Life Without: The Untold Story of Heath Stocks

I am from Lonoke, Arkansas and know this story inside out. I knew the Stocks and Walls families and many others who are central to this tragedy. As hard as it is to listen to this, it is my fervent hope that the great journalism this team has done will finally bring light to the right people that Heath does deserve some mercy and consideration. He has taken responsibility for his action; no one has accepted responsibility for what happened TO him.

Heath and Heather use to babysit my brother and I , and my cousins all the time. We looked up to both of them at such a young age and obviously were clueless to what was going on due to our age. I hope he’s found some sense of peace.

Someone from a true crime Facebook group recommended this podcast and I started binging it and almost finished already! I really don't want the podcast to end because it's soo good. Great investigating, good journalism, and a CRAZY and sad story. I cringed at some of the things that happened to Heath but admire him for having the strength to talk about some of the very personal things he went through at the hands of his abuser. If you're looking for a story that is not on every other podcast, this is it. Heartbreaking, sad...so many victims in this and the depravity of Jack...I'm surprised at how demeaning and wretched this sorry excuse for a man is. Thanks for telling this story! Hope you're able to put out more seasons and find another story like this one! Great job!

Thank you for continuing to pursue this! Heath is my cousin (his grandmother Dorothy & my grandfather were siblings) & it is an absolute horror & atrocity what happened to him. Nothing can bring his family back but he deserves a chance to help others who have similar stories. I’m not sure any of them could be as horrific as some of the stories from these scouts though. Some say he doesn’t deserve freedom but he will have to live with what was done the rest of his life and that’s punishment enough in my opinion. He can never escape the prison of his thoughts. #justiceforheathstocks