# Episode 229: Lee Ann Smith Mangrum | Where the Water Lies

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Podcast: [True Crime Couple](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-couple-558164)
Published: 2026-04-19T21:25:16+00:00
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The stillness of a warm September morning in the South was broken by something that didn’t belong: a bright red Jeep, abandoned and half-submerged in the murky edge of a quiet creek. Not far from it, drifting in the same dark water, was a young mother of two. What should have been a peaceful start to the day instead became the beginning of a mystery as clouded as the water itself. For the detectives called to the scene, nothing about this case came easily. The deeper they looked, the more the details seemed to twist. Unanswered questions, unsettling circumstances, and relationships that were far more complicated than they first appeared. But as the truth slowly surfaced, it revealed something far more disturbing than anyone had been prepared to face. Sponsors Visit Rula.com/tcc to get affordable, high-quality therapy that’s actually covered by insurance Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/244437525/?match=1&terms=18%20years%20later%3A%20What%20to%20know%20about%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrum%27s%20killing https://www.newspapers.com/image/276089133/?match=1&terms=%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrum https://www.tncourts.gov/press/2013/03/27/supreme-court-affirms-convictions-upon-finding-no-prosecutorial-misconduct https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/m2009-01810-cca-r3-cd.html Snapped Season 24, Episode 25

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