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Cocoa Crimes is a Black true crime podcast centering young lives cut short, told with care and context. Each episode honors humanity over spectacle and examines how perspective shapes which stories are remembered.
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- Aug 13, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
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A Father's Fight: Edgar Jennings III (opens the original)
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In Fort Walton Beach, Florida, a bitter custody battle placed two parents at odds over the future of their young daughter. As tensions continued building, father Edgar Jennings III remained determined to have a place in his child’s life. This is a story about toxic co-parenting, complicated family dynamics, and why the term “deadbeat parent” does not belong to only one gender.
A Double Life: The Danielle Hoyle and Baby Kennedy Episode (opens the original)
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Danielle Hoyle had just welcomed her newborn daughter, Kennedy, into the world when a web of deception turned what should have been the happiest days of her life into an unimaginable tragedy. This is the story of love, lies, and the lives forever changed by one man's choices.
Collateral Damage - The Legacy of Darrent Williams (opens the original)
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Darrent Williams spent his life outrunning the violence that surrounded so many young men growing up in his neighborhood. Through relentless determination, he turned his dream into reality, earning a spot with the Denver Broncos and becoming one of the NFL's brightest young cornerbacks. Then, during a New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Denver, a split-second act of gang violence changed countless lives forever. In this episode of Cocoa Crimes™ , we examine Darrent's journey from Fort Worth t
Dangerous Devotion - The Louisville Day of Violence (opens the original)
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When two friends from the same neighborhood find themselves caught between their bond with each other and the bitter rivalry of the men they love, a single afternoon in broad daylight sets off a devastating chain of events. This story isn't just about the tragedy itself; it’s about the parallel paths of grief, the trauma that ripples through a community, and the futures that are stolen when history repeats itself.
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