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Bullshit Hunting blends dark humour, investigative techniques, and raw tales for our fellow truth-seekers, mischief-makers, and storytellers.
Episodes 4 and 5 of Witchgrass: A Small Town Investigation are out now on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon Music. MJ Banias and Kennedy Chappell give you a primer on what we’ve learned far, and then, we meet the figure that Ann’s friends couldn’t stop whispering about.

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November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The first three episodes of our new series, Witchgrass: A Small Town Investigation, dropped this morning on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon Music. Join investigators MJ Banias and Kennedy Chappell as they dig into a case that quietly disappeared in the city of Saskatoon.

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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The case file opens this week. You’ll hear what we heard, see what we saw. Follow the investigation from the first redaction to the final tape. The first three episodes go live Thursday. Subscribe to Bullshit Hunting on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to find the episodes in your feed.
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The justice system forbids even copying CSAM for trial prep, yet prosecutors have played these videos in open court.
How? Why? This week, all subscribers can read Justin's latest exploration, Rules for Thee But Not For Me.

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Rules for Thee But Not for Me
The hypocrisy of those that investigate and prosecute CSAM under the Adam Walsh Act
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October 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
You’ll hear when we get it wrong. You’ll hear when something clicks. Witchgrass isn’t your polished true crime podcast, it’s the process. That’s the difference between a story and an investigation, you get to take part.
October 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We’ve been working on something a little different. Witchgrass: A Small Town Investigation launches October 30th, but you can start the investigation early. ​​Our dedicated Kasm workspace gives you access to the same materials we used to investigate. Go inside.

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October 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Every small town has one. A story whispered about until it’s hardly recognizable.

Witchgrass: A Small Town Investigation, a new podcast from Permanent Record Research and Bullshit Hunting, premieres October 30th.

Where suspicion ends, the real work begins.
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In November 1990, she was found dead in her bed. Police couldn’t agree: murder or suicide? Witchgrass follows our investigation into a woman who believed in the otherworldly, a media obsessed with her mysticism, and cops who couldn’t get it right. Coming to podcast feeds soon.
October 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Witchgrass: A Small Town Investigation. MJ Banias and Kennedy Chappell unearth a case the town seemingly forgot. Following threads from waterlogged files, redacted reports to shamanic visions, chasing a truth from inside an unlocked apartment. Coming soon.

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Witchgrass: A Small Town Investigation
Coming this Fall
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October 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Get it early! Subscribe today to receive next week's article, The Insomniac's Feed. Kennedy takes a look at how modern media uses fear to keep us engaged in the never-ending scroll.

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The Insomniac's Feed
How modern media weaponizes anxiety to keep us scrolling
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October 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This week, Some Lawyer digs into court archives to paint a detailed picture of the trial of Oscar Russ. This series brings you both historical intrigue and the writing brilliance of someone who doesn’t stop until the story is told in its entirety.

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The Trial of Oscar Russ
Joseph Pelletier makes his case.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
For paid subscribers, the riveting and thoughtful sixth instalment on Commonwealth v. Russ, the trial itself. Some Lawyer digs into jurors, witnesses and testimony to add colour to this old tale. Catch up on the entire series before it drops in all inboxes.

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The Trial of Oscar Russ
Joseph Pelletier makes his case.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In all inboxes: The Trick to Cooperation. Systems may run on routine, but for those pulled into them, that routine can feel destabilizing and demeaning. Today, Kennedy reflects on what it means to navigate a case from the other side, from the witness stand.

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The Trick to Cooperation
How clarity and compassion creates results
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September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In paid inboxes: A Fake Prince, a Game Show Contestant, and the Devil. Bullshit Hunting drifts through Maryland, DC, and California, unearthing impossible threads between Groucho Marx, exorcisms, and slapstick comedy. For the history heads and horror nerds.

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A Fake Prince, a Game Show Contestant and the Devil
How an intelligence officer's trivia show winnings were a gift to us all
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September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Sh*tistics: Accidental CSAM Edition

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Sh*tistics: Accidental CSAM Edition
The inflammatory language of law enforcement in CSAM investigations
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September 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Dropping into inboxes today: Sh*tistics: Accidental CSAM Edition. In this sharp piece, Justin unpacks how language can shape the outcome of a criminal matter. From inflammatory phrasing to damning testimony and misleading embellishment. Have a read.

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Sh*tistics: Accidental CSAM Edition
The inflammatory language of law enforcement in CSAM investigations
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September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today, paid subscribers receive Sh*tistics: the Accidental CSAM Edition. Justin explores why expert and law enforcement testimony in CSAM cases matters, how language shapes how juries see guilt, innocence, and child victims themselves. Unlock the post here:

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Sh*tistics: Accidental CSAM Edition
The inflammatory language of law enforcement in CSAM investigations
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September 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hitting inboxes for all subscribers today, it's the fifth instalment in Commonwealth v. Russ. In this chapter, we step into the orbit of Joseph C. Pelletier, Boston’s headline-grabbing District Attorney. Follow the rabbit hole with us, as deep as it will go.

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A little inside baseball, maybe.
Suffolk County District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not every haunting leaves blood on the walls. Some leave census errors, deeds that won’t stay still, a home with two addresses. A staircase that changes sides. Welcome to Crooked Walls, the newest account in our fictional OSINT series, Accounts Vary.

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September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We couldn't wait. Part two of The Prosecutor's Software Club further follows the money through Tulsa County. Today, Justin maps out the connections for you and poses a few more questions to be explored. You'll want to read.

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The Prosecutor's Software Club: Awards Show
Scratching beyond the surface while I itch for FOIA.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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August 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
You're going to want to settle in for this one. Going out to all subscribers today, Justin follows the money through Oklahoma and ends up with some questions for Tulsa County. Like, why is a prosecutor linked to a company his office pays?

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The Prosecutor's Software Club
Following the money leads to some interesting questions for Tulsa County.
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August 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Part 4 of Commonwealth v. Russ hit inboxes for all subscribers this week. Somebody Else’s Lawyer keeps digging—and the deep dive only gets deeper. Stay tuned. There’s more to come.

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Only fools fall in love.
Maintaining boundaries with novel sources of information.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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If you've ever wondered what the people behind Bullshit Hunting actually do? Here you go.

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What We Do — Permanent Record Research - Expert Advisory & Research Services
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August 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Part 4 of Commonwealth v. Russ is here. Dead wife. Solid alibi. And now? A novel written by the defense attorney, 24 years later. A deep dive that just got deeper with Somebody Else's Lawyer. Paid subs get it this week, everyone else, next!

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Only fools fall in love.
Maintaining boundaries with novel sources of information.
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August 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM