Footsteps in the Dark Podcast
On July 18th, 2006, John Woodward’s life changed forever. He was convicted of multiple drug crimes he claims he didn’t commit. While fighting the system to get out, John finds himself in the middle of a delicate game of cat and mouse against another inmate...and John lost. This season follows a 17-year journey as John fights to get out of prison and clear his name from crimes he claims he did not commit. This is the Story of John Woodward.
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John Woodward claims he was wrongfully convicted...twice. After a 6-year private investigation, it might be true. What John didn't know, however, is it might not be twice...it might've been three times.
This is the story...of John Woodward.
After eliminating the impossible, only the possible remains. The private investigator discloses a location and the team visits where the private investigator believes Tammy was injured. Reconsidering the evidence results in a shocking conclusion. A detail in a letter seems to confirm where Tammy died...but only one person knows for sure.
The remaining theories are examined and an old lead gets a second look. The private investigator opens up about their investigation and takes us through their process. By following Tammy’s footsteps, they narrow down the timeline leading to her death...and come across a location that intrigues them.
Years go by and the case goes cold. The State of Nebraska had done their part and the case got cold. Despite continued involvement with local South Dakota law enforcement and the FBI, no new leads have developed. Rumors and speculation lead to new theories regarding her death. Friends and family take their case to social media and raise money for a private investigation. Old evidence gets challenged and a new lead is uncovered.
It’s Attorney Mike Stevens’ first case of this kind and he struggles to mount a compelling defense. Eric takes the stand as both sides pepper him with questions. The defense case quickly goes downhill under the experienced cross-examination of the state’s prosecutors and holes are punched into Eric’s alibi. Closing arguments get cross as Attorney Stevens breaks from courtroom etiquette and Judge Redmond fails to interject. Prosecut...
Attorneys for the State of Nebraska present their manslaughter case against Eric Stukel. Though expert testimony paints a violent death and evidence points to Eric as the perpetrator, Eric’s defense manages to sow seeds of doubt during cross-examination. Judge Redmond forbids shocking evidence from being presented to the jury. The charge carries a bizarre requirement and the state stumbles to meet its criteria...but will the jury o...
Episode IV: The Investigation Begins
Though authorities look at multiple suspects, including Aunt Vicki’s boyfriend, authorities soon focus in on the last person known to have seen Tammy- her boyfriend, Eric Stukel. His comments and behavior result in suspicion, his car is seized, and he fails a polygraph...but soon goes silent. Investigators find evidence indicating something is amiss with his story and believe Tammy had been put...
Nearly six days have passed without sight or sound of Tammy, when a golfer decides to look for golf balls in a ravine adjacent to a golf course. He discovers the body of a young woman lying face down at the bottom of an embankment next to a highway. Panicked, he tries to find help. Soon, authorities would determine it was Tammy. As word spreads throughout Yankton and friends and family begin to grieve, her body is taken to Sioux Fa...
It’s early spring of 1992 and Tammy is struggling with her first year of college at the University of Nebraska. She ends up leaving and moving back to Yankton, South Dakota- away from one boyfriend and back close to her ex-boyfriend, Eric Stukel. Tammy would walk a tightrope between boys as her romantic and social life begins to spiral. By late summer, she would find herself single and eyeing someone new...but the force of attracti...
Tammy Haas was known for her charm, radiance and natural beauty by all who knew her. She was the light in a dark room. At age 16, her family suffered their first major tragedy with the loss of her father. As midwesterners do, they dealt with the tragedy by keeping their heads down and forging ahead. After her father's death, she would start dating Eric Stukel. After beginning college an the University of Nebraska, she tried to move...
Introduction to the Footsteps in the Dark podcast featuring the case of Tammy Haas of Yankton, South Dakota in 1992.
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