Episode 287 - Who the Hell is Jim McIntyre? - The Murder of Mindi Kassotis

The Airbnb in Savannah, Georgia was just one more stop in a long line of temporary homes. Their 50th rental since they’d started running, maybe their 60th. By then, Nicholas Kassotis had stopped keeping count.

What mattered wasn’t the number. It was survival. Staying a step ahead of whoever was hunting them.

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Research & Writing:
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Editing:
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Sources:
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 1 (youtube.com/watch?v=VkVY3tJIHLE&list=PLMD8…)
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 2 (youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ofheBGxcA&list=PLMD8…)
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 3 (youtube.com/watch?v=YdFXytdta_A&list=PLMD8…)
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 4 (youtube.com/watch?v=vJSk_DOsTUw&list=PLMD8…)
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 5 (youtube.com/watch?v=KHax0l77UIo&list=PLMD8…)
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 6 (youtube.com/watch?v=w1kQK0Q3AWg&list=PLMD8…)
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 7 (youtube.com/watch?v=0k_p__WPWig&list=PLMD8…)
LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 8 (youtube.com/watch?v=6ekZhsTl5UM&t=7903s)
Court TV Trial Recap (courttv.com/news/ga-v-nicholas-james-kassotis-…)
Nicholas Kassotis found guilty on all counts in unanimous decision (wtoc.com/2025/08/14/nicholas-kassotis-found-gu…)
‘She was such a special person’: Former Professor of Mindi Mebane Kassotis reflects (wtoc.com/2025/08/06/she-was-such-special-perso…)
UPDATE: Kassotis found guilty on all charges (coastalcourier.com/news/trial-in-wifes-death-d…)
Kassotis found guilty, sentenced to life without parole (coastalcourier.com/news/kassotis-found-guilty-…)
GBI: Savannah man dismembered wife's body and fled the state. Now he's behind bars (wjcl.com/article/joy-of-collecting-treasures-1…)
Ex-Navy officer Nicholas James Kassotis charged with murder (nypost.com/2023/05/17/ex-navy-officer-nicholas…)
Months After Writer's Dismembered Body Is Found at Ga. Hunting Club (people.com/crime/mindi-medane-writer-slain-hus…)
New information surfaces about the Georgia man arrested in connection to the death of his wife (wgal.com/article/new-information-surfaces-abou…)
GBI identifies victim and killer in 2022 Liberty Co. homicide (statesboroherald.com/local/gbi-identifies-vict…)
Ex-Navy officer charged with murdering wife (dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12079521/Ex-Navy-…)
Man arrested for death of wife whose remains were found at Georgia hunting club in 2022 (fox5atlanta.com/news/man-arrested-for-death-of…)
Remains Found in Riceboro in 2022 Identified, Suspect Arrested (allongeorgia.com/georgia-public-safety/remains…)
Hunting club horror (lawandcrime.com/crime/hunting-club-horror-ex-n…)
Unidentified Woman’s Remains Found in Riceboro (gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-05-12/unid…)
‘They Got It Wrong’ — Mindi Kassotis Case Divides Families (newsworthywomen.com/2025/08/15/they-got-it-wro…)
Murder Trial to Begin for Former Navy JAG Officer Accused of Killing, Dismembering Wife (crimeonline.com/2025/08/01/murder-trial-to-beg…)
Police investigating after woman’s body found in Riceboro (wtoc.com/2022/12/03/police-investigating-after…)
GBI working to identify body of woman found in Riceboro (wsav.com/crime-safety/body-of-woman-found-in-r…)
Woman’s body found in Riceboro identified, suspect arrested in Pennsylvania (wtoc.com/2023/05/13/woman-found-riceboro-ident…)
'Gruesome' details revealed about Liberty County man accused of killing his wife (wjcl.com/article/nicholas-kassotis-pre-trial-h…)
Washington Post September 2016 (washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/09/…)Jury Foreman Comments (youtube.com/watch?v=lPx_NelxEDs)