CounterClock

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In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending mystery with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades old homicide case.

  • 4 minutes
    Season 6: The Death of Douglas Wagg, Jr.

    Since the release of CounterClock Season 1, Delia has received hundreds of requests from families of victims of violent crime. In November 2022, one message in her inbox stood out from the rest. It was from a middle-aged woman asking for Delia's help investigating the mysterious death of her 27-year-old brother from 1991. The message stood out for one big reason. The man's mangled body was found in an all-too-familiar place to Delia. Eastern North Carolina.

    Thirty-three years after Douglas Wagg, Jr. turned up on a lone stretch of railroad tracks in the middle of the night in rural Martin County and over a year since Delia took on the case the scope of what was really going on in the area during the 1990's has come into view. Who was Doug? How did he end up so far from home? Who was he last seen with? Was the train really what killed him? Why was his case never investigated?

    The journey to find the answers to those questions has revealed a web of small town secrets that feel like fiction, except they're not. Over the course of the Season 6 investigation Delia has interviewed more than 45 people, spoken with convicted murderers in prison, and traced the origins of a disturbing pattern of behavior within local law enforcement that may have resulted in a decades-long cover up of multiple deaths. The investigation into what happened to Doug Wagg appears to be just the tip of a very large, very complicated iceberg that someone has worked hard to keep hidden for more than three decades.

     

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    26 April 2024, 7:00 am
  • 49 minutes 24 seconds
    Season 1 UPDATE: Back To The Beach

    It’s been four years since CounterClock released an episode on the unsolved murder of Denise Johnson. Delia unravels the newest leads she’s been following related to the case and revisits some of her initial reporting. This is the update episode listeners have been waiting for and now it's time to dive in.

     

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    16 February 2024, 8:00 am
  • 34 minutes 10 seconds
    Season 5: BONUS Q&A

    On the heels of Season 5’s release, Delia updates listeners with new information and leads that have surfaced in the Bruce Cucchiara murder investigation. We hear from familiar voices about what needs to happen next with the case. Delia and executive producer, Ashley Flowers, discuss listener submitted questions to try and answer your burning questions.

     

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    22 June 2023, 7:00 am
  • 16 minutes 32 seconds
    Season 3: BONUS Jeff Pelley's Status Hearing

    Delia breaks down the details of an unexpected status hearing the judge overseeing Jeff Pelley's post-conviction petition for relief requested on May 31st, 2023. The proceeding revealed what both the prosecution and defense must do in order for Judge Stephanie Steele to hand down her ruling as to whether Jeff will get a new trial. If you haven't listened to CounterClock Season 3, now is the time to catch up!

    To listen and learn more about CounterClock Season 3: The Pelley Family Massacre, visit https://counterclockpodcast.com/season-three/ 

     

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    8 June 2023, 7:00 am
  • 21 minutes 2 seconds
    Ep 14 of 14: Friends or Foes?

    Delia investigates who were Bruce's true friends and seeks answers from people in Covington who should have every reason to talk about Bruce, but won't. Plus a call to action from the New Orleans Police Department, Bruce's loved ones and Delia herself.

     

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    11 May 2023, 8:05 am
  • 19 minutes 44 seconds
    Ep 13 of 14: Another Body

    Delia discovers that in 2016 a hit was taken out on another victim in the same parking spot of the Mark VII apartments that Bruce died in. This crime was only partially solved and a trigger man wielding a revolver remains at large. A witness at both crime scenes speaks with CounterClock.

     

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    11 May 2023, 8:00 am
  • 33 minutes 57 seconds
    Ep 12 of 14: Aflame

    Delia investigates a mysterious warehouse fire in Covington two and a half years after Bruce's murder. Firefighters from the original scene and a hired fire investigation consultant try to make sense of items at the warehouse that don't belong.

     

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    11 May 2023, 7:55 am
  • 21 minutes 34 seconds
    Ep 11 of 14: Recant

    In 2011 a business venture between Bruce and his friends failed and resulted in litigation. When a former disgraced business associate who leveled a lawsuit against Bruce and his friends makes bold claims about Bruce's murder, everyone takes pause.

     

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    11 May 2023, 7:50 am
  • 19 minutes 52 seconds
    Ep 10 of 14: The Fallout

    Bruce's wife and close friends remember having strange conversations with Bruce in the months and weeks leading up to his murder. Delia investigates patterns in Bruce's behaviors and communications that paint a picture of a man in deep distress.

     

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    11 May 2023, 7:45 am
  • 25 minutes 16 seconds
    Ep 9 of 14: The Sale

    The water utility company that Bruce was a key executive at had a history of bad behavior including a federal water pollution conviction and massive fine. Delia learns the depths of Bruce's work at SELA and how integral he was in a multi-million-dollar business deal with St. Tammany Parish. Delia uncovers that a contentious lawsuit leveled against the company's owner after the sale put Bruce in a position that tested his loyalties.

     

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    11 May 2023, 7:40 am
  • 28 minutes 45 seconds
    Ep 8 of 14: Conflict

    Delia explores a striking conflict regarding how Bruce's estate was handled and investigates connections between the characters in the story that raise a lot of questions.

     

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    11 May 2023, 7:35 am
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