Truth Be Found

Author: Justin Yentes

"Truth Be Found" is not your average podcastit's a thrilling journey into the heart of investigation with your host, Justin Yentes. Join Justin as he dives deep into the world of high-stakes investigations, interviewing colleagues and experts who have ventured into the jungles and beyond to discover the truth. From researchers and attorneys to digital forensics experts, Delta Force, and SEAL Team Six, each episode offers a captivating glimpse into the minds of those who seek truth in the most complex cases. Get ready to uncover secrets, explore groundbreaking technologies, and experience the adrenaline-pumping world of investigation with Justin Yentes on "Truth Be Found."
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Invisible Victims: The Children Left Behind After a Crime
Episode 48
Tuesday, 17 February, 2026

What happens to the child left behind after an act of violence destroys an entire family? In this deeply personal episode, Justin Yentes is joined by Thaddeus Mellon and mitigation expert Doug Passon to explore the lives often left out of criminal justice narratives, the children who lose everything when one parent dies and another is sent to prison. Through Thaddeus’s lived experience of trauma, instability, foster care, and survival, the conversation reveals how loss, stigma, and system failures shape a child’s path long after the courtroom proceedings end. At the same time, this episode examines the role of mitigation, empathy, and context in the pursuit of justice, asking whether the legal system can truly account for the full human story behind a crime, and what responsibility society carries toward the children caught in its wake. Key Topics: Losing both parents to a single act of violence Childhood trauma, instability, and life inside group homes Domestic abuse, control, and competing public narratives The role of mitigation in telling the full human story at sentencing What society owes children who become collateral damage of crime This episode is essential listening for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of justice beyond punishment, legal professionals, advocates, trauma specialists, and listeners drawn to the human realities behind true crime. It challenges the assumption that a sentence brings closure, expands our definition of who the true victims are, and asks whether empathy has a rightful place inside a system built to judge. Follow Justin and the pod: @truthbefoundpodcast Link to Justin’s agency, AIA: https://azprivateinvestigator.com/ Follow Thaddeus Mellon: @vgg.ego Link to Doug Passon’s work: https://dougpassonlaw.com/