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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Tripp Brazeale

Explore episode Jun 8, 2026

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49 Minutes of Missing Body Cam — and a Pair of Latex Gloves

At 28:20 · chapter starts 28:12

The physical evidence at the heart of this case centers on a 49-minute gap in Deputy Bynum's body cam footage. At 12:51 AM, you can see his hand reach up and turn the camera off — this is manually done, not a battery issue. The camera reactivates at 1:40 AM. In the intervening period, the anonymous 911 call identifying Tripp comes in at 12:59 AM, Tripp calls his parents at 1:21 AM to say he can see the blue lights and will walk toward them, and at 1:41 AM a text is sent from Tripp's phone to his parents. When the camera comes back on, Bynum is wearing latex gloves. This strikes the hosts and the family's PI, Cody Turner, as deeply suspicious given that Bynum was handling the four-wheeler with bare hands immediately before the camera shut off. The sheriff's office body cam policy explicitly requires cameras to remain active until an event is completed — but Bynum gets to decide when that is.

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