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True Crime · Beth Braden

Time of Death

by Beth Braden

There are no witnesses, no fingerprints, and no confession to the 1992 deaths of Tommy Griffin and his sister, Connie Branam in East Tennessee. There are, however, four alleged and un-investigated alternate suspects, six alibi witnesses, a disgraced medical examiner, a nearly impossible timeline, a bad search warrant, and a man named Gary Sutton sitting on Death Row. Did the state damn the wrong man to die?

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14. I Didn't Say That: The Sevier County Trial Part 1

Changing stories and denials came out as Gary Sutton and James Dellinger's attorneys began cross examining witnesses during the 1993 Sevier County Trial for the death of

Aug 28
34 min

13. Pulled Rugs and Last Minute Revisions

The past, present, and future collided for this episode as Anthony Darrell Hines execution came just days after the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Gary Wa

Aug 17
49 min

12. (Alleged) Alt Suspects and Rabbit Holes Part 3

Bill Cogdill, the fourth and final alleged alternate suspect, had some pretty specific details about Connie Branam's crime scene several days before Connie was found burn

Jul 30
24 min

11. (Alleged) Alternate Suspects and Rabbit Holes Part 2

It turns out that not only were Connie Branam and Tommy Griffin supposed to be witnesses in a trial the week before their deaths…they were being subpoenaed as prosecution

Jul 17
32 min

10. (Alleged) Alternate Suspects and Rabbit Holes - Part 1

Who are Bobby Floyd, Eddie Blair, Lester Johnson, and Bill Cogdill? Beth looks into the alternate suspects that, for whatever reason, were mostly ignored during Gary Sutt

Jul 3
55 min

9. The Race Was On

  🧑‍⚖️ Christa Pike asks Supreme Court to Halt Execution over abuse, illness  📣 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls to abolish death penalty in Ohio, victim's family reacts   ☕

Jun 19
31 min

8. No Turning Back

Connie Branam's car is found along Clear Fork above Wears Valley, and the cops conduct a search of James Dellinger's home. Then, Gary and James are arrested and charged w

Jun 5
33 min

7. The Space Between

Blount County Chief Detective Dale Gourley speaks to the media about Tommy Griffin's death and Connie Branam's disappearance as searchers comb Sevier County for the missi

May 29
40 min

6. The Discovery

The Tennessee  Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay in Gary Sutton's intellectual disability hearing, and Governor Bill Lee has granted Tony Caruthers a temporary repr

May 22
42 min

5. Another Saturday Night

Connie Branam sat up nearly all night after her brother's trailer burned to the ground on February 21, 1992. On February 22, she began looking for him, and she ended up b

May 14
23 min

4. Diverging Timelines

Alcoa, Tennessee, police officers find Tommy Griffin shirtless and beaten on the night of February 21, 1992, and arrest him for public intoxication. The state's theory of

May 8
32 min

3. Finally Friday

With seven criminal charges dismissed, Gary Sutton's weekend was looking up, and he had a full day to hang around with his best friend, Tommy Griffin, and his Uncle James

May 1
19 min

2. The Bells that Tolled Before

Things were tense in the holler on Bluff Heights in the months leading up to the death of Tommy Griffin and Connie Branum, but Gary Sutton finally got some good news. 📱

May 1
23 min

1. One Weekend in February

Gary Wayne Sutton has been in prison for 34 years. He's spent 30 of them on death row. The State of Tennessee is scheduled to execute him on December 3, 2026….but was his

Apr 30
22 min

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Huge fan of Beth’s work with the Luna Shark crew, and I’m stoked to see what she will accomplish with Time of Death. Nobody is better at sifting through mud to find golden nuggets of truth than Beth. Episode 1 already has me hooked!

Slimgini · May 2026

I just started the second episode of Time of Death and I already love how down to earth and thoughtful this podcast is. This is such important work and I am already hooked. Really excited to see what’s to come. Great job Beth!

Surprizekitty · May 2026

Beth Braden is a story teller, and I love how she begins each episode with the countdown to death row day. Love her work on Lunashark and excited to see this venture of hers. Incredible research/reporting.

Sumshinelane · May 2026

No one can dig and research like Beth Braden. Her attention to detail is astounding and and I'm riveted to the podcast my the story

Mmsbest · May 2026

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