Episode 41: The Law School Murder (Case of Lauren Giddings)
When a law student goes missing - you can’t help but suspect everyone in her class. Was this law school jealousy, a love triangle, or a random crime?
What if one of these very law students wrote about how to commit the perfect crime? Is this a situation of How To Get Away With Murder?
Source notes:
First TV Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNMbCvc5Sk
Interrogation: https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article33541389.html
https://media.macon.com/static/media/projects/McDaniel/sinclair.jquery/McDaniel/
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article33541389.html
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/truly-evil-grisly-murder-of-georgia-law-school-student-back-in-spotlight/85-17ec0d7e-0e45-4ca4-878d-5a117061b614
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article33223407.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/laurel/ph-ho-cf-ll-mcdaniel-sentencing-20140421-story.html
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article145063054.html
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article53184785.html
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article222386260.html
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article215487135.html
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article30115686.html
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article30127413.html
https://abovethelaw.com/2011/08/chilling-internet-postings-linked-to-stephen-mcdaniel/
https://patch.com/georgia/lilburn/murder-charge-draws-local-reaction
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/classmate-charged-in-mercer-law-grads-killing/241934377/
https://nypost.com/2018/07/25/gofundme-page-seeking-justice-for-confessed-murderer-removed/
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/update-stephen-mcdaniels-former-attorney-believed-he-was-innocent-until-his-confession/93-585079729
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/grisly-killing-haunts-campus-town/zXGPW6GKxU1jvipzxg5QfO/
https://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-time/death-smell-from-nearby-trash-can-leads-to-body-of-missing-woman
https://www.nbc.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/video/the-watcher/4206188
https://www.reddit.com/r/Atlanta/comments/j9djw/georgia_law_student_accused_of_killing_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/hgd75n/stephen_mcdaniel_case/
DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wanted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.