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Kentucky Case Files

Kentucky Case Files

By: Marcus Roland and Emily Steele
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Kentucky Case Files explores infamous and overlooked true crime in the Bluegrass State. Covering tantalizing cases that made headlines large and small throughout Kentucky history, KCF delves deep into the serious, macabre and always fascinating stories that showcase why Kentucky was once called "the dark and bloody ground." https://pod.co/kentucky-case-files

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Episodes
  • The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 4: Guilty Until Proven Disabled

    The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 4: Guilty Until Proven Disabled
    Oct 28 2025

    When Eric C. Conn fell, thousands of his clients fell with him. The U.S. Social Security Administration cut off benefits for nearly 4,000 disabled Appalachians, demanding they re-prove their cases years later — or pay back money they no longer had. Families lost homes, lives were upended, and some clients died waiting for help. Attorney Ned Pillersdorf and hundreds of volunteer lawyers waged a years-long battle to restore justice.

    In the final episode of The Eric C. Conn Case, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele tell the story of the people left behind in the Conn scandal: the victims who were punished for their lawyer’s crimes.

    Listen at https://pod.co/kentucky-case-files, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
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    24 mins
  • The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 3: Catch Me If You Conn

    The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 3: Catch Me If You Conn
    Oct 23 2025

    By 2017, Eric C. Conn’s empire was collapsing. Facing a prison sentence for bribery and fraud, he cut off his ankle monitor and vanished — kicking off one of the most audacious escapes in Kentucky history. From cryptically emailing a reporter, to taunting the FBI, to hiding out in a Honduran beach town, Conn lived as a fugitive until a Pizza Hut dinner finally brought him down.

    In the third episode of The Eric C. Conn Case, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele tell the story of Conn on the run — his ego, his theatrics, and the manhunt that ended with a bowl of soup.

    Listen at https://pod.co/kentucky-case-files, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
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    14 mins
  • The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 2: The Fraud Factory

    The Eric C. Conn Case, Pt. 2: The Fraud Factory
    Sep 30 2025

    How did Eric C. Conn win nearly every case he touched? The answer: crooked judges, compliant doctors, and a bureaucracy that valued speed over scrutiny.

    With Judge David Daugherty pocketing bribes and doctors signing off on sham medical files, Conn’s fraud machine churned out approvals by the thousands.

    But then came whistleblowers Jennifer Griffith and Sarah Carver.

    In the second episode of The Eric C. Conn Case, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele unravel the web of corruption that made Conn untouchable for years — and the two women who risked everything to stop him.

    Listen at https://pod.co/kentucky-case-files, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
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    26 mins
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