Gulf Coast Confidential with Mollye Barrows

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Lambs to the Slaughter, Part 2: The arrest of Washington High School teacher Mark Lua Aug 08, 2023

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Back to school is such a fun and exciting time for most of us, but for some families it's a lesson they never wanted and one they'll never forget.
Hi, I’m investigative journalist Mollye Barrows. I’ve been covering crime in Florida’s Panhandle for years and welcome to Gulf Coast Confidential Conversations. Here we dive into the deep end and discuss what we can learn from the true crime cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.
My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister, Sharon Aydelott, was murdered by her son on Christmas Eve 2013, and she has a unique perspective on crimes and scandals, as a survivor of violent crime, a grief and loneliness researcher, and a pharmacist, as well.
This is part 2 of our series on abusers in positions of authority who prey on children called, “Lambs to the Slaughter." In this episode, we're talking about the arrest of a Pensacola teacher who befriended and groomed vulnerable girls online and in the classroom, starting when they were innocent middle schoolers.
Join us for "Lambs to the Slaughter, Part 2: The arrest of Washington High School teacher Mark Lua."

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Lambs to the Slaughter, Part 1: The arrest of Ryan Walsh Aug 03, 2023

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Hi, I’m investigative journalist Mollye Barrows. I’ve been covering crime in Florida’s Panhandle for years and welcome to Gulf Coast Confidential Conversations. Here we dive into the deep end and discuss what we can learn from the true crime cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.
My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister, Sharon Aydelott, was murdered by her son on Christmas Eve 2013, and she has a unique perspective on crimes and scandals, as a survivor of violent crime, a grief and loneliness researcher, and a pharmacist, as well.
This is the first of a three part series called, “Lambs to the Slaughter.” We're discussing several cases that involve abusers in positions of authority who used their power to prey on vulnerable children and sexually abuse them.
Lambs to the Slaughter: Part 1 is on the arrest and conviction of Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church youth minister, Ryan Walsh. He was arrested in 2020 for sending sexually explicit texts messages to a 13-year-old girl in the church’s youth group and later touching her behind the local recreation center.
Not only did Ryan Walsh and church leadership know the girl had been abused before she and her family became members, but according to a civil lawsuit filed against them, Walsh had virtually no oversight during his time with the vulnerable young girl.
Join us for Lambs to the Slaughter, Part 1: The arrest of Ryan Walsh.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Death to Pigs Jul 26, 2023

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“Death to Pigs,” those are the words murderous followers of convicted killer Charles Manson wrote in their victim's blood at one of their infamous crime scenes.
Now one of those faithful followers, is out of prison on parole. Leslie Van Houten once faced the death penalty. Now she's learning how to use a smart phone and make a life for herself in the modern world, after more than 50 years behind bars.
In this episode of "Death to Pigs, " join my co-host Pam Hill and me for more on Van Houten's release and the shocking and horrific murders that sent her to prison in the first place.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Bye-bye, Leticia! Jul 20, 2023

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My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister, Sharon Aydelott, was murdered by her son on Christmas Eve 2013, and she has a unique perspective on crimes and scandals, as a survivor of violent crime, a grief and loneliness researcher, and a pharmacist, as well.
In this episode, we’re talking about Gannon Stauch, the 11-year-old boy who was killed by his stepmother in Colorado in 2020. She stuffed his small body in a suitcase then drove clear across the country to toss him over the side of a bridge in Northwest Florida where he was found.
In May 2023, Letiticia Stauch was convicted of first-degree murder after deliberation, first-degree murder of a child by a person in a position of trust, tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with physical evidence.

She tried to defend herself by saying she was insane at the time she attacked him, but jurors didn't buy it and we say, "Bye-bye, Leticia!"

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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"It's her, isn't it?" Jul 11, 2023

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How do some sex offenders manage to escape notice? That is, until something awful happens. In this case, a child paid the price.
In this episode of Gulf Coast Confidential, Pam Hill and I talk about the abduction and murder of a 12-year-old Pensacola girl by a registered sex offender. How did he go unnoticed? Because Robert Howard thumbed his nose at the justice system.
The Alabama man moved in part-time with his girlfriend across the state line in Florida, where no one was the wiser that he had just served 15 years in prison for rape.
Join us for a closer look at the heartbreaking case of Naomi Jones and how her disappearance stunned the community who came from every corner of the county to search for the girl.
Until fishermen found the little girl where Howard left her, leaving them to wonder, "It's her, isn't?"

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Powerless Jul 11, 2023

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Hi, I’m investigative journalist Mollye Barrows and welcome to my true crime podcast, Gulf Coast Confidential. Here, I cover some of the saltier murders, mysteries, and scandals that surface along Northwest Florida and all along the Gulf Coast.

In this episode, I talk about the disappearance of 12-year-old Naomi Jones, who went missing from her Pensacola apartment in 2017. A massive search brought the community together to bring the Hello Kitty loving little girl home, but the outcome was not what they had hoped.

Sadly, police didn’t have to go far to find her body or her killer. The tragic discovery left many feeling as helpless as a child, because no matter how old you are, when faced with evil, we can all feel powerless.

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Update: Unwanted Baggage Jul 09, 2023

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Welcome to my true crime podcast, Gulf Coast Confidential.
This is an update to a previous episode called, Unwanted Baggage. In Unwanted Baggage, I talk about the discovery of a boy's body in a suitcase under a Pensacola area bridge that turned out to be the remains of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch.
The boy was reported missing from his Colorado home by his stepmother, Letecia Stauch, who was charged with his murder and convicted in May of this year. In this short episode, Update: Unwanted Baggage, I run down what happened at her trial and why her insanity defense failed.

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I Don't Dig the Duggars Jul 03, 2023

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Hi, I’m Mollye Barrows, a long-time reporter in Florida’s Panhandle and welcome to my true crime investigative series, Gulf Coast Confidential, where I explore the saltier stories that surface in Northwest Florida and all along the Gulf of Mexico.
This is a companion series called Gulf Coast Confidential Conversations where my co-host, Pam Hill, and I dive deep to discuss crimes and scandals.
In this episode, we’re digging into the documentary series about reality TV stars, the Duggar Family, called Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
The Duggar Family was once a household name, synonymous with faith and family values. Now some family members say that behind the scenes of their popular and lucrative reality TV series, “19 and Counting,” it was a house of horrors, rampant with sex abuse, fraud, and exploitation within the family and the powerful religious organization that dominated their lives.
The series was popular with people across the country and the documentary exposes a culture where women and girls say they're abused and silenced, accusations that surface in similar crimes and organizations along the Gulf Coast and nationwide.
Join us and find out why "I Don't Dig the Duggars.”

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Nothin' to Smile About Jun 27, 2023

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Going to the dentist already makes some people grit their teeth. The tools, the noise, the concern about pain, plus what can you do if something does go wrong? Patients are in a vulnerable position, lying powerless in a dental chair.
While most people are better off after seeing the doctor, that wasn’t the case for some patients and employees of a prominent and well-known Pensacola dentist. They say he abused his power and his profession to touch, terrify, and terrorize them for years, in and out of the office.
Join my co-host Pam Hill and me as we explain how he left them with "Nothin' to Smile About."

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Armed to the Teeth Jun 23, 2023

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Hi, I’m Mollye Barrows, a longtime journalist in Northwest Florida. Welcome to my investigative series, Gulf Coast Confidential, where I report on some of the saltier stories that surface in the Florida Panhandle and all along the Gulf of Mexico.
In this episode, meet the gun-toting, Pensacola dentist who called himself a "Greek god," and seemed to think he was above the law after beating accusations for decades that he repeatedly sexually harassed employees and patients.
Now Dr. Charles Stamitoles is behind bars and has lost license to practice dentistry. For victims who say he abused, terrified and terrorized them for years, it's a relief. For the doctor who turned up everywhere from surveillance video to multiple police reports it's a hard pill to swallow. Find out how investigators caught up with him in, Armed to the Teeth.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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