Bone Valley

Chart trend

Position in the True Crime chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#49#96JunJulAugSep

all-time peak

days in the top 3 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Chapter 1 | You Told Me No

Jeremy: Chapter 1 | You Told Me No After Bone Valley Season 1, something unexpected happened: people began to respond to Jeremy Scott—not for who he was, but for what h

Apr 9 2025
36 min

Bonus Episode | Halfway Home

Leo Schofield takes his first steps outside prison in 36 years. Gilbert and Kelsey spend the day with him. Bone Valley is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in as

Jun 7 2024
45 min

Bonus Episode | Leo's Parole Hearing Comes to a Close but it's not Over

Leo Schofield’s parole hearing in Tallahassee, FL, April 17th, 2024 with reporting from Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker. Bone Valley is a production of Lava for Good™ Po

Apr 18 2024
25 min

Bonus Episode | Restoring the Way

Gilbert and Kelsey check in with Leo Schofield, who has spent the last 7 months at the Corrections Transition Program at Everglades Correctional Institution, where he’s b

Dec 21 2023
21 min

#403 Jason Flom with Gilbert King on the Groveland Four

On July 16, 1949, 17-year-old Norma Padgett and her estranged husband, Willie Padgett, reported to police that they had been attacked by four black men in Lake County, FL

Nov 2 2023
42 min

Bonus Episode | Nothing but a Meatball

Leo Schofield’s parole hearing is held in Tallahassee, FL on May 3rd, 2023, before the Florida Commission on Offender Review. In the lead up to the hearing, Gilbert and K

May 5 2023
1 h 03 min

Bonus Episode | Prepping for the Parole Hearing in the Case of Leo Schofield

In preparation for the upcoming parole hearing in Tallahassee on May 3rd, Gilbert and Kelsey travel to Florida to preview what’s at stake for Leo. They visit a halfway ho

Apr 19 2023
42 min

Bonus Episode | Leo Speaks

Leo shares a message for listeners of Bone Valley about the impact of the podcast on his life, and his hopes for freedom. For photos, images, and full transcripts of ea

Mar 8 2023
33 min

Bonus Episode | The Lion, the Boat, and the Lighthouse

Gilbert and Kelsey drive to Hardee Correctional Institution with Judge Scott Cupp, who hasn’t seen Leo in nearly a decade. Judge Cupp has arranged a visit with his former

Jan 17 2023
24 min

Bone Valley Q&A with Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker - Hosted by Maggie Freleng

Maggie Freleng, Pulitzer prize winning host of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng sits down for a Q&A with Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker from the new podcast Bone V

Nov 23 2022
51 min

Chapter 9 | Coming Clean

Chapter 9 of 9 Gilbert and Kelsey travel to the Florida prison where they will interview Jeremy Scott. Jeremy tells them about his interactions with prosecutor John Agu

Nov 9 2022
1 h 13 min

Chapter 8 | Dear Mr. King

Chapter 8 of 9 Leo Schofield faces more legal setbacks. Gilbert and Kelsey attend Leo’s latest hearings: one before an appellate court, and one before the parole board.

Nov 2 2022
1 h 10 min

Chapter 7 | I Lost It

Chapter 7 of 9 Leo Schofield grapples with a devastating legal decision, and the intensity of his feelings towards Jeremy Scott. But he soon learns that Jeremy has more

Oct 26 2022
1 h 07 min

Chapter 6 | Know That I Know

Chapter 6 of 9 Jeremy Scott’s ex-girlfriend reveals some incriminating information about his life in the late-1980s, leading Gilbert and Kelsey to investigate Jeremy’s

Oct 19 2022
1 h 02 min

Chapter 5 | Bam Bam

Chapter 5 of 9 Gilbert and Kelsey do a deep dive investigation into Jeremy Scott. By speaking to people who were close to Jeremy at the time, a picture emerges of an im

Oct 12 2022
50 min

Chapter 4 | Dog with a Bone

Chapter 4 of 9 Gilbert and Kelsey analyze the State’s case against Leo Schofield and locate a juror who admits she didn’t believe that Leo was guilty. As the years pass

Oct 5 2022
1 h 02 min

Chapter 3 | Trial by Ambush

Chapter 3 of 9 Facing the death penalty, Leo Schofield retains renowned Polk County defense attorney Jack Edmund, who must square off against an aggressive young prosec

Sep 28 2022
53 min

Chapter 2 | Combee Critters

Chapter 2 of 9 Leo’s friends and family search desperately for Michelle around Lakeland, Florida. Three days later, her body is found in a phosphate mining pit with 26

Sep 21 2022
1 h 01 min

Chapter 1 | God Help Us

Chapter 1 of 9 Author Gilbert King receives a message from a Florida judge who claims that there is an innocent man in prison, wrongly convicted of murdering his wife b

Sep 21 2022
52 min

Introducing: Bone Valley

In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. F

Sep 7 2022
3 min

Chart positions

Where Bone Valley ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 9, 2026).

#81 ▼ 2 True Crime US

What listeners say

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Leo’s story is so incredibly sad and was told beautifully. Bone Valley is a podcast I’ve been following on Apple Podcasts and knew I’d eventually get to it. I finally did and binged it in less than 24 hours. I’d like to say that what I heard was insane, but it’s extremely obvious at this point to me that not only is our justice system beyond broken, but so are the people running it. I know that there’s probably thousands of Leo’s in this country. The fact that we got to hear his story is why podcasts are such an incredible vehicle bc without it… I don’t think he’d be home rn. Finding out he was coming home brought me to tears bc it was truly looking so bleak and hopeless. His spirit, his strength, his patience… I don’t know how he did it. I’d love to hear an update. I hope all the good things for Leo

keeks0208 · Dec 2024

Amazingly well done podcast about an absolutely insane story. Not only the murder, but the life story of everyone involved is incredibly moving, heart breaking, and uplifting in a world where such an atrocity can be allowed to occur. As a fellow Floridian, we are appalled by the blatant dismissive of obvious evidence and the wrongful conviction of Leo. Thank you for making this podcast to tell his and Michelle’s story. We will think about this for years to come and will continue to support Leo’s exoneration.

Realmoyo · Nov 2024

As a prison reform advocate I have listened to SO many of these stories. This story is by far the one that has hit me the hardest! I pivoted between anger and tears the entire series! I live in Florida and it’s scary to think this could happen to anyone and does happen. I believe in Leo’s innocence and it absolutely breaks my heart that he has had to go through so much. More importantly, it’s absolutely amazing how humble and strong he is and has remained over the last 36+ years. I really enjoyed Kelsey & Gilbert’s reporting and they did really well together! My prayer is that Leo is exonerated. 💜

JagelsBagels124 · Sep 2024

The show gave me chills. As the tragedies and injustices unfold and multiply, I pivot between tears and fury. One of the most remarkable podcasts I have ever listened to.

Pumpilove · Aug 2024

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