The Lawless Files

Josh Kezer, wrongfully convicted of Mischelle Lawless's murder, responds to new information reported in previous episodes.

Major news on Timmy Dees. Episode includes information concerning where Timmy's body was found in relation to the house where Timmy made a 911 call.

Would perjury be an easier case to prove than murder in the Mischelle Lawless case? Who might face perjury charges, and what evidence would there be against those who may have knowingly lied to send …

Barb Hall hasn't seen or heard from her son Timothy Dees since Feb. 28, 2022. We interview the woman desperate to find answers and piece together what happened to Timmy.

Probable Cause state reveals details of murder charges against Jessi Wilfong's uncle.

Jessi Wilfong's body was found, and tampering charges have been filed against a woman in the case. The probable cause affidavit hints that more charges are coming, and that Jessi's uncle may have bee…

Jessi Wilfong was last seen in May of 2022 in the Millersville, Missouri area in Cape Girardeau County. This episode contains an interview with Jessi's mother about the circumstances that happened be…

Don Cobb, who is challenging Amanda Oesch for the prosecutor position in Scott County, does a brief interview with the Lawless Files to discuss why neither he nor the incumbent can say much about the…

This episode is a continuation of the background of the Southern Illinois mobsters, who were connected to the Abbott family.

Long before Mischelle Lawless was murdered, The Outfit in Chicago spread their tentacles into Southern Illinois. Two men from Sikeston were enforcers, and eventually a member of the Abbott family pla…

Mark Abbott makes his first appearance on weapons charge. What happened during the hearing?

A federal indictment charged Mark Abbott with felon in possession of a firearm.

Sheriff Rick Walter files probable cause on two suspects for Mischelle Lawless's murder. A grand jury is convened but it does not issue an indictment.

Former sheriff Rick Walter explains some of the physical evidence that discredits Mark Abbott's story; we review Judge Callahan's ruling; read some troubling emails where Mark Abbott shames the victi…

Suspects Mark Abbott and Kevin Williams continue to testify in depositions of Josh Kezer's Habeas appeal, and continue to contradict one another. Josh's attorneys catch that Williams' story has chang…

As Josh Kezer fights for his innocence, his attorneys call current suspects Mark Abbott and Kevin Williams to testify in depositions.

This episode explores some creative reimbursement collections by Bill Ferrell; the firing of a drug task force officer who testified at Josh Kezer's hearing; and new testimony by Chantelle Crider.

This is a breaking news episode. Stay tuned for updates as we find out more information.

This episode looks at where Mark Abbott and Kevin Williams went the morning after the murder, then an interaction that Williams had with then-sheriff Rick Walter shortly after he reopened the case.

More about the dark culture of Scott County, and new information emerges that the wrong man is in prison for the Mischelle Lawless murder.