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As Andrew puts it, Chief Justice John Roberts is “cherry-picking.” He's flying solo in this short edition of Main Justice (more to come with Mary in the next episode). Andrew gives a quick briefing on several of the Supreme Court's most consequential end-of-term rulings, starting with the decision not to hear an appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case. Andrew also touches on the Court's decision to uphold a Mississippi law to allow mail-in ballots that are sent by Election Day to be counted but saves his deepest analysis for two similar cases with opposing decisions: the firings of Lisa Cook and Rebecca Slaughter. While the Court ruled that the Trump administration must have cause to dismiss Cook from the Federal Reserve, it allowed the government to fire Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission, a decision which Andrew calls deeply flawed showing the conservative majority's support for a “unitary executive.”  And finally, Andrew breaks down the Court's narrow decision to uphold birthright citizenship, and why the tight 5-4 split is the story. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Richard Epstein critiques the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision allowing the President to fire independent commission heads. Epstein argues this undermines the separation of powers between prosecution and adjudication. He warns that "presidential accountability" is an illusion in such a unitary power structure. 9

1. FBI Operation Riptide & Law Enforcement Activity Crackdowns on cybercrime (credit card theft, ransomware, fraud schemes) Arrests and convictions for: Business email fraud ($25M) Large-scale bank and investment fraud COVID-19 relief fraud Seizures of: Firearms Drugs (including fentanyl) Prosecution of child exploitation cases This is evidence of effective law enforcement under current leadership and this reflects fulfillment of anti-corruption promises. Political Framing of Law Enforcement Earlier administrations misused the FBI for censorship or political purposes Current efforts are focused on “real crime” 2. Allegations Involving California Governor Gavin Newsom The DOJ, IRS, and FBI are investigating financial ties Investigations stem from whistleblower complaints A former chief of staff pleaded guilty to fraud and lying to the FBI Potential issues involving: Nonprofit funding Donations from companies lobbying the governor Failure to properly report millions in contributions This is a serious case being underreported by the media Newsom’s defense that it’s a 'political attack' is false & misleading Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Castillero, Brian Martinsen, and Francine Lanaia are the principals of Straight Path (Straight Path Venture Partners), the boutique pre-IPO investment firm that raised hundreds of millions from investors before facing SEC and DOJ lawfare. Following their November 2025 convictions the partners were sentenced on May 20, 2026—Castillero to 11 years, Martinsen to 10 years, and Lanaia to 8 years— along with substantial forfeiture and restitution orders. The partners are available to emphasize issues of government overreach, selective prosecution, due process in complex financial cases and the human and business impact on the principals and their families.Tape of Michael Castillero:https://rumble.com/v777soy-michael-ca...FOLLOW RON SWANSON / PROJECT ROOQ

The retrial of Alex Murdaugh for the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh is being shaped right now — in press conferences, in federal court filings, and in strategy signals neither side would normally make public. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta reads all of it through a lens most commentators don't have.On the defense side: a stated plan for the kennel video, unknown male DNA under Maggie's fingernails that was never submitted to CODIS, new forensic cell phone experts, eight thousand pages of locked testimony from the first trial, and a federal lawsuit against Becky Hill that opens up sworn interviews the criminal case never allowed. The defense is asking whether Hill acted alone — and building the tools to find out.On the prosecution side: the Supreme Court gutted the financial crimes presentation that made the first conviction feel like a formality. Creighton Waters has to prove motive efficiently and win a circumstantial case without the emotional narrative doing the heavy lifting. No weapon. No confession. No DNA. The death penalty is on the table for the first time. And if Alex takes the stand again, prosecutors can use everything he said the first time against him. Bob Motta on the full picture. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 35th episode of A Woman Robbed, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! A Woman Robbed is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in discussing women who had significant Oscar buzz heading into the nominations but were ultimately robbed/snubbed/omitted from the Best Actress lineup. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Izzy of Be Kind Rewind about two performances from LGBTQ+ actresses that weren't nominated for Oscars: Marlene Dietrich ("Witness for the Prosecution") and Anna Paquin ("Margaret"). We discuss their performances, talk about why they weren't nominated, and reveal whether we would have nominated them. You can listen to the full episode of A Woman Robbed by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $5 per month tier. Clips included in this episode: "Witness for the Prosecution" - United Artists

Creighton Waters stood in front of reporters after the Supreme Court ruling and said the “genie is out of the bottle.” He meant every potential juror already knows what Alex Murdaugh did with his clients' money. But the court just told Waters he can't lay it out from the witness stand the way he did the first time. Twelve and a half hours of financial crimes testimony is done. The retrial has to be leaner, tighter, and stripped of the emotional devastation that made the first jury's decision feel like a formality.Without that narrative doing the heavy lifting, the murder case has to carry its own weight. The kennel video is still powerful. The lie Alex told about his whereabouts is still damning. But there's no recovered murder weapon, no confession, and no DNA evidence tying him to the killings. The first jury had context that made those gaps feel insignificant. The second jury might not.The AG's office is also considering the death penalty for the first time. The defense says this retrial favors the defendant. And both sides are already fighting about whether Alex takes the stand again — because if he does, prosecutors can use everything he said the first time against him. Bob Motta breaks it down. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #CreightonWaters #MurdaughRetrial #SouthCarolina #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #MaggieMurdaugh #AttorneyGeneral #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The South Carolina Supreme Court gave prosecutors a warning they can't ignore. Twelve and a half hours of financial crimes testimony at the first trial was excessive. The justices said the state went too deep into details that had nothing to do with proving murder and everything to do with making Alex Murdaugh look like a terrible person. Testimony from Tony Satterfield about his brother's disability had “zero probative value.” That kind of evidence is off the table now.What's left is a circumstantial murder case that has to stand on its own for the first time. The kennel video places Alex at the scene. His lie about being there is damning. But there's no murder weapon, no confession, no eyewitness, and no DNA connecting him to the killings. The first jury heard that evidence wrapped inside a devastating portrait of a man who stole millions from people who trusted him. The second jury won't get that portrait — at least not in the same detail.Creighton Waters says the genie is out of the bottle — every juror already knows Alex's financial crimes from media coverage. The question is whether that helps or hurts the prosecution when they can't control the narrative from the witness stand. Bob Motta on the prosecution's problem. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #CreightonWaters #MurdaughRetrial #SouthCarolina #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #MaggieMurdaugh #AttorneyGeneral #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Under current law in Minnesota, kids have to be at least 10 years old to be prosecuted for a crime. On Aug. 1, that bar will be raised to 13. The change is a result of legislation originally passed in 2024. Once it takes effect, Minnesota will become one of only three states with a minimum age of delinquency of 13, joining Maryland and New Hampshire. But some county officials say their agencies are not prepared for the change. MPR News host Nina Moini talked with two people who have raised concerns. Nicole Kern is director of community corrections in Morrison County in central Minnesota. And Anne Broskoff is director of human services in Brown County in southern Minnesota.

There's a lot on the docket today. To pull apart the Iran “deal” framework, Mary and Andrew are joined by Tess Bridgeman, an international law expert who served as a legal advisor in the Obama administration through the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Tess lays out how President Trump's 14-point memorandum of understanding differs from what was brokered in 2015, and what to watch for as negotiations continue. Before she joins, the co-hosts begin by analyzing several examples of what Mary calls the Trump Justice Department's "consistent effort” to avoid judicial review: their refusal to put into a sworn declaration that they won't move forward with the “Anti-Weaponization” fund and a motion to dismiss a Clean Air Act violation lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI data center in Mississippi. They also tackle a few instances where, contrastingly, the government has positioned itself “on the offense” this week, including an indictment of 15 protesters on a conspiracy charge against ICE and the DHS' intent to build a border wall through a holy landmark atop Mount Cristo Rey in New Mexico. Further reading: Here is the New York Times piece, Mary referred to about the Las Cruces case: A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump's Border Wall Here is the Just Security tracker that Mary and Andrew mentioned: Immigration Habeas Tracker: Government Obstruction, Judicial Trust, and Accountability Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oscar-winning superstar director Ron Howard talks to his former New World Pictures colleague Joe Dante and co-host Josh Olson about the movies that made him and continue to impress him! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Limit Up (1989) Grand Theft Auto (1977) Infested (2002) The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) Hollywood Blvd. (1976) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) Citizen Kane (1941) Rush (2013) Curious George (2006) *One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - 24:00 Amadeus (1984) American Graffiti (1974) 12 Angry Men (1957) The Howling (1981) The 'Burbs (1989) *The Graduate (1967) - 31:49 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Romeo and Juliet (1968) White Heat (1949) The Searchers (1956) *The Apartment (1960) - 39:26 Some Like It Hot (1959) Sunset Blvd. (1950) Night Shift (1982) Splash (1984) Parenthood (1989) Silver Streak (1976) Foul Play (1978) Witness for the Prosecution (1957) *As Good As It Gets (1997) - 44: 37 All The President's Men (1976) Three Days of the Condor (1975) Network (1976) *Schindler's List (1993) - 49:00 Amistad (1997) The Color Purple (1985) Jurassic Park (1993) Cape Fear (1991) Apollo 13 (1995) Frost/Nixon (2008) *Dog Day Afternoon (1976) - 53:41 *Das Boot (1981) - 56:43 Eight Days A Week (2016) A Hard Day's Night (1964) Unforgiven (1992) *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - 63:05 It's A Wonderful Life (1946) It Happened One Night (1934) *A Boy And His Dog (1975) - 70:22 David and Lisa (1962) Mad Max (1979) The Road Warrior (1981) Backrooms (2026) Obsession (2026) Other Notable Items Our revamped Patreon!  The Hollywood Food Coalition Michael Curtiz Ron and Clint Howard's memoir The Boys (2021) Rance Howard Jean Speegle Howard  The University of Oklahoma Dennis Weaver Gary Cooper Bruce Dern Harry Dean Stanton Vincente Minnelli The Andy Griffith Show TV series (1960-67) Samuel Fuller TFH Guru Allan Arkush TFH Guru Roger Corman New World Pictures Our latest RZA podcast Imagine Entertainment Brian Grazer Curious George TV series (2006-22) Milos Forman Danny DeVito Christopher Lloyd Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Haskell Wexler Jack Nicholson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest novel by Ken Kesey (1962) Gary Sinise Death of a Salesman play by Arthur Miller (1949) Nathan Lane Lee J. Cobb Henry Fonda Mister Roberts play by Joshua Logan (1948) John Ford The 'Burbs TV series (2026- ) Mike Nichols Robert Surtees Franco Zeffirelli  The Sopranos TV series (1999-2007) Sidney Hickox  Warner Bros. Pictures French New Wave Andy Griffith The Cornell Theatre in Burbank, CA Charles Martin Smith Happy Days TV series (1974-84) Penny Marshall Billy Crystal Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel Thomas L. Miller Glenn Close James L. Brooks Cliff Robertson Ned Beatty Steven Spielberg Michael Jordan Peter Morgan The Crown TV series (2016-23) Tom Hanks Making Movies memoir by Sidney Lumet (1995) On Directing Film book by David Mamet (1991) Bill Connor Dog Day Afternoon play by Stephen Adly Guirgis (2026) Wolfgang Peterson Ringo Starr Paul McCartney Meryl Streep Gene Hackman Clint Eastwood James Stewart Frank Capra Sam Rosen John Carradine D.W. Griffith Don Knotts Sheldon Leonard The Beverly Hillbillies TV series (1962-71) Petticoat Junction TV series (1963-70) Anson Williams Bobby Sherman Linda Purl L.Q. Jones  John Cassavetes Alvy Moore George Miller Harlan Ellison Jason Robards Robby the Robot Don Johnson TechniscopeSpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We're a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spectrevisionradio.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clarence Ford speaks to Jean Redpath Senior Researcher at Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan Graveface and Chloe Manon, owners and founders of Graveface Museum, join Karen Conti to talk about their museum and possessing the largest collection of artifacts, personal effects, and documents from John Wayne Gacy and the Gacy case including a rare true crime text written by John Wayne Gacy about his own trial that has […]

Elder law attorney Kathryn Casey joins Karen Conti during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month to discuss why estate plans are critical, especially if cognitive decline becomes more common with age. Kathryn talks about memory loss impacting legal decision-making, breaks down the role of guardianship in Illinois, and highlights the risks of DIY estate planning tools and why […]

Jeffrey Ment, an expert in travel law, joins Karen Conti to break down what travelers need to know heading into the busy summer season. Jeffrey explains how recent rules on flight delays and cancellations have improved refund timelines, along with the fine print that can impact eligibility. Jeffrey also discusses handling lost or delayed baggage, […]

Dr. Alan Childs, Licensed Clinical Psychologist joins Karen Conti on Father's Day to talk about how separation and divorce impact children and what parents can do to protect their emotional well-being. Dr. Childs covers how parental alienation can lead to long-term relationship issues and offers guidance on co-parenting and when children may need therapy. If […]

Romans 8:31-39 Absolved from the Penalty of Sin Christ Died for Us (vv. 31-32) God has freely given His Son God will freely give us His inheritance (8:16-17) Justified from the Prosecution of Sin Christ Stands by Us (vv. 33-34) The Judge The Judged The Justifier The Justified Victorious over the Power of Sin Christ Loves Us (vv. 35-39) The security of His love over adversity The safety of His love over adversaries The celebration of His love over all! More to Consider As a young man in Europe, I did considerable mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps and in the more dangerous and difficult French Alps. Roped together with other young men, I scaled many a peak; my snapshot book records moments of difficulty and peril that make me wish to restrain others who might venture into similar places. The first time I went out with a young Frenchman, son of a pastor, and a young Swiss bank clerk. They gave me sound advice: "You have two hands and two feet, and that makes four. Always be sure that three out of the four are firmly on the rock. It is the only rule of safety." Donald Grey Barnhouse I had just gone through a series of medical tests. Fearful of the results, I went swimming at the local YMCA to pass the time. There I noticed a father carrying his son over to the deep end. Still holding his child, he plunged into the deep water. A few seconds later they surfaced--the son laughing and brushing water from his eyes, the father guiding him safely to the pool's edge. This picture of a father and child spoke powerfully to me. I realized that just like that boy, we are protected by our heavenly Father--and when we can be confident we're in his arms. Martha Whitmore Hickman, "Heart to Heart," Today's Christian Woman. There is an old ploughman in the country I sometimes talk with, and he often says, though in uncouth words, some precious things. He said to me one day, "The other day, sir, the Devil was tempting me and I tried to answer him; but I found he was an old lawyer and understood the law a great deal better than I did, so I gave over and would not argue with him any more; so I said to him, 'What do you trouble me for?' 'Why,' said he, 'about your soul.' 'Oh!' said I, 'that is no business of mine; I have given my soul over into the hand of Christ; I have transferred everything to him; if you want an answer to your doubts and queries, you must apply to my Advocate."' Charles H. Spurgeon

The prosecution got its conviction the first time — the jury took less than a day. The Supreme Court said the conviction couldn't hold because of how the trial was structured. So what changes? The Harmony Montgomery murder retrial will look fundamentally different from the first trial, and the prosecution has to build a case that survives on its own.The assault evidence and its independent witnesses are out. Kayla Montgomery's testimony — the only direct account of the fatal night — has to carry the murder charge without a safety net. The defense theory that Kayla, not Adam, is responsible for Harmony's death will be front and center. And the cover-up evidence, which the Supreme Court said only proves what happened after the killing, needs to be reframed if the prosecution wants to use it.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta (Defense Diaries) joins Tony Brueski to examine the prosecution's path forward and the obstacles in its way. Whether Kayla's credibility problems are manageable or fatal. What the first jury's speed tells us about the evidence. And the single strategic adjustment that could make the difference between a conviction that holds and a second acquittal. Tony Brueski and Bob Motta.Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#HarmonyMontgomery #AdamMontgomery #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #DefenseDiaries #BobMotta #MurderRetrial #KaylaMontgomery #JusticeForHarmony #TrueCrimePodcast

I contend that this chaos has been planned by the powers that be. Chaos is profitable for them, not so much for us.Progressive Prosecution was implemented to destroy major cities - every city that has one is still grappling with crime.I saw firsthand what it was like to watch a prosecutor not know what he was doing.

After a week of decisions coming in from all corners, Mary and Andrew begin with a court order issued to remove President Trump's name off the Kennedy Center after a failed, last-minute attempt by the administration to stop it from happening. Mary refers to this as “good news in the fight against revisionist history,” which she ties into their second beat: a preliminary injunction issued to restore changes to National Parks that were made after Trump issued an executive order calling for modifications to monuments, parks and memorials to rewrite and censor American history and science. Then, onto a federal judge in Virginia officially blocking the $1.776 Billion slush fund after mixed messaging from the administration about whether it would be set up, plus a decision by Judge Mehta in DC to overturn the Department of Energy's cancellation of $82.1 Million in clean energy grants to “Blue” states across the country. Mary and Andrew also touch on a Massachusetts District Court decision blocking Ken Paxton's lawsuit against the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. And last up, they read and summarize the eyebrow-raising grand jury transcripts of the “Broadview Six” case out of Chicago, so you don't have to.  Further reading: Here is Judge Mehta's order reinstating the clean energy grants: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.296214/gov.uscourts.mad.296214.41.0.pdf   Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On April 2nd, 2025, an altercation that lasted on a few seconds  two crushed two families and caught National Attention. This case faces interesting issues such as self-defense, youth violence, race and media coverage. Learn why Karmelo was charged as an adult instead of a teen. Discover why the prosecution went for the charge of murder and why they said that self-defense did not work in this case. Learn why some people think that Texas Justice was the same ole race actions of a runaway jury. Hear about the sentence that probably did not really satisify either the Prosecution or the Defense side. All of this and more on this episode.  Contact Charlie: charliecrimebuster@gmail.com  Support: www.peacemakernetwork.com  Youtube: www.youtube.com/@charliecrimebuster  Music and Sound Effects: www.pixabay.com    

Diana Hartmann, McHenry County Regional Office Superintendent for the Illinois State Board of Education, and Richard Wistocki, former Naperville Police Detective and active Cyber Crimes Detective, join Karen Conti to talk about cyberbullying and the severity of the problem today. Richard discusses Illinois’ law on cyberbullying, what is considered legal, a statute he is trying […]

Criminal defense lawyer Damon Cheronis joins Karen Conti to talk about the week's trending legal news. Damon explains why we have grand juries and what happens during a grand jury process. He also provides an update on the ‘Broadview Six’ fallout and comments on the first-degree murder conviction of Karmelo Anthony in Texas.

Brian Killacky, retired CPD homicide investigator and hostage negotiator, joins Karen Conti to discuss police interrogations, when Miranda rights must be given, why people admit to crimes they didn’t commit, lie detector tests, and his involvement in the Brown’s Chicken murder interrogation.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has now been cross-examined by the prosecution in Newry Crown Court where he is on trial over 18 alleged offences. He has plead not guilty to charges including rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency. Both complainants alleged they were abused as children. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband's alleged offending. She is facing a trial of the facts on mental health grounds. Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan MailFleet Maull inspires Fairfax, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer Jonathan Katz for his extensive experience applying mindfulness with highly challenging situations, making the most of his fourteen years in prison for a drug conviction, and emerging from prison continuing to help inmates and by now helping so many people beyond those in the criminal justice system, with resilience while ready for the dangers that can lurk around the corner. (Check out this month's free online Somatic Healing Summit, where Fleet will be talking.)When Jon Katz first met Fleet over ten years ago at a weekend program that Fleet was leading, Fleet included a great exercise that underlined that we can treat circumstances as neutral, which does not mean the absence of plenty of terrible world events, but that "we, not circumstances, are in charge of our lives and destiny." Radical Responsibliity, by Fleet Maull. Fleet also is great leading guided meditation, which he does early in this podcast episode with a few-minute sit. Fleet was trained in-depth in mindfulness at Naropa Institute (which became Naropa University) before getting convicted for alleged drug trafficking that apparently had taken place a good amount of time before being prosecuted. Fleet spent fourteen years in federal prison. No matter how much of a chunk of his adult life that represented, at least he avoided the even more draconian federal statutory criminal sentencing increases that took hold not long after he got convicted. Fleet does not candycoat his prison experience. He points out the racial disparities in the criminal "justice" system, his coming to terms that the people he was imprisoned with would be his "brothers and sisters" while there, six run-ins that could have taken an awful turn (and many more minor run-ins), the importance of not being passive nor too aggressive in prison, and knowing that people could walk in through an inmate's unlocked cell door and even kill them. Fleet made the best of his prison situation. Helped other inmates along the way, and emerged from prison -- whether immediately or later -- a ball of positive energy and inspiration. This Beat the Prosecution interview with Fleet Maull is riveting. This episode is also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi33kl8qIFQ and Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/winning-with-resilience-while-ready-for-danger-fleet-maull/id1721413675?i=1000772153117This podcast with Fairfax, Virginia criminal / DUI lawyer Jon Katz is playable on all devices at podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com. For more information, visit https://KatzJustice.com or contact us at info@KatzJustice.com, 703-383-1100 (calling), or 571-406-7268 (text).  If you like what you hear on our Beat the Prosecution podcast, please take a moment to post a review at our Apple podcasts page (with stars only, or else also with a comment) at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-the-prosecution/id1721413675

AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on a new DOJ investigation into 'super-sponsors' of migrant children.

Like most prosecutors, Jennifer Long learned on the job. Now she helps train them. After starting her career in a DA's office, Jennifer moved into handling child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault cases. Today, she's the founder and CEO of AEquitas, a nonprofit that supports prosecutors across the country working on those same crimes. Jennifer spends her time writing grants, managing projects, and developing the next generation of experts in the field, while still keeping her hands in the substantive legal work. She explains how she built her advocacy skills in court as a new prosecutor, what it takes to handle deeply sensitive cases, and why strong writing became central to her impact. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law. This episode is hosted by Katya Valasek.Mentioned in this episode:Learn more about Haynes Boone LLPLearn more about Juno and private student loansLearn more about Juno and private student loansAccess LawHub today!

New information suggests Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison could be held responsible for rampant criminal fraud. A bombshell report from the House Oversight Committee prompted Vice President JD Vance to call on the DOJ to investigate Walz and Ellison. Will they be held accountable for the rampant fraud in their state's social programs? The Sekulow team discusses VP Vance's referral for a criminal probe, the ACLJ's legal work – and much more.

Decisions are happening fast — and the consequences are showing. Last week, Trump announced he would nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the top post at the Justice Department, after Blanche nixed the $1.776 “Anti-Weaponization” fund while keeping the controversial release that shields Trump and his family from any liability. Mary and Andrew highlight the myriad of issues Blanche will need to answer for when a confirmation hearing comes, before moving to the Supreme Court ruling that allows Alabama to adopt a Republican-drawn congressional map eliminating one of only two majority-Black districts in the state. This nullifies a lower court's decision that the map was, in fact, intentionally discriminatory. Next up, the co-hosts review a Rhode Island judge's ruling that invalidated several of Trump's immigration policies, including one that placed a hold on asylum claims globally, causing chaos and uncertainty for many legally trying to obtain asylum claims and green card status.And lastly, a beat on a new executive order stripping job protections from thousands of federal workers, plus continuing litigation over Trump's ballroom. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alejandro Peña Esclusa describes how Evo Morales triggers blockades and chaos in Bolivia to evade prosecution. The government is responding with emergency powers to prevent Morales from overthrowing the system through leftist-coordinated protests. (3)1700 BOLIVIA

Dr. Joni Johnston, forensic psychologist, private investigator, and crime writer, joins Karen Conti to discuss true crime and why we are obsessed with it. Dr. Johnston talks about common traits found in serial killers, whether there are ways to prevent someone from becoming a serial killer, the Macdonald triad and whether it has been proven, distinguishing between a […]

Karen Conti welcomes her law partner at Conti & Dolan, employment lawyer Patrick Dolan, to the show to talk about current legal news stories. They discuss potential cell phone bans in schools and whether such bans create safety concerns, Ryne Sandberg’s children suing their stepmother, Margaret Sandberg, over mishandling of his trust, and a crazy […]

It was a busy week one of the trial against the Texas teen accused of murdering another teen at a track meet last year. The prosecution called a total of 21 witnesses to the stand, resting their case against Karmelo Anthony Saturday afternoon. Jurors heard from coaches and other students who were in the tent at the time of the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. The defense ended the Saturday court session by calling its first witness to the stand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a busy week one of the trial against the Texas teen accused of murdering another teen at a track meet last year. The prosecution called a total of 21 witnesses to the stand, resting their case against Karmelo Anthony Saturday afternoon. Jurors heard from coaches and other students who were in the tent at the time of the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. The defense ended the Saturday court session by calling its first witness to the stand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a busy week one of the trial against the Texas teen accused of murdering another teen at a track meet last year. The prosecution called a total of 21 witnesses to the stand, resting their case against Karmelo Anthony Saturday afternoon. Jurors heard from coaches and other students who were in the tent at the time of the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. The defense ended the Saturday court session by calling its first witness to the stand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a busy week one of the trial against the Texas teen accused of murdering another teen at a track meet last year. The prosecution called a total of 21 witnesses to the stand, resting their case against Karmelo Anthony Saturday afternoon. Jurors heard from coaches and other students who were in the tent at the time of the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. The defense ended the Saturday court session by calling its first witness to the stand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailObtaining justice in court is a never-ending process of learning; self-development; blood, sweat and tears; self discovery; inter-discovery; often deep pain that can transform into strength and growth, but often with more pain along the way; banding together with birds of a feather; and giving back what we have learned. Texas criminal defense lawyer -- moved recently from Houston to Maryland -- Eric J. Davis (until he has a website, reachable at eric.davis@gmx.us and 713-227-2727) believes strongly in giving back what he has learned, and in integrating what he learns into what he already knows, rather than shedding valuable experience and ability with the latest teachings. Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense lawyer Jon Katz met Eric at the spring 2026 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers program, and learned that Eric, like Jon, is a Trial Lawyers College alum, where Eric is on the TLC board and staff. Eric is also a member of the NACDL board of directors. He states straight out that the criminal justice system evolved out of racism, and finds positive ways to deal with that, including bringing race to the attention of jurors so that they will help criminal defendants when they spot racial bias and unfairness. Eric is full of optimistic energy and fight, including in talking about his acquittal for a firearm defendant by focusing on how police rushed to judgment and narrowed themselves to finding evidence to prove him guilty, rather than considering other possible suspects after finding a firearm in an empty vehicle.  Eric talks about how his experience with the Trial Lawyers College and its focus on psychodrama and storytelling helped him feel freer in pursuing justice for his clients, including focusing on the emotions of the case, the emotions of the jurors and of the actors in the case and their motivations for how they acted. Eric tells a great personal story during jury selection / voir dire to inspire them to be open about racial issues -- rather than expecting to transform their prejudices in the short timespan of a trial -- by recounting how he had his defenses up when walking to fill his empty gas tank when a truck with an older white driver slowed down, and how the driver -- after they learned how much they had in common -- told Eric how he at first thought Eric was up to no good, and Eric confessed to having first had the same view of the truck driver. And then Eric asks the jurors about any assumptions they are making about race, to start the discussion. Pure brilliance. Rules that help for a fair trial for a criminal defendant are great, but often are few and far between, and are not always sufficiently enforced. That is why I prominently display a Gladiator film clip board in my office, as a reminder of how Russell Crowe's Maximus Decimus Meridius and his teammates win despite the absence of any rules protecting them, and despite the lowest and basest violence from their opponents. Eric Davis reminds us that we can win justice for criminal defendants even when the rules do not appear to be in our favor nor to be sufficiently enforced when those rules are favorable to criminal defendants. He starts by diving deep into the jury selection process, with conversations in which he steers guilty verdict-leaning jurors closer to his side, sometimes by adding one variation to the conversation at a time. (See minute 29 in his presentation here.)  We can open and widen avenues to acquittal. This Beat the Prosecution episode is also available on YouTube and Apple podcasts. This podcast with Fairfax, Virginia criminal / DUI lawyer Jon Katz is playable on all devices at podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com. For more information, visit https://KatzJustice.com or contact us at info@KatzJustice.com, 703-383-1100 (calling), or 571-406-7268 (text).  If you like what you hear on our Beat the Prosecution podcast, please take a moment to post a review at our Apple podcasts page (with stars only, or else also with a comment) at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-the-prosecution/id1721413675

On October 30, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley failed to return home after a night out with friends in Belle Haven, an exclusive wealthy enclave in Greenwich, CT. The following morning, Moxley's badly beaten body was discovered underneath a tree, just a few hundred feet from her house, triggering one of the most notorious murder mysteries in the state's history.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Buy Tickets to MORBID LIVE at Radio City Music Hall on June 27th! Preorder THE BUTCHER LEGACY! Preorder  our collab with Hunt a Killer, THE SALEM SLICER References Associated Press. 1975. "Parents guarding children in Greenwich murder area." Connecticut Post, November 10: 2. —. 1998. "1975 murder case before grand jury." Hartford Courant, July 12: 22. —. 1998. "Fuhrman book on 1975 slaying points to Kennedy relative." Hartford Courant, May 10: 28. Brown, Marian Gail. 2002. "Verdict shocks court observers 27 years after Moxley slaying." Connecticut Post, June 8: 1. CNN. 2007. Moxley case: Excerpts from the Sutton Report. December 17. Accessed November 26, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel11/index.html. —. 2002. Moxley Case: Who was Martha Moxley? Accessed November 21, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel9/index.html. Connecticut Post. 1975. "Girl, 15, found murdered at her Greenwich home." Connecticut Post, November 1: 1. Ellement, John, and Lisa Prevost. 2000. "Skakel is arrested in '75 Conn. murder." Boston Globe, January 20. Gaines, Judith. 1998. "Grand juror to probe '75 Conn. murder." Boston Globe, June 18. —. 1991. "Police taking a fresh look at 1975 murder of Conn. teen-ager." Boston Globe, October 7. Hartford Courant. 2002. "Skakel jurors." Hartford Courant, July 28: H2. Lang, Joel. 1997. "Martha's murder." Hartford Courant, May 18: 10. Levitt, Leonard. 2004. Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder . New York, NY: Regan Books. Mahony, Edmund. 2020. "No retrial for Skakel." Hartford Courant, October 31: 1. Merchant, Robert. 2016. "Skakel murder conviction reinstated." Connecticut Post, December 31: 1. Ondek, Richard. 1976. "Prosecutor says family impedes murder probe." Connecticut Post, March 26: 1. Owens, David. 2013. "Freed on bail." Hartford Courant, November 22: 1. 2003. Mugshots: Michael Skakel. Performed by Single Spark Productions. State of Connecticut v. Michael Skakel. 2004. S.C. 16844 (Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut, June 23). Tofig, Dana. 1999. "Suspect's lawyer seeks to suprress comments." Hartford Courant, May 27: B7. Tuohy, Lynne. 2002. "A life, a death revisited." Hartford Courant, May 8: 1. —. 2000. "Kennedy nephew facing arrest in killing." Hartford Courant, January 19: 1. —. 2002. "No apology, no remorse." Hartford Courant, August 30: 1. —. 2002. "One final chance to make their cases." Hartford Courant, June 4: 1. —. 2002. "Prosecution puts on its rebuttal." Hartford Courant, May 30: 1.   Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Two weeks before the crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, there was an incident on I-71. The prosecution's version: a friend overheard Mackenzie Shirilla say "I will crash this car right now" during a fight with Dominic. That testimony became evidence of prior calculation — proof she'd rehearsed the act before she carried it out. But text messages tell a different story. Mackenzie told Dominic's mother it was Dom who grabbed the steering wheel, not her. Two versions of the same violent moment, and only one was presented at trial.That contradiction sits at the center of a much bigger question about the Mackenzie Shirilla case — did the prosecution actually understand the relationship it was using as a motive? The couple broke up constantly. Fights were explosive on both sides. Mackenzie sent messages saying she wanted to hurt herself during arguments. The dynamic was volatile, destructive, and far more mutual than the one-sided narrative the trial presented.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has spent decades working in domestic violence, forensic mental health, and crisis intervention. She examines the relationship dynamics the trial treated as evidence but never clinically analyzed — the attachment patterns that keep two young people trapped in a destructive cycle, what a breakup represents to someone with Mackenzie's psychology, and why the competing accounts of that I-71 incident tell a clinician something very different from what they told a prosecutor.The crash happened inside a relationship. If you misread the relationship, you misread everything that followed.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MackenzieShirilla #TheCrash #TheCrashNetflix #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Netflix #CriminalPsychology

A judge called Mackenzie Shirilla's actions "controlled, methodical, deliberate, intentional, and purposeful." Five adjectives that describe a cold, calculating mind. But what if every one of those words is a misread — what if the behavior that looked like calculation was actually the opposite?Shavaun Scott is a psychotherapist who has spent more than thirty years working with people on both sides of violence. She's treated perpetrators in forensic mental health programs. She's worked crisis teams and domestic violence shelters. And when she looks at the personality profile the prosecution built around Mackenzie Shirilla, she doesn't see a calculated killer. She sees a seventeen-year-old with no stable identity, profound fragility behind the image obsession, and the kind of emotional volatility that can produce catastrophic outcomes without anything resembling a plan.Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder for the crash in Strongsville, Ohio that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. Netflix's The Crash features her speaking from prison for the first time. The documentary gives you the texts, the threats, the persona — and lets you draw the conclusion the prosecution wanted. But the clinical reality underneath that personality is far more complicated than "she's evil."This conversation examines what self-obsession actually means clinically, why threats and ultimatums in a relationship almost never indicate the kind of intent prosecutors argued, and whether the system can even distinguish between a personality disorder and an undeveloped adolescent brain. The distinction matters — because one is evidence and the other is a misread that sent a teenager to prison for life.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MackenzieShirilla #TheCrash #TheCrashNetflix #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Netflix #CriminalPsychology

A prosecutor called it a "mission of death." A judge agreed. But a criminal defense attorney who has spent his career on the other side of cases like this says the Mackenzie Shirilla prosecution has vulnerabilities that should have been exposed at trial — and weren't, because the defense never mounted the challenge the evidence demanded.Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder for the Strongsville, Ohio crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The prosecution relied on surveillance footage, black box data, selected text messages, and a prior incident on I-71. The defense accepted a bench trial with one judge and no jury, then failed to meaningfully challenge the prosecution's interpretation of any of it.Bob Motta, criminal defense attorney and host of Defense Diaries, breaks down what he would have done differently at every stage. The surveillance footage shows a car — in cross-examination, you force the detective to admit it doesn't show the driver's face, hands, or consciousness. The black box data is consistent with premeditation, but you bring your own expert to demonstrate it's equally consistent with loss of consciousness. The ninety-three thousand texts were curated for maximum damage — you introduce the mundane final messages to show the jury that the prosecution told half the story. And the I-71 incident that anchored the prior-calculation argument has a competing account that the defense inexplicably left on the table.The prosecution won. The question is whether the charge matched the evidence or whether a compelling story did the work that proof couldn't.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MackenzieShirilla #TheCrash #TheCrashNetflix #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Justice

The prosecution's case against Mackenzie Shirilla sounds devastating in a headline — surveillance footage, black box data showing full throttle and no braking, threatening texts, a prior incident treated as a rehearsal. But a criminal defense attorney who has spent his career cross-examining prosecution evidence sees something different: a case with real vulnerabilities that was never properly challenged.Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder for the Strongsville, Ohio crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The charge requires proof of premeditated intent beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Tim Troup called it a "mission of death." A judge agreed. But the evidence has gaps that a competent defense should have exploited.The surveillance video shows the car's trajectory. It doesn't show the driver's consciousness, intent, or state of mind. The black box data supports the prosecution's theory — but also supports the defense's medical theory, which was never properly presented. The texts were cherry-picked from ninety-three thousand messages, and the ones closest to the crash showed no hostility. The I-71 incident has two competing accounts — one made it to trial, one didn't.Bob Motta, criminal defense attorney and host of Defense Diaries, walks through the prosecution's case the way a defense attorney should have — cross-examining the detective on what the footage actually proves, challenging the black box interpretation, confronting the text message selection, and using the competing I-71 accounts to dismantle the premeditation argument. The prosecution landed. The question is whether it should have.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MackenzieShirilla #TheCrash #TheCrashNetflix #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Justice

As judges continue to weigh in, President Trump is finding that despite his litigious efforts, he can't always get what he wants. Mary and Andrew begin this week with the latest fallout from his $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which is now under judicial review after a group of federal judges filed a motion arguing that the original lawsuit that prompted the fund was “itself a fraud on the court.” This prompted the news, first reported by Axios, that the Trump administration would abandon the fund altogether. Mary and Andrew tie this into another instance in which the administration is losing in the courts, with Judge Mehta's decision refusing to dismiss the indictment of Oath Keepers' leader Stewart Rhodes, among others whose sentences were commuted. They then move to a ruling ordering the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade, a setback in his attempt to reshape the renowned preforming arts center. And after an update on the criminal case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, Andrew shares some insight into his recent New York Times op-ed which offers a path to stop vindictive prosecutions altogether. Further Reading: Here is Andrew's recent New York Times op ed: This Is How to Stop Trump's Vindictive Prosecutions Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On October 30, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley failed to return home after a night out with friends in Belle Haven, an exclusive wealthy enclave in Greenwich, CT. The following morning, Moxley's badly beaten body was discovered underneath a tree, just a few hundred feet from her house, triggering one of the most notorious murder mysteries in the state's history. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Buy Tickets to MORBID LIVE at Radio City Music Hall on June 27th! References Associated Press. 1975. "Parents guarding children in Greenwich murder area." Connecticut Post, November 10: 2. —. 1998. "1975 murder case before grand jury." Hartford Courant, July 12: 22. —. 1998. "Fuhrman book on 1975 slaying points to Kennedy relative." Hartford Courant, May 10: 28. Brown, Marian Gail. 2002. "Verdict shocks court observers 27 years after Moxley slaying." Connecticut Post, June 8: 1. CNN. 2007. Moxley case: Excerpts from the Sutton Report. December 17. Accessed November 26, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel11/index.html. —. 2002. Moxley Case: Who was Martha Moxley? Accessed November 21, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel9/index.html. Connecticut Post. 1975. "Girl, 15, found murdered at her Greenwich home." Connecticut Post, November 1: 1. Ellement, John, and Lisa Prevost. 2000. "Skakel is arrested in '75 Conn. murder." Boston Globe, January 20. Gaines, Judith. 1998. "Grand juror to probe '75 Conn. murder." Boston Globe, June 18. —. 1991. "Police taking a fresh look at 1975 murder of Conn. teen-ager." Boston Globe, October 7. Hartford Courant. 2002. "Skakel jurors." Hartford Courant, July 28: H2. Lang, Joel. 1997. "Martha's murder." Hartford Courant, May 18: 10. Levitt, Leonard. 2004. Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder . New York, NY: Regan Books. Mahony, Edmund. 2020. "No retrial for Skakel." Hartford Courant, October 31: 1. Merchant, Robert. 2016. "Skakel murder conviction reinstated." Connecticut Post, December 31: 1. Ondek, Richard. 1976. "Prosecutor says family impedes murder probe." Connecticut Post, March 26: 1. Owens, David. 2013. "Freed on bail." Hartford Courant, November 22: 1. 2003. Mugshots: Michael Skakel. Performed by Single Spark Productions. State of Connecticut v. Michael Skakel. 2004. S.C. 16844 (Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut, June 23). Tofig, Dana. 1999. "Suspect's lawyer seeks to suprress comments." Hartford Courant, May 27: B7. Tuohy, Lynne. 2002. "A life, a death revisited." Hartford Courant, May 8: 1. —. 2000. "Kennedy nephew facing arrest in killing." Hartford Courant, January 19: 1. —. 2002. "No apology, no remorse." Hartford Courant, August 30: 1. —. 2002. "One final chance to make their cases." Hartford Courant, June 4: 1. —. 2002. "Prosecution puts on its rebuttal."  Hartford Courant , May 30: 1. Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Nancy Guthrie investigation has accumulated a documented record of procedural and operational failures that raise a forward-looking legal question: if a suspect is identified and charged, can the prosecution withstand defense challenges rooted in the investigation's own conduct?The crime scene was allegedly released prematurely. A thermal imaging aircraft was reportedly grounded due to a personnel reassignment driven by personal conflict rather than operational judgment. The initial lead sergeant reportedly lacked homicide investigation experience. Experienced investigators had reportedly been sidelined. The sheriff's department declared doorbell camera footage from the night of Nancy's disappearance unrecoverable — the FBI subsequently produced it approximately ten days later. Sheriff Nanos publicly stated Nancy had been abducted, then retracted the characterization the following day.The evidentiary foundation that exists is substantial. Unknown DNA from an unidentified contributor was recovered from inside the residence. The sample has been routed through multiple federal and state laboratories rather than directly to the FBI's Quantico facility — a routing decision retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer examines for its impact on processing timelines. Forensic genealogy remains a viable secondary pathway if the contributor is not in CODIS.The digital evidence pool is extensive — thousands of hours of surveillance footage from intersection cameras, doorbell systems, and residential security feeds across the Tucson area. Vehicle identification — specifically a white truck and red sedan reported near the property — cellphone tower data, and movement timeline reconstruction represent the parallel investigative track. Coffindaffer assesses the realistic processing timeline for this volume and identifies which evidence pathway is more likely to produce an identification first.She also addresses the inter-agency friction — the FBI Director's public statement that his agency was denied access for four days, the sheriff's contradicting account — and whether the investigative failures documented to date would provide a defense attorney with viable suppression arguments or reasonable-doubt ammunition at trial.Nancy Guthrie was 84 when she allegedly disappeared from her home. Blood, doorbell footage, pacemaker disconnection, and personal belongings left behind. No arrest. No named suspect. The family remains cleared and continues to offer a $1 million reward.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #FBI #ChrisNanos #DNAEvidence #CODIS #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #TucsonArizona

Mary and Andrew begin this week by tackling a decision by a U.S. District Judge to dismiss criminal charges against Kilmar Ábrego García, calling the administration's case against García a vindictive prosecution for challenging his illegal deportation last year. Mary and Andrew couple this topic with a conversation about the “Broadview Six” case, involving a group of Chicago ICE protesters whose criminal case was dropped, similarly, due to misconduct by the DOJ. Then, Mary and Andrew continue a discussion from last week about Trump's $1.776 billion settlement with the IRS — specifically about an addendum to the settlement which grants Trump and "affiliated individuals" extremely broad protections from future prosecutions. They then talk about Carmen Lineberger, a former federal prosecutor indicted for sending unreleased files from the Jack Smith report to her personal email account. Plus, a conversation about a decision by a federal judge who has ordered the White House to comply with the Presidential Records Act, undermining the DOJ's ability to give the administration a legal way to destroy White House records from the second Trump term. This podcast is also available on YouTube at ms.now/mainjustice.  Further reading: HERE is the 'Broadway Six' case transcript    Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Peter Mauch covers Tojo's failed suicide and his transition to a scapegoat for the Tokyo trials. He accepted responsibility for war crimes while shielding the Emperor from any legal prosecution. (12/16)1944

Evan Ellis reports that Venezuela has surrendered Alex Saab, Nicolas Maduro's former bagman, to the U.S. for prosecution. Saab possesses critical information on illicit financial flows involving Iran, Cuba, and Colombia. Delcy Rodriguez's decision to extradite him suggests a complex internal power play to appease Washington while eliminating her own political rivals. (8/16)1986

There's a pattern to Andrew and Mary's focus this week: lies, lies and more lies. They gather in-person to tackle a host of issues and to celebrate the release of Andrew's new book, “Liar's Kingdom.” After digging into the book's thesis, they hone in on the biggest news of the week: the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created by the Justice Department as part of a settlement agreement which, according to the Attorney General, would provide a non-partisan “systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.” But as Mary and Andrew note, the real goal is to compensate Trump allies who claim they were wrongfully prosecuted by the former administration. They then shift to the DOJ's lawsuit against the DC Bar to block punishments for Trump officials, including Jeffrey Clark, the former Acting Assistant Attorney General in the final months of Trump's first term. Next, the co-hosts touch on last week's oral arguments in the government's appeal of the ruling against Trump's attempt to blacklist four law firms, before moving to the ongoing litigation in Judge Boasberg's attempt to hold contempt proceedings.   This podcast is also available on YouTube at ms.now/mainjustice. Be sure to check it out: this week features video of Mary and Andrew in-person together. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.