No, I did not. We want to hear it. David Lindley, Multi-Instrumentalist Who Shaped the Sound of Soft Rock, Dead at 78 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. It was very awkward, 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 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. is going off the air. The tweet set off dismayed speculation among the, , that detailed the hunt for the serial killer, after author Michelle McNamara died in 2016. He was grabbing me all over the place, Newell claims. Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad is going off the air. The tweet set off dismayed speculation among the true crime community, and rightly so: The podcast, which launched in 2019, was a popular powerhouse of the genre, featuring Paul Holes, the now-retired detective who helped crack the Golden State Killer case, and Billy Jensen, who helped finish the 2018 bestseller, Ill Be Gone in the Dark, that detailed the hunt for the serial killer, after author Michelle McNamara died in 2016. A recent article talks about modern-day sleuthing and mentions BJ with no apparent knowledge of all this happening. In 2016, he joined a vast community of web detectives who have been increasingly lauded for contributing to the resolution of major cases. I will be changing the format of how we manage the mega thread going forward to help with the character limit. Combining the shoe-leather investigative tenacity and skills . Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jensen is a fascinating real-life journey of Bill Jensen; from being a crime reporter to helping authorities in solving real-life cold cases. , uncovered what happened to a missing indigenous girl, Cleopatra Semaganis Nicotine, highlighting the plight of her community. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. 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. The true crime podcasts Subreddit exploded with a so-called mega thread to discuss Jensen. So again, to have somebody who is supposed to be well-versed in survivors and victim sensitivity, those boundaries were crossed.. Now, it all seems to be crashing down. to collect negative stories and criticisms about me to share to the public wholesale., Both Haynes and Tisdale strongly dispute this characterization. Terra is an incredibly smart girl and very sweet, she says. 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. Jensen: I think with this case, citizen detectives are really only going to be as good as the information that is delivered. I really dont. Did Police Corruption Derail the Long Island Serial Killer Investigation? I think thats what made me most disgusted by him, is that he knows shes a victim of trauma to the scariest degree. Together, Jensen and Haynes wrote part three of McNamara's book. 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.. During this time a lot of people saw this and then it became a rumor that he may have had a relationship with me., To be honest, I was friends with Billy for a while until this stuff started coming out, she says. 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. Like I had a crush. "As we all binge The Bundy Tapes on @Netflix and share the trailer for the Zac Efron movie, please remember the victims. Our relationship was entirely based on crime, he told Oxygen.com. (The hosts reached out to Burkes lawyer, and their request for an interview was denied. BEFORE COMMENTING IN THIS THREAD PLEASE READ THE STICKIED COMMENT AT THE TOP. Billy Jensen, co-host of the Murder Squad and contributor to various books and podcasts, has been accused of sexual harassment from multiple co-workers and fellow pod-casters. People who a whisper network will warn you about, she says. Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes attend the Disney Upfront Presentation, May 2022. Billy Jensen. Linkletter: The Long Island serial killer case really does loom over Long Island. BJ has stated via the article that he is now in rehab for drinking. Billy Jensen and Alexis Linkletter's new investigative podcast 'Unraveled: Long Island Serial Killer' looks at the case of disgraced police chief James Burke and asks what the S 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. It wasnt like he brushed past her. So if youre a dude thats advocating for women, how about dont go after the most vulnerable?. Every time we learned of a sexual encounter, there was violence involved. . Its important to expose the corruption of past police regimes and help explain why this case hasnt been solved. Newell says Jensen kissed her right before she got into her Uber. For Billy Jensen, using targeted social media posts is not a way to influence your political beliefshe's trying to solve murders. In December 2010, law enforcement found four bodies along a scrub-covered stretch of highway on the south coast of Long Island. 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.. 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. 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. Lives are lost, cases arent solved. And 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. 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. 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. The pair didn't want to try to replicate McNamara's writing style; rather they wrote in their own voice for their section while incorporating as much of McNamara's work as possible. He has since returned to TV as an anchor on Extra. It wasdecided it had to bethe ending of the book. I will post the summary of the Rolling Stone article in this thread, however subsequent updates will be done comment form. Hes well aware that Im a survivor, she says. Many of the key players have been posting on social media making statements, and many podcasts that collaborated with Jensen at one point or another have also made statements and/or distanced themselves from BJ. If you ever wanted to have a place where you would be able to set up a little fiefdom, it would be in Suffolk County because its rich, its the 11th biggest police department in the country, and Long Island is a dead end. 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. Contact Billy, search articles and Tweets, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place. In the story of Dirty John (the first crime saga to run the media gamut from newspaper series to podcast to documentary to scripted series), she was the unlikely hero who, in 2016, stabbed her mothers scam-artist husband to death in self-defense when he attacked her in a California parking garage. I felt honored at the time he would do something like that for me, even though I was still stewing over what had just happened a few weeks prior, she says. 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. Billy Jensen is a true-crime journalist focused squarely on unsolved murders and missing persons. 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. s requests for an interview and her attorney, reached for comment, declined to discuss the matter. I have incredible respect for [Newell] as a person, Jensen says. In the story of. Its a tarnishing that needs to be fixed. Yet every case he investigated reached the same conclusion: the missing stayed missing, the murderer got away. I never had romantic feelings for Billy.. Another time he sent condolences after her close friend died. OBrien, watching the alleged touching, asked her friend if she was OK, then excused herself. Theres a lot of different things there that citizen detectives could do crowdsourcing on. With the man she was dating on the way, she alleges Jensen once again began making advances on her. McNamaras work on the case has been credited for helping to catch the killer, who pleaded guilty to the decade-spanningcriminal campaignlast month. You learn that later but there was alittle bit of a feeling of,I guess a little bit of guilt in the sense of:Could I have seen something? I was not acting in tandem or collaboration with anyone else, Haynes tells Rolling Stone. he wrote of McNamaras dogged nature, her apt ability to get grizzled investigators to open up, and her dedication to tracking down the serial killer responsible for 13 murders and close to 50 rapes. Jensen: From talking to them, I dont think theyre close. - 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. He was grabbing my thigh. 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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. It arrives on Sept. 14th 2022. In June, two podcasters released episodes going public with allegations of sexual misconduct against Jensen. McNamara struck a match when she teamed up with armchair sleuths and real detectives to track down the killer, who turned out to be retired cop Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. 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. I dont know.. Celene Beth was in another article about this trend of sexual harassment in the podcasting industry, This blog post about BJ that's a thing (not really sure IF it's relevant from my perspective but I'll share anyway for you), Billy is quoted in this recent article about the DB Cooper case on Netflix, Celene made an instagram post about things. Its my understanding that Billy sort of framed it as Id been scorned, she says. He recalls that Jensen appeared drunk and that, at one point during the party, his friend approached him and told him that Jensen had just grabbed her buttocks. The bodies were found in such specific locations. Tell me more about coming at this case from the angle of corruption in the Suffolk County Police Department. Last Stand in Coal Country 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.. The TV host ultimately lost his gig on the Today show. This article has been updated to clarify an interaction between Newell and Jensen. They also want listeners to better understand the damage corrupt leadership can wreak in situations like this. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Following McNamara's death, Oswalt connected Jensen to citizen detective Paul Haynes, who McNamara had enlisted as a research collaborator on her investigation. Hes also been profiled by this publication. And if it wasnt for podcasts like this and for people making movies about it, keeping this story in the mainstream, I dont think they would put the resources behind it. And it worked. I was just trying to make excuses for his behavior, Newell says. This was no coordinated smear campaign., Jensen further claims that Tisdale made allegations against him because he rejected her advances; on his website, he has shared flirtatious texts she sent before and after their alleged encounter. 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. When true crime writer and author Michelle McNamara died from a sudden accidental overdose in 2016, her friend and fellow true crime enthusiast Billy Jensen was devastated. [He was] grabbing the back of my neck. She says he then took hold of her head in his hand. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/billy-jensen-murder-squad-misconduct-allegation-investigation-1384950/. Two podcasters tell Rolling Stone Jensen made inappropriate physical contact with them, including touching or grabbing them without consent. 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. Newell says she was intoxicated so some of the details are hazy, but claims that, after his co-hosts left, Jensen began acting aggressively flirtatious with her and talking about his open marriage, an arrangement well known among his friends and acquaintances. In the past two months, the community appears to be distancing itself from Jensen. So, you know, having not released anything other than some jewelry, a belt and they havent even released the whole belt. I guess its software that is going through all of that and looking for patterns that could help point to somebody. In his account entitled Michelle McNamara, True Crime Writer he wrote of McNamaras dogged nature, her apt ability to get grizzled investigators to open up, and her dedication to tracking down the serial killer responsible for 13 murders and close to 50 rapes. There are rumors swirling that he has been accused of being a creep. 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. So again, to have somebody who is supposed to be well-versed in survivors and victim sensitivity, those boundaries were crossed. Jensen, for his part, claims Calderon-Olsen is part of the organized effort to spread negative stories about him, a claim she denies and calls irresponsible, saying she only came out in support of his accuser at Exactly Right. A former friend of Jensens, who says she had a falling out with him over reporting decisions he made in one of his podcasts, says that Jensen has long been known as a missing stair as in, something you warn newcomers about so they dont trip. 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. 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. 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. Newell says she used to drink heavily in social situations and has since stopped, following her experience with Jensen. 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BJ appears to now be out of rehab according to a tweet showing him in attendance of an event. He was grabbing me all over the place, Newell claims. I provide a summary of it in the comments below, along with my thoughts on the matter. Jensen, his First Degree co-hosts, Newell, and Newells friend Rachael OBrien went to a bar after the event. 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. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time This will help save on space and keep comments a little more streamlined. Jensen: Having grown up on Long Island and starting my career on Long Island as a true crime journalist, I was working on this case even before it was the Long Island serial killer case. One of those podcasters claimed that Jensen had slapped her during an otherwise consensual encounter something Jensen has, . The FBIs Persecution of Sidney Poitier After reading article after article which referred to McNamara as simply a liaison to her successful husband, Jensenwrote up his own tribute to honor his friend's achievements and not just her marriage. Billy has solved or helped solve ten homicides. Im actually dating someone at this time so any flirty behavior with him is absolutely not OK, Newell recalls. The company limited replies to the tweet, but that didnt stop the networks fans from demanding answers. Its my understanding that Billy sort of framed it as Id been scorned, she says. Billy Jensen was booted from his hit podcast. The Idol: How HBOs Next Euphoria Became Twisted Torture Porn In June, two podcasters released episodes going public with allegations of sexual misconduct against Jensen. For the short time he lived in Lawrence . Billy Jensen was a true-crime journalist focused squarely on unsolved murders and missing persons. Billy is suspected of being a serial harasser and assailant of women which has drawn a lot of attention presently. To hold Suffolk County Police Departments feet to the fire about why theyre not releasing evidence 10 years later. These women all had []" #TedBundyTapes, Help solve the Chester, PA murder of Dino Dizdarevic, Father's Day nightmare: Daughter disappears, later found murdered, Surviving an active shooter: Videos produced by U.S. police departments and colleges, Losing Faith: The Hedgepeth murder mystery at UNC. Jensen, his, co-hosts, Newell, and Newells friend Rachael OBrien went to a bar after the event. 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. After the rest of the party left, Newell says Jensen tried to talk her into getting a hotel room. Billy Jensen was booted from his hit podcast, The Murder Squad. With the man she was dating on the way, she alleges Jensen once again began making advances on her. Newell says she used to drink heavily in social situations and has since stopped, following her experience with Jensen. Order "Killers Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic". All Rights reserved. Have a Case? The true crime podcasts Subreddit exploded with a so-called mega thread to discuss Jensen. 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. Its my understanding that Billy sort of framed it as Id been scorned, she says. Newell says she cut ties with Jensen at the beginning of June when Jensen was in the process of helping her with a book she was working on. The bag, Loeb said, contained sex toys and pornography, and what he claims appeared to be a snuff film. 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. "Chase Darkness With Me" is described as a memoir about "Jensen's life and career investigating unsolved crimes, and the shocking homicide caught on camera in Chicago that compelled him to . I didnt know that she was in this sort of cycle of taking stuff in the morning to pep herself up, taking stuff at night to calm herself down. After the theft, Loeb was quickly apprehended and taken in. It reads "Big Brother is watching you" opposite the ankle monitor police put on her after busting into her house Dec. 26. Take that for what it is. He also said something about how he would go down on [his co-worker], she says. However, when these moments are presented inaccurately, all together, and without context, the result is to not only mischaracterize each of the individual events, but also fundamentally misrepresent who I am and have been as a person., Jensen alleges that Jenn Tisdale, the podcaster who claimed he slapped her, has enlisted her friends including Haynes, who Jensen claims harbors a professional grudge as part of an organized effort. Why is he doing that? Her face was every bit as shocked and embarrassed as mine was., - Hes well aware that Im a survivor, she says. People who a whisper network will warn you about, she says. (He has also posted publicly about it on his website in response to recent allegations.) The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Stories of diehard Islanders fandom from true crime author and investigative journalist Billy Jensen. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Exactly Right, the podcasting company founded by hosts of the mega-popular, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, offered only the end of an era tweet as the public statement about the decision and did not respond to. Related Stories Hes also been. She says he then took hold of her head in his hand. hes no longer part of the podcast. During this time, he decided to pursue a career in professional roller hockey. Klicken Sie auf Alle ablehnen, wenn Sie nicht mchten, dass wir und unsere Partner Cookies und personenbezogene Daten fr diese zustzlichen Zwecke verwenden. A new podcast looks at why. Newell says she was intoxicated so some of the details are hazy, but claims that, after his co-hosts left, Jensen began acting aggressively flirtatious with her and talking about his open marriage, an arrangement well known among his friends and acquaintances. Billy Bush, who was fired from the "Today" show over lewd Donald Trump video, believes T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach should start their own show after being ousted from ABC. Two other sources allege that there had been whispers about Jensen in the true crime community well before Murder Squad was cancelled and allegations of Jensens inappropriate touching came to light. 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.