What is culpable about?
Host Dennis Cooper investigates and shares a compelling story about this suspicious death, the questions surrounding it, and a grieving family’s ongoing fight for justice. Culpable explores unsettled cases where the people who seem deserving of blame have somehow eluded justice.
What happened to Rae on culpable?
Rae, laments the time lost with her son as their 4 year struggle for justice continues. From Black Mountain Media and Tenderfoot TV, this is Culpable.
What is culpable’s reward for solving a crime?
From the creators of Up and Vanished and To Live and Die in LA, this is Culpable. We at Black Mountain Media and Tenderfoot TV, are offering a reward of up to $100,000 for new information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
Can a podcast help get justice for Christian Andreacchio?
Rae Andreacchio is hoping a podcast will help get justice for her son. In 2014, Christian Andreacchio was found dead in his home at age 21 from a single gunshot wound to the head.
What happened to Christian Andreacchio in Culpable?
On February 26, 2014, Christian Andreacchio was found dead in the upstairs bathroom of his apartment from a single gunshot wound to the head.
When was Christian's case file released?
In this episode, we cover Christian’s case file, which was released in July of 2019. The case file contains documents gathered by various individuals and agencies who have worked this case ove…
Transcript
Kassie Coleman: The folks that just left, were you meeting with them, or were y’all both meeting with them?
Show Notes
In this episode, more investigating continues. Sheila and Mark G make a trip up north to visit Matt Miller, and Mark G meets with Zach Tabb in Houston.
Episode Credits
Theme music and score by Dirt Poor Robbins. Additional scoring by Makeup and Vanity Set
Who is the host of Culpable?
Culpable is an investigative true crime podcast hosted by Dennis Cooper that covers the 2014 death of 21-year-old Christian Andreacchio. It is produced by Dennis Cooper, Donald Albright, and Jacob Bozarth as a partnership of Black Mountain Media, Tenderfoot TV, Resonate Recordings, and Cadence13. In September 2019, the podcast was ...
What podcast was the second true crime podcast?
In September 2019, the podcast was the #2 true-crime podcast and #3 podcast overall on Apple Podcasts. The podcast brought national attention to Andreacchio's case. Tenderfoot TV and Black Mountain Media offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.
Who is the private investigator in Andreacchio's death?
In 2017, a jury did not indict two people who were connected to Andreacchio's death. Andreacchio's family hired a private investigator, Sheila Wysocki, to investigate the case. In August 2019 a district prosecutor announced that she was willing to reopen the case should new evidence come to light.
How did Christian Andreacchio die?
After a brief investigation, the police ruled Andreacchio's death a suicide. He was found in the bathtub with a gunshot wound to the head. Andreacchio's mother, Rae Andreacchio, questioned the police's conclusion due to evidence that emerged showing it may have been a homicide. Swearingen and Goodman were both in the apartment with Andreacchio, and had arrest warrants which were never fulfilled by the Meridian Police Department. The gun was found near Christian's left leg, but he was right handed. Additionally, Rae claims that Christian once told her, "Mom, if anybody ever tells you I killed myself, you come looking—because I wouldn’t do that." In 2017, a jury did not indict two people who were connected to Andreacchio's death. Andreacchio's family hired a private investigator, Sheila Wysocki, to investigate the case. In August 2019 a district prosecutor announced that she was willing to reopen the case should new evidence come to light. In November 2019, the Meridian City Council asked the United States Department of Justice to investigate the city's handling of Andreacchio's case.
