Ashley Flowers

He made him feel special.

And that's who JoJo was.

For dad, Joseph, this was never just about a probation violation.

It was about protection.

Now, instead of letting his grief swallow him into silence, it propels him forward.

He tells JoJo's story publicly any chance he can get, not because it's easy, but because it's necessary.

He speaks to other law enforcement officers about what went wrong, about what might have been done differently, how to keep this from happening to another child, another family.

He fights for accountability because he knows what it feels like to beg for help and to not be heard.

If you're hearing JoJo's story and you are feeling strongly that you need to do something, you can call the Tarrant County, Texas District Attorney's Office at 817-884-1400.

Tell them that you want them to take another look at this case.

Tell them that you want justice for Joseph JoJo King III.

You can find all the source material for this episode on our website, CrimeJunkie.com.

And you can follow us on Instagram at Crime Junkie Podcast.

We'll be back next week with a brand new episode.

And stick around, because we've got the good segment coming.

I also love that it comes from an episode we did years ago.

I mean, like, obviously not our support.

We've been working with them for so long.

It's really, really powerful.

Hopefully crime donkeys learned a little something.