He also said something about how he would go down on [his co-worker], she says. It was just kind of jarring because I actually had [seen] him an hour or two prior to this, and he didnt have that same interaction. I felt [Jensens] hand just grab and smack, basically, the back of my head, Calderon-Olsen says. No, I did not. With the man she was dating on the way, she alleges Jensen once again began making advances on her. Like I had a crush. Tisdale says that she decided to speak about the alleged slap on her podcast after she heard about allegations following a 2021 party that ultimately led to Jensens removal from his podcast. So if you kick out the feds, its not like a fed is going to come wandering in there unless theyre really called in there. NYT bestseller Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders, Discovery+: Unraveled, Killers Amidst Killers coming 2023. Newell claims Jensen kissed her right before she got into her Uber. OBrien confirmed Newells account to Rolling Stone and says she left the gathering because she was uncomfortable with the way Jensen was acting toward Newell. Two podcasters tell Rolling Stone Jensen made inappropriate physical contact with them, including touching or grabbing them without consent. Jensen: I think with this case, citizen detectives are really only going to be as good as the information that is delivered. He is well known for his role in the Golden State Killer case; in which a serial killer had committed more than 50 rapes, at least 13 murders, and more than 100 burglaries in California. You know, the chief of police is engaging in nefarious activities and kicking the FBI the most sophisticated crime solving unit in the history of the world out of the investigation of the Long Island serial killer case. In December 2010, law enforcement found four bodies along a scrub-covered stretch of highway on the south coast of Long Island. Its a tarnishing that needs to be fixed. Now, it all seems to be crashing down. The project is really a study of power, Linkletter says. and says she left the gathering because she was uncomfortable with the way Jensen was acting toward Newell. They should all have movies made about them. I was probably about 11 or 12 and it was about Nostradamus and how heit was narrated by Orson Welles about all these things he predicted. Celene Beth Calderon-Olsen, a podcast host and victim advocate who has spoken openly about surviving rape, also alleges that Jensen acted inappropriately toward her in 2019. This whole Billy thing coaxed me into one hundred percent not drinking anymore, she says. The woman in question did not respond to Rolling Stones requests for an interview and her attorney, reached for comment, declined to discuss the matter. At one point in the evening, Calderon-Olsen says she was talking with another man while Jensen stood behind her, when she felt him touch her head. With the man she was dating on the way, she alleges Jensen once again began making advances on her. It probably isn't true. And how did people connected to the police department react when you started asking questions? Ive made some highlights, these are all according to Rolling Stone and I defer to whatever their sources are. Every time we learned of a sexual encounter, there was violence involved. But over time, he became more and more credible because his case ultimately went in front of a federal judge and Burke pled guilty. In 2016 Burke was sentenced to 46 months in prison for violating Loebs civil rights and for pressuring police witnesses to help him cover up the assault. Newell is perhaps the most well-known survivor in modern true crime. McNamara struck a match when she teamed up with armchair sleuths and real detectives to track down the killer, who turned out to be. It was just kind of jarring because I actually had [seen] him an hour or two prior to this, and he didnt have that same interaction. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Newell says the first alleged inappropriate incident followed a signing for Jensens book Chase Darkness With Me on Aug. 13, 2019, in Los Angeles. He currently hosts a podcast alongsideretired investigator. Investigative journalist Billy Jensen has heavily impacted the true crime world with his deep-dive articles, podcasts, (he's one half of the Murder Squad podcast with Paul Holes and a third of The First Degree podcast team with true crime producer Alexis Linkletter and LadyGang gal Jac Vanek), and now with his new book, Chase Darkness With Me . Jensen continues to work on trying to crack cases like the Golden State Killer mystery. The show ran for three seasons, after all, and both hosts had new books on the horizon and tens of thousands of fans on social media commenting on and liking every photo and tweet. The behavior described to me sounded obnoxious, with me making a spectacle of myself and being too familiar with people. Its my understanding that Billy sort of framed it as Id been scorned, she says. Linkletter and Jensen interview people who knew Burke, including former cops who worked with him and a sex worker who says she had a disturbing encounter with him. Newell says she used to drink heavily in social situations and has since stopped, following her experience with Jensen. He currently hosts a podcast alongsideretired investigator Paul Holeswho also worked on the Golden State Killer case called "The Murder Squad." He was grabbing me all over the place, Newell claims. In a sworn statement Williams gave to his friends lawyer in April 2022, which, reviewed, he said his friend reached out to him again a couple months after the party to talk about the alleged incident. This was no coordinated smear campaign., Jensen further claims that Tisdale only made allegations against him because he rejected her advances (this is what BJ already shared on his website so I am not going to summarize it again), Tisdale, however, denies this. These claims have been supported by multiple witnesses and led to the network Exactly Right dismissing Jensen. The number of stories of which I was aware increased significantly as women I didnt know began reaching out to me to share their own experiences with [Jensen], and as other women posted their stories anonymously on Reddit and Facebook groups. I love Suffolk County. I remember walking in and Billy immediately grabbed me and started hugging me to the point where it was a little too long, she says. Jensen further claims that Tisdale made allegations against him because he rejected her advances; , he has shared flirtatious texts she sent before and after their alleged encounter. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL AND FOLLOW ALL RULES SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO USE THIS AS A PLACE TO PUT DEVELOPMENTS. Said employee then sued ER for mismanaging the situation and they settled out of court in May. BJ gave an interview to Rolling stone and the article includes some of his quotes. OBrien confirmed Newells account to. Its the end of an era, podcast network Exactly Right tweeted in May 2022. Guns, Grift, and Gore: The Life and Times of an Arms-Dealing Hustler, In response to a detailed list of questions from Rolling Stone, Jensen apologized for some of his alleged behavior, denied other parts of it, and told the magazine he has a drinking problem, coupled with mental health issues, and has entered rehab to address them both. OBrien, watching the alleged touching, asked her friend if she was OK, then excused herself. Linkletter says Loeb was afraid to speak out earlier because he feared retribution. for helping the case gain national attention. It was very awkward, she says. Billy Jensen was booted from his hit podcast, The Murder Squad. Billy Jensen. Again, all these signs pointing to, he was a good guy. She also says she reached out to him with a professional request on behalf of a production company she worked for, and acknowledges she tagged him in some social media posts. Billy Jensen - Investigative Storytelling, Crime Solving, Citizen Sleuthing, Product Building HOME ABOUT ME THE BOOK FIELD REPORTS CITIZEN DETECTIVES PRINT STORIES Selected Works CRIME STORIES How Crowdsourcing Cracked The Case Of A Gay-Bashing Attack Tisdale, however, denies this. Tennessee Ex-Cop Sues After Becoming Porn Meme, Claims She Was 'Groomed' for Sex With Coworkers. But after seventeen years of writing hundreds of stories with no endings, he was fed up-and decided to try to solve the murders and find the missing himself. s requests for comment. Billy Jensen was a true-crime journalist focused squarely on unsolved murders and missing persons. Feb 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration neurosciences head Billy Dunn will retire from his role effective immediately, the health regulator told Reuters on Tuesday. The further you get away from it, the harder and harder it is. As soon as Burke went down and now that Spota, the D.A., is awaiting sentencing, a lot of people have become a lot more emboldened to speak their truth about what they experienced under that law enforcement regime, she says. to collect negative stories and criticisms about me to share to the public wholesale., Both Haynes and Tisdale strongly dispute this characterization. BJ has made his own statements via his website. When I was informed of the complaints, I was shocked, embarrassed, and hated to hear that I had made others feel uncomfortable, Jensen tells, . As proof that he, Calderon-Olsen and Cailean continued to be friends as normal after the alleged incident, Jensen points to tweets Calderon-Olsen and Cailean tagged him and others in after the Death Becomes Us event. The only thing I can do now is keep working the program to be and stay accountable, make direct amends where appropriate, and treat my underlying issues so that I stay on the forward path.. One of those podcasters claimed that Jensen had slapped her during an otherwise consensual encounter something Jensen has denied both publicly on his website and to Rolling Stone. People who a whisper network will warn you about, she says. Linkletter: I actually didnt start by digging into the Long Island serial killer case; I set out really just to tell Chriss story. In various communities, there are people who are missing stairs. The only thing I can do now is keep working the program to be and stay accountable, make direct amends where appropriate, and treat my underlying issues so that I stay on the forward path., The article summarizes the podcaster Alvin Right's recollection of things which was previously shared here so we won't re-do it. [She] told me Billy grabbed her after he came up behind her, and that she felt extremely violated by this, Williams said in the sworn statement. To all of this, I want to make clear that I was unaware I had done anything untoward, and it certainly wasnt intentional I would never want to make others feel uncomfortable in any way, and I am deeply sorry.. No, I did not. One person had said I hugged them for too long and talked too closely to them; one said I put my arm around them multiple times; and one said I touched their behind during an embrace., After the investigation was concluded, Jensen says he was told he had acted inappropriately and the podcast was then discontinued. Do you think theres a bigger role that citizen detectives could be playing in this case? This byline is mine, but I want my name removed. Last year, the family of Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old who was murdered by her fianc on a cross-country van trip, thanked social-media sleuths for helping the case gain national attention. Are other people going to continue to listen? You dont drive through Suffolk County to go someplace else. Wall Street . I really dont. The number of stories of which I was aware increased significantly as women I didnt know began reaching out to me to share their own experiences with [Jensen], and as other women posted their stories anonymously on Reddit and Facebook groups. In response to Jensens allegations of a smear campaign, Tisdale insists that she and others are coming together to find solace and comfort which is not a coordinated effort to spread negative information about him.. This alleged behavior seems to have come to light after an Exactly Right Halloween party in 2021, which led to a workplace investigation and the eventual end of the, In response to a detailed list of questions from, , Jensen apologized for some of his alleged behavior, denied other parts of it, and told the magazine he has a drinking problem, coupled with mental health issues, and has entered rehab to address them both. All Rights reserved. What does this case mean to you both as people who grew up on Long Island? What are you hoping that the podcast and TV special will achieve? I will post the summary of the Rolling Stone article in this thread, however subsequent updates will be done comment form. Then I could feel him running his fingers through my hair, she says. Combining the shoe-leather investigative tenacity and skills he learned . As one social media user put it: Time to step up and be honest because the rumors going around are about to get ahead of this. And they did. Her face was every bit as shocked and embarrassed as mine was.. She had seen rumors circulating online about his behavior at the Halloween party, which made her rethink her interactions with him in the past, which she says she hadnt quite yet processed. In Chase Darkness With Me, true-crime scribe Billy Jensen empowers readers to become citizen sleuths, capitalizing on social-media resources to suss out clues to the identity of uncaught criminals. Soon true-crime social media was in convulsions over the allegations and people were choosing sides. During this time, he decided to pursue a career in professional roller hockey. Billy Jensen was a true crime journalist focused squarely on unsolved murders and missing persons. The Idol: How HBOs Next Euphoria Became Twisted Torture Porn The end result, I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer, was published in 2018, just two months before the killer now identified as former police officer Joseph DeAngelowas arrested. His band, which consists of mandolinist Jarrod Walker, banjo player Billy Failing, bassist Royal . Jensen, his, co-hosts, Newell, and Newells friend Rachael OBrien went to a bar after the event. The behavior described to me sounded obnoxious, with me making a spectacle of myself and being too familiar with people. I never had romantic feelings for Billy. Tisdale says that she decided to speak about the alleged slap on her podcast after she heard about allegations following a 2021 party that ultimately led to Jensens removal from his podcast. What a fantastic night, reads Caileans). Calderon-Olsen says she had expected better from Jensen. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/billy-jensen-murder-squad-misconduct-allegation-investigation-1384950/. Everyone [in the news, following her death] kept referring to her as Patton Oswalts wife and I was like, no, she was her own person, Jensen reflected to Oxygen.comin an interview. This is one of his photographs from his website. There are rumors swirling that he has been accused of being a creep. BJ has stated via the article that he is now in rehab for drinking. Yet every case he investigated reached the same conclusion: the missing stayed missing, the murderer got away. to collect negative stories and criticisms about me to share to the public wholesale., I was not acting in tandem or collaboration with anyone else, Haynes tells Rolling Stone. [He was] grabbing the back of my neck. As of August 2nd there has been no statement from Exactly Right about this. This corruption has been going on since the 1970s, there have been several internal reports that have been made public. Since the popularity of true crime podcasts began to soar, families of victims have begun putting their trust in amateur investigators and podcasters who they believe can help reinvigorate cases that may have languished in obscurity. Jensen who has decades of writing and editing experience was one of several who devoted themselves to finishing McNamaras book following her tragic death in 2016. He even mentioned McNamaras then-unfinished book on the case. According to Jensen, a lawyer from Exactly Right contacted him not long after the party and connected him with an investigator, who said they received complaints from three people saying that my hugs and embraces had been over the line, he says. I regularly listen to two other podcasts that hes on (The First Degree and Unraveled, which is between seasons right now). Within a week of McNamara's passing, Oswalt gave Jensen and Haynes McNamaras hard drives. Another time he sent condolences after her close friend died. Its those kinds of things that you have to have to really jog peoples memories. In 2019, CBCs investigative podcast, Finding Cleo, uncovered what happened to a missing indigenous girl, Cleopatra Semaganis Nicotine, highlighting the plight of her community. Billy Bush thinks T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach should keep working together after their firing from ABC, and gives a few ways how they can bounce back. You know, if they would have released that belt right after it happened or even the six months after it happened, after it was discovered [rather than in 2020], you would have had people trying to find who might have made belts like that at the time. (The hosts reached out to Burkes lawyer, and their request for an interview was denied. Celene Beth Calderon-Olsen, a podcast host and victim advocate who has spoken openly about surviving rape, also alleges that Jensen acted inappropriately toward her in 2019. Together, Jensen and Haynes wrote part three of McNamara's book. Billy Jensen earned his first cover story in the spring of 1997. Billy Jensen had never visited the state before he accepted a scholarship at the University of Kansas to get his master's degree in religious studies. Jensen: From talking to them, I dont think theyre close. research collaborator on her investigation. In the story of. Two podcasters tell, Jensen made inappropriate physical contact with them, including touching or grabbing them without consent. And it worked. This article has been updated to clarify an interaction between Newell and Jensen. I will be changing the format of how we manage the mega thread going forward to help with the character limit. Theres enough there. Political partnerships and allyships that are formed go beyond budgets and votes and elections. In 1998, he moved on from roller hockey and began a . While I understand some might be cynical of my seeking treatment, I needed to not only address my alcohol use, but my mental health as well, he says. Terra Newell claims to Rolling Stone that Jensen acted inappropriately toward her on more than one occasion after she was a guest on a June 5, 2019 episode of The First Degree. Like I had a crush. After Michelle McNamara passed away, Billy Jensen did what he could to honor her. The following spring, six more sets of human remains were found in the same area. But if you have this man in charge of a police department, its just a recipe for total chaos as far as enforcing the law is concerned, because, like Billy said, his whole reason for kicking the feds out was so he could protect his wrongdoings, and whether thats as extreme as murder or just roughing up sex workers, it plays into why the case hasnt been solved. I did not smack or grab the back of her head. Saying that Calderon-Olsen never voiced any objection to him, Jensen says that he only found out about this allegation when he received a request for comment from Rolling Stone. (Thank you for a lovely time looking forward to when we are all in one city again!, reads Calderon-Olsens tweet. A new podcast looks at why. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, Taken by themselves, some of these allegations show embarrassing behavior in my private life, Jensen tells Rolling Stone. Newell says the first alleged inappropriate incident followed a signing for Jensens book, on Aug. 13, 2019, in Los Angeles. This was no coordinated smear campaign.. I really thought it was this idyllic, beautiful place. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Jensen said that the success of the New York Times best-selling book along with the HBO docuseries pales in comparison to what would have mattered most to McNamara. They just dont have the information because the police havent released it. - the release of his upcoming book, Killers Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of Americas Opioid Epidemic, which had been scheduled for publication this summer, has been indefinitely delayed. Newell says Jensen kissed her right before she got into her Uber. The podcast feed that contained The Murder Squad has now been updated with a new Paul Holes podcast, Buried Bones. at least one cold case so it was a shock when the podcast was unceremoniously discontinued. I never had romantic feelings for Billy. Tisdale says that she decided to speak about the alleged slap on her podcast after she heard about allegations following a 2021 party that ultimately led to Jensens removal from his podcast. 1:29 An event at Gramercy Books featuring true-crime podcast host and author Billy Jensen has been canceled after the publication of Jensen's latest book has been indefinitely postponed.. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. To all of this, I want to make clear that I was unaware I had done anything untoward, and it certainly wasnt intentional I would never want to make others feel uncomfortable in any way, and I am deeply sorry.. And the police are being so tight-lipped with so much of the information. Paul Haynes, who had also worked on McNamaras book, posted lengthy diatribes about Jensen that landed him a cease-and-desist from Jensens lawyers. A suit was brought against Exactly Right that deposed several podcasters from their network, after a victim alleged then did not handle the harassment claims appropriately. Hes also been. Terra Newell and Celene Calderon-Olsen both allege Jensen acted inappropriately with them. He was grabbing my legs that night, grabbing my thighs, grabbing me by the back of the neck, she recalls. One person had said I hugged them for too long and talked too closely to them; one said I put my arm around them multiple times; and one said I touched their behind during an embrace., Pointing out those are *three* allegations from this one party ^, When I was informed of the complaints, I was shocked, embarrassed, and hated to hear that I had made others feel uncomfortable, Jensen tells Rolling Stone. In his interview BJ apologizes for some behaviour (they don't go into detail specifically), denies parts of it, and admits to a drinking problem, BJ has entered rehab to address his drinking problem and mental health issues, While I understand some might be cynical of my seeking treatment, I needed to not only address my alcohol use, but my mental health as well, he says. We heard he broke a sex workers arm, we heard he strangled a stripper in a club. Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes attend the Disney Upfront Presentation, May 2022. To hold Suffolk County Police Departments feet to the fire about why theyre not releasing evidence 10 years later. Billy Jensen. We want to hear it. Like I had a crush. 2 min read. [She] told me Billy grabbed her after he came up behind her, and that she felt extremely violated by this, Williams said in the sworn statement. Billy Jensen Journalist NYT bestseller "Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders," Discovery+"Unraveled," "Killers Amidst Killers coming '23 For the short time he lived in Lawrence . In late 2011, authorities announced they were looking for one murderer responsible for all of the deaths. Newell is perhaps the most well-known survivor in modern true crime. He was grabbing my thigh. He was grabbing my thigh. I think he feels free to share details he was at first too afraid to say., The hosts hope the podcast puts heat on Suffolk County law enforcement to make progress on the decade-old case. Hosted by crime podcast veterans Billy Jensen (The Murder Squad) and Alexis Linkletter (The First Degree), Unraveled: Long Island Serial Killer and its accompanying TV special premiering March 9th on Discovery+ examines how corruption in the Suffolk County Police Department may have stymied the investigation of one of the biggest homicide cases in Long Island history and questions what police were trying to hide. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! Since the shows ending, sources Rolling Stone spoke with say they have begun to re-examine their relationships with Jensen.

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