Episode 287 - Who the Hell is Jim McIntyre? - The Murder of Mindi Kassotis

Episode 287 - Who the Hell is Jim McIntyre? - The Murder of Mindi Kassotis

Author: Grip Tape October 13, 2025 Duration: 55:18
The Airbnb in Savannah, Georgia was just one more stop in a long line of temporary homes. Their 50th rental since they’d started running, maybe their 60th. By then, Nicholas Kassotis had stopped keeping count.

What mattered wasn’t the number. It was survival. Staying a step ahead of whoever was hunting them.

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Research & Writing:
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Editing:
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Court TV Trial Recap
Nicholas Kassotis found guilty on all counts in unanimous decision
‘She was such a special person’: Former Professor of Mindi Mebane Kassotis reflects
UPDATE: Kassotis found guilty on all charges
Kassotis found guilty, sentenced to life without parole
GBI: Savannah man dismembered wife's body and fled the state. Now he's behind bars
Ex-Navy officer Nicholas James Kassotis charged with murder
Months After Writer's Dismembered Body Is Found at Ga. Hunting Club
New information surfaces about the Georgia man arrested in connection to the death of his wife
GBI identifies victim and killer in 2022 Liberty Co. homicide
Ex-Navy officer charged with murdering wife
Man arrested for death of wife whose remains were found at Georgia hunting club in 2022
Remains Found in Riceboro in 2022 Identified, Suspect Arrested
Hunting club horror
Unidentified Woman’s Remains Found in Riceboro
‘They Got It Wrong’ — Mindi Kassotis Case Divides Families
Murder Trial to Begin for Former Navy JAG Officer Accused of Killing, Dismembering Wife
Police investigating after woman’s body found in Riceboro
GBI working to identify body of woman found in Riceboro
Woman’s body found in Riceboro identified, suspect arrested in Pennsylvania
'Gruesome' details revealed about Liberty County man accused of killing his wife
Washington Post September 2016
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