Forward Momentum
process + momentum = justice.
The last three weeks have left me somewhat dumbfounded. After taking a break this summer, my greatest and darkest fear was that fans of the show might have moved on, or would otherwise have given up on these cases and The Snake River Killer Podcast. And to be honest, I had readied myself for that kind of reckoning. I wouldn’t have blamed any of our listeners for jumping ship and never circling back.
But that is where the dumbfounded part comes in. Ever since I ran our flag up the proverbial pole, announcing that we are back, that we are as dedicated as ever, I have been inundated with an overwhelming response of appreciation, gratitude, and encouragement. From all indications, our fans are still with us, eager as ever to continue this fight for justice in each and every one of cases connected to Lance Jeffrey Voss.
Not only was I worried that our listeners would give up, I was uncertain if I could get our team back together with the same kind of fervor and dedication they all showed a little over a year ago. Again, I was dumbfounded. Everyone—from our listeners to our team—is back and ready for the road ahead.
So what to make of this—dare I say, “loyalty”? What explains this kind of sustained forward momentum on the parts of our listeners, team members, and supporters alike? Well, I think it’s both simple and complex.
Simply put, everyone drawn to these cases believes—or so I suspect—that these cases are solvable. And that everyone shares the common belief that, together, we can help move the needle of justice. At a more complex and fundamental level, I think there is something else at play here, something that I find both remarkable and refreshing: we are a community galvanized around a common cause. And this community comes literally from all around the world (105 countries and counting!). More locally, in the United States where we remain more divided than we have been in forever, a community from all political spectrums and stripes and varieties has arisen and come together to do the right thing.
Why does that matter? Because to me, it tells me that despite our differences, we still agree on fundamentals: what is right and what is wrong. What is just and what is unjust. We all agree that Christina White, and every other victim in all these sprawling cases, was ruthlessly and senselessly robbed of a right to a full and meaningful life.
So, I remain humbled here on this beautiful autumn morning. A fire is crackling in the fireplace. My dogs are lazing on the rug. The coffee is hot. I have a chicken stock on the stove. My office is organized, books arranged just so. And I am ready to head into the studio to finish the final edits on Episode 12 before I bundle the tracks and send them off to Blake (my deadline was yesterday; sorry, Blake!). In other words, the time feels right. And instead of feeling overwhelmed like I have many times over the past year, I feel like the momentum we are realizing now is arcing in the direction of justice. And if Lance Jeffrey Voss doesn’t feel like he has been put on notice, he should. Because we’re coming. All of us.
