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Peebles for the People

True Crime

Peebles for the People

Hosted by Alex Peebles

This is the story of 18-year-old Heidi Allen, who was kidnapped in a small town where corruption got in the way of justice. In school we are all taught that the justice system punishes bad people for doing bad things. The justice system is here to protect us, but sometimes that is not the case and the system in place to protect us is not infallible. This is Peebles for the People where injustices are exposed.

20 episodes

Episodes

Peebles for the People
Latest episode

Introducing Black Springs

Black Springs. Darkness Lives Here. Welcome to the new horror podcast on Underdog. At first glance, Black Springs, looks like any other suburban town in Florida. Built on a swamp with a checkered past, it's the city most people would pass by without another thought. But if you live in Black Springs, you know it's different. Subscribe Here: Spotify:…

2 yrs ago 7:08
Peebles for the People
Nov 2, 2020

Bonus: The Making Of - Part Three

One of the suspects in Heidi Allen's 1994 kidnapping was arrested after attacking his long time ex-girlfriend. Roger Breckenridge has a history of violence towards women, and is now facing menacing, harassment, Criminal trespass, attempted criminal mischief, and unlawful imprisonment charges. According to charging documents Breckenridge's victim thought he was going to kill her, and had attempted…

5 yrs ago 14:43
Peebles for the People
Oct 19, 2020

Bonus: The Making Of - Part Two

I was sitting at the dinner table with my family when my phone buzzed. It was a text message with a picture of a facebook post by Heidi Allen's sister, Lisa Buske. I saw my name in the first line, I immediately thought she must not have been happy about the voicemail I left her. After reading the post thoroughly, that wasn't the case. The post generated a slew of derogatory comments towards me.…

5 yrs ago 24:15
Peebles for the People
Oct 12, 2020

Bonus: The Making Of - Part One

In this special episode of Peebles for the People I take you behind the scenes to give you a look at the story telling process. In this episode you'll hear never before heard audio of phone calls I made to help better tell Heidi's story. I have to say, I never could have imagined how these calls turned out. I heard baseless accusations, lies, and was confronted with contention in many of these…

5 yrs ago 29:46
Peebles for the People
Oct 5, 2020

Episode 15: Gary The Innocent

This is the final episode of the first season of Peebles for the People. Gary Thibodeau's case was heard by the New York State Court of Appeals. His fight for innocence came to an end in August of 2018. Towards the end of the more than 20 years he spent in prison Gary wrote letters to his defense attorney Lisa Peebles, everyone was signed: "Gary the innocent." His letters were insightful and…

5 yrs ago 1:08:20
Peebles for the People
Sep 28, 2020

Episode 14: The Decision

Gary Thibodeau's defense team fought tooth and nail to get his 1995 conviction overturned. Lisa Peebles dredged up details of Michael Bohrer's horrific criminal history, yet prosecutors and Judge King saw no significance in Bohrer kidnapping another woman between the ages of 18 and 21. During Bohrer's testimony he talked about chilling details that no one could ignore. Bohrer admitted he found…

5 yrs ago 56:11
Peebles for the People
Sep 21, 2020

Episode 13: A Gentleman With A Concern

As more information about Heidi Allen's kidnapping came to the surface, a plausible theory about what happened to her started to develop. Could it have been the Thibodeau brothers who kidnapped and killed Heidi for no reason? Or was Heidi targeted by a group of drug dealers, after her identity had been exposed? In 2015, during the evidentiary hearing to determine if Gary Thibodeau should get a…

6 yrs ago 52:05
Peebles for the People
Sep 14, 2020

Episode 12: The Other Van

In this episode of Peebles for the People: Michael Bohrer was the last of the three new suspects to testify at the evidentiary hearing. During his testimony, Bohrer had an emotional breakdown after being asked about Heidi Allen. Gary Thibodeau's defense team believed they had him on the verge of a confession, but Judge King stopped Bohrer's testimony and allowed him to take a break. King went on…

6 yrs ago 47:02
Peebles for the People
Sep 7, 2020

Episode 11: I Am Not A Snitch

Oswego County District Attorney, Greg Oakes, withheld evidence from Gary Thibodeau's defense team until the eve of the hearing. Oakes admits he should have turned evidence over sooner. His reason for the late disclosure of Brady material was he did not want that information to be leaked to the public, and that is NOT a valid reason under the law. While the DA turned over thousands of pages of…

6 yrs ago 45:24
Peebles for the People
Aug 31, 2020

Episode 10: The Dump

In January of 2015, Gary Thibodeau and his defense team were ready to fight for the truth in a hearing to determine whether or not his 1995 conviction should be overturned. But even before the hearing began it was clear that the deck was stacked against Thibodeau. Less than 72 hours before the start of the hearing the district attorney, Greg Oakes, dumped a massive amount of material on…

6 yrs ago 49:38