What is Following Leads: The Podcast?
The podcast where real life meets true crime
Following Leads is a weekly video podcast hosted by Laura Hettiger that follows the stories everyone is talking about—and the people living through them.
From missing-person cases and major investigations to high-profile trials and national tragedies, each episode goes beyond the headlines to explore the questions, consequences, and human experiences at the center of the story.
Through interviews, analysis, and powerful storytelling, Following Leads uncovers the connections between crime, justice, family, and community because the most important lead is often the one that reveals how real lives are changed forever.
What stories will Following Leads: The Podcast cover?
Week of August 16, 2026:
Four college students, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and Maddie Mogen, went to sleep at a home just steps from their university campus one night in 2022 in Idaho, and were brutally murdered in the early morning hours.
Our guest has followed this story from that one awful night in Idaho through the manhunt, the arrest, and the plea deal. She’s helping us understand not only what happened, but what questions may never be answered.
Reporter Amanda Rowley joins Laura Hettiger on this episode of Following Leads: The Podcast.
Week of August 23, 2026:
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Who works on Following Leads: The Podcast each week?
Following Leads: The Podcast is a production of The Following Leads Podcast Network & Gray Media. Watch & listen to the show on all Gray Media station websites, streaming apps or wherever you enjoy podcasts.
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