JustThoughtLounge

JustThoughtLounge

Welcome to Just Thought Lounge! This is the true crime channel that delivers serious, well-balanced coverage of the cases that really make you think. At JTL, we aim to give our viewers something to contemplate. The cases we choose - some new and some older - often place the viewer in the shoes of the investigators or in the jury box. We always aim to be well-balanced, so you won't hear Kevin trying to crack jokes or offer his personal opinion or commentary. Just Thought Lounge is about what you think. At JTL we look at some complicated cases, whodunnits, questionable convictions, exonerations, exceptional or unique investigations, head-scratching missing persons and the latest court dramas.

  1. 1D AGO

    The Twisted Secrets of Brian Steven Smith and the Murders of Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk [True Crime Documentary]

    In the Autumn of 2019 a homeless woman in Anchorage, Alaska stole a stranger’s cellphone for a bit of cash. When she saw what was saved on the device it gave her the shock of her life. She had stumbled across videos and images of a brutal and sadistic murder. This discovery sparked an investigation that would unravel the secrets of a double life, reveal the truth behind an illicit affair, uncover a troubling friendship - and point to many more victims.

    42 min

  2. 4D AGO

    He Chose Another Woman: The Brutal Murder of Marisela Botello-Valadez [True Crime Documentary]

    Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL! JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMT Latest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMT In the early morning hours of October 5, 2020 a 23 year-old woman was captured leaving a popular area for bars and clubs with an unknown man.The woman, Marisela Botello-Valadez, was from out of town. She had only just met the man whose vehicle she is shown climbing into. What Marisela is about to find out is that it isn’t just this charming stranger that she needs to worry about. It is the other people at his house and the other women in his life.

    40 min

  3. JAN 31

    YouTuber Turns to Murder: The Shocking Murder of Caitlyn Naffziger [True Crime Documentary]

    For Dustin Duren’s subscribers on YouTube, the alarming news that broke in early March 2024 was not just unexpected but shocking. The happy gamer had broadcast to his community for years, sharing updates on his growing family. But in the early morning hours of March 1st, an Amber Alert was issued across New Hampshire. Residents were asked to keep an eye out for two young girls likely travelling with their father. The emergency alert was issued following a horrific discovery made by police inside Dustin’s Berlin apartment. As events unravelled, a more intricate story of the streamer emerged. One that suggested that there were more secrets in this case yet to uncover.

    36 min

  4. JAN 28

    The Toledo Family Murders [True Crime Documentary]

    Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL! JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMT Latest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMT In the Autumn of 2013, a young mother and her two children went missing from their home in Deltona, Florida. 28 year old Yessenia’s last contact had been a phone call around midnight the night before she vanished. Her children did not arrive for school the next day. Suspicions immediately turned to the most likely suspect: the husband, who turned up on scene claiming to have no idea what had happened to his family. As evidence mounted against him, he began to tell an unlikely story - but would anybody believe him?

    37 min

  5. JAN 24

    The Brutal and Disturbing Murder of Ariana Wolk [True Crime Documentary]

    In July 2020, the granddaughter of a Manson-family victim was discovered by a friend, deceased, in her Colorado apartment. Ariana Wolk had been brutally stabbed to death; meeting the same violent end as that suffered by her grandmother five decades earlier. Neighbors recounted seeing Ariana earlier in the day, and she was not alone. What these witnesses told detectives was not only revealing, but deeply disturbing.

    25 min

  6. JAN 21

    The Murder of Doris Angleton [True Crime Documentary]

    Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL! JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMT Latest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMT When a beautiful and widely loved wife and mother was found dead inside of her home in one of the wealthiest suburbs of Texas, suspicions immediately turned to the usual suspect: the husband. But as investigators would quickly discover, this was a far cry from the usual homicide...

    28 min

  7. JAN 17

    Shocking Discovery Unravels A Careful Cover-Up: The Murder of Diana Duve [True Crime Documentary]

    On Friday June 21st, 2014, 26 year-old Diana Duve went missing. Diana’s last message to her mother early that morning stated only that she would not be returning home. Then, there was silence. Investigators tracked clues left behind from her last night out; friends and witnesses who helped piece together a timeline and point them towards a suspect. Days later, Diana’s car was discovered abandoned in a store parking lot an hour from her home. And yet more devastating discoveries, were still to be made.

    28 min

  8. JAN 14

    The Murder of Jacquelyn Smith [True Crime Documentary]

    Hey guys, we've got a big backlog of older videos that haven't made it to Spotify yet so are in the process of bringing them over. We'll be posting these older stories on Wednesday with our latest videos coming out on Saturday. The stories are all as you would expect from this channel but the technical quality (lighting and sound) might be a bit lacking from what you're used to. Anyway, hope you enjoy this bit of a throwback from JTL! JTL Throwback: Wednesdays at 6pm GMT Latest Episodes: Saturdays at 6pm GMT On November 30, 2018 the Smith family in Baltimore, Maryland were having a night out. Valeria Smith was with her father, Keith, and step-mother, Jacquelyn, belatedly celebrating her 28th birthday.At the American Legion Hall they ate, drank, danced and took photos. When the family exited the legion just before midnight, no one would have predicted that the night was about to turn deadly.A few blocks from Valeria’s home, Keith slowed the car to a stop and rolled down the passenger window. Jacquelyn wished to offer money to a new mother who was out on the street, carrying a small bundle in her arms as well as a sign that read: “please help me feed my baby” … As Keith would later tragically recount: stopping to help the woman in need would prove to be Jacquelyn Smith’s fatal mistake. Both he and his daughter had a message for the city of Baltimore: be careful of who you trust, because things are not always as they seem...

    27 min
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About

Welcome to Just Thought Lounge! This is the true crime channel that delivers serious, well-balanced coverage of the cases that really make you think. At JTL, we aim to give our viewers something to contemplate. The cases we choose - some new and some older - often place the viewer in the shoes of the investigators or in the jury box. We always aim to be well-balanced, so you won't hear Kevin trying to crack jokes or offer his personal opinion or commentary. Just Thought Lounge is about what you think. At JTL we look at some complicated cases, whodunnits, questionable convictions, exonerations, exceptional or unique investigations, head-scratching missing persons and the latest court dramas.

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  • Creator
    JustThoughtLounge
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © JustThoughtLounge
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