Fentanyl stole her son.

Now she’s fighting back.At 14 years old, Alexander Neville was a brilliant and adventurous kid from California. But one morning, his mother, Amy, woke up to a nightmare no parent should ever face.

A fake pill ended his life.

In the first episode of the True Crime Prevention Podcast, Host Paul DelPonte speaks with Amy about her story and how she turned pain into purpose.

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4wKLQUO52CXyS1W9kVGQd4?si=fc1c9b14abe346fb

Apple Podcast: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-prevention-podcast/id1821901931

Lives Project, online memorial: ⁠https://livesproject.org/

Support the Alexander Neville Foundation: ⁠https://anfhelp.org/

Download the episode resource guide: ⁠https://www.ncpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Episode-1-Resource-Guide-FINAL.pdf

Hosted by Paul DelPonte

Produced by Nicholas Cirone

What if a true crime story didn’t end with heartbreak, but sparked real change?

Straight from the desk of McGruff the Crime Dog® and the National Crime Prevention Council comes True Crime Prevention , the Podcast that goes beyond the headlines and provides real solutions.

Each episode, host Paul DelPonte sits down with people whose lives were forever changed by crime while showing you how to prevent it.

True crime tells you what happened. True Crime Prevention tells you how to make sure it doesn’t happen to you.

Episode 1 drops July 10 and features Amy Neville, whose teenage son died after taking a counterfeit pill poisoned with fentanyl. Her warning could save a life.

You can listen to the episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Hosted by Paul DelPonte and produced by Nicholas Cirone.

Visit the National Crime Prevention Council's website at ncpc.org.