Serialously with Annie Elise
354: Dentist & Wife Murdered, Kohberger Update, DoomsDay Mom Flees with Kids, & 4 Year Old Johnathan Boley
08 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Hello, hello, hello, and welcome back to an all new episode of Serialistly with me, your host, Annie Elise. Welcome to the already dark pit of 2026, okay? If you're watching the video version of this episode, then you can see I am not in my studio today. I tried really hard to get there, but norovirus tapped in and I have been on my ass.
Well, literally, I have been knocked on my ass for the last couple of days. I mean, the good news is I've lost about seven pounds, but the bad news is I'm like throwing up. I'm just so sick. I have been like drinking Pedialyte, like it's going out of business.
And let me just, for all my parent friends out there who have ever gone through not only norovirus, but have gone through even like just a stomach bug with a sick kid, this is my first time in life when I have been sick at the same time as one of my children. And my six-year-old son also got it.
let me tell you something, trying to throw up nonstop while simultaneously trying to help your son or your child throw up is no easy feat. And I had my, I made my husband like quarantine in the other room. Cause I was like, you can't get it. You stay with our daughter.
Like we're going to just lock ourselves in my room, but like not to get TMI and graphic, but like taking the bowl, helping him throw up, then me getting triggered and me needing to run to the bathroom and like It's been chaos. So needless to say, I'm still in the thick of it. I don't want to infect anybody at my office. I also personally just cannot get in a car and drive right now.
So I'm here because I didn't want to let you guys down. So I'm here with Headline Highlights because there is unfortunately a lot that is already going down in this new year. So I'm going to break down these cases for you, but I'm going to do it off camera because I'm going to have to take some breaks in between to throw up. to drink some Pedialyte and to just gather myself.
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Chapter 2: What new evidence has emerged in the Bryan Kohberger case?
But naturally, with this new information, I mean, people started asking questions. And neighbors even came forward saying that they had been hearing explosions in the area for weeks, but they didn't know where they were coming from. And the last explosion that they heard was around 4 a.m. the morning before Jonathan went missing.
So then the question becomes, if investigators say it wasn't connected, what exactly was going on at that house in the hours before this four-year-old child disappeared? So in the meantime, as they're looking for Jonathan, Jameson was arrested on charges for unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device, also two counts of chemical endangerment to a child.
And again, authorities stressed that these charges were separate from Jonathan's disappearance. However, at the same time, I mean, the overlap, obviously it raised serious concerns. Whether officials wanted to say that out loud or not, obviously they didn't. But as of right now, no new information has come out regarding the explosives or what Jameson was doing with them.
So after all of this was, you know, I don't want to say handled, but like secured, you know, forward movement with Jameson's arrest, all of that. Once that was handled, the search for Jonathan began again shortly after. But by then, hope was obviously beginning to fade because it just, it was not looking good. And then on January 2nd, search teams made a heartbreaking discovery.
Nearly two miles from the home, Jonathan's body was found in a wooded area. The family dog was also found nearby, but alive. And with this discovery kind of came a whole new set of questions. One being, how did Jonathan end up so far from home? I mean, two miles for a four-year-old. How long had he been there? In all of the search efforts, how did nobody see him there?
And what exactly happened in those hours that he was missing? But I will say, it does break my heart and warm my heart that the dog stayed by Jonathan's side or nearby until the end. So in the days that followed, the community gathered for a vigil, and candles were lit, stuffed animals, and handwritten notes were left behind by people who had never even met Jonathan, but
were just deeply affected by what had happened. I mean, he was four years old. Authorities have not released a cause of death at this moment, at the time of this recording, and they've said that the investigation is still ongoing. But the most important question remains, what really happened to Jonathan? Did he truly just wander off? And was it the cold that unfortunately took his life?
And is that why the dog was nearby and stuck with him and why the dog was still alive? I don't know. I would imagine they would be able to determine cause of death relatively quickly, but this is heartbreaking. And until that question is answered of what really happened to Jonathan, this is a case that in my opinion, it deserves continued attention.
I personally have so many questions, and this little boy and his story, it deserves the truth. So I will be following this very closely for updates. Today's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. It's 2026. We are officially in the new year, and rather than chasing a whole new you, why don't we let go of what's weighing us down instead? I mean, this year, let's just feel lighter.
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