Sources and Verification

As of: 5/24/26

True Crime in Real Estate™ is built on the public record. The sources below were used to research and verify the reporting in this episode. Every factual claim made on air can be traced to one or more of the documents and articles listed here. Listeners are encouraged to read the original reporting and the court filings themselves.

The collapse of 324 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa

• Quad City Times, "What happened when? Here's a timeline of The Davenport building collapse"
• Quad City Times, "Looking back at the Davenport collapse: Year in Review 2023" via WQAD
• Quad City Times, "What has changed since The Davenport collapsed in 2023" via Muscatine Journal
• City of Davenport, "324 Main Street Partial Building Collapse Information Updates"
• City of Davenport, "324 Main Street Partial Building Collapse" official document repository
• River Cities' Reader, "The Davenport Building Collapse: The City's Daily Updates to the Media Unedited"

The investigative report on the cause of the collapse

SOCOTEC Engineering and White Birch Group LLC, Cause and Origin Report on the Partial Collapse at 324 Main Street. Dated August 15, 2023. Released by the City of Davenport on September 7, 2023. Available through the City of Davenport's official document repository linked above.

• Quad City Times, "Who's to blame in Davenport building collapse? Report sheds light on causes"
• Quad City Times, "Six months after building collapse: Here's a recap of what we've learned"
• White Birch LLC and SOCOTEC Preliminary Investigative Report

The consolidated civil lawsuit and the property transfers

• Quad City Times, "Owner of partially collapsed Davenport building Andrew Wold sells his personal home"
• Quad Cities Online, "Attorneys: Andrew Wold properties sold to avoid judgement"
• OurQuadCities.com, "Suit alleges Wold is selling property to avoid judgments"