Whether it's a true crime case or one of history's most unsettling stories, we understand that the devil is in the details. In each episode, we comb through the facts, scrutinize the suspects, and deliver the disturbing stories that keep you on the edge of your seat. If you enjoy evidence-driven storytelling with a dash of gallows humor to make the disturbing (somewhat) tolerable, we suspect this is the pod for you. But this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the judge.
On June 6, 1992, 19-year-old Suzie Streeter and 18-year-old Stacy McCall proudly walked across the stage and received their diplomas from Springfield, Missouri’s Kickapoo high school. Like any other teen on graduation day, the girls had a long night of party hopping ahead of them before they ended up back at Suzie’s house to spend the night before going to a waterpark with friends the next morning.However, when friends Janelle Kirby and Mike Henson came to get them the next morning, they found the house empty. Stacy, Suzie, and Suzie’s mom, 47-year-old Sherill Levitt, were gone, all three of the women’s cars, keys, and purses were at the house.Even stranger, the phone rang while they were there. Janelle answered, and a man's voice on the other end immediately launched into sexual remarks. To this day, the man remains unidentified, and Suzie, Stacy, and Sherill have never been seen again. This is the story of the Springfield Three.⭐ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content & ad-free listening! ⭐https://www.patreon.com/c/ATRIALBYPODCAST🎙️Sponsors, special offers & discount codes: https://www.atrialbypodcast.com/sponsorsFind us everywhere:🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast🌐 Website: https://atrialbypodcast.com📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558845693491📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrialbypodcast🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atrialbypodcast📧 Contact: atrialbypodcast@gmail.comTheme Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSSources for this episode will be posted at atrialbypodcast.com within 30 days of the publish date.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we research thoroughly and use credible, publicly available information, it should not be considered a legal or definitive authority. We cannot guarantee veracity or completeness. Neither host is a lawyer, journalist, or investigator — views expressed are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individual, group, or organization. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Questions or concerns? Reach us at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On June 6, 1992, 19-year-old Suzie Streeter and 18-year-old Stacy McCall proudly walked across the stage and received their diplomas from Springfield, Missouri’s Kickapoo high school. Like any other teen on graduation day, the girls had a long night of party hopping ahead of them before they ended up back at Suzie’s house to spend the night before going to a waterpark with friends the next morning.However, when friends Janelle Kirby and Mike Henson came to get them the next morning, they found the house empty. Stacy, Suzie, and Suzie’s mom, 47-year-old Sherill Levitt, were gone, all three of the women’s cars, keys, and purses were at the house.Even stranger, the phone rang while they were there. Janelle answered, and a man's voice on the other end immediately launched into sexual remarks. To this day, the man remains unidentified, and Suzie, Stacy, and Sherill have never been seen again. This is the story of the Springfield Three.⭐ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content & ad-free listening! ⭐https://www.patreon.com/c/ATRIALBYPODCAST🎙️Sponsors, special offers & discount codes: https://www.atrialbypodcast.com/sponsorsFind us everywhere:🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast🌐 Website: https://atrialbypodcast.com📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558845693491📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrialbypodcast🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atrialbypodcast📧 Contact: atrialbypodcast@gmail.comTheme Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSSources for this episode will be posted at atrialbypodcast.com within 30 days of the publish date.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we research thoroughly and use credible, publicly available information, it should not be considered a legal or definitive authority. We cannot guarantee veracity or completeness. Neither host is a lawyer, journalist, or investigator — views expressed are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individual, group, or organization. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Questions or concerns? Reach us at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#119 · 54 min · 23 jun 2026
On June 6, 1992, 19-year-old Suzie Streeter and 18-year-old Stacy McCall proudly walked across the stage and received their diplomas from Springfield, Missouri’s Kickapoo high school. Like any other teen on graduation day, the girls had a long night of party hopping ahead of them before they ended up back at Suzie’s house to spend the night before going to a waterpark with friends the next morning.However, when friends Janelle Kirby and Mike Henson came to get them the next morning, they found the house empty. Stacy, Suzie, and Suzie’s mom, 47-year-old Sherill Levitt, were gone, all three of the women’s cars, keys, and purses were at the house.Even stranger, the phone rang while they were there. Janelle answered, and a man's voice on the other end immediately launched into sexual remarks. To this day, the man remains unidentified, and Suzie, Stacy, and Sherill have never been seen again. This is the story of the Springfield Three.⭐ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content & ad-free listening! ⭐https://www.patreon.com/c/ATRIALBYPODCAST🎙️Sponsors, special offers & discount codes: https://www.atrialbypodcast.com/sponsorsFind us everywhere:🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast🌐 Website: https://atrialbypodcast.com📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558845693491📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrialbypodcast🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atrialbypodcast📧 Contact: atrialbypodcast@gmail.comTheme Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSSources for this episode will be posted at atrialbypodcast.com within 30 days of the publish date.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we research thoroughly and use credible, publicly available information, it should not be considered a legal or definitive authority. We cannot guarantee veracity or completeness. Neither host is a lawyer, journalist, or investigator — views expressed are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individual, group, or organization. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Questions or concerns? Reach us at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#118 · 1 h 24 min · 16 jun 2026
On August 4, 1981, twenty-year-old Cindy Anderson went to work as a legal secretary at a Toledo, Ohio law office. With just ten days left before she was set to leave for Bible college, vanished from work that day without a trace. When her bosses arrived that afternoon, her car was in the parking lot, but Cindy was gone. The romance novel Cindy had been reading was left open on her desk, as if she had been interrupted while reading it. The page it was open to was the only violent scene in the book, where the female protagonist is abducted and knifepoint.In the weeks prior, she had been receiving deeply disturbing phone calls at the office and suffering from recurring nightmares about being attacked, prompting her employers to install an emergency buzzer at her desk and leading her to keep the office doors locked at all times, yet Cindy did not ring the buzzer the day she disappeared. To this day, Cindy has never been found.⭐ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content & ad-free listening! ⭐https://www.patreon.com/c/ATRIALBYPODCAST🎙️Sponsors, special offers & discount codes: https://www.atrialbypodcast.com/sponsorsFind us everywhere:🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast🌐 Website: https://atrialbypodcast.com📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558845693491📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrialbypodcast🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atrialbypodcast📧 Contact: atrialbypodcast@gmail.comTheme Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSSources for this episode will be posted at atrialbypodcast.com within 30 days of the publish date.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we research thoroughly and use credible, publicly available information, it should not be considered a legal or definitive authority. We cannot guarantee veracity or completeness. Neither host is a lawyer, journalist, or investigator — views expressed are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individual, group, or organization. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Questions or concerns? Reach us at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#117 · 47 min · 9 jun 2026
On the night of September 28th, 2000, former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm came home from a church basketball game to find his wife Kim and their two young children, Bradley and Jill, shot to death in the garage of their Georgetown, Indiana home. Some believed it was the husband — a serial cheater, with life insurance policies on his family and his daughter's blood on his shirt. Others believed it was a convicted predator who had walked out of prison three months before the murders, whose M.O. seemed to fit the crime.Prosecutors would eventually argue it was both men, working together — despite there not being a single piece of evidence proving they had ever met. There would be thirteen years of trials, convictions, appeals, and reversals. Alleged evidence suppression and fabricated expert credentials. Blood spatter evidence that experts would eventually call guesswork, used to convict a man twice. Jailhouse informants with violent criminal records of their own. A DNA database query that took two hours but wasn’t run for four years. A prosecutor who allegedly lied to the defense, pressured analysts to change their testimony, and threatened a witness with obstruction charges when she refused. Allegations of evidence tampering that reached into the police evidence room itself. And at the center of all of it, a man serving thirteen years in prison for murders the evidence had pointed away from him since the night they were committed. ⭐ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content & ad-free listening! ⭐https://www.patreon.com/c/ATRIALBYPODCASTFind us everywhere:🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast🌐 Website: https://atrialbypodcast.com📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558845693491📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrialbypodcast🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atrialbypodcast📧 Contact: atrialbypodcast@gmail.comTheme Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSSources for this episode will be posted at atrialbypodcast.com within 30 days of the publish date.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we research thoroughly and use credible, publicly available information, it should not be considered a legal or definitive authority. We cannot guarantee veracity or completeness. Neither host is a lawyer, journalist, or investigator — views expressed are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individual, group, or organization. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Questions or concerns? Reach us at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#116 · 1 h 23 min · 2 jun 2026
On the night of September 28th, 2000, former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm came home from a church basketball game to find his wife Kim and their two young children, Bradley and Jill, shot to death in the garage of their Georgetown, Indiana home. Some believed it was the husband — a serial cheater, with life insurance policies on his family and his daughter's blood on his shirt. Others believed it was a convicted predator who had walked out of prison three months before the murders, whose M.O. seemed to fit the crime.Prosecutors would eventually argue it was both men, working together — despite there not being a single piece of evidence proving they had ever met. There would be thirteen years of trials, convictions, appeals, and reversals. Alleged evidence suppression and fabricated expert credentials. Blood spatter evidence that experts would eventually call guesswork, used to convict a man twice. Jailhouse informants with violent criminal records of their own. A DNA database query that took two hours but wasn’t run for four years. A prosecutor who allegedly lied to the defense, pressured analysts to change their testimony, and threatened a witness with obstruction charges when she refused. Allegations of evidence tampering that reached into the police evidence room itself. And at the center of all of it, a man serving thirteen years in prison for murders the evidence had pointed away from him since the night they were committed. ⭐ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content & ad-free listening! ⭐https://www.patreon.com/c/ATRIALBYPODCASTFind us everywhere:🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast🌐 Website: https://atrialbypodcast.com📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558845693491📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrialbypodcast🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atrialbypodcast📧 Contact: atrialbypodcast@gmail.comTheme Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSSources for this episode will be posted at atrialbypodcast.com within 30 days of the publish date.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we research thoroughly and use credible, publicly available information, it should not be considered a legal or definitive authority. We cannot guarantee veracity or completeness. Neither host is a lawyer, journalist, or investigator — views expressed are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individual, group, or organization. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Questions or concerns? Reach us at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#115 · 1 h 5 min · 26 maj 2026
Before sunrise on April 18th, 2016, Missy Bevers pulled into the parking lot of Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas. She was early — she was always early. She had a 5 AM workout class to set up for, equipment to haul in, a room to arrange. What she didn't know was that someone was already inside the building. Someone who had been there for over an hour. Someone dressed head to toe in full tactical gear, wearing a helmet, gloves, and a vest with the word POLICE printed across the chest. Someone moving methodically through the empty church hallways, breaking glass, trying doors, and waiting. When Missy's students arrived for class at 5 AM, they found her bloodied body. Church surveillance cameras showed her killer moving throughout the building, yet more than ten years later, that person has never been identified. This is the unsolved murder of Missy Bevers.⭐ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content & ad-free listening! ⭐ https://www.patreon.com/c/ATRIALBYPODCASTFind us everywhere: 🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast 🌐 Website: https://atrialbypodcast.com 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558845693491 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrialbypodcast 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atrialbypodcast 📧 Contact: atrialbypodcast@gmail.comTheme Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischief License code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSSources for this episode will be posted at atrialbypodcast.com within 30 days of the publish date.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we research thoroughly and use credible, publicly available information, it should not be considered a legal or definitive authority. We cannot guarantee veracity or completeness. Neither host is a lawyer, journalist, or investigator — views expressed are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individual, group, or organization. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Questions or concerns? Reach us at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#114 · 1 h 6 min · 19 maj 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn April 16th, 1996, 48-year-old James Patterson Smith reported to his local police station that his 17-year-old girlfriend had drowned. Firmly maintaining that this was an accident, he admitted that he was the one who drowned her and, while he claimed that he attempted to resuscitate her, it had been too late. When the police arrived at the house, they were led to the nude body of Kelly Anne Bates lying on the bedroom floor. The police knew it was too late to save Kelly Anne, but the scene they were met with at the home told a much different story than what James reported. It was immediately clear to law enforcement that Kelly Anne’s death had not been an accident, but a cold, calculated end to a long period of brutal abuse. This is the horrific story behind the heartless murder of Kelly Anne Bates. *****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusi
#113 · 1 h 7 min · 12 maj 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonJodi Huisentruit was a TV news anchor at KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa, who disappeared in the early morning hours of June 27, 1995, after failing to show up for her morning broadcast. Police responded to her apartment building and found signs of a struggle around her car, which was still in the parking lot, leading investigators to believe she was attacked as she headed to work. Despite extensive investigations involving thousands of tips and interviews with over a thousand people, no definitive clues to her whereabouts were ever found, and she was declared legally dead in 2001. Several persons of interest have been investigated over the years, most notably John Vansice, the last known person to see her alive, though no arrests have ever been made. Her body has never been recovered, and as of the 30th anniversary of her disappearance in 2025, a reward is still being offered for information, and the case remains an active investigation. Someone out there knows what happened to her. That's not speculation — that is statistically near-certain. And if you know something, or if you know someone who does, the Mason City Police Department's tip line is (641) 421-3001. FindJodi.com also accepts tips. Steve Ridge's reward is real and it is fifty thousand dollars.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and
#112 · 1 h 3 min · 5 maj 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonBrazil has a word for the kind of person Flordelis dos Santos de Souza appeared to be: milagre. A miracle. Born into poverty in one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous favelas, she clawed her way out not through luck or privilege, but through her faith in God — and she made it her mission to bring as many people with her as she could. By 2019, she was a celebrated gospel singer, a renowned evangelical pastor, a sitting member of Brazil's Congress, and the mother of fifty-five adopted children she had pulled off the streets and called her own. She was proof that God was real and that He showed up for the forgotten. She was, by every measure that mattered in evangelical Brazil, a living saint. But on the morning of June 16, 2019, her husband was found shot 18 times in their garage — and the story Flordelis told about what happened that night would begin to unravel almost immediately. Because the miracle, it turned out, had a very dark foundation. And the saint? She was anything but. This is the story of the murder of Anderson do Carmo. *****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journ
#111 · 1 h 19 min · 28 apr 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn the evening of February 23rd, 2005, a man named Mark Lunsford had a date with his girlfriend. Before leaving, he said goodnight to his 9-year-old daughter Jessie, and thanked his parents, Ruth and Archie for watching her that evening. The four lived together, but Mark planned to stay overnight at his girlfriend’s that evening. When he returned to the family’s mobile home the next morning around 6 AM to get ready for work, he headed to Jessie’s room to check on her, but she was nowhere to be found. Mark knew immediately that something horrible had happened. It would be nearly a month before the body of his 9-year-old daughter would be found in a shallow grave, where she had been buried alive just 100 yards from her own home. I’m warning you now, today’s story is a tough one. Not only was Jessica brutally murdered, but she was sexually abused beforehand. If you need to skip this one and come back next week, I forgive you, but I believe Jessica’s story is one that needs to be told. *****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure
#110 · 1 h 19 min · 21 apr 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn the morning of February 24, 2023, police responded to 911 calls from the Banfield residence in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, where they found Christine Banfield suffering from multiple stab wounds and Joseph Ryan dead from gunshot wounds inside an upstairs bedroom. Brendan Banfield — Christine's husband and a former IRS special agent — and the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, initially told police that Ryan had entered the house, attacked Christine with a knife, and was shot by both of them in self-defense, but investigators concluded this account was contradicted by physical and digital evidence.Prosecutors alleged that Brendan and Peres Magalhães were engaged in an extramarital affair and, rather than face divorce and a custody dispute, Brendan created a fake FetLife profile under Christine's name to lure Ryan — a complete stranger — to the home under false pretenses, intending to kill Christine and frame Ryan for her murder by staging it as a home invasion gone wrong. Peres Magalhães was arrested in October 2023, later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Ryan's death, and testified as the key prosecution witness against Brendan at trial, where she was ultimately sentenced to ten years in prison. In early 2026, a Fairfax County jury convicted Brendan Banfield of aggravated murder on all counts, with a mandatory life sentence to follow.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy
#109 · 1 h 30 min · 14 apr 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn the morning of February 24, 2023, police responded to 911 calls from the Banfield residence in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, where they found Christine Banfield suffering from multiple stab wounds and Joseph Ryan dead from gunshot wounds inside an upstairs bedroom. Brendan Banfield — Christine's husband and a former IRS special agent — and the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, initially told police that Ryan had entered the house, attacked Christine with a knife, and was shot by both of them in self-defense, but investigators concluded this account was contradicted by physical and digital evidence.Prosecutors alleged that Brendan and Peres Magalhães were engaged in an extramarital affair and, rather than face divorce and a custody dispute, Brendan created a fake FetLife profile under Christine's name to lure Ryan — a complete stranger — to the home under false pretenses, intending to kill Christine and frame Ryan for her murder by staging it as a home invasion gone wrong. Peres Magalhães was arrested in October 2023, later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Ryan's death, and testified as the key prosecution witness against Brendan at trial, where she was ultimately sentenced to ten years in prison. In early 2026, a Fairfax County jury convicted Brendan Banfield of aggravated murder on all counts, with a mandatory life sentence to follow.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to e
#108 · 1 h 24 min · 7 apr 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn October 7, 1944, inside the walls of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a group of prisoners condemned to help carry out mass murder decided they would no longer go quietly. Known as the Sonderkommando, these men were forced to work in the crematoria—handling the bodies of victims and witnessing the full horror of the Nazi killing machine. But when they realized they were next to be executed, they made a choice: to fight back. Smuggling in explosives and risking certain death, they launched a revolt that would destroy part of the camp and kill several SS guards before being brutally crushed. It was a rebellion born out of desperation, but it became one of the most powerful acts of resistance during The Holocaust—and a story that forces us to ask what resistance really looks like in the face of unimaginable evil.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own
#107 · 1 h 18 min · 31 mar 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonIn 1992, a young woman named Candy arrived at a small-town hospital shaken after a fight with her boyfriend. Emotional and overwhelmed, she had hoped to find comfort from a close friend who worked there—but her friend wasn’t on shift. Concerned about her distress, hospital staff suggested she see a doctor to help calm her down before going home. Candy agreed. Soon, Dr. John Schneeberger — her longtime physician and the man who had delivered her baby — walked into the room.Candy expected something simple: perhaps a prescription or a mild sedative. Instead, the doctor administered an injection. Within moments, she says, darkness closed in. When Candy regained consciousness, something felt terribly wrong. She later told investigators she knew, almost immediately, that she had been sexually assaulted. The next morning, she drove two hours to a sexual assault center, where a forensic exam confirmed her fears: semen was found on her clothing and inside her body. Candy reported the assault to police, naming Dr. Schneeberger as the attacker.The case seemed straightforward — until science appeared to prove otherwise. Schneeberger willingly provided DNA samples again and again, and each test excluded him as the source. As doubt grew, whispers spread through the community that Candy had fabricated the accusation. Years passed, and the case went cold… until a shocking new allegation against the respected doctor forced investigators to take another look — and revealed a mystery that would leave forensic experts questioning how far someone could go to hide the truth.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischief
#106 · 1 h 6 min · 24 mar 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonThis is the tale of “Mighty” Mike Malloy — a down-on-his-luck Bronx bar regular who became the world’s most inconvenient murder victim when a group of Prohibition-era "geniuses" formed what they proudly called… the Murder Trust. Their business plan? Take out a life insurance policy on Mike, get him blackout drunk, and quietly collect the payout. Easy. Efficient. Foolproof.Except Mike had other plans.Poisoned drinks? He chugged them. Rotten oysters soaked in methanol? Bon appétit. Sleeping on a park bench in freezing winter weather? Honestly kind of refreshing. Hit-and-runs, toxic sandwiches, industrial-strength alcoholism — at a certain point you have to wonder if Mike Malloy was powered entirely by spite and questionable whiskey.So how did one man survive multiple murder attempts by a team of increasingly desperate criminals… and how far would they ultimately go to finally finish the job?Grab a drink — preferably one that isn’t laced with wood alcohol — and join us for the ridiculous, chaotic, and very Irish-American legend of The Many Murders of Mighty Mike Malloy.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics
#105 · 1 h 22 min · 17 mar 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonJoan Kawai, 26Hassan Ouamou, 30Charly Arbo, 30Grégory Serviol, 31Paul Grovogui, 31Florian Rocca, 32Adrien Longeron, 34Quentin Hennebert, 34Mahdi Daoudi, 36Omar Douiri, 36Saifeddine Ghabi, 36Andy Rodriguez, 37Boris Moulin, 37Hugues Malago, 39Fabien Sotto, 39Ludovick Blemeur, 39Karim Sebaoui, 40Redouane Azougagh, 40Nizar Hamida, 41Nicolas François, 42Husamettin Dogan, 43Simoné Mekenes, 43Vincent Coullet, 43Lionel Rodriguez, 44Cyprien Culieras, 44Cendric Venzin, 44Dominique Davies, 45Jérôme Vilela, 46Jean-Luc La, 46Cyril Beaubis, 47Abdelali Dallal, 47Cedric Grassot, 50Jean Tirano, 52Mathieu Dartus, 53Cyrille Delville, 54Ahmed Tbarik, 54Thierry Parisis, 54Redouan El Farihi, 55Patrice Nicolle, 55Christian Lescole, 57Patrick Aron, 60Thierry Postat, 61Philippe Leleu, 62Jean-Pierre Maréchal, 63Romain Vandevelde, 63Didier Sambuchi, 67Joseph Cocco, 69Mohamed Rafaa, 70Dominique Pélicot, 72Jacques Cubeau, 73Jean-Marc Leloup, 74For nearly fifty years, Gisèle Pelicot believed she was living an ordinary life — a long marriage, grown children, grandchildren, and a quiet retirement in the south of France. But in 2020, a police investigation revealed a truth so unimaginable it would shock the world.For almost a decade, her husband had been secretly drugging her with powerful sedatives, leaving her unconscious night after night. While she slept, he raped her — and invited dozens of strangers into their home to do the same.Doctors had spent years searching for explanations for her memory loss, exhaustion, and mysterious illnesses, never realizing the symptoms were not medical at all. They were evidence of a crime happening in plain sight.By the time authorities uncovered the truth, investigators had identified more than seventy men connected to the assaults and documented years of abuse carefully recorded by the man she trusted most, her husband Dominique, to whom she had been married for almost half a century.This is a story of betrayal, survival, resilience and the case that forced an entire country to confront the reality of hidden violence. This is the story of a woman refusing to stay silent, a woman determined to make shame change sides.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:
#104 · 27 min · 16 mar 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonJoan Kawai, 26Hassan Ouamou, 30Charly Arbo, 30Grégory Serviol, 31Paul Grovogui, 31Florian Rocca, 32Adrien Longeron, 34Quentin Hennebert, 34Mahdi Daoudi, 36Omar Douiri, 36 Saifeddine Ghabi, 36Andy Rodriguez, 37Boris Moulin, 37Hugues Malago, 39Fabien Sotto, 39Ludovick Blemeur, 39Karim Sebaoui, 40Redouane Azougagh, 40Nizar Hamida, 41Nicolas François, 42 Husamettin Dogan, 43Simoné Mekenes, 43Vincent Coullet, 43Lionel Rodriguez, 44Cyprien Culieras, 44Cendric Venzin, 44Dominique Davies, 45Jérôme Vilela, 46Jean-Luc La, 46Cyril Beaubis, 47 Abdelali Dallal, 47Cedric Grassot, 50Jean Tirano, 52Mathieu Dartus, 53Cyrille Delville, 54Ahmed Tbarik, 54Thierry Parisis, 54Redouan El Farihi, 55Patrice Nicolle, 55Christian Lescole, 57 Patrick Aron, 60Thierry Postat, 61Philippe Leleu, 62Jean-Pierre Maréchal, 63Romain Vandevelde, 63Didier Sambuchi, 67Joseph Cocco, 69Mohamed Rafaa, 70Dominique Pélicot, 72Jacques Cubeau, 73Jean-Marc Leloup, 74For nearly fifty years, Gisèle Pelicot believed she was living an ordinary life — a long marriage, grown children, grandchildren, and a quiet retirement in the south of France. But in 2020, a police investigation revealed a truth so unimaginable it would shock the world.For almost a decade, her husband had been secretly drugging her with powerful sedatives, leaving her unconscious night after night. While she slept, he raped her — and invited dozens of strangers into their home to do the same.Doctors had spent years searching for explanations for her memory loss, exhaustion, and mysterious illnesses, never realizing the symptoms were not medical at all. They were evidence of a crime happening in plain sight.By the time authorities uncovered the truth, investigators had identified more than seventy men connected to the assaults and documented years of abuse carefully recorded by the man she trusted most, her husband Dominique, to whom she had been married for almost half a century.This is a story of betrayal, survival, resilience and the case that forced an entire country to confront the reality of hidden violence. This is the story of a woman refusing to stay silent, a woman determined to make shame change sides.*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:
#103 · 1 h 47 min · 12 mar 2026
Story starts around 08:15.For nearly fifty years, Gisèle Pelicot believed she was living an ordinary life — a long marriage, grown children, grandchildren, and a quiet retirement in the south of France. But in 2020, a police investigation revealed a truth so unimaginable it would shock the world.For almost a decade, her husband had been secretly drugging her with powerful sedatives, leaving her unconscious night after night. While she slept, he raped her — and invited dozens of strangers into their home to do the same.Doctors had spent years searching for explanations for her memory loss, exhaustion, and mysterious illnesses, never realizing the symptoms were not medical at all. They were evidence of a crime happening in plain sight.By the time authorities uncovered the truth, investigators had identified more than seventy men connected to the assaults and documented years of abuse carefully recorded by the man she trusted most, her husband Dominique, to whom she had been married for almost half a century.This is a story of betrayal, survival, resilience and the case that forced an entire country to confront the reality of hidden violence. This is the story of a woman refusing to stay silent, a woman determined to make shame change sides.Listen ad-free on Patreon*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcastTheme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. O
#102 · 2 h 1 min · 10 mar 2026
Story starts at 9:49For nearly fifty years, Gisèle Pelicot believed she was living an ordinary life — a long marriage, grown children, grandchildren, and a quiet retirement in the south of France. But in 2020, a police investigation revealed a truth so unimaginable it would shock the world.For almost a decade, her husband had been secretly drugging her with powerful sedatives, leaving her unconscious night after night. While she slept, he raped her — and invited dozens of strangers into their home to do the same.Doctors had spent years searching for explanations for her memory loss, exhaustion, and mysterious illnesses, never realizing the symptoms were not medical at all. They were evidence of a crime happening in plain sight.By the time authorities uncovered the truth, investigators had identified more than seventy men connected to the assaults and documented years of abuse carefully recorded by the man she trusted most, her husband Dominique, to whom she had been married for almost half a century.This is a story of betrayal, survival, resilience and the case that forced an entire country to confront the reality of hidden violence. This is the story of a woman refusing to stay silent, a woman determined to make shame change sides.Listen ad-free on PatreonFind all of A Trial by Podcast's links in our Linktree below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched,
#101 · 1 h 52 min · 3 mar 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonIn the summer of 2001, newly appointed Boston Globe editor Marty Baron spotted a buried allegation in a court filing: Cardinal Bernard Law had knowingly reassigned a priest, John J. Geoghan, despite prior allegations of child sexual abuse. Baron didn’t hesitate. He handed the lead to the Globe’s elite investigative unit, the Spotlight Team, tasking them with a simple but ominous question: Had the Archdiocese of Boston knowingly protected a child abuser? The team thought they were digging into one man’s crimes. What they uncovered instead was a sprawling, decades-long conspiracy of silence.By the end of 2002, the Spotlight Team had identified over 150 priests in the Boston Archdiocese credibly accused of sexually abusing children—many of them shielded by Church leadership, quietly reassigned from parish to parish while their victims were left in darkness.And the scandal didn’t stop there.In July 2003, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly released a report that stunned even the most hardened investigators: from 1940 to 2000, 237 priests and 13 other Church employees had likely abused at least 789 children in the Boston Archdiocese alone. The real number, Reilly warned, was likely far higher—over 1,000 victims, many of them still too ashamed, afraid, or broken to speak.This is the story of how four reporters, two editors, and one researcher took on one of the most powerful institutions in the world—and exposed a massive, institutional cover-up of child sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast
#100 · 1 h 11 min · 24 feb 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonIn the summer of 2001, newly appointed Boston Globe editor Marty Baron spotted a buried allegation in a court filing: Cardinal Bernard Law had knowingly reassigned a priest, John J. Geoghan, despite prior allegations of child sexual abuse. Baron didn’t hesitate. He handed the lead to the Globe’s elite investigative unit, the Spotlight Team, tasking them with a simple but ominous question: Had the Archdiocese of Boston knowingly protected a child abuser? The team thought they were digging into one man’s crimes. What they uncovered instead was a sprawling, decades-long conspiracy of silence.By the end of 2002, the Spotlight Team had identified over 150 priests in the Boston Archdiocese credibly accused of sexually abusing children—many of them shielded by Church leadership, quietly reassigned from parish to parish while their victims were left in darkness.And the scandal didn’t stop there.In July 2003, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly released a report that stunned even the most hardened investigators: from 1940 to 2000, 237 priests and 13 other Church employees had likely abused at least 789 children in the Boston Archdiocese alone. The real number, Reilly warned, was likely far higher—over 1,000 victims, many of them still too ashamed, afraid, or broken to speak.This is the story of how four reporters, two editors, and one researcher took on one of the most powerful institutions in the world—and exposed a massive, institutional cover-up of child sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast<
#99 · 59 min · 17 feb 2026
Listen ad-free on PatreonOn a freezing January night, a house on the French-Swiss border burned to the ground, leaving behind the bodies of two small children and their mother. Miles away, their grandparents were also found dead. Only one member of the family survived. Jean-Claude Romand—a respected doctor and World Health Organization researcher—was pulled from the flames barely alive, mourned as the tragic victim of an unimaginable loss.Friends believed he had built a beautiful life for his family, bravely battling cancer for years to protect it. Now, everything he loved had gone up in smoke, and no one could understand why. Investigators initially suspected that maybe Jean-Claude himself had been the target, perhaps because of the classified, high-level research he conducted for the WHO. Those who knew Jean-Claude had no inkling what exactly that research was, they knew only that it was of international importance.But as police searched for answers, the story they had expected to uncover began to unravel. They learned that Jean-Claude’s research wasn’t classified, it didn’t exist. In fact, he had never worked at the World Health Organization. He wasn’t even a doctor.Everything friends, family and neighbors knew about Jean-Claude was a carefully constructed façade, hollow at its core. And with every lie exposed, the central question grew darker: had Jean-Claude’s web of deception placed his family in danger… or was Jean-Claude responsible for the annihilation of his wife, his parents, and his own children?Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment pur
#98 · 1 h 13 min · 10 feb 2026
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ about a serial killer nurse named Kristen Gilbert! Kristen seemed like an amazing nurse, she had it all together at home and on the job. She was the nurse co workers counted on because she knew her stuff, but when the number of deaths in the ICU started rising every time Kristen worked a few coworkers started noticing a pattern. As her fellow nurses watched more closely they began to ask the unfathomable question ... was Kristen killing the patients? or Was this all a coincidence? What they found was more sinister than they could have ever imagined.Socials:Instagram - @wifeofcrimepodPatreon - Patreon.com/wifeofcrimepodTik Tok - Wife of Crime See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#97 · 1 h 31 min · 5 feb 2026
On a freezing January night, a house on the French-Swiss border burned to the ground, leaving behind the bodies of two small children and their mother. Miles away, their grandparents were also found dead. Only one member of the family survived. Jean-Claude Romand—a respected doctor and World Health Organization researcher—was pulled from the flames barely alive, mourned as the tragic victim of an unimaginable loss. Friends believed he had built a beautiful life for his family, bravely battling cancer for years to protect it. Now, everything he loved had gone up in smoke, and no one could understand why. Investigators initially suspected that maybe Jean-Claude himself had been the target, perhaps because of the classified, high-level research he conducted for the WHO. Those who knew Jean-Claude had no inkling what exactly that research was, they knew only that it was of international importance.But as police searched for answers, the story they had expected to uncover began to unravel. They learned that Jean-Claude’s research wasn’t classified, it didn’t exist. In fact, he had never worked at the World Health Organization. He wasn’t even a doctor. Everything friends, family and neighbors knew about Jean-Claude was a carefully constructed façade, hollow at its core. And with every lie exposed, the central question grew darker: had Jean-Claude’s web of deception placed his family in danger… or was Jean-Claude responsible for the annihilation of his wife, his parents, and his own children?Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topic
#96 · 1 h 20 min · 3 feb 2026
Click here to complete the listener survey!In December 2009, Susan Powell vanished from her Utah home after her husband, Josh Powell, claimed he’d taken their two young sons on a spontaneous, late-night winter camping trip. Almost immediately, his detached demeanor and shifting explanations raised red flags. As investigators looked closer, a darker picture came into focus: a controlling marriage, Susan’s escalating fear, and a handwritten letter she had secretly written—one that warned if anything happened to her, it probably was not an accident, even if it looked like one. Still, without a body or definitive proof, the case stalled, and Susan seemed to vanish into uncertainty.For more than two years, Susan’s family begged for action, but police seemed to be waiting for something—waiting for more evidence, for Susan to be found, who knows. Horrifically, that waiting would prove catastrophic. In 2012, the case ended not with resolution, but with unimaginable violence that wiped out what remained of the Powell family. Susan Powell’s body has never been recovered, and the question at the center of it all remains unanswered. What happened to Susan Powell? This is A Trial by Podcast—and we’ll let you be the judge.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Liste
#95 · 1 h 38 min · 27 jan 2026
Click here to complete the listener survey!Imagine being told you have cancer—a diagnosis that instantly upends your life—and then enduring months or even years of brutal chemotherapy. Now imagine learning that your doctor forced you to undergo three to four times the standard amount of treatment, or kept you on chemotherapy long after you were in remission, all while you believed you were still fighting for your life. Worst of all, imagine undergoing months or years of chemo, only to later discover that you never had cancer at all—and that your doctor knew it the entire time.These nightmares became reality for hundreds of patients in Michigan under the care of Dr. Farid Fata, an oncologist who betrayed the very people who trusted him with their lives. In one of the most egregious cases of medical fraud in U.S. history, Fata subjected healthy patients—or those with minor, manageable conditions—to unnecessary, devastating cancer treatments, all to enrich himself. This is the rise and fall of Dr. Fata.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcas
#94 · 1 h 37 min · 20 jan 2026
Click here to complete the listener survey!In August 2008, 18-year-old Marie Adler called 911 in terror, reporting that a masked man had broken into her Lynnwood, Washington apartment, bound her with her own shoelaces, and raped her for hours. At first, police treated the case as a serious violent assault, but as the days passed their focus shifted from finding a suspect to scrutinizing Marie herself. They fixated on minor inconsistencies in her account and on her “flat” emotional response, interpreting her trauma through suspicion rather than understanding. Doubt deepened after one of Marie’s former foster mothers contacted police to suggest she might be lying, and detectives began pressing Marie relentlessly, re-interviewing her again and again until she finally broke and wrote a statement admitting that she had made the whole thing up. Marie was charged with filing a false police report, publicly branded a liar, and left to carry the consequences alone while police closed the case. Nearly two years later, a serial rapist was arrested in another state, and in his possession investigators found photographs of a young girl being assaulted. She was bound, naked, and had her own photo ID placed on her chest. That ID belonged to Marie Adler, who had been telling the truth the whole time. This is the unbelievable story of a young girl victimized twice. First, by a brutal rapist, and second, by police. Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.<
#93 · 1 h 42 min · 13 jan 2026
Click here to complete the listener survey!Lacey Fletcher, a 36-year-old woman from Louisiana, died in January 2022 after spending years confined to a couch in her parents’ home, where she suffered extreme neglect. Authorities say she was left sitting in the same position for so long that she developed severe medical complications, including malnutrition, infected wounds, and immobility. Her parents were later charged, accused of failing to provide basic care as Lacey slowly deteriorated and died.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team at <
#92 · 56 min · 6 jan 2026
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/-----A HUGE thank you to Jill and Cara from Lorain County Safe Harbor for joining me. I truly enjoyed this discussion and learned so much from it - I hope you guys did too!Their Info:Website: https://www.genesishouseshelter.org/Instagram: @loraincountysafeharborPodcast (Spotify): Silence Hides Violence-----Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have
#91 · 1 h 2 min · 30 dec 2025
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---In June of 2017, police in Bedfordshire, England responded to repeated domestic disturbance calls and found 21-year-old Alex Skeel injured and bleeding each time - only for him to insist his wounds were self-inflicted and beg officers to leave. On their third visit in just over a week, seeing Alex in daylight for the first time, officers were confronted with a scene so horrific it stayed with them for years: Alex was skeletal, weighed under 100 pounds, and was covered in untreated burns, deep knife wounds, and bruises in every stage of healing, his body infected and his hair matted with dried blood. He was rushed to the hospital suffering from sepsis, fluid on the brain, and severed tendons, and doctors later said he was at most ten days from death. His injuries resembling those of a tortured prisoner of war, inflicted not by an enemy, but by his own partner and the mother of his children, 21-year-old Jordan Worth.-----Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations.
#90 · 1 h 6 min · 23 dec 2025
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---In June of 2017, police in Bedfordshire, England responded to repeated domestic disturbance calls and found 21-year-old Alex Skeel injured and bleeding each time - only for him to insist his wounds were self-inflicted and beg officers to leave. On their third visit in just over a week, seeing Alex in daylight for the first time, officers were confronted with a scene so horrific it stayed with them for years: Alex was skeletal, weighed under 100 pounds, and was covered in untreated burns, deep knife wounds, and bruises in every stage of healing, his body infected and his hair matted with dried blood. He was rushed to the hospital suffering from sepsis, fluid on the brain, and severed tendons, and doctors later said he was at most ten days from death. His injuries resembling those of a tortured prisoner of war, inflicted not by an enemy, but by his own partner and the mother of his children, 21-year-old Jordan Worth.-----Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their ow
#89 · 1 h 21 min · 16 dec 2025
https://www.tiananoticefoundation.org/donate/---Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---On Valentine’s Day 2009, Tiana Angelique Notice, a 25-year-old woman from Plainville, Connecticut, was tragically stabbed to death outside her apartment. For Tiana’s family, this day marked the devastating end of a prolonged nightmare of stalking and fear. Just five weeks and two days before her murder, Tiana had been granted a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, James Carter II. From the moment she filed for the order to the day of her death, Tiana visited the police department 33 times, desperately seeking help. Carter’s behavior was becoming increasingly erratic, and he had violated the restraining order multiple times. Yet, despite Tiana’s repeated pleas and her insistence that she was in imminent danger, law enforcement continued to tell her there was nothing they could do.On the final day of her life, Tiana reportedly confronted an officer, asking in frustration, “What is it going to take before you guys do something? When I am dead?” Tragically, it seems that is exactly what it took. The very next day, Tiana’s life was cut short.How could this happen? How was Tiana so egregiously failed by those entrusted to protect her? And, most importantly, what can be done to ensure that no one else suffers the same fate?---Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal
#88 · 1 h 5 min · 11 dec 2025
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/---On Valentine’s Day 2009, Tiana Angelique Notice, a 25-year-old woman from Plainville, Connecticut, was tragically stabbed to death outside her apartment. For Tiana’s family, this day marked the devastating end of a prolonged nightmare of stalking and fear. Just five weeks and two days before her murder, Tiana had been granted a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, James Carter II. From the moment she filed for the order to the day of her death, Tiana visited the police department 33 times, desperately seeking help. Carter’s behavior was becoming increasingly erratic, and he had violated the restraining order multiple times. Yet, despite Tiana’s repeated pleas and her insistence that she was in imminent danger, law enforcement continued to tell her there was nothing they could do.On the final day of her life, Tiana reportedly confronted an officer, asking in frustration, “What is it going to take before you guys do something? When I am dead?” Tragically, it seems that is exactly what it took. The very next day, Tiana’s life was cut short.How could this happen? How was Tiana so egregiously failed by those entrusted to protect her? And, most importantly, what can be done to ensure that no one else suffers the same fate?---Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure.
#87 · 1 h 27 min · 9 dec 2025
Donate to the Cyarah Vince Foundation at the link below:https://cyarahvincefoundation.org/donate/-------In March 2020, 23-year-old Cyarah “Cece” Vince was shot and killed inside her Lorain, Ohio apartment by her boyfriend, Austin Altomare, after months of escalating control, emotional abuse, and isolation. That night, Cyarah and Altomare had a friend—identified in court records as J.B.—over for dinner, and after the three used recreational drugs, Altomare became agitated, pulled out a .40-caliber handgun, and fired at J.B., who fled. What happened in the minutes that followed is unknown, but when police arrived in response to reports of gunfire, Cyarah was found with a gunshot wound to the forehead and later died at the hospital. Evidence showed Altomare fired multiple rounds throughout the apartment and outside the building. Altomare was convicted of murder, felonious assault, and related weapons offenses. Cyarah’s family and advocates now use her story to raise awareness about the warning signs of intimate partner violence and the urgency of early intervention.--------Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individua
#86 · 1 h 46 min · 2 dec 2025
On the morning of February 14, 2005, 19-year-old Rashawn Brazell left his home in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York, expecting a routine day ahead. He had plans to meet with an accountant that morning and then join his mother, Desire, for a Valentine’s Day lunch in Manhattan. Rashawn never showed up for lunch that day, and he was never seen alive again.Over the next few days, Rashawn’s loved ones grew increasingly concerned when he failed to return home or contact anyone. What began as a missing person case soon turned into a gruesome homicide investigation that shocked New York City. Within the span of a week, dismembered human remains were discovered in two locations in Brooklyn – horrifying finds that were ultimately identified as the body parts of Rashawn Brazell. On trial today: Who killed Rashawn Brazell?*****Click here to read Media's Dangerous Ignorance of Missing People of Color by Naomi CorletteClick here to read Race, Sexuality, Cyberactivism and the Legacy of Rashawn Brazell by Marie Varghese*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw t
#85 · 1 h 10 min · 25 nov 2025
On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley vanished after a night of teenage Mischief Night pranks in her wealthy Greenwich, Connecticut neighborhood, only to be found brutally beaten beneath a tree in her own yard the next morning. A golf club that was used to beat Moxley so brutally that the end of the club broke off - that golf club was later linked to the home of Rushton Skakel, the brother of Ethel Skakel Kennedy, AKA Robert Kennedy Sr.’s wife. Police learned that Rushton Skakel’s sons, 17-year-old Tommy and 15-year-old Michael, had pretty much been fighting over Martha Summer I Turned Pretty Style; and with that, they felt certain that one of the brothers had to be responsible. But of course, the money, power and privilege that comes with being a cousin of the Kennedy’s didn’t make their investigation easy.It would stretch on for decades, filled with conflicting alibis, changed stories, and shocking admissions, as police, journalists, and prosecutors tried to piece together what happened that night in Belle Haven. Decades later, after a sensational trial, a conviction and the overturning of that conviction, the question still lingers: did the Kennedy family’s privilege shield a murderer from justice?*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podca
#84 · 1 h 14 min · 18 nov 2025
Story starts at 8:00 mark*****On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley vanished after a night of teenage Mischief Night pranks in her wealthy Greenwich, Connecticut neighborhood, only to be found brutally beaten beneath a tree in her own yard the next morning. A golf club that was used to beat Moxley so brutally that the end of the club broke off - that golf club was later linked to the home of Rushton Skakel, the brother of Ethel Skakel Kennedy, AKA Robert Kennedy Sr.’s wife. Police learned that Rushton Skakel’s sons, 17-year-old Tommy and 15-year-old Michael, had pretty much been fighting over Martha Summer I Turned Pretty Style; and with that, they felt certain that one of the brothers had to be responsible. But of course, the money, power and privilege that comes with being a cousin of the Kennedy’s didn’t make their investigation easy.It would stretch on for decades, filled with conflicting alibis, changed stories, and shocking admissions, as police, journalists, and prosecutors tried to piece together what happened that night in Belle Haven. Decades later, after a sensational trial, a conviction and the overturning of that conviction, the question still lingers: did the Kennedy family’s privilege shield a murderer from justice?*****Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own
#83 · 1 h 7 min · 11 nov 2025
In 1979, in Tustin, California, Dianna Green was brutally beaten and raped in her apartment while pregnant, leaving her in a coma and causing the death of her unborn child. Her husband, Kevin Green, told police the couple had an argument that night so Kevin left to get food and give Dianna some space - but when Dianna regained consciousness weeks later, she accused him of the attack. Despite his insistence that he was innocent, Kevin was convicted in 1979 of attempted murder and assault causing fetal death and sentenced to life in prison. More than sixteen years later, DNA testing on evidence from the crime scene revealed the real perpetrator was Gerald Parker, a serial killer known as “The Bedroom Basher,” who confessed to attacking Dianna and murdering several other women in Orange County around the same time. Kevin was fully exonerated and released in 1996, while Parker was sentenced to death. Dianna later publicly apologized to Kevin for the mistaken accusation that had cost him nearly two decades of his life.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you
#82 · 1 h 31 min · 4 nov 2025
Story starts at 08:55Chelsea Bruck, a 22-year-old woman from Flat Rock, Michigan, disappeared in the early hours of October 26, 2014, after attending a large Halloween party near Newport with hundreds of attendees. Separated from her friends and without her phone, she was last seen wearing a Poison Ivy costume and asking strangers for a ride home. Six months later, her skeletal remains were discovered in a rural area in Ash Township, and the cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head. The investigation eventually identified Daniel Clay as the perpetrator after his DNA matched evidence found on Bruck’s discarded costume. He was convicted of felony murder.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com.*Related media may includ
#81 · 1 h 41 min · 28 okt 2025
Armin Meiwes was a German computer technician whose 2001 crime shocked the world for its voluntary brutality. Living in the small town of Rotenburg, Meiwes posted an online ad seeking a willing participant to be killed and eaten — and astonishingly, a man named Bernd Jürgen Brandes responded. The two met, filmed their encounter, and Meiwes killed and partially consumed Brandes with his full consent. When police discovered the footage and evidence, Meiwes was arrested and initially convicted of manslaughter in 2004, receiving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence. However, after public outrage and a retrial in 2006, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case raised complex legal and ethical questions about consent, morality, and the limits of human freedom, and remains one of the most disturbing examples of real-life cannibalism in modern history.Find all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team at <a href="mailto:atrialbypodc
#80 · 1 h 46 min · 21 okt 2025
Yes, in this one, we focus on Amanda Knox, hence the title. But that's because I was lucky enough to sit down with former FBI Profiler Julia Cowley to get her expert opinion on Amanda's behavior and the three-page written statement she made recanting her confession that pointed at Patrick Lumumba. Alongside three former colleagues, Julia hosts her own post called The Consult: Real FBI Profilers. You can listen to them wherever you get your podcasts, and find them online at the links below:Website: https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/theconsultpod/FB: https://www.facebook.com/theconsultpodFind all of A Trial by Podcast's links below:Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team a
#79 · 1 h 16 min · 16 okt 2025
The Affair of the Poisons (1677–1682) was a dark and scandalous episode in the court of King Louis XIV of France, where rumors of witchcraft, black masses, and poisonings gripped Parisian high society. Sparked by the arrest of fortune-teller La Voison, the investigation uncovered a vast criminal network of alchemists, midwives, and nobles accused of selling poisons and performing satanic rituals for love, wealth, or inheritance. Among the implicated were members of the aristocracy, including Madame de Montespan, the king’s powerful mistress, who was accused of using love potions and dark magic to maintain his affection. The scandal led to more than 300 arrests and dozens of executions, before Louis XIV, fearing damage to his court’s reputation, abruptly shut down the investigation—leaving behind an enduring legend of lust, greed, and occultism beneath the splendor of Versailles.Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team at a
#78 · 1 h 34 min · 14 okt 2025
In today's episode, we provide important updates on cases we covered in the past, giving you the latest on what has happened with the cases since we released our episode(s).We provide updates on:Ep. 010-011 | The Murder of Amy MihaljevicEp. 013 | The Brutal Attack of Alison BoithaEp. 025 | Mia & Sebastian CamposEp. 026-028 | JonBenét RamseyEp. 031 | Sade RobinsonEp. 034-037 | Dan MarkelClick here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com.*Related media may include website content, social media posts, TikTok videos (“Unsettling Story Time”), interviews, media appearances, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="n
#77 · 1 h 9 min · 7 okt 2025
Rebecca Zahau was found dead on July 13, 2011, at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California. She was discovered hanging, bound and gagged, in what authorities ruled as a suicide, but many - including her family - have long believed the circumstances suggested foul play, sparking years of controversy, lawsuits, and public debate about whether she truly took her own life or was murdered.Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com.*Related media may include website content, social media posts, TikTok videos (“Unsettling Story Time”), interviews, media appearances, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.</p
#76 · 1 h 16 min · 30 sep 2025
Rebecca Zahau was found dead on July 13, 2011, at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California. She was discovered hanging, bound and gagged, in what authorities ruled as a suicide, but many - including her family - have long believed the circumstances suggested foul play, sparking years of controversy, lawsuits, and public debate about whether she truly took her own life or was murdered.Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the content, feel free to reach out to our team at atrialbypodcast@gmail.com.*Related media may include website content, social media posts, TikTok videos (“Unsettling Story Time”), interviews, media appearances, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#75 · 1 h 18 min · 23 sep 2025
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a global tabloid frenzy.But the evidence against them was shaky. DNA testing later pointed to someone else: Rudy Guede, a man with a history of break-ins. He was eventually convicted of Meredith’s murder.Amanda and Raffaele’s trials dragged on for years - guilty, then acquitted, then guilty again, then finally cleared for good in 2015.Meredith’s death was tragic, but the circus around Amanda Knox turned the case into one of the most infamous true-crime sagas of our time.Click here for all of our links!Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. You can find the list of sources used for each episode on our website, atrialbypodcast.com, within 30 days of the episode publish date.If you have any questions or concerns about the co
#74 · 1 h 46 min · 16 sep 2025
Music Video Starring MeredithIn 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a global tabloid frenzy.But the evidence against them was shaky. DNA testing later pointed to someone else: Rudy Guede, a man with a history of break-ins. He was eventually convicted of Meredith’s murder.Amanda and Raffaele’s trials dragged on for years - guilty, then acquitted, then guilty again, then finally cleared for good in 2015.Meredith’s death was tragic, but the circus around Amanda Knox turned the case into one of the most infamous true-crime sagas of our time.Click here for all of our links!TRUE CRIME TRIVIA NIGHT:Thursday, September 11thSeeing Double Speakeasy BarNorth Olmsted, OHQuestions start at 7:00, get there at 6:30Call 440-641-1267 to reserve a table (we highly recommend)https://www.seeingdoublecle.com/Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to con
#73 · 51 min · 11 sep 2025
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a global tabloid frenzy.But the evidence against them was shaky. DNA testing later pointed to someone else: Rudy Guede, a man with a history of break-ins. He was eventually convicted of Meredith’s murder.Amanda and Raffaele’s trials dragged on for years - guilty, then acquitted, then guilty again, then finally cleared for good in 2015.Meredith’s death was tragic, but the circus around Amanda Knox turned the case into one of the most infamous true-crime sagas of our time.Click here for all of our links!TRUE CRIME TRIVIA NIGHT:Thursday, September 11thSeeing Double Speakeasy BarNorth Olmsted, OHQuestions start at 7:00, get there at 6:30Call 440-641-1267 to reserve a table (we highly recommend)https://www.seeingdoublecle.com/Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclu
#72 · 1 h 36 min · 9 sep 2025
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a global tabloid frenzy.But the evidence against them was shaky. DNA testing later pointed to someone else: Rudy Guede, a man with a history of break-ins. He was eventually convicted of Meredith’s murder.Amanda and Raffaele’s trials dragged on for years - guilty, then acquitted, then guilty again, then finally cleared for good in 2015.Meredith’s death was tragic, but the circus around Amanda Knox turned the case into one of the most infamous true-crime sagas of our time.Click here for all of our links!TRUE CRIME TRIVIA NIGHT:Thursday, September 11thSeeing Double Speakeasy BarNorth Olmsted, OHQuestions start at 7:00, get there at 6:30Call 440-641-1267 to reserve a table (we highly recommend)https://www.seeingdoublecle.com/Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.
#71 · 49 min · 4 sep 2025
In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The crime shocked the world - but what came next was even wilder.Italian police quickly arrested Meredith’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The media branded Amanda as “Foxy Knoxy,” painting her as a femme fatale - and the case spiraled into a global tabloid frenzy.But the evidence against them was shaky. DNA testing later pointed to someone else: Rudy Guede, a man with a history of break-ins. He was eventually convicted of Meredith’s murder.Amanda and Raffaele’s trials dragged on for years - guilty, then acquitted, then guilty again, then finally cleared for good in 2015.Meredith’s death was tragic, but the circus around Amanda Knox turned the case into one of the most infamous true-crime sagas of our time.Click here for all of our links!TRUE CRIME TRIVIA NIGHT:Thursday, September 11thSeeing Double Speakeasy BarNorth Olmsted, OHQuestions start at 7:00, get there at 6:30Call 440-641-1267 to reserve a table (we highly recommend)https://www.seeingdoublecle.com/Find us on socials:Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Theme Music:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: MOYK9CTUWGH7BLCSDISCLAIMERThis podcast (and all related media*) is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, we cannot guarantee its completeness or veracity. Our sources are thoroughly researched, and we strive to use credible, publicly available information. However, this podcast should not be considered a definitive or legal authority on the topics discussed.Much to their parents’ dismay, neither host is a lawyer, journalist, investigator, or any sort of authority figure. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts are personal and should not be taken as fact. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and draw their own conclusions.This podcast is not intended to harm, slander, or defame any individuals, groups, or organizations. All individuals discussed a
#70 · 1 h 52 min · 2 sep 2025