Everyone on the internet can investigate crimes now. As it turns out, giving millions of people unlimited access to information did not necessarily make us all detectives.On Episode 175 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Qenny, The Spooky Lawyer, for a conversation about true crime, conspiracy theories, internet investigations, and what happens when complicated criminal cases get handed over to millions of amateur detectives.They get into Qenny's background in law, his fascination with darker subjects, and how legal training changes the way he approaches true crime, conspiracy theories, and internet mysteries. They also explore research, sourcing, misinformation, clickbait, and why the most exciting explanation for a case isn't necessarily the one best supported by evidence.The conversation failures and limitations within law and criminal enforcement, and why the popular image of the lone criminal doesn't always capture the complexity surrounding real cases. They also dig into several heavily debated cases, including Scott Peterson, John Wayne Gary, and Lindsay Clancy, examining how evidence, psychology, law, and public opinion can produce radically different interpretations of the same events.They conversation debates what social media has done to true crime itself — where criminal cases can become entertainment, algorithms reward certainty over nuance, and thousands of strangers can collectively decide they've solved a case before the legal system has finished dealing with it.Basically: infamous crimes, conspiracy theories, internet detectives... and the increasingly difficult task of separating what actually happened from what makes a really good TikTok.Support the ShowEarly access on Patreon → https://tinyurl.com/mva2z9seAudio-only on Spotify → https://tinyurl.com/ytfnwx6sConnect with Qenny’s Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/qennythespookylawyer/Qenny’s TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@thespookylawyerQenny’s X → https://x.com/TheSpookyLawyerQenny’s YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpookyLawyerChapters00:00 – Introduction to The Spooky Lawyer02:45 – The Fascination with Dark Topics06:00 – Becoming a True Crime Content Creator08:52 – A Lawyer's Perspective on True Crime12:12 – Researching the Unexplained15:07 – Clickbait, Media, and Criminal Cases17:54 – Debunking Conspiracy Theories21:05 – Originality in True Crime Storytelling23:58 – Fighting Misinformation Online26:53 – Where Law and Media Collide30:11 – Legal Analysis and Internet Investigation33:33 – Fame, Crime, and Conspiracy39:46 – The Mysteries Surrounding John Wayne Gacy45:55 – Law Enforcement and Serial Crime51:41 – The Myth of the Lone Criminal57:10 – Networks of Predators and Victims01:06:22 – When Crime Becomes Conspiracy01:12:00 – Nolan Wells and Lindsay Clancy01:19:49 – Scott Peterson and the Menendez Brothers01:25:51 – Social Media's Impact on Criminal Cases01:34:40 – The Future of True Crime#TrueCrime #ConspiracyTheories #CriminalJustice #InternetMysteries #LegalAnalysis #JohnWayneGacy #MenendezBrothers #ScottPeterson #SpookyLawyer #TheTLBPodSupport the showPatreon Tiktok Instagram YouTube

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