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  West Palm Beach, Fl - A planned drug arrest in Mississippi was supposed to be controlled. Instead, it became a deadly ambush. As state narcotics officers moved in to make the arrest, a sniper positioned on a nearby hill allegedly opened fire with a rifle. Bullets tore through the scene. One police officer was shot three times and barely survived. An armed drug dealer was also struck. Listen to this free episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast.  For Merle Temple and his fellow agents, the attack exposed the extraordinary risk and danger they faced during America’s first war on drugs. This happened in the 1970s, before the bulletproof vest became standard equipment in police work. Temple’s unit reportedly had only two vests, and they almost left them behind. Temple, a former captain with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, tells the true story on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. His career would later inspire a series of books filled with cr...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -   At 36 years old, Judy B-Armstrong expected to continue building the nursing career she loved. She had invested years in caring for patients, developing her medical knowledge, and creating a promising future for her family. Then her health began to fail.  Read more or listen to the Free Podcast here.  Severe symptoms and overwhelming physical limitations eventually led to a life-changing diagnosis: lupus. The chronic autoimmune disease forced Judy to leave nursing and brought her professional life to an abrupt stop. For nearly a decade, she remained outside the workforce with no guarantee that she would ever return. But Judy’s story did not end with her diagnosis. Her health challenges, trauma, and years of uncertainty eventually led to remarkable success. She went from being physically unable to work to becoming the CEO of an ambulatory outpatient surgery center. She later entered real estate, became an author, and discovered a new calling a...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  A reclusive television repairman. A wife almost no one knew existed. A mysterious death inside a cluttered Georgia home. And a murder trial that would challenge everything an entire community believed. Read more or listen to the Free Podcast here.  When Virginia Ridley was found dead inside the Ringgold, Georgia, home she shared with her husband, Alvin Ridley, suspicion spread quickly. Alvin was known around town as the “Zenith Man,” a nickname earned from his years of selling and repairing Zenith televisions. He was intensely private, socially isolated and often difficult to understand. Then residents learned something shocking: Alvin had a wife. Virginia had reportedly lived with him for decades, yet many people in the community did not know she existed. Rumors suggested that she had been hidden, or even held captive, inside their home for approximately 30 years. When she was found dead in October 1997, many people believed there could be o...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - Abuse, the Effects, and Her Inspiring Recovery: How Shae Pratcher Turned Pain Into Purpose. Childhood sexual abuse can end, but its effects may continue shaping a survivor’s life for decades. For Shae Pratcher, the trauma followed her through her teenage years and into adulthood. It affected her emotional well-being, personal choices, and relationships. Her journey also included another unimaginable tragedy, the death of her young child after serious health problems. Yet Shae Pratcher’s story is not defined only by abuse, grief, or loss. It is also a story of therapy, healing, resilience, and a determined woman’s decision to reclaim her life. Today, Shae is a multi-award-winning author, speaker, mindset strategist, and creator of The C.L.A.R.I.F.Y. System™. She shares the difficult truth about sex abuse, its long-term effects, and her inspiring recovery as a guest on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast . Her message is both personal and pow...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - Is This Ex-Deputy a Killer? His Side of the Story After 19 Years in Prison A fatal police shooting, two murder convictions and more than 19 years behind bars. Former Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kent McGowen says the public never heard the complete story. A deputy sheriff entered a Texas home to execute a warrant. Seconds later, an armed woman was dead. Read more or listen to the free podcast interview. The shooting was reportedly considered justified at first, but the case did not end there. Rumors of a secret relationship began to spread. News coverage intensified. A different explanation for the shooting emerged, and the deputy eventually found himself accused of murder. Ex Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kent McGowen was convicted twice and spent more than 19 years in a Texas prison. Now he is telling his side of the story on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast . McGowen maintains that he fired in self-defense after Susan White...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  An Army veteran survived military sexual trauma, struggled with PTSD, and rebuilt his life through faith, gratitude, and service. Today, Pastor Jeff speaks so other survivors know they are not alone. Military trauma does not always begin on a battlefield. For retired Army veteran Jeff Moffett, known to many as Dr. PJ or Pastor Jeff, the wounds that transformed his life were caused by a sexual assault committed by someone who outranked him during his military career. Read more or listen to the Free Podcast on their website. The assault left injuries that no one could see. Combined with other hardships from his military service and personal life, the experience contributed to years of emotional pain and an eventual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. But this Army vet’s trauma recovery and message are not defined only by what happened to him. His story is also about what he did afterward. Pastor Jeff refused to allow the person who assaulted him...