Bone Valley
5.0/5
Critic Rating
4.5/5
Listener Rating
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. Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprints matched Jeremy Scott--a violent teenager who lived nearby. Jeremy has since confessed to Michelle’s murder. In this groundbreaking podcast, Bone Valley host Gilbert King uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for a string of murders. King is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Devil in the Grove, which led to the exonerations of four innocent men. Bone Valley is a production of Lava for Goo...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball • Crime Writers On • May 15, 2025
"(Season 2) Rebecca said Gilbert King is one of only a handful of writers who can create such empathy for people who we might not feel deserve it."
Score: 5
Chiara Sagramola • Orecchiabile Newsletter • May 13, 2025
"(Season 2) King ha preso la storia di Scott e l’ha trasformata in un racconto estremamente coinvolgente, fatto di voci rotte, telefonate dal carcere e verità che emergono come alghe dall’acqua scura e paludosa della Florida. Questa seconda stagione diventa così, un’indagine sulla possibilità del cambiamento, sulla fragilità del perdono e su cosa resta della propria vita quando la giustizia non arriva dove dovrebbe. /////////////////////// King took Scott's story and transformed it into an extremely engaging story, made up of broken voices, phone calls from prison and truths that emerge like algae from the dark and swampy water of Florida. This second season thus becomes an investigation into the possibility of change, the fragility of forgiveness and what remains of one's life when justice does not arrive where it should."
Score: 5
Wendy J. Fox • PodcastReview.org • Nov 23, 2022
"In exacting detail, King and his research assistant Kelsey Decker explore the botched investigation of Michelle’s death. What stands out most about Bone Valley is King and Decker’s commitment to the story. If they have an agenda, it is to surface every aspect of Michelle Schofield’s murder. With his experience overturning wrongful convictions, King brings a seasoned eye to the case. Through meticulous investigation, King and Decker try to right one of the many wrongs enacted by a flawed system."
Score: 5
Mara Davis • Paste Magazine • Nov 1, 2022
"Each episode reveals new information that could potentially carve a path to his freedom. As of the time I’m writing this, the series has not finished but I have to tell you—I am on the edge of my seat wanting to know the outcome. I hope justice prevails."
Score: 5
Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball • Crime Writers On • Oct 20, 2022
"We think it's the best true crime podcast we've heard in, like, forever. The team's investigation takes us in surprising directions as they work to get an innocent man out of prison. This is sure to be at the top of many Best of 2022 lists."
Listener Reviews
Score: 4.5
Donna R • Dec 11, 2022
"I actually turned on my youtube and was watching dateline 2020 and was sick about this man Leo Schofield. It is a shame in this day and age that this man is still in prison. However, I have been checking your podcast. You guys keep doing what you do."
