This is hands-down one of the most powerful podcast experiences of my entire life, showcasing the worst and best sides of humanity, and exploring the very depths of forgiveness and redemption and love.

Just finished Season 2 with son Justin and Jeremy writing letters. I am crying and smiling and loving this turn of events. I want to continue to hear more of their stories… Leo, Justin, Jeremy.

This was a great telling of the injustice done to an innocent man, and the coming to terms of another man and his crimes, and guilt.

Perfection. Hopefully Leo’s redemption story is not over…

Well now I’m sobbing through the second season. This is an incredibly heartbreaking and complicated story and this podcast does an amazing job telling a nuanced story with empathy. Investigative journalism at its finest, excellent sound production. The music is also incredible- bravo Leo. Florida is trash and so is our justice system. I really hope Leo gets justice.

Rarely does any work of art encompass the reality of the best and worst of humanity so evenly and so brutally honestly. Season two is quite possibly the most compelling podcast I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard a lot.

Really powerful and inspiring. People are incredibly complicated. I’m left feeling the humanity and healing.

Do not pass this one up. It’s so good from start to finish. Both seasons!!

Gilbert King is phenomenal in his storytelling of the lifer of this brokenhearted, but remorseful man. I would love a season 3 where Justin, Jeromy and Leo can all meet. Thank you Mr. King

Powerful story. Deeply touching. I’m sobbing, at awe. Can’t express how much this podcast has helped me throughout some difficult emotional time. One of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened. Thank you so much for such a wonderful job.

Wow. Just an unbelievably well told story about a tragedy that ends with hope and healing. This is so well written. A classic example of how a podcast can create a space for something positive to grow…. Even in the worst conditions.

The best podcast I’ve ever listened to. This isn’t a true crime podcast. This is a podcast of love, redemption, and grace in the midst of a corrupt system.

I love the theme song. The fact that it’s written by Leo and another guy in prison just touches my heart so much. All the things that Leo has accomplished behind bars is amazing. The fact that he prayed for Jeremy and you shared the contrast of Leo wanting to kill him understandably versus started praying for him and asking for prayer and then the near immediate change inJeremy. I cried, and I shared it with my husband, and he teared up. It was amazing and I love that you’re continuing Jeremy‘s story. Yes he is a murderer, but everyone has a redemption story and everyone deserves love.

none of us is the worse thing we've done. none of us is the worst thing we've experienced.

I was a loyal Season 1 listener with all the highs and lows. Season 2 is next level.

I loved it, probably my #1 podcast atm. Wish I could listen all over again for the first time. Love the way he tells this story! Every detail you need!

Hands down one of the most engaging podcasts I’ve come across. I am a podcast fanatic. I’m always looking for true crime podcasts that can compare to this one. Season 1 had me hooked from the first episode but season 2 was even better. Very well done!

This is a great podcast! Very interesting, informative and well presented. Wanted to share that Leo and his daughter Ashley were involved in a serious accident. A Go Fund Me page has been created if anyone would like to check that out. This poor guy has been through so much; so unfair!

Really interesting and compelling story. Should have been 4 episodes. Repetitive, too much filler, and oh so slow. Dateline would never have dragged this out across so many episodes.

Just finished the last episode and I’m sobbing. This is the most beautiful story I’ve ever heard. Give me hope for humanity. I’m so touched by Jeremy’s redemption story and I feel so much love for him. Thank you for sharing his story. It’s powerful.

This may be the best podcast I’ve listened to . So well done and emotionally jarring at every turn . I hope to see more of this incredible story . Thank you

I will add to the chorus of grateful podcast listeners. This was just a beautiful experience. I am awed by Leo and his capacity for joy and love. I hope he can fully recover from his accident. Jeremys story helps us to remember that people who do bad things were mistreated themselves. Lastly, the redemption that decent prison programs can provide. These people need and deserve help. They are human beings.

I listen to podcasts everyday while making jewelry. That’s my job. This hit my heart deeply in so many ways. The tragedy of Michelle’s murder, Leo’s unjust incarceration, the truth revealed by Jeremy of his horrific crimes, the State’s denial of justice all wrapped up into a story of forgiveness, love, redemption, healing, and an unbelievable way of all the nuances of this story being told. It was 100% one of the best podcasts I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. Thank you “Mr. King” and Kelsey!

This is by far “The Best” podcast I have ever listened to. I can’t even put it into words. I , like Mary am also a house keeper! I just finished season 2. I’m contemplating listening to it all over again! Thank you for bringing this story to life. It needed to be told. I was either crying or asking why? Why wasn’t that evidence collected ?!?. You and Kelsey did an amazing job. Thank you.

This was an incredible story of family, friendship and forgiveness. So many layers to this story and it brought me to tears and gave me goosebumps. So well done. Kudos to those involved with this production!

I don’t know where to start. I listen to podcasts a minimum of 20 hrs a week. I don’t know how I found this one but I am so glad that I did. This was the most beautiful and compassionately produced and hosted podcast I’ve ever listened to. It will stay with me. I will think about the tragedies the pain the beauty the grace the hope forever. The stories intertwining and bringing feelings, perspectives, and emotions to the listener that are so raw and so human is what makes it so special. Mr. King has so much respect from me for his compassion, empathy, and humility. I am sure as he investigated and told this story it was hard to process all of the feelings and twists and turns. It seems you’ve changed the people directly affected by this tragedy into something better off than they were. I hope you can allow yourself to appreciate that. It’s an incredible gift you have. It took decades and it took you. As I sit here and write this it all comes down to this, each one of the people you spoke with wanted to be heard and seen. That’s what you gave them. That’s all most people want. I thank you for this experience.

I don’t know how I made it through the end. I have cried the entire episode. Your show gives us all the tools to use to see the humanity in others. People can change. There is goodness in most everyone if we search, and they are given the tools to show it. Thank you for given Jeremy a voice. But the relationship between Mary and Jeremy is wonderful- I loved listening. Thank you!

An angel on earth. Best investigation ever.

If I could give this podcast 100 stars I would. The first season was exceptional and the second is even better. I recommend it to everyone I talk to. This is such an important story told in such an empathetic way.

This podcast shows that there’s no tool more powerful than that of human connection. Amazing story telling.

I listen to a lot of of true crime podcasts. This podcast was so well done and the story is so compelling. It truly digs into the depth of human beings and how complex we are. This is a must listen.

today, i finished the last episode of this podcast while crying my eyes out. i got very attached to all these characters along the way and by the end, i wanted us all to be friends in real life. the people reminded me of ones i have met in really well written fictional novels, fleshed-out folks, bordering somewhere on a spectrum between good and bad, both heroes and failures simultaneously. by the time the story wrapped up, i was left wandering where these characters would go next. in essence, i closed the pages, but i continued to think about these people and wish them well. thank you, mr. king, for doing such glorious justice with this podcast when justice was so very lacking in the original story. ⭐️

I am loving this podcast. This podcast is such an emotional rollercoaster. So good.

This is by far the best podcast I’ve listened to. The writing is exceptional and keeps me hooked. Keep putting out.

Wow… so I’ve already left a review, but I’m retyping after listening to Chapter 6 of Jeremy’s story and I’m crying. Leo’s story has stuck with me ever since I first listened to it. I watch for updates and am always moved to tears whether it be of joy or sadness. Every single episode of Jeremy’s story so far has given me chills! The most recent episode moved me to tears of awe and wonder. Hearing Leo speak to Jeremy and expressing his forgiveness and gratefulness for the truth. His encouraging words to Jeremy truly amaze me! The connection Jeremy now has with his son also brought me to tears! Really just such an incredibly moving story on all sides. Gilbert King and Kelsey are both amazing narrators. If you haven’t already, go listen!!!

Riveting story. I can’t even explain how much empathy I felt for a cold blooded killer. This was one of the best podcasts I have ever listened to.

The first season of this podcast was very well done, but somehow the second season was even better. The humanization of Jeremy and his redemption is a truly beautiful story. It’s amazing that in such a horrible situation forgiveness and grace ultimately prevails. Leo’s prayers for Jeremy are working.

Incredible investigating and storytelling. I started listening for the true crime narrative, and I’ve stayed because Gilbert and team capture the complexity of the human experience in every episode.

This is an outstanding podcast, coming from someone who listens to a LOT of podcasts.

This is by far one of the best podcasts I’ve listened to and I’ve listened to a bunch of them. Gilbert and Kelsey show such compassion to everyone involved. They are beautiful people! I’m so glad Leo is finally out and enjoying his family! He is a beautiful soul!!! Victoria Avalon should be ashamed of herself! She did the justice system a disservice!Looking for more from Gilbert and Kelsey!

I can’t even put into words what a beautiful and captivating podcast this is! It’s just phenomenal. From Gilbert’s & his teams work to get Leo out of jail and now hearing Jeremy and his son’s story of reconnecting. I have shed tears of joy and sorrow many times. If I could only recommend one podcast for the rest of my life, it would be this one!

I listen to a good deal of true crime podcasts, both short single episode stories and long form like this one and I don’t think I’ve ever heard one that moved me emotionally the way this one has. It sounds like there are many people who’ve been pulled in and emotionally invested in this story just as I have. And it may be even more so now with the second season. Listen! It’s WORTH IT.

How does this podcast just keep getting better? Gilbert King, you are an incredible writer and human being. Thank you for sharing this story with us.

Once in while a rare incredible individuals (Mr. King, Leo,etc) can bring together people one by one out of the most traumatic and unusual circumstances. The past can’t be changed however the future is yet to be written. While some souls may be too far gone, it’s exciting to see “the good parts” of a soul who still yearn to have their human needs met. And the rest we pour out to God to “lead us, guide us,walk beside us, and help us find the way”. In the end he’ll make things right.

Murder, lies, conspiracy, redemption, love & forgiveness. This is one of the most powerful and devastatingly beautiful stories. I can't find the words for it all. There's so much in these 2 seasons all wrapped up in so many emotions. I have cried so many tears from the sheer rawness of it all. But, the redemption...The love...The forgiveness...it's breathtaking. Some of it will anger and infuriate you, frustrate you and stress you out. And some will make you weep. But, in the end, you're given the gift of knowing what grace truly means.

I didn’t start Season 2 right away assuming it couldn’t be as compelling as Season 1. But here I am feeling empathy and rooting for Jeremy. The killer. The reason Leo was in prison. This is so well done.

This is quite possibly the BEST podcast I’ve listened to and I have listened to A LOT of them!! If you’re looking for something to binge, this is perfect. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This podcast had me so emotionally involved. I felt the emotions. I hurt listening to the courts deny an innocent man. It breaks my heart the judicial system failed in doing their job. It’s so I fail to hear how long Leo spent in jail. It should have been that way. But then I hear how positive he was and is and how he kept pushing forward. I’m sure he had some awful days but the fact that he had hope and just purposed in his heart to Love Jesus and continue to be the best he could be amazed me! On the last episode when he got to the Noah house and the lady said “Look at God” I got tears in my eyes and chills went all over me. I could feel the spirit and I know from the recording everyone else in that moment did too! Thank you so much for producing this podcast. I do pray and look forward to the day that Leo is exonerated!! 🙌🏼

This series has been phenomenal! The final episode of season two was so emotional. It reminds you of the beauty and power of humanity and redemption.

Unexpected and absolutely heart-wrenching. I never thought I’d feel this way about prison inmates I’ve never met, but Bone Valley changed that. Jeremy never stood a chance—his horrific childhood and desperate need for mental help broke my heart. I found myself crying and genuinely grieving the loss of someone I never knew. And then there’s Leo. Not only did he lose his wife—he lost his entire life to a wrongful conviction. It’s devastating to see how prosecutors and DAs cared more about protecting their image than admitting they got it so tragically wrong. He is paying the price for their pride. Gilbert and Kelsey did a remarkable job bringing light to such a painful miscarriage of justice. Their storytelling was compassionate, thorough, and deeply moving. This podcast is more than just true crime—it’s a powerful plea for humanity, truth, and reform. Lord, help our judicial system.