The Case of In Memory of Jason Strong | Jason Flom with Jason Strong

📻 Episode #588
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Aug 27, 2026

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About This Episode

This episode is re-released in loving memory of Jason Strong.

The Case

This episode is re-released in loving memory of Jason Strong.

Rest in Peace and PowerJason Lee StrongAugust 3, 1975 – August 8, 2026

In December 1999, the body of an unidentified young woman was found beaten to death in a forest preserve near North Chicago in Lake County, IL. Ten days after the body was discovered, Jeremy Tweedy, Jason Johnson and Jason Strong were brought in for questioning after Tweedy mentioned the woman's death to an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute. Police charged 24-year-old Jason Strong with first-degree murder and concealing a homicide and charged Tweedy and Johnson with concealing a homicide. Officers furnished a narrative about the circumstances of the victim's death to the two purported "witnesses," Tweedy and Johnson, both of whom agreed to testify against Jason Strong in exchange for lesser prison sentences. On October 18, 2000, Jason Strong was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 46 years in prison.

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00:05:10
“Speaker 1: But other than Chicago, this area that you lived in was... Speaker 1: a bad spot. It was a hotbed for police misconduct Speaker 1: and wrongful convictions as a result. So there you are Speaker 1: knocking around, trying to figure it out, you know, having Speaker 1: your party in times, whatever you're doing. And this comes”

00:19:08
“Speaker 1: and collapsed or done harm themselves like you talked about Speaker 1: doing or whatever, you didn't stop. And you maintained faith Speaker 1: in the system even though the system had totally let Speaker 1: you down and turned on you, which is remarkable. I Speaker 1: keep coming back to that. And then as a result,”

00:33:15
“Speaker 2: People are clapping, wishing me well. People that weren't in Speaker 2: their cells were coming up, giving me hugs. It was Speaker 2: a very crazy but wonderful feeling and day. Of course, Speaker 2: I had to wait for my mom to drive up Speaker 2: and pick me up. My attorneys were there. When I”

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