The death of a UC Davis student with 29 stab wounds is getting a new podcast investigation

Twenty-five years after a student at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) was found dead in his bedroom with 29 stab wounds, the death ruled a suicide, a new true crime podcast revisits the case and the questions Andrew Wieman’s family says have never been answered.

Wieman, a 20-year-old junior and member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, was found dead in his locked apartment on Jan. 4. 2001.

After a 13-month joint investigation involving UC Davis Police, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office and the California Department of Justice, authorities ruled Wieman’s suicide.

Investigators pointed to several factors that support that conclusion, including the discovery of a handwritten note in Wieman’s room, the fact the knife believed to have caused Wieman’s wounds contained his fingerprints, and the lack of signs of forced entry or struggle inside the room.

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Officials also noted that Wieman’s room was locked, the windows were secured, and all the keys were accounted for. According to investigators, there were no self-defense wounds on Wieman’s body and there was no evidence that anyone else was in the room.

In a statement released at the time, UC Davis Police Chief Calvin Handy described Wieman as a “troubled person” and said investigators believe the evidence, taken “as a whole,” was strongly consistent with a suicide.

But Wieman’s family never accepted the official decision. They have been searching for answers for years, raising concerns about whether all aspects of the case have been fully investigated.

Now, Emmy Award-winning producer Kyle Olson is reviewing the case for Season 2 of the true crime podcast “Love & Justice,” which premieres May 26.

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University of California Davis campus. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Olson said his team was immediately struck by several details in the case when they began reviewing investigative files and evidence.

“When you start to put all these things together, and you feel that the willingness to kill yourself, it’s naturally something that brings curiosity,” Olson told Fox News Digital.

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Olson said the case stood out because of the many details investigators knew at the time, including that Wieman had 29 stab wounds, some of them fatal, had no drugs or alcohol in his system, and was found in a locked room.

“Those are all things that make you scratch your head,” Olson said. “That’s not something we usually see in a case like this.”

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UC Davis student Andrew Wieman was 20 years old when he was found dead in his bedroom in 2001. (“Love & Justice” Podcast by the Wieman family)

The podcast host said one detail that surprised his team was learning that Wieman was allegedly found “bedridden” and wearing earplugs — details Olson said weren’t widely discussed publicly at the time.

“What does it mean?” Olson said. “Does it mean something, or just a small detail in a much bigger story?”

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The series also examines the nearly 60-hour gap between the last confirmed sighting of Wieman on the morning of Jan. 2, and when he was found dead.

“Sixty hours is a very long time,” Olson said. “What was going on during those 60 hours, and does anyone know anything that they may not have shared in 25 years?”

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Students are seen on campus at the University of California at Davis. (Getty Images)

According to Olson, the podcast does not try to impose a predetermined conclusion, but instead re-examines the case using modern forensic reconstruction techniques and new expert analysis.

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“We’re interested in hearing from all sides,” Olson said. “There will be people who think that maybe, with the evidence we’ve seen, it could lead to suicide. There will be others who say, ‘I don’t agree.’

Olson said the investigation involved forensic experts from around the world and focused on whether advances in science and reconstruction technology could better explain the circumstances surrounding Wieman’s death.

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A view of the campus from the RMI North building that houses the wine and food department at UC Davis in Davis. (Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

“One of the big questions for me always comes back to feasibility,” Olson said. “Is it possible for a person to inflict 29 wounds on himself, especially when multiple stab wounds are fatal?”

Olson said the passage of time can also play an important role in generating new knowledge.

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Andrew Wieman and family members before his death at UC Davis in January 2001. (“Love & Justice” Podcast by the Wieman family)

“There may be people who were too shy to come forward 25 years ago who are willing to talk now,” Olson said. “Now might be the time to say something.”

Season 1 of “Love & Justice” focuses on the murder of Olson’s childhood friend, Ashley Love, whose killer has never been found.

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Andrew Wieman’s family has spent decades questioning an official ruling on his death. (“Love & Justice” Podcast by the Wieman family)

Olson said that experience helped him better understand how families continue to live with unanswered questions long after the investigation ends.

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“For me, I would really like to get justice for Andrew,” Olson said. “We are here to hear what the truth is.”

If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).