Gulf Coast Confidential with Mollye Barrows

Send us Fan Mail Fake pregnancies, twins who never existed, a former star of The Bachelor — and a Florida murder suspect who offered to plead guilty in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak, fries and a Pepsi. These are two of the bizarre cases we're unpacking in the latest episode of Gulf Coast Confidential. We take a closer look at Laura Owens, who pleaded guilty to felony charges after falsely claiming to be pregnant to pressure men into relationships, and Robert Kessler, whose outrageous cour...

Send us Fan Mail Two high-profile Santa Rosa County criminal cases we've been following took very different turns in court, and we're breaking down both in the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential Podcast. Brandon Aydelott, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the brutal 2013 murder of his mother, Sharon Aydelott, is seeking more freedom after years in mental health facilities. A judge granted him limited supervised outings but denied his request to leave his court-order...

Send us Fan Mail Is Alleigha Botner the new Wendi Adelson? Did these 2 women play the system and get away with murder? There are some curious and definite parallels between Wendi Adelson(from the Dan Markel case) and Alleigha Botner (from the Caleb Flynn trial). Both women sat on the witness stand detailing their close proximity to a horrific murder. Yet, both have managed to escape handcuffs. Here is how their situations mirror each other: The Convenient Alibis & Shifting Stories ...

Send us Fan Mail When Mackenzie Shirilla was sentenced to 15 years to life for intentionally driving her car into a brick wall at 100 miles per hour—killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and friend DaVon Flanigan—the world thought they had seen the worst of the case. But a massive 31,000-page digital forensics dump released by the Strongsville Police Department has opened up a brand new, deeply unsettling chapter. While the public has long known about the toxic, abusive text loops she sent to D...

Send us Fan Mail We are kicking things off with the unbelievably sad and bizarre story of Allie the alligator before diving into a major true-crime double-feature. First, we break down the case involving Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike and a botched lethal injection. Then, we unpack the drama around American Idol contestant and music pastor Caleb Flynn. Yesterday, a judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the aggravated murder of his wif...