Today's guest is making his third appearance on the show, and if you've been with us for a while, you'll remember retired detective and author Freddy Ponce. Throughout his distinguished law enforcement career, Freddy investigated some of South Florida's most complex and high-profile cases, earning a reputation as a relentless investigator with an eye for the details that others often missed. Since retiring, he's become an accomplished author, sharing the true stories behind many of the investigations that shaped his career. When Freddy joined us last time, he introduced one of the most fascinating cases he'd ever worked, a story that was still unfolding and had yet to reach its conclusion. We ended that conversation knowing there was much more to uncover. Now, Freddy is back with his newest book, which finally tells the rest of that story. Today, we're picking up where we left off, talking about how the investigation evolved, the twists that no one saw coming, and the lessons learned after the case was finally brought to its conclusion. If you haven't had a chance to watch Freddy's first two appearances on the Donut Shop Podcast, I encourage you to go back and check them out after today's episode. They provide the foundation for what promises to be an incredible continuation of this story. Freddy's Training Group Get a copy of the book The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackout Coffee Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "DSP10" The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today's guest is Gregg Owen, a former homicide prosecutor with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago. During one of the most violent periods in the city's history, Gregg prosecuted more than sixty murder cases and later became Illinois' first Chief of the Gang Prosecutions Unit. Along the way, he witnessed not only violent crime, but also the corruption, witness intimidation, and courtroom politics that most people never see. Before entering the courtroom, Gregg lived a completely different life as a touring rock musician, opening for legendary acts before ultimately finding his calling in the pursuit of justice. That unique journey gives him a perspective few prosecutors have. His latest book, Convergence, tells the true story of a double homicide investigation from the prosecution's point of view, taking readers behind the scenes of what it really takes to bring a murder case to trial when witnesses disappear, fear takes over, and corruption threatens justice. Gregg's Website The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackout Coffee Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "DSP10" The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Here’s a curated set of some show clips from previous episodes.  With over 100 episodes it’s not the easiest but being the first “Best of” episode I want to take a good cross section. Donut Shop Podcast Clips Channel Clip 1 from Episode 35 Clip 2 from Episode 33 Clip 3 from Episode 36 Clip 4 from Episode 41 Clip 5 from Episode 39 Counter Culture Inc. YouTube The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackout Coffee Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "DSP10" The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest is Douglas J. Wood, an award-winning author of both fiction and nonfiction whose latest thriller, Deadly Bytes, asks a question that sounds like science fiction—but may be closer to reality than many of us realize. Before becoming a full-time novelist, Douglas spent more than 45 years as one of the nation's leading entertainment and media attorneys, advising clients on technology, ethics, regulation, and the rapidly changing legal landscape. That experience gives him a unique perspective on how innovation often outpaces the laws designed to govern it. His newest novel follows an FBI investigation into a murder case involving an advanced artificial intelligence capable of manipulating digital evidence, anticipating law enforcement tactics, and influencing violent behavior. While fictional, the themes mirror real conversations happening today about AI, accountability, public safety, and where we draw the line between technology and human responsibility. Today we're discussing artificial intelligence, criminal investigations, the future of policing, and why fiction sometimes becomes reality sooner than we expect. The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackout Coffee Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "DSP10" The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today’s guest is Augustus Hellwich, founder and CEO of Illuno, a technology platform that’s modernizing how businesses connect with verified off-duty law enforcement officers. What started as an idea to improve transparency and simplify off-duty employment has evolved into a platform focused on something even bigger, trust. From officer verification and liability protection to helping prevent fraud and police impersonation, Illuno is working to raise the standard for how private security and off-duty policing are managed.  Today we’re talking about entrepreneurship, technology, public safety, and why identity verification may become one of the most important issues facing both law enforcement and private security in the years ahead. Check out Illuno The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackout Coffee Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "DSP10" The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today’s guest is Gabriel Key; a rising country music artist with Cuban roots, a South Florida upbringing, and a life story that’s anything but ordinary. When he’s not performing on stage or recording music in Nashville, Gabriel serves as a full-time firefighter and paramedic, bringing the same passion for serving others into his music. His sound blends modern country with influences from artists like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Florida Georgia Line, while also drawing inspiration from hip-hop legends like Tupac, Biggie, and Eminem. That unique mix has helped him carve out his own lane in country music. Along the way, he’s opened for artists like Dylan Scott, Drake Milligan, Russell Dickerson, and has performed during tours featuring Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean. Today we’re talking about music, first responder life, entrepreneurship, chasing impossible dreams, and how those experiences all come together in his songwriting. Check out all things Gabriel Key via his website: https://www.gabrielkey.com The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackout Coffee Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "DSP10" The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices