Episodes

  • Custody Battle Turns Deadly In Alleged Plot To Kill 'Why Don’t We' Singer

    Custody Battle Turns Deadly In Alleged Plot To Kill 'Why Don’t We' Singer
    May 22 2026
    Influencer Gabriela Gonzalez is accused of conspiring with her father and ex-boyfriend in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting singer Jack Avery. Prosecutors say a bitter custody battle over the couple’s daughter escalated into a shocking criminal case, with authorities alleging the trio attempted to hire a hitman through the dark web, only for the supposed assassin to actually be an undercover FBI agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • The Grandma Who Hired a Hitman: Donna Adelson’s Life Sentence

    The Grandma Who Hired a Hitman: Donna Adelson’s Life Sentence
    May 21 2026
    A prominent law professor, a bitter custody battle, and a wealthy family who prosecutors say would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. In 2014, Florida State University criminal law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in his own garage. What followed was a decade-long investigation that peeled back the layers of a calculated murder-for-hire plot involving South Florida’s prominent Adelson family. Today, legal analyst Lee Wallace joins us to break down how prosecutors secured a life sentence for the family matriarch, Donna Adelson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Court Limits Evidence Ahead Of Luigi Mangione's State Trial

    Court Limits Evidence Ahead Of Luigi Mangione's State Trial
    May 20 2026
    A judge ruled that some items police seized from Luigi Mangione’s backpack after his arrest — including his cellphone, passport, and wallet — cannot be used in his upcoming state murder trial. However, prosecutors will still be allowed to introduce the alleged murder weapon and a notebook tied to the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • The Biotech Fraud: Inside the Gregory Davis Hit

    The Biotech Fraud: Inside the Gregory Davis Hit
    May 19 2026
    On a freezing night in Vermont, Gregory Davis was kidnapped from his home by a man posing as a U.S. Marshal. Twenty-four hours later, his body was found in a snowbank. What seemed like a random kidnapping was actually a meticulously planned execution ordered from across the country. Joining the podcast today is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul J. Van de Graaff, the man who spent years working on this case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Accused Killer Caught After 30 Years On The Run

    Accused Killer Caught After 30 Years On The Run
    May 18 2026
    For three decades, he was a "ghost" who evaded authorities under multiple aliases after the 1993 murder of Cold As Life punk rock vocalist Rodney Barger. Now, after 33 years on the run, Richard Werstine is finally behind bars after U.S. Marshals tracked him down at a dog park in Panama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • Murdaugh Conviction Overturned: New Trial Ordered

    Murdaugh Conviction Overturned: New Trial Ordered
    May 14 2026
    The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction, ordering a brand-new trial. Criminal defense attorney and host of the Courtroom Confidential podcast, Joshua Ritter, depicts the groundbreaking allegations of jury tampering involving former court clerk Rebecca Hill. He explains whether a fair trial is even possible in a community captivated by the Murdaugh legacy and discusses whether the defense can successfully argue for a change of venue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • A Multi-State Murder Plot: Missing Weapons and Burner Phones

    A Multi-State Murder Plot: Missing Weapons and Burner Phones
    May 14 2026
    What happens when a veteran law enforcement leader becomes the mastermind of a cold-blooded assassination? In 2022, Michael Harding was lured to a Kentucky home under the guise of an emergency HVAC repair call. Waiting for him was not a customer, but an alleged hitman. Prosecutors reveal the plot was orchestrated by Michael’s estranged wife, a California Highway Patrol Captain with 22 years on the force, following a dispute over money and property. Veteran true-crime journalist Ted Rowlands joins Chanley Painter to deconstruct the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Arizona Man Charged In Grisly Dismemberment Case

    Arizona Man Charged In Grisly Dismemberment Case
    May 13 2026
    Authorities in Phoenix arrested Christopher Michael Ebanks after investigators responding to a possible homicide call allegedly found a dismembered body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 mins