Before the crime, there was a childhood in Pompano Beach, Florida. Episode 1 follows brothers Shannon and Shauncey Box through brother dynamics, family chaos, and a childhood car accident — until the family leaves Florida in 1979.

Crooked Trees is a serialized documentary about the people, places, and circumstances that come before an extraordinary event. Season One investigates a 2024 triple homicide in rural Georgia, but it does not start with the murders. It starts here, with a place, and with who these brothers were before they became names in a case file.

I'm Lauren Mohler, your host. My guest is my dad, Mark, a retired attorney and former prosecutor who lived a few doors down from Shannon and Shauncey in Pompano Beach. I'm an artist first — I hand-drew all the artwork for this series, including the intro animation frame by frame — and this season is built place-first: to understand a story, you first have to understand the place that produced it.

Follow Crooked Trees so you don't miss Episode 2, and please share Episode 1 with one person who loves a story told patiently — that's how a new show grows!

Watch the full video version on YouTube: @crookedtreespodcast

Trailer: https://youtu.be/_JFY5ZKgQBQ?si=Oslunsgmf3jBNVlK

More: www.crookedtrees.org | Instagram and TikTok: @crookedtreespodcast

Content note: this episode includes discussion of difficult family experiences, childhood hardship, and violence. Take care while listening.