Three women discuss their careers in law enforcement at the Collier County Sheriff's Office in light of Women's History Month.

In this standalone episode of Sworn Statement, we're revisiting a 2018 unsolved homicide case. Karl Lievenese was found dead in his North Naples office in April of that year. Detectives are still looking for tips in this case and SWFL Crimestoppers has rewards in place for tips leading to an arrest.

In this episode of Sworn Statement, we answer some commonly asked questions about forensic genealogy after the agency announced it would be partnering with Othram labs to use this technology in the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless.

Two years after the body of a deceased hiker was found in the Florida Everglades, deputies at the Collier County Sheriff's Office are still working to identify the man. This episode of Sworn Statement is an update on the 2018 case, providing new details into the case, including excerpts from the hiker's notebook.
For more on the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless, listen to all three episodes of Season 1 of this podcast.

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Season Two of Sworn Statement will focus on the mental health crisis in Southwest Florida and what deputies at the Collier County Sheriff's Office are doing to help. Season Two is comprised of three episodes.

Episode 3 of Sworn Statement is the third and final episode exploring the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless. In this episode, we look at some of the reasons why Mostly Harmless might have earned his trail name. And we also discuss some theories behind why he might have kept his identity private.
Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist for the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Guests:
Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Kevin O'Neill, homicide investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Brandon Dowell, thru-hiker
Jeremy Knoff, thru-hiker
Simon Jones, actor
Kelly Fairbanks, trail angel
Thanks to Tyler Socash of Foot Stuff Podcast for background on the thru-hiking community. https://www.footstuffpodcast.com/
Clips from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy audio book, Eddie Vedder's "Guaranteed" featured in Into the Wilde
Music: Art of Silence by Uniq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V-pYCGx0C4
For photos of the hiker, and more on the podcast, visit www.colliersheriff.org/news/sworn-statement.

Episode 1 of Sworn Statement explores the case of a deceased hiker whose body was found in the Florida Everglades in July 2018. We start with what the 911 caller saw and follow the investigation as detectives learn that the man was a thru-hiker. After that, the case goes cold.
Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist for the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Guests:
Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Kevin O'Neill, homicide investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Kelly Fairbanks, trail angel
Nichalaus Horton, 911 caller and hiker
Misti Little, thru hiker and host of the Orange Blaze podcast on the Florida Trail http://orangeblaze.thegardenpathpodcast.com/about/
Thanks to Tyler Socash of Foot Stuff Podcast for background on the thru-hiking community. https://www.footstuffpodcast.com/
Music: Art of Silence by Uniq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V-pYCGx0C4
For photos of the hiker, and more on the podcast, visit www.colliersheriff.org/news/sworn-statement.

Episode 2 of Sworn Statement is the second of three episodes exploring the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless. In this episode, we explain how missing persons databases work and why DNA may or may not help to pinpoint the hiker's identity. We also follow the trail investigators used in tracking Mostly Harmless' hike, the places he stopped and the people he met along the way.
Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Guests:
Carrie Sutherland,
Lori Napolitano
Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Kevin O'Neill, homicide investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Mike Gormley, trail angel
Kelly Fairbanks, trail angel
Bob Gabrielsen, proprietor at Top of Georgia Hostel
Matt Mason, employee at Mountain Crossings and thru-hiker
Thanks to Tyler Socash of Foot Stuff Podcast for background on the thru-hiking community. https://www.footstuffpodcast.com/
Clips from Fox News and Forensic Files
Music: Art of Silence by Uniq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V-pYCGx0C4
For photos of the hiker, and more on the podcast, visit www.colliersheriff.org/news/sworn-statement.

The Collier County Sheriff’s office, under the direction of Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, presents Sworn Statement, a podcast exploring local cases and public safety issues all unfolding right here in Southwest Florida. The first three episodes of this podcast will focus on the mystery of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless.
Music: Art of Silence by Uniq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V-pYCGx0C4
For photos of the hiker, and more on the podcast, visit www.colliersheriff.org/news/sworn-statement.