Based on the Evidence
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Each week we present the true stories of people who've already stood trial for committing violent crimes, and see if we can determine whether the defendant was found guilty or not guilty based on the evidence from the actual trial. Every episode reveals the actual trial outcome so you'll never wonder whodunnit, though you may wonder if the jury got it right!
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Mar 15, 2023
The Murder of Elizabeth McCabe
Elizabeth McCabe disappeared after a night out in Dundee Scotland in February of 1980. Her body was found 16 days later on the eve of her 21st birthday. It would be 25 years before her suspected killer was brought to trail.
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Mar 9, 2023
The Murder of Christine Morton
When Christine Morton was bludgeoned to death in 1986, everyone in her Austin, Texas neighborhood was terrified that a madman was on the loose. The local Sheriff and the state prosecutor soon put their fears to rest. Now they had something that was possibly more sinister to fear.
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Mar 1, 2023
The Kirschke Murders
How did the police and prosecution build a case before DNA and modern forensics? This case from 1967 digs into the heavy use of circumstantial evidence and theatrics as trial techniques to sway a jury.
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Feb 22, 2023
The Murders of Joel and Lisa Guy
Joel Guy Sr. and his wife of 31 years Lisa spent Thanksgiving of 2016 with their four children and their families. None of them knew it would be the last.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Joel_and_Lisa_Guy
https://www.cracked.com/article_35609_how-not-to-get-away-with-murder-joel-guy-jr-and-his-murder-instructions.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/joel-guy-jr
Crime Scene Photos:
https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Diabolical-Stew-of-Human-Remains-The-Dismemberment-Murder-of-Joel-and-Lisa-Guy
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Feb 15, 2023
The Murder of Theresa Feury
Did local kids find sanctuary with the neighborhood "fun" Mom, or did they stumble into a house of horrors?
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Feb 8, 2023
Don’t F**k With Cats: An Honest Review
A NETFLIX Documentary: A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld. Kristine and Susan give you their take on this popular Netflix documentary.
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Feb 1, 2023
The Gilley Family Murders Part II
Growing up the children of poor, uneducated, itinerant farmers could not have been easy for the Gilley kids. Add into that an alcoholic abusive father, an uncaring mother driven by her fundamentalist christian views, and a life of abject poverty and you've got the recipe for a story that had little chance of ending well.
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Jan 25, 2023
The Gilley Family Murders Part I
Growing up the children of poor, uneducated, itinerant farmers could not have been easy for the Gilley kids. Add into that an alcoholic abusive father, an uncaring mother driven by her fundamentalist christian views, and a life of abject poverty and you've got the recipe for a story that had little chance of ending well.
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Jan 18, 2023
The Murder of Savannah Leckie
Beautiful nature lover, 16 year old Savannah Leckie left her Minnesota suburban home to live on the Missouri farm of her birth mother. One year later she is reported missing under mysterious circumstances.
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Jan 11, 2023
The Murder of Darryl Sutorius
Dr. Darryl Sutorius, a prominent heart surgeon in Cincinnati, married Della Dante Britteon in 1995. Dr. Sutorius was found dead in the basement of the house he shared with his wife on February 19, 1996. Though it was clear that a gunshot to the head had been the cause of death, authorities were initially unsure whether his death was homicide or suicide.
Forensic Files Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84yPzfUeWmw
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Jan 4, 2023
The Death of Warriena Wright
When Warriena Wright sent off on a Tinder date while visiting Brisbane, Australia, she probably never imaged that her night of romance would go terribly wrong.
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Dec 15, 2022
The Christmas Killer
Ronald Gene Simmons was the worst mass murderer in Arkansas history, and his crimes led him to be dubbed the Christmas Killer.
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Nov 16, 2022
If You Think It, Will You Do It?
At what point does the exploration of dark fetishes and online roleplaying become a crime?
Watch the 2015 HBO documentary about this case on YouTube
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Nov 9, 2022
The Murder of Timothy Wiltsey
It's every parent's nightmare. What started as a fun trip to the carnival ends with a massive manhunt in search of a missing 5-year-old boy. Almost 11 months later, his remains are discovered across the Raritan River in the marshlands of Edison, New Jersey.
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Oct 19, 2022
The Murder of Joel Lovelien
On October 27, 2007, Joel Lovelion was dressed as a fan of his favorite hockey team for a Halloween party hosted at the Broken Drum bar in Grand Forks, ND.
Before the night was over, Joel would be dead, beaten to death by another partygoer.
The only physical evidence found was something yellow from part of a costume. The suspects include a penguin, a clown, a gangster, and a construction worker.
Will the murderer be unmasked or will Joel's killer remain disguised?
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Oct 5, 2022
The Murder of Kathleen McGehee
When the body of Kathleen McGehee was discovered on Halloween, 2011, there seemed little doubt of who murdered her. But was it an act of rage, or resentment, or was the killer driven by more malevolent forces?
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Sep 21, 2022
John & Lorena Bobbitt - Notorious 90s
You can't talk about notorious 90s trials without talking about the Bobbitts.
John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt were an American couple whose relationship received international press coverage in 1993 when Lorena cut off John's penis with a knife while he was asleep in bed. The penis was subsequently surgically reattached.
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Sep 15, 2022
Susan Smith and the Murders of Michael and Alexander Smith
In the second episode of our notorious nineties murders, we examine the 1994 murders of 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alexander Smith at the hands of their mother, Susan Smith.
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Sep 7, 2022
The Murder of Gregg Smart
The murder of Gregg Smart masterminded by his wife Pam made national headlines in the 1990s when she went to trial on charges she coerced her teenage lover Billy Flynn to kill the 24 year old Gregg. The trial was the first to be broadcast live on TV and it subsequently launched a media frenzy.
As part of our September infamous 90s murders month, we couldn't think of a more obvious choice than the notorious Pam Smart trial.
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Aug 31, 2022
The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen: Part II
On February 24, 1986, the body of 29-year-old Sherri Rasmussen was found in the apartment she shared with her husband in Van Nuys, California. She had been beaten and shot three times in a struggle, apparently a victim of a botched robbery. Tonight we discuss the appeal of the person arrested for her murder.
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Aug 10, 2022
The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen: Part I
On February 24, 1986, the body of 29 year old Sherri Rasmussen was found in the apartment she shared with her husband in Van Nuys, California. She had been beaten and shot three times in a struggle, apparently a victim of a botched robbery. It would be 23 years before Sherri's father and a few cold case detectives force the LAPD to re-open the case and consider that the murder may have been committed by someone who knew how to do just enough to make the crime scene look like an interrupted burglary.
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Jul 20, 2022
The Murder of Sarah Cherry: Part III
In our final episode about the brutal murder of an innocent young girl, Sarah Cherry, we take a look at Murder In America, the documentary based on the true crime book "Human Sacrifice" by James P. Moore.
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Jul 13, 2022
The Murder of Sarah Cherry: Part II
Could Dennis Dechaine, the man convicted for the murder of Sarah Cherry, actually be innocent? Did the prosecution suppress evidence of other potential suspects? Did the police department ignore or not follow through on leads?
Tonight we'll take a look at evidence that wasn't presented to the jury in the original trial.
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Jul 6, 2022
The Murder of Sarah Cherry: Part I
The brutal murder of Sarah Cherry on July 6, 1988, resulted in what some have called the most notorious criminal case in Maine history.
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Sep 16, 2021
The Murder of Calvin Phillips, Pamela Phillips and Edward Dansereau
The close knit town of Pembroke, KY is thrust into the national spotlight when three of it's residents are gunned down in it's idyllic community.
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Sep 3, 2021
The Oklahoma Girl Scout Camp Murders
The lives of three young Girl Scouts are tragically cut short in 1977.
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Aug 19, 2021
The Murder of Kathy Bonney
A trail of red herrings leads detectives to multiple suspects.
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Aug 5, 2021
The Murder of Dale Harrell
A rich lover and and a hefty insurance policy leads police straight to the killer. But a false accusation and a false confession might make it more difficult to prosecute than the State first thought.
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Jul 29, 2021
The Murder of Dawn Hamilton Part II
On July 25th, 1984 two young boys were fishing in a small pond when they saw little Dawn Hamilton walk off into the woods with a stranger. They were the last people to see her alive.
Can a breakthrough in forensic technology prove a man's innocence, or send him to the gas chamber?
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Jul 22, 2021
The Murder of Dawn Hamilton - Part I
On July 25th, 1984 two young boys were fishing in a small pond when they saw little Dawn Hamilton walk off into the woods with a stranger. They were the last people to see her alive.
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Jul 15, 2021
The Murder of Amy Mullis
Todd Mullis said his wife died in a gruesome farm accident but the State of Iowa didn't quite see it that way.
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Jul 8, 2021
The 13th Juror
A seldom used statute adds confusion and chaos to the tragic death of Brandon Lay.
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Jul 1, 2021
The Murder of Erin Somvilai
When a young mother is found bound with rope and weighed down with cinder blocks in a lake, it doesn't take long for police to zero in on a suspect.
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Jun 3, 2021
The Murder of Corinna Novis
This killer couple criss-crossed the country leaving death in their wake.
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May 27, 2021
The Murder of Peggy Carr
Peggy Carr was newly married and trying to make her blended family work. No one could have predicted that she would be dead before her first anniversary.
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May 20, 2021
The Sundown Murders
The Australian Outback is a very dangerous place and it's not just the snakes, spiders, or scorpions you should be afraid of.
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May 13, 2021
The Murder of Jett McKee
Home invasion? Drug deal gone bad? Revenge killing? Whatever the circumstances, no one could have predicted it would end by samurai sword.
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May 6, 2021
The Murder of Karen Rodríguez
The amazing story of a Mother's love and her relentless pursuit of justice.
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Apr 29, 2021
The Murder of Julie Jensen
How far would he go to be free of his marriage? How far would she go to frame him for murder?
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Apr 22, 2021
The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare
The luckiest man in Florida with the world's worst luck!
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Apr 15, 2021
Death on Burleson Retta Road
Ethan Couch and the "Affluenza" defense
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Apr 8, 2021
The Murder of Susan Bailey
Like all parents, Susan Bailey wanted to keep her kids safe. It never occurred to her that she was the one in danger.
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Apr 2, 2021
The Murder of Linda Razzell
Was Linda Razzell abducted, murdered, or did she simply walk away from her life?
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Mar 25, 2021
The Murder of Andrew Bagby
Sometimes passion leads to obsession, and sometimes obsession leads to murder.
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Mar 20, 2021
The Murder of Jose Perez
This is a tragic case of domestic violence. Was it self defense or murder, and who was the real victim?
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Mar 12, 2021
The Eastburn Family Murders Part II
PART II: After three members of the Eastburn family are slaughtered in their home, the prime suspect takes the legal system for a wild ride.
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Mar 4, 2021
The Eastburn Family Murders
After three members of the Eastburn family are slaughtered in their home, the prime suspect takes the legal system for a wild ride.
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Feb 25, 2021
The Murder of Johnny Altinger
Dubbed the "Dexter Killer" by the press, Mark Twitchell took his fanboy obsession to a very dark place.
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Feb 18, 2021
The Murder of Richard Armitage
Practicing law can be a dangerous business. For Richard Armitage it was deadly.
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Feb 4, 2021
The Murder of Irene Silverman
A scheming con mom and her devoted son take dysfunctional family dynamics to a whole new evil level.
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Jan 28, 2021
The Murder of April Barber
Did a crazed robber bring a young life to an end or did April Barber willingly walk along a moonlit beach with her murderer?
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Jan 14, 2021
The Murder of Mike Williams
Mike kissed his wife goodbye and set out to do some hunting. He was watching for ducks but he should have been watching his back.
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Jan 7, 2021
The Murder of May Greinder
It started as a walk in the park. It ended with a hammer, a slashed throat, and a murder in the woods.
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Dec 17, 2020
Jason Carter Part II
Our story continues...
Think Iowa farmers are the picture of wholesome goodness? Think again.
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Dec 10, 2020
Jason Carter Part I
Think Iowa farmers are the picture of wholesome goodness? Think again.
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Dec 4, 2020
Julie Rea Harper
To the prosecution, there is no doubt this mother stabbed her only child to death. But there's no sure thing when it comes to murder.
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Nov 19, 2020
Timothy Jones Part II
Part II: How can one man have so much evil inside him? How could no one see this coming? How does a father of five brutally murder his own children?
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Nov 12, 2020
Timothy Jones Part I
How can one man have so much evil inside him? How could no one see this coming? This case is simply unfathomable.
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Nov 5, 2020
Joseph Thomas
A neighborhood bar on Lake Erie becomes the scene of a gruesome murder. Is the man tried for the crime the killer or the patsy?
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Oct 29, 2020
Jacob Evans
For most, watching horror movies is entertainment. For Jake Evans, it's inspiration.
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Oct 22, 2020
Eric Copple
An unimaginable crime in the heart of wine country on Halloween night 2004.. For nearly a year the residents of the once idyllic Napa Valley live with the knowledge that a slasher is killing innocent young women, never knowing if he might strike again.
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Oct 15, 2020
Michael Dennis
When a man in a wolf mask slays Doreen Erbert on Halloween night, 1984, police move quickly to find and arrest the monster responsible for this act of unparalleled rage.
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Oct 7, 2020
Ronald O'Bryan
This is what nightmares and urban legends are made of. Generations of kids and parents still shudder when this based on a true story tale is told around the campfire.
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Oct 1, 2020
Johnny Garrett
On Halloween night 1981, Sister Tadea Benz was brutally murdered. A mentally unstable suspect, a convent killing, a psychic and an infamous curse all make this one of our most bizarre episodes yet!
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Sep 23, 2020
Tiffany Li
He did it! No, she did it! No, they did it! Can the jury sort out the evidence and figure out whodunnit? Which of three likely suspects will pay for the death of a loving father of two?
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Sep 17, 2020
Richard Crafts
Was a father of three wrongly accused of murder and his fed-up wife simply took off, abandoning her family? Or was his mask of innocence hiding the true face of evil?
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Sep 9, 2020
David Watson
David Watson is accused of not one, not two, but three murders. But with no direct evidence, no eyewitnesses, no murder weapon, and in one case no concrete proof there was even a murder, will the jury be convinced by the prosecution or the defense?
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Sep 2, 2020
Marie Moore
Did local kids find sanctuary with the neighborhood "fun" Mom, or did they stumble into a house of horrors?
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Aug 26, 2020
Adam Kaufman
Lina Kaufman was a young, vibrant mother of two. No one could have predicted that she would be dead by the age of 33. Could an undiagnosed heart condition have killed Lina, or is her husband more sinister than anyone realized?
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Aug 20, 2020
Steven Hatch
Steven Hatch took part in a horrifying assault on an Oklahoma minister and his family one terrible evening in 1979 that ended in the death of two members of the Douglass family. That Steven Hatch was one of the perpetrators, there is no doubt. But, what exactly was his part in the gruesome crime and did his trial become a case of vengeance rather than justice?
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Aug 12, 2020
Mark Carver
Mark Bradley Carver is charged with first degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit first degree murder in the death of Irina "Ira" Yarmolenko. Did Mark and his cousin kill a beautiful college student to hide illegal activity or were they simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?
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Aug 4, 2020
Todd Kendhammer
STATE OF WISCONSIN VS TODD KENDHAMMER
Todd Kendhammer is charged with first degree intentional homicide in the death of his wife Barbara Kendhammer. Was Barbara killed in a freak accident or did Todd concoct an elaborate cover story?
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