Transcript – ‘After the Carver’ Episode 0.5 Teaser Episode
[Intro music: low piano over wind and faint static, growing slowly louder then fading under speech]
FREYA:
Hey everyone, and welcome to After the Carver , a podcast about what’s left behind when the violence ends, but the story doesn’t. I’m Freya Landis.
KENNEDY:
And I’m Kennedy Campbell.
FREYA:
Just a quick heads up: this isn’t actually our first official episode. It’s just a quick teaser to announce our intentions for the show and give you all a little background before we release it properly.
KENNEDY:
Episodes 1, 2, and 3 drop tomorrow evening at 7:30 Eastern, and we’re really excited for you to start listening.
FREYA:
We sure are. We’ve been working on this for quite a while now, haven’t we, Ken?
KENNEDY:
Yeah, we have. To be honest, we actually went back and forth for a while on whether we should do this show, but in the end, we felt like we had to. Because it’s personal. For both of us, as born-and-bred Corwin Bay girls. But especially for me.
FREYA:
You see, Kennedy’s father, Mark Campbell, was one of thirteen people brutally murdered ten years ago by the man now known as the Corwin Bay Carver. The case shook our city to its core. And then it went cold.
KENNEDY:
Before we go any further, for those who haven’t heard of the case before, here are the basics.
FREYA:
Thirteen people were taken. From their homes, their workplaces, even a grocery store parking lot in one case.
KENNEDY:
After each disappearance, the local police received a riddle. And when they solved them, they led to specific locations in the vast woods surrounding Corwin Bay.
FREYA:
That’s where the bodies were found. Or what was left of them.
KENNEDY:
Dismembered. Scattered across the ground. Barely even recognizable as human remains. In five cases, all they found was blood, because predators had already gotten there.
FREYA:
Thirteen victims. Then nothing. No more disappearances. No more riddles.
KENNEDY:
Just silence… and a whole lot of questions no one could answer. Not the police, not even the FBI. The case stalled, and the Carver vanished.
FREYA:
He was never caught. And maybe he was never even finished.
KENNEDY:
Maybe. There are a lot of theories out there. Some people think he died. Some think he just stopped. Others think he moved overseas to commit his crimes so far away that no one would ever notice the connection. But in the end… no one knows the truth, except the Carver himself.
FREYA:
Over the next few episodes, we’re going to dig deep into the case. Who the victims were. What connected them. The suspect list. What the police might’ve missed or ignored. What’s been uncovered since the investigation quietly fizzled out.
KENNEDY:
We’ll also be exploring tips and theories sent in by listeners via the email address on our website, so please don’t hold back. We want to hear from you, because it’s not just the two of us. We want this project to belong to the community in the end.
FREYA:
That’s right. And, full disclosure, because I want to keep things honest: I’m hoping Kennedy’s personal connection to the case will help us get the initial attention and buzz we need to get things going.
But I also think her connection to it will keep us grounded.
Remind us what’s at stake. Because this isn’t just some urban legend we’re dissecting.
It’s a wound our city still hasn’t healed from.
KENNEDY:
I’ll be honest too. I really didn’t want to do this podcast at first. Because the true crime world…
it can be ugly, even exploitative. People often forget that these were real human beings.
So victims get reduced to tropes, tragedy gets flattened into content, and trauma becomes entertainment.
I know because I’ve experienced it firsthand, unfortunately.
FREYA:
Yup, that’s something we’ve talked about a lot. I remember when I first approached you about doing this, your kneejerk reaction was ‘hell no!’.
KENNEDY:
Yeah. There’s just such a fine line between shining a light and setting up a circus. I didn’t want to exploit my dad’s death—or anyone else’s—to rack up downloads or make money.
FREYA:
I already know the answer to this question, but for our listeners: what changed your mind in the end?
KENNEDY:
Honestly? The thought that someone out there might know something.
These podcasts can really make a difference when they’re done right.
We’ve seen that in so many other true crime cases.
They can stir things up. Get people talking.
Get them remembering . And maybe that’ll be enough to crack something open in this case.
FREYA:
To finally get answers and justice for the families of the victims.
KENNEDY:
Exactly. Because the Carver didn’t just take lives. Like you said earlier, he left a massive wound in our city. Everyone tried their best to get on with their lives once it became apparent that he was done with his killing spree, but things could never really go back to normal after it happened.
FREYA:
Yup. Ten years later, and it still feels like we’re living in the Carver’s shadow, waiting for… well, we don’t even know what, exactly. So… here we are. Two friends. One cold case. And ten years of silence we’re about to break.
KENNEDY:
We’re not cops, and we’re not journalists. We’re just here to ask questions and hopefully get people talking, because someone out there still knows the truth.
FREYA:
And if he’s listening—
KENNEDY:
Good . Because we haven’t forgotten you, or what you did. And we’re not just after answers. We’re after you .
FREYA:
As Kennedy mentioned earlier, we’ll release our first three full-length episodes tomorrow night. So, if you’re ready to hear the story of the Corwin Bay Carver, told by the people who lived it, join us then.
KENNEDY:
This is After the Carver . Thanks for listening.
[Outro music: soft and cold, fading to static, then silence]