Episode 296 - Garbage Confession - The Murder of Tania & Josiah Wise

On a deserted Florida backroad, a passing moment goes unnoticed until it becomes the key to a crime no one saw coming.

When a young, pregnant woman is found in a roadside ditch, investigators are left with fragments: a truck in the dark, a web of secrets, and a timeline that refuses to stay quiet.

What follows is a slow unraveling where routine turns sinister, and the truth is revealed in a place no one thought to look.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Sources:
Opening Statements (youtube.com/watch?v=LdN65NQFk0Q)LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 1 (youtube.com/watch?v=bKPjVUi5RrA&list=PLT2s…)
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 2 (youtube.com/watch?v=Zsm9Xjesq1g&list=PLT2s…)
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 3 (youtube.com/watch?v=k8PRJA-YjFk&list=PLT2s…)
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 4 (youtube.com/watch?v=cT8LMtBQH_g&list=PLT2s…)
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Closing Arguments (youtube.com/watch?v=TthMgVg9rIQ&list=PLT2s…)
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Verdict (youtube.com/watch?v=latdwDRxfXM&list=PLT2s…)SENTENCING: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 1 (youtube.com/watch?v=yMejBgzcMUs&list=PLT2s…)SENTENCING: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 2 (youtube.com/watch?v=BmJth9gdvTw)
Court TV Trial Recap (courttv.com/news/fl-v-jose-soto-escalera-pregn…)
Jury finds Port St. Lucie man guilty (tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/20…)
Trial underway for man accused of killing woman and unborn child (wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-c…)
Trial to begin for Florida man accused of murdering pregnant mistress (liveaction.org/news/trial-florida-man-accused-…)
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in pregnant woman's death (wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/prosecuto…)
Man arrested for murder of pregnant St. Lucie County woman: Sheriff (wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/st-lucie-…)
Body found on road in St. Lucie County identified as 23-year-old Tania Esther Wise (wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/body-foun…)
Florida Man Allegedly Killed Pregnant Lover After She Took Abortion Money (lawenforcementtoday.com/florida-man-killed-pre…)
Married man killed his 8-month-pregnant lover after she gave away abortion money: Police (lawandcrime.com/crime/married-man-killed-pregn…)
Tania Wise murder case: Blackmail, abortion and 'ghost gun' referenced in St. Lucie arrest (tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/20…)
Father of pregnant Port St. Lucie woman's child arrested in their deaths (tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/20…)
Pregnant woman found dead in St. Lucie 'always happy and positive,' friend says (tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/20…)
Death penalty sought in homicide of Tania Wise and her unborn child (tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/20…)
8-year-old St. Lucie boy whose mom died in homicide gets visit from Santa (tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/20…)
Man jailed in death of woman, unborn child 'maintains his innocence' (tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/20…) (VIDEO OF PRESS CON)
Married Florida Dad Accused of Killing Pregnant Mistress After She Refused to Get Abortion (people.com/crime/married-dad-killed-pregnant-m…)
Pregnant murder victim had blunt force trauma, per report (cw34.com/news/local/pregnant-murder-victim-had…)
Florida Man Charged In Murder Of Mistress And Their Unborn Child (oxygen.com/crime-time/florida-man-jose-soto-es…)
St. Lucie County landfill searched in Tania Wise homicide 'to look for any evidence,' (tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/20…)Arrest Report (courtcasesearch.stlucieclerk.gov/BenchmarkWebE…)