CounterClock

4.6 (34K)
TRUE CRIME
WEEKLY SERIES

In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending mystery with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades old homicide case.

EPISODE 1

Ep 1 of 11: Jumped

When 61-year-old widower Nathaniel Jones was found bloodied and bound with tape inside his home’s carport on November 15, 2002, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, his loved ones and the community were devastated by the senseless crime. For two decades, the question at the heart of the case has not been what happened to him, but rather who… who was responsible for such a heinous act? In the first episode of CounterClock Season 7, Delia dives headfirst into the investigation and speaks with people who knew Mr. Jones, worked his murder case, and were there on the night of the crime. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

39 min
EPISODE 2

Ep 2 of 11: Jarring

Delia explores two crucial eyewitness sightings on Moravia Street during the timeframe Mr. Jones was attacked. Her investigation digs deeper into allegations against someone close to the victim and a series of suspicious phone calls made to a local cab company directing someone to 905 Moravia Street just before Mr. Jones was discovered. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

27 min
EPISODE 3

Ep 3 of 11: Juveniles

Delia speaks with the people who were questioned and arrested for the murder of Mr. Jones. A clear understanding of what led authorities to six teenagers comes into view, but several nagging questions linger. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

32 min
EPISODE 4

Ep 4 of 11: Jessicah

Delia learns how both sides approached the August 2004 trial of Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen, and how Jessicah Black remembers preparing to testify as the star witness. The boys' false confession arguments flounder despite law enforcement's methods being less than sound. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

41 min
EPISODE 5

Ep 5 of 11: Jaw-dropping

Jessicah Black breaks her silence after nearly 15 years and reveals to state innocence investigators that she lied under oath as a teenager. The recantation triggers a massive shift in Rayshawn, Nathaniel, Jermal, and Christopher’s post-conviction fight. Meanwhile, a tragedy befalls the fifth member of the friend group, and Delia tracks down the attorneys who’ve taken on the cases. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

31 min
EPISODE 6

Ep 6 of 11: Jurisprudence

The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission convenes and staff investigators reveal everything they’ve dug into over the course of nearly five years. Jessicah, Jermal, Rayshawn, Nathaniel, and Christopher come under questioning again, but maintain their truth. New DNA evidence is presented that blows everyone away, and the course of the case changes yet again. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

1 hr
EPISODE 7

Ep 7 of 11: Judgment

The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission process enters its final phase. Delia interviews the expert in developmental psychology who testified twice in the case to understand more about false confessions, and the victim’s family offers their final thoughts to the court. A retired footwear examiner deems old interpretations of shoeprint evidence as junk science and Delia explores. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

50 min
EPISODE 8

Ep 8 of 11: Journey

The private forensic lab that handled the evidence in the Jones case in 2018 and 2020 tells Delia that advances in forensic science may be able to reveal more about the unknown DNA in the case. Delia dives deep into the Willard Cab Company phone bill from 2002 and tries to get inside the mind of who placed those suspicious calls. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc

29 min

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Delia D’Ambra

Host
Amanda Knox

Guest

4.6

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Thanks!

Oct 12

TheBassCatcher

Season 6 in eastern NC was amazing to include discussing many of the people and locations I am familiar with. Many of the incidents I am only vaguely familiar with as I joined the military and only came back for family visits. But to hear the names, incidents and the background has been surreal. Thanks for an outstanding job!
Season 8

3d ago

mizzmarket

Can this season be drawn out any longer??
It’s all downhill from the preview

Nov 9

Jimmy Neutronic

Season One was just above average. Season Two was not great. Season Three…like two episodes in and it’ll get saved for the great podcast apocalypse…maybe. Host was good. Feels weird. Finally tried Season 3 again and just unfollowed. Stories are pretty well known. Not much to learn. And so many ads for other terrible audiojunk that you can give this one a hard pass and it won’t cause you to miss anything. Just read a Wiki or Medium article about the cases. Same result.
Good content but to many commercials

Oct 30

Pody3

3 commercial breaks in a 30-40 episode is to much.

In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending mystery with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades old homicide case.