Episode 296 - Garbage Confession - The Murder of Tania & Josiah Wise

Episode 296 - Garbage Confession - The Murder of Tania & Josiah Wise

Author: Grip Tape December 15, 2025 Duration: 46:43
On a deserted Florida backroad, a passing moment goes unnoticed until it becomes the key to a crime no one saw coming.

When a young, pregnant woman is found in a roadside ditch, investigators are left with fragments: a truck in the dark, a web of secrets, and a timeline that refuses to stay quiet.

What follows is a slow unraveling where routine turns sinister, and the truth is revealed in a place no one thought to look.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Sources:
Opening Statements
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 1
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 2
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 3
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 4
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Closing Arguments
LIVE: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Verdict
SENTENCING: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 1 SENTENCING: Pregnant Lover Murder Trial — FL v. Jose Soto-Escalera — Day 2
Court TV Trial Recap
Jury finds Port St. Lucie man guilty
Trial underway for man accused of killing woman and unborn child
Trial to begin for Florida man accused of murdering pregnant mistress
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in pregnant woman's death
Man arrested for murder of pregnant St. Lucie County woman: Sheriff
Body found on road in St. Lucie County identified as 23-year-old Tania Esther Wise
Florida Man Allegedly Killed Pregnant Lover After She Took Abortion Money
Married man killed his 8-month-pregnant lover after she gave away abortion money: Police
Tania Wise murder case: Blackmail, abortion and 'ghost gun' referenced in St. Lucie arrest 
Father of pregnant Port St. Lucie woman's child arrested in their deaths
Pregnant woman found dead in St. Lucie 'always happy and positive,' friend says
Death penalty sought in homicide of Tania Wise and her unborn child
8-year-old St. Lucie boy whose mom died in homicide gets visit from Santa
Man jailed in death of woman, unborn child 'maintains his innocence' (VIDEO OF PRESS CON)
Married Florida Dad Accused of Killing Pregnant Mistress After She Refused to Get Abortion
Pregnant murder victim had blunt force trauma, per report
Florida Man Charged In Murder Of Mistress And Their Unborn Child
St. Lucie County landfill searched in Tania Wise homicide 'to look for any evidence,'
Arrest Report

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