Hosted by Ben McKenzie (Southland, Gotham). He had an alibi. He didn't have a violent history. And it seemed almost impossible to imagine the crime could have been committed by just one man. But Ronald Trimboli's DNA test, performed in the infancy of DNA testing, was a match. Is it possible he was innocent of the triple murder he was convicted of? IN THE BLOOD presents all the evidence, including evidence jurors were not privy to, and asks you, the audience, for your verdict.
In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname. Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers (who all say they are innocent!) turned jailhouse-lawyers. In prison they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away. They set out to turn the tables on Scarcella while still in prison. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they would succeed. Thirty years later, more than 20 people Scarcella helped put away have walked free. In the media he's the “disgraced detective,” the rogue cop who hoodwinked an entire system. For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that's all he'd say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast ... where justice is done (and undone). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All the evidence, including evidence discovered many years later by Ronald's daughter and son-in-law, comes to light. What is your verdict? In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ronald Trimboli languishes in prison. But a new DNA test looms in the future of the case. In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jurors navigate the complexity of the new science of DNA, along with their own feelings about the crime and the other evidence, and reach a verdict. In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ronald voluntarily agrees to undergo a brand-new test... a DNA test, that could either clear him, or devastate him. In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The second trial proves challenging for the prosecution, as the defense makes a strong case for a two-killers theory. In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ronald's first trial includes a vigorous defense, on key issues that would loom large in both subsequent trials... only to end in abrupt fashion. In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Through conversations with a variety of people who knew Ronald Trimboli, a picture emerges of a charismatic, small-time hustler. An almost comically reckless person, who had a tendency to talk himself into trouble. Ronald's personality is contrasted with alternate suspects, one in particular whose penchant for violence made one of the victims fear for their life. In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A nightmarish crime takes place in a seemingly quiet suburban neighborhood, where three teenagers are brutally murdered. Suspicion quickly shifts to Ronald Trimboli, a resident of the neighborhood who made several twilight visits to the home prior to the murders. In The Blood is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Lead reported and written by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed and mixed by John Higgins. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Hosted by Ben McKenzie. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review in Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening. And subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hosted by Ben McKenzie (Southland, Gotham). He had an alibi. He didn't have a violent history. But he was still convicted, after three trials, of a triple murder... in part, because of a DNA match. Ronald Trimboli's DNA test was performed at the infancy of the technology. Is it possible he was innocent? IN THE BLOOD presents all the evidence, including evidence the jury never got to hear, and asks the audience for your verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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