"Whenever someone passes away, everyone wants to know what they can do," he said. We are behind the eight ball, being 10 years out, but this is definitely a solvable case. 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. Selena Gomez vs. Hailey Bieber: Why Everyone Thinks They Need to Pick a Side. 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. You just have to. Why are they holding it back now? , uncovered what happened to a missing indigenous girl, Cleopatra Semaganis Nicotine, highlighting the plight of her community. It worked. Producer: Unraveled: The Long Island Serial Killer. 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 true crime podcasts Subreddit exploded with a so-called mega thread to discuss Jensen. Unraveled is hosted by journalists Billy Jensen and Alexis Linkletter. In 2019, CBCs investigative podcast. Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes attend the Disney Upfront Presentation, May 2022. He also said something about how he would go down on [his co-worker], she says. 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. Take that for what it is. Terra is an incredibly smart girl and very sweet, she says. 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. Bei der Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps verwenden wir, unsere Websites und Apps fr Sie bereitzustellen, Nutzer zu authentifizieren, Sicherheitsmanahmen anzuwenden und Spam und Missbrauch zu verhindern, und, Ihre Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps zu messen, personalisierte Werbung und Inhalte auf der Grundlage von Interessenprofilen anzuzeigen, die Effektivitt von personalisierten Anzeigen und Inhalten zu messen, sowie, unsere Produkte und Dienstleistungen zu entwickeln und zu verbessern. Billy Jensen and Paul Holes were co-hosts of The Murder Squad, a true-crime podcast on the Exactly Right network. Because it has really been traumatic. 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. With the man she was dating on the way, she alleges Jensen once again began making advances on her. Did Police Corruption Derail the Long Island Serial Killer Investigation? One of those podcasters claimed that Jensen had slapped her during an otherwise consensual encounter something Jensen has, . Why were they holding it back in the beginning? 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. 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. Ive made some highlights, these are all according to Rolling Stone and I defer to whatever their sources are. There was no time to grieve because there was work to be done, Jensen told Oxygen.com. - 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. 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. According to five sources who spoke with Rolling Stone, Jensen has a history of touching women inappropriately. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. 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. He also said something about how he would go down on [his co-worker], she says. Hes well aware that Im a survivor, she says. It was very awkward, she says. In the story of. In it, they includedgeo-profilingmaps andDNA evidence that McNamara was researching as well as her notes. Billy Jensen was booted from his hit podcast, The Murder Squad. I was working on the story of the woman whose torso was found in Hempstead Lake State Park, recreating her tattoo, trying to see if anybody could identify her. OBrien, watching the alleged touching, asked her friend if she was OK, then excused herself. Newell says the first alleged inappropriate incident followed a signing for Jensens book Chase Darkness With Me on Aug. 13, 2019, in Los Angeles. 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. Her face was every bit as shocked and embarrassed as mine was., - Hes well aware that Im a survivor, she says. 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., Jensen isnt new to the true crime community; he got his start in the Nineties as a reporter on Long Island, and went on to cover crime for alt-weeklies and magazines, including. 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. I love Long Island. During this time, he decided to pursue a career in professional roller hockey. After the rest of the party left, Newell says Jensen tried to talk her into getting a hotel room. In the past two months, the community appears to be distancing itself from Jensen. What does this case mean to you both as people who grew up on Long Island? For a full and detailed summary with sources and citations, please read Part 1.The summarized story so far: 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. 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. He was grabbing my thigh. I just cant help but think about the cases that didnt get solved underneath him, on top of the serial killer case, because he didnt want anybody poking around into his business. Taken by themselves, some of these allegations show embarrassing behavior in my private life, Jensen tells Rolling Stone. Editors picks What are you hoping that the podcast and TV special will achieve? Soon true-crime social media was in convulsions over the allegations and people were choosing sides. Her face was every bit as shocked and embarrassed as mine was.. A recent article talks about modern-day sleuthing and mentions BJ with no apparent knowledge of all this happening. 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. Hes well aware that Im a survivor, she says. No, I did not. 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. BJ appears to now be out of rehab according to a tweet showing him in attendance of an event. Billy is suspected of being a serial harasser and assailant of women which has drawn a lot of attention presently. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. He was telling me about how good he was at going down on women. She says they decided getting a room would be trouble, however. Paul Haynes, who had also worked on McNamaras book, posted lengthy diatribes about Jensen that landed him a. from Jensens lawyers. The Murder Squad ignited that fire, and aimed to become the first truly collaborative true-crime show and unite citizen sleuths with experts to solve cold cases. (He has also posted publicly about it on his website in response to recent allegations.) 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 Murder Squad. Following McNamara's death, Oswalt connected Jensen to citizen detective. I thought this was all my fault., Newell next saw Jensen at a true-crime meetup event at the L.A. bar Idle Hour on Oct. 18, 2019. 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. 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 are familiar with Billy Jensen's work, you will know he is a dogged investigative . 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. Billy Jensen: When my parents finally let me stay home by myself with the cable and a couple of Stouffer's French Bread pizzas I watched a show on HBO called The Man Who Saw Tomorrow. 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. Why is he doing that? 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. In the most basic sense, Billy Strings plays bluegrass. The company limited replies to the tweet, but that didnt stop the networks fans from demanding answers. The podcast feed that contained The Murder Squad has now been updated with a new Paul Holes podcast, Buried Bones. s requests for comment. 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. 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. In 2019, CBCs investigative podcast, Finding Cleo, uncovered what happened to a missing indigenous girl, Cleopatra Semaganis Nicotine, highlighting the plight of her community. Jensen confirmed to Rolling Stone that he was indeed the subject of a workplace investigation regarding the party. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. I think thats what made me most disgusted by him, is that he knows shes a victim of trauma to the scariest degree. Photo: hes no longer part of the podcast. 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. 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. THE BOOK. I was not acting in tandem or collaboration with anyone else, Haynes tells, . 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. The murders of sex workers have always been shuffled to the back of the pile. Since the shows ending, sources Rolling Stone spoke with say they have begun to re-examine their relationships with Jensen. Each episodethey try to crack another cold case, evendivingintocases their friend McNamara had previously written about on her true crime blog. Contact Billy, search articles and Tweets, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place. 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. Editors picks Billy Jensen 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. I don't know what is going to happen to the book, but if asked, I would do my damnedest to help get it out there, he promised. 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., According to five sources who spoke with Rolling Stone, Jensen has a history of touching women inappropriately. Ask for some sort of statement/acknowledgement? 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. It probably isn't true. 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. Visit website . What a fantastic night, reads Caileans). Hes also been profiled by this publication. 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. He was grabbing my legs that night, grabbing my thighs, grabbing me by the back of the neck, she recalls. DNA evidence that McNamara was researching as well as her notes. 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 Suffolk County Police Department may have been hiding. In a sworn statement Williams gave to his friends lawyer in April 2022, which Rolling Stone reviewed, he said his friend reached out to him again a couple months after the party to talk about the alleged incident. BJ sent Paul Haynes a cease and desist (OP note this is something I somehow missed in the back and forth but Paul actually shared pieces of it in this comment here). He was telling me about how good he was at going down on women. They never got a room, however. 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Williams, the second podcaster to go public, first shared his account of that evenings events on his show, Affirmative Murder. Two other sources allege that there had been whispers about Jensen in the true crime community well before, was cancelled and allegations of Jensens inappropriate touching came to light. s requests for an interview and her attorney, reached for comment, declined to discuss the matter. According to Calderon-Olsen, a group of festival participants were socializing in the bar of the Watergate Hotel, where they were staying for the event. It wasnt like he brushed past her. After Michelle McNamara passed away, Billy Jensen did what he could to honor her. That was really when it clicked for me that this behavior is not OK, Newell says. 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. Its those kinds of things that you have to have to really jog peoples memories. I was just trying to make excuses for his behavior, Newell says. Jensen a lanky, self-described goth who towers over six feet tall in his signature black leather jacket built a career as a media personality and a brooding crusader for justice. "Everyone [in the news, following her death] kept referring to her as Patton Oswalt's wife and I was like, no, she was her own person," Jensen . It wasnt like he brushed past her. There was no time to grieve because there was work to be done, Jensen told, Our relationship was entirely based on crime, he told, Jensen who has decades of writing and editing experience was one of several who devoted themselves to finishing McNamaras book, : 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 DeAngelo, McNamaras work on the case has been credited for helping to catch the killer, who pleaded guilty to the decade-spanning, Jensen continues to work on trying to crack cases like the Golden State Killer mystery. (Thank you for a lovely time looking forward to when we are all in one city again!, reads Calderon-Olsens tweet. It was this weird moment, almost being sandwiched between the two [men]., Former police officer and criminal behaviorist Sarah Cailean, a friend of Calderon-Olsens who was also in attendance, recalls seeing Jensen touching Calderon-Olsens hair. BJ gave an interview to Rolling stone and the article includes some of his quotes. 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. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (He has also posted publicly about it on his website in response to recent allegations.) Billy Jensen. 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. Stop listening until its addressed? And of course theres the end of the. 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. In it, they included. 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. 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. 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., 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. Helping to complete the book allowed Jensento help McNamara's familyand her legacy. I felt [she] was hurt, and deeply affected by this incident., Jensen confirmed to Rolling Stone that he was indeed the subject of a workplace investigation regarding the party. 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. The project is really a study of power, Linkletter says. This article has been updated to clarify an interaction between Newell and Jensen. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! Billy Jensen is a true-crime journalist focused squarely on unsolved murders and missing persons. It was very obvious and pronounced, this sort of petting, stroking her hair. I will post the summary of the Rolling Stone article in this thread, however subsequent updates will be done comment form. 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. Then I will link them here with a brief summary. James Renner has inserted himself into this yet again with a blog. It arrives on Sept. 14th 2022. SEATTLE For seventeen years, true crime journalist Billy Jensen wrote about unsolved murders and missing persons, before turning his focus to trying to actually solve these mysteries himself. Jensen and Holes was officially cancelled last week and announced that they will be deleting all episodes from the feed. 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. After the rest of the party left, Newell says Jensen tried to talk her into getting a hotel room. Billy Jensen. 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 Hes appeared on Discovery ID shows, co-hosted the true crime podcast, with Holes, and has been greeted by screaming fans at increasingly popular true-crime conventions. Linkletter: I just think accountability. He was grabbing me all over the place, Newell claims. Trending Jensen says he has no recollection of this moment as [Calderon-Olsen] describes it, other than that it was a friendly hug. I was not acting in tandem or collaboration with anyone else, Haynes tells Rolling Stone. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL AND FOLLOW ALL RULES SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO USE THIS AS A PLACE TO PUT DEVELOPMENTS. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! 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. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time 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. 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.
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