Episodes

Today, we're bringing you something unexpected: Lava for Good’s investigative series Earwitness will be released right here in the Bone Valley feed. You'll see it here as Bone Valley Season 4: Earwitness. The entire season will be available to Lava For Good+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts on January 28th, and everywhere you listen to podcasts on February 4th. As an introduction, Gilbert King, Pulitzer prize-winning author and host of Bone Valley, sits down for a Q&A with Earwitness host and prod...

Today we're introducing you to Earwitness. Earwitness is one of Lava for Good’s most important investigative series and will be released right here in the Bone Valley feed. You’ll see it shown here as Bone Valley Season 4 but it is a completely different show told by a different host - noted Alabama-based journalist and podcaster Beth Shelburne. We hope you enjoy. One hot July night in 1995, Deputy Sheriff William G. Hardy was shot dead behind a Birmingham, AL hotel. At the same time, four mile...

Earwitness, Chapter 1 | Behind the Crown Beth Shelburne dives into the shocking conviction of Toforest Johnson for the murder of Deputy William Hardy, following a case that never stopped bleeding questions. With former Attorney General Bill Baxley as her guide, she moves through a justice system wired for punishment over truth, uncovering a story built on fear, assumption, and a man who may not belong at its center. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on In...

Earwitness, Chapter 2 | Don't Know Diddly In the raw hours after Deputy Hardy’s murder, Beth Shelburne digs through a story that pulled 15-year-old Yolanda Chambers into its orbit and put Toforest Johnson in the frame. A confrontation with lead detective Tony Richardson exposes a case built on pressure, doubt, and truths that won’t stay still—where justice isn’t blind, just selective. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on Instagram Earwitness is a producti...

Earwitness, Chapter 3 | Police Girl When Yolanda Chambers admits to perjury, Beth Shelburne sets out to understand Chambers’ motivations. Tracing a life shaped by trauma and hidden alliances, her story slips between villain and victim—leaving behind questions that linger far longer than answers. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on Instagram Earwitness is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. See omnystudio.com/listen...

Earwitness, Chapter 4 | Witness or Defendant Digging into the Hardy murder investigation, Beth Shelburne follows a trail narrowed by tunnel vision and vanishing alternatives. As detectives chase certainty over truth, witnesses falter, leads evaporate, and a case emerges driven more by obsession than evidence. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on Instagram Earwitness is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. See omnystu...

Earwitness, Chapter 5 | Anybody Will Do Beth Shelburne digs into how Toforest Johnson was convicted without a shred of physical evidence, as prosecutors leap between ever-shifting theories of Deputy Hardy’s murder. Confronting the prosecutor who once sought a death sentence, she uncovers a case where the law bends into something dangerously personal. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on Instagram Earwitness is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in as...

Earwitness, Chapter 6 | Misfiled Beth Shelburne uncovers the murky story behind Violet Ellison, the ‘earwitness’ whose $5,000 payoff shaped Toforest Johnson’s fate. Decades of denial give way to uneasy facts, revealing a conviction propped up by money, influence, and half-truths. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on Instagram Earwitness is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Earwitness, Chapter 7 | Messy Years after the conviction, the original prosecutor, Jeff Wallace, begins questioning Violet Ellison’s story, while Beth Shelburne uncovers a troubling pattern. Ellison’s moves through the legal system blur the lines between cunning and deceit, revealing a figure far from the innocence prosecutors once claimed. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on Instagram Earwitness is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association ...

Earwitness, Chapter 8 | Bondage to the Law In an unusual turn, District Attorney Danny Carr and original prosecutor Jeff Wallace push against Toforest Johnson’s conviction, even as he remains on death row. Beth Shelburne traces a system reluctant to admit its failures, while Toforest’s children reveal the human toll of a life caught between injustice and hope. To learn more and get involved, visit: www.toforestjohnson.com Toforest on Instagram Earwitness is a production of Lava for Good™ Podc...

Sharing a special episode this week from a new podcast called Blood Will Tell. When a birthday party in suburban San Jose turns deadly, 18-year-old identical twins are arrested for suspected murder. One brother spends nearly two years in jail before the truth comes out: authorities locked up the wrong twin. How could one brother let his twin take the fall? And why would the other sacrifice his freedom for a crime he didn’t commit? Blood Will Tell is a modern-day saga of Shakespearean proportions...

In the summer of 2000, Jessica Currin was found murdered in a small Kentucky town. Ray McCord’s mom Susan Galbreath had been integral in solving the crime, and even helped law enforcement put a man, Quincy Cross, in prison for life. After Ray inherited a box of files from his mom, his world is turned upside down. Among the hand-written notes, letters and photos, he finds what he believes is a sinister lie… As he sifted through his mother’s investigation, he realized things just weren’t adding ...

Award-winning investigative reporter and long-time Rolling Stone contributor Paul Solotaroff thought he was chasing a single story in Carmel, NY. Instead, he uncovered a sprawling web of cases that would consume years of his life and become the foundation for Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. What began as a magazine feature evolved into something far bigger: a relentless investigation that exposed shocking new layers with every turn. Listen to a special bonus episode with Bone Valley c...

In the woods outside Carmel, New York, a hunter finds the bones of a twelve-year-old girl. She had been missing. The people meant to protect her had looked the other way. Police set their sights on two teenage drug dealers, who are convicted of her murder and sent to prison. But this is just the beginning of the story. Now, buried records, ignored warnings, and a justice system that may have gotten it dangerously wrong are forced into the open, while the real killer bides his time, counting the...

The bones of 12-year-old Josette Wright are found in the woods. Cops hone in on two suspects. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone Valley Season 5: The Devil’s Quarry is a production of L...

The bones of 12-year-old Josette Wright are found in the woods. Cops hone in on two suspects. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone Valley Season 5: The Devil’s Quarry is a production of L...

Anthony DiPippo is pulled into a murder investigation. But the worst part is the reason why. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone Valley Season 5: The Devil’s Quarry is a production of La...

Anthony DiPippo is pulled into a murder investigation. But the worst part is the reason why. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone Valley Season 5: The Devil’s Quarry is a production of La...

Anthony makes the final case for his freedom. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. Click HERE to read more about this story from Paul Solotaroff in Rolling Stone Magazine. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone Valley Season 5...

The cops investigating Josette’s murder have a strategy. By the time Anthony goes on trial, only one eyewitness remains. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone Valley Season 5: The Devil’s ...

Anthony finds a new home in the prison law library. Working on his appeal, he discovers a new name. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone Valley Season 5: The Devil’s Quarry is a productio...

Anthony’s case file leads him to Rachel. She reveals her harrowing past. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. Click HERE to read more about this story from Paul Solotaroff in Rolling Stone Magazine. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podc...

Anthony sends investigators to learn more about Howard Gombert. The women they speak with illuminate a signature crime. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. Click HERE to read more about this story from Paul Solotaroff in Rolling Stone Magazine. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season...

Howard Gombert speaks. Anthony sues the sheriff's department. Award-winning investigative journalist and longtime Rolling Stone Magazine contributor Paul Solotaroff hosts the next entry in the acclaimed Bone Valley anthology: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry. Click HERE to read more about this story from Paul Solotaroff in Rolling Stone Magazine. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Listeners can binge the entire season by subscribing to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts. Bone...