KXAN Catalyst podcast

KXAN Catalyst

KXAN Investigates

Catalyst is a specialty unit within the KXAN investigative team focused on ”digital-first” storytelling that aims to spark positive change in society. The group takes a multi-platform, innovative approach to each project, including this KXAN Catalyst Podcast.

46 Episodes

S8 E4: Victimology of the Rainey Street Ripper
3/1/2026
30:57
As social media speculation swirls, Austin police partner with an expert in serial killers and their hunting grounds to dispel rumors of a predator near Lady Bird Lake.
S8 E3: Folks Having Their Drink Spiked
2/22/2026
17:02
After losing loved ones in Lady Bird Lake, families push Austin leaders for years to implement new safety initiatives surrounding alcohol and the downtown waterway.
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S8 E2: Saw My Brother’s Body Floating
2/15/2026
12:45
Mitchell Gutierrez speaks out about his brother’s Lady Bird Lake drowning, his family’s fight for answers and why he believes a serial killer is behind the deaths.
S8 E1: Just Wander Toward the Water
2/8/2026
15:00
Following dozens of drownings in Austin’s downtown lake, KXAN explores solutions in other U.S. cities, including volunteer student patrols in a northern college town.
S8 Trailer
2/1/2026
2:35
Hear the serial drownings trailer now.
S7 Update: More Medical Examiners to the State
7/14/2025
8:49
Following KXAN’s reporting on Texas’ death investigations, lawmakers look at ways to modernize the state’s system amid legislative challenges and cost concerns.
S7 Bonus: Patchwork of Death Investigations (Analysis)
12/9/2024
12:31
KXAN’s Josh Hinkle, David Barer, Arezow Doost, Eric Henrikson and Dalton Huey discuss challenges they faced while investigating Texas’ death inquest system.
S7 E3: Wanted an Autopsy on that Child
12/2/2024
19:48
While Texas’ justice of the peace system has evolved since its start in 1824, counties are slowly replacing the death inquest part of their role with medical examiners.
S7 E2: Murdered Down by Backbone Creek
11/25/2024
14:01
As Texas’ population grows, so do critics’ concerns over elected officials investigating death. As Daynon Lewis’ case unfolds, state lawmakers look to the future.
S7 E1: Found Hanging by a Jump Rope
11/18/2024
18:54
A teenager’s mysterious death in 1965 resurfaces in the Texas Hill Country, prompting a new review of her case and the inquest system still used across the state.

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