016 double homicide retrial a sharper edge.
A murder case built from records, false leads, and a patient search for names.
Special Episode 50 follows a 2001 murder investigation with David Payne as host, and it frames the case in a way that leaves listeners to weigh the details for themselves.
LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard traces con man John Meehan's fraud, abuse, and its Bravo TV adaptation.
UFO disclosure with teeth.
Bleak news, deadpan jokes, no broadcast polish.
Australian investigations, followed from the ground up.
In Somebody Somewhere S3 Episode 11, David Payne revisits the unsolved 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna as the 19th anniversary approaches without new investigative leads.
Somebody Somewhere: S3 Episode 6, “The Defense Lawyer,” examines Ken Ravenel’s 2019 indictment for alleged money laundering and drug conspiracy while revisiting his defense of bank robber Naco Brown.
David Payne examines Jonathan Luna’s final courthouse hours, including a five-hour drive across four states after a plea negotiation and the question of why Luna returned to work before leaving again.
Somebody Somewhere: S3 Episode 5 - Character Assassination examines how FBI leaks about Jonathan Luna’s relationships, debt, and alleged sexual activity shaped public perceptions after his death.
Jonathan Luna's disappearance sits at the center.
It opens on the missing money in the Jonathan Luna case.
Somebody Somewhere Season 3 Episode 7, “Nacoe of Nazareth,” examines Naco Brown through testimonies from Doyle Lee, Antonio Espy, and Sarah Wells.
Somebody Somewhere: S3 Episode 2 - Stash House Records examines Jonathan Luna's work, values, and final federal drug case before his 2003 death.
Somebody Somewhere: S3 Episode 9, “The Phoenix,” examines the unsolved 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna and the disputed handling of the missing money, press leaks, and physical evidence.
Somebody Somewhere: S3 Episode 3 - Amazing Grace examines the December 2, 2003 meeting where Barbara Skidmore briefed Ken Rabineau and Archie Tuminelli about cooperating witness Warren Grace.
David Payne revisits the third Jungle Murders trial in Somebody Somewhere after two hung juries, describing six weeks of testimony in a 2019 Seattle courtroom.
The episode stays with the retrial of a 2016 double homicide.
David Payne interviews Olivia Yuhashi Ta'afalusia about her brothers James and Jerome, their father's drug use, and the Samoan church community that shaped her choices.
Somebody Somewhere's "Who are the Good Guys?" examines conflicting accounts surrounding the 2016 double homicide and the credibility of people connected to Seattle's jungle encampment.
Somebody Somewhere: “S2 Episode 6 - The New King of the Jungle” follows Jody Gottlieb and her co-host as they investigate unanswered names and competing motives surrounding the 2016 jungle murders.
Somebody Somewhere: “Run OJ Run” examines the 2018 trial of James Tophelicia and Jerome Tophelicia for the January 26, 2016 killings of Janine Brooks and James Tran and the wounding of three others.
David Payne interviews Tracy Bauer about her movement from an IHOP job in Seattle to selling drugs from tents and caves near Yesler Street.
Somebody Somewhere: S2 Episode 3, “Too Big to Fail,” investigates the Seattle Jungle’s 2016 double homicide by contrasting residents’ experiences with police and prosecutors’ description of the encampment.
David Payne investigates how the 2016 Seattle jungle shooting case shifted from two persons of interest named Juice to the arrest of James and Jerome Ta’afalusia.
The host, David Payne, opens Special Episode 50, Don't F with the Kraken, on a murder from 2001.
A true crime investigative podcast exploring unsolved murders and related criminal cases.
This episode investigates the unsolved 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna and the missing cash evidence from a bank robbery case.
This episode updates listeners on recent developments in the investigation of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna's 2003 death, including a press conference announcing increased reward money.