True Crime

Time of Death

by Beth Braden

True Crime

About the show

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?

Latest episodes

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

July 30, 2026 · 25 min

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 burned in her car near Clear Fork in Wears Valley, Tennessee. Plus, hear…
11. (Alleged) Alternate Suspects and Rabbit Holes Part 2

July 17, 2026 · 32 min

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 witnesses, but nobody seems to know why + another Republican…
10. (Alleged) Alternate Suspects and Rabbit Holes - Part 1

July 3, 2026 · 55 min

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 Sutton's homicide trials in Blount and Sevier Counties. Also, get updates…
9. The Race Was On

June 19, 2026 · 32 min

🧑‍⚖️ 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 ☕Buy Beth a Coffee ⏳ Timeline of Events at the Time of Death Podcast…
8. No Turning Back

June 5, 2026 · 33 min

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 with Connie's death. Episode Links 🎧 Listen to Beth on Truth and…
7. The Space Between

May 29, 2026 · 41 min

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 missing woman. Gary Sutton, reeling from the death of his best friend…
6. The Discovery

May 22, 2026 · 42 min

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 reprieve from execution following a failed execution attempt on 5/21/26…
5. Another Saturday Night

May 14, 2026 · 23 min

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 back at Howie's Hideaway in Maryville with Gary Sutton and James…