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Law&Crime Sidebar is the must-listen podcast for true-crime and unbiased analysis. We dive deep into the biggest stories in twenty minutes or less. Join Law&Crime's Jesse Weber each morning for the latest news on the legal stories everyone is talking about.
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Summer 1979... when the whole world looked like a washed-out Polaroid. The backseat of a 72 Pontiac Catalina. No AC; the windows are down. It’s late at night. The scent of Lilac in the air. Ian Gomm “Hold On” is drifting back from the single speaker on the dash. This was the moment Bob Shannon knew music would be a big part of his life. A life-long musician, he’s a self-proclaimed music scholar and has spent the majority of his life packing his skull with music and music trivia. The perfect ...
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#GMP, hosted by Ben Begley and Jesse McIntosh, features breakdowns, comedic analysis, and Movie Quote Mini Games of all the movies you love deep down but don't brag about. Join us each week as Ben and Jesse breakdown your favorite guilty pleasure films, and maybe help you to discover some news ones! Talking about movies that you won't admit you love, but can't stop watching. Subscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/popcorntalknetwork
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A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition podcast following the misadventures of three high-fantasy secret agents. Join us every other Tuesday as our Harper agents take on a new mystery, infiltrate a new evil organization, and bring peace to the realm. Hopefully they have it all together… but probably not. Gods help this crew. A Harper does what needs to be done. Written and DM’d by Gray Rostron and fueled by boxed wine and bad rolls, join Alex Allen, Iasmin Omar Ata, and Jesse Gouldsbury as they m ...
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A social media influencer in Miami says she’s lucky to be alive after her estranged stepfather, Luis Damas, allegedly pushed his way into an apartment and shot at her. Eixchel Berroteran and her mother filed a report against Damas, saying he attacked them and shot at Eixchel, before threatening to hire a hitman to kill them. Law&Crime’s Sierra Gill…
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Fire rescue Lieutenant Sascha Engel is on unpaid leave after his arrest alongside his wife on sex crimes charges. An affidavit revealed that Sascha Engel, 39, and his wife Alyssa Engel, 37, allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy. Law&Crime’s Elizabeth Millner sat down with former sex crimes prosecutor Sarena Townsend to discuss…
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Palm Bay police officers arrested Beatriz Rapisarda, after teaching aides inside an elementary school classroom reported her. Rapisarda now faces charges of child abuse and false imprisonment. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the allegations of pushing, pulling, and even pinning the student down with civil attorney Faudlin Pierre. PLEASE SUPPORT…
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Surveillance video from inside and outside a Miami Home Depot store shows registered sex offender Kevin Hurley, 60, allegedly speaking with a 10-year-old girl who was with her mom. When the alleged victim went out to the parking lot, Hurley reportedly followed behind them with his car. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses Hurley’s charge of aggravated…
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Lindsay Shiver, the mom of three accused of planning to kill her husband with her boyfriend in the Bahamas, now says her new partner back in the United States “tried to kill her.” Shiver filed for a protection order against Dorsey Robert Love in Alabama. She claims he tried to suffocate her with a pillow. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses updates o…
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Investigators in Harris County, Texas are trying to figure out who may have set a home on fire in the city of Cypress. Crews responded to put out the flames last weekend and found the bodies of three people inside. They were identified as 54-year-old Kelly Ann Masciarelli, her son Kolin Foster, 23, and his girlfriend Cameryn Richard, 21. Law&Crime’…
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Owen Shover, now 23, was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Aranda Briones, 16, in Moreno Valley, California. Prosecutors say Briones and Shover had been skipping school back in 2017 when a truancy officer approached them. Shover tried to get Briones to hide a gun for him, but Briones told the officer what happened. Both students were…
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Jackson County, Tennessee authorities have added additional charges in the case of a mother and daughter who allegedly used multiple toxins to try to kill Harold Allen, apparently succeeding in December 2022. Marsha Allen, 52, was found dead of an apparent suicide when police caught on to the alleged scheme. Her daughter, 30-year-old Ashley Jones, …
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Maria Ximena Duarte, 45, is locked up in Miami-Dade County for allegedly plying a 15-year-old girl with alcohol and marijuana at a hotel pool before convincing her to come to her hotel room, where the teen was allegedly sexually assaulted. She faces serious charges, including human trafficking. Jason Mojica, Duarte’s boyfriend, was also arrested fo…
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After Kali Moore died in a children’s hospital last weekend, Memphis police arrested her aunt, Kiya Moore, 21 and her boyfriend Dejon Smith, 34. The couple gave conflicting statements to police, each blaming the other for the baby’s death. They are each charged with murder. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes the techniques involved in child murder in…
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Maecee Marie Lathers, 24, allegedly told officers at the scene of a three-car crash in Miami that she was under the influence of a party drug known as “tusi” or “pink cocaine.” Lathers allegedly ran a red light and slammed into a Range Rover, causing a chain reaction crash that killed two people and injured two others. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analy…
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South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has the chance of a retrial thanks to a new ruling. Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife Maggie and son Paul on the family’s estate in 2021. After the trial was over, court clerk Becky Hill was accused of trying to influence the jury to convict Murdaugh. The South Carolina Supreme C…
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Andie Rosafort, 33, admitted in court that she had sex with a teen in her car in Danbury, Connecticut in January 2023. The boy reported the assault to his parents soon afterward, which launched an investigation. Rosafort allegedly groomed the boy for months prior to the assault, sending him explicit photos and videos on Snapchat. Law&Crime’s Elizab…
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A Colorado inmate, Alfredo P. Gonzalez, filed a defamation lawsuit against infamous music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming his refusal to work with the rapper resulted in him being blacklisted. Gonzalez claims to be a member of the Sinaloa cartel smuggling drugs from Mexico. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes the peculiar civil filing and what a fe…
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Madison Bergmann, 24, has been out on bond since her arrest for first-degree sexual assault against a child. A fifth-grader told police the elementary school teacher sent him inappropriate messages, touched his legs, and kissed him in her empty classroom. According to her bond conditions, Bergmann is not allowed to be in any places where children m…
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Newly released body camera video shows Butler Township police reacting to the chaos right before and after shots were fired at a Pennsylvania rally for former president and current presidential nominee Donald Trump. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by a sniper. Bullets killed one civilian, injured two others, and hit Trump in the ear.…
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Kenneth Copeland, also known as “Lil Woody,” is back on the stand in the RICO trial of Jeffrey “Young Thug” Williams in Atlanta. Prosecutors wanted Copeland to confirm that Williams was connected to a drive-by shooting, which he had previously told Atlanta Police. Copeland insisted he made the whole thing up to divert attention away from his own cr…
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Joshua Lee Hunsucker could have his $1.5 million bond revoked after prosecutors filed new charges of witness intimidation against him. Investigators accuse Hunsucker of poisoning his 10-year-old daughter in an attempt to frame his in-laws. Hunsucker had already been charged with his wife Stacy Hunsucker’s 2018 murder, also believed to have been cau…
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Two Oklahoma women, Zara Hull and Kaylie Pitzer, were on a dream vacation with their boyfriends in Cancun, when both became violently ill after they say they drank water from the hotel bar. Zara was hospitalized after she started having convulsions. Family back home in Oklahoma say they had to pay the Mexican hospital thousands of dollars just to t…
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A Minnesota jury found Michael Carpenter, 38, guilty of shooting his co-worker, Nicole Hammond, killing her in the parking lot of the building where they worked. Text messages between the two show that Hammond wanted Carpenter to leave her alone. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber has insight from Dan Murphy, co-author of the book "Workplace Safety: Establish…
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Alice Bredhold, 12, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2020. Since then, her school nurse made multiple reports to the Department of Child Services in Indiana, expressing concern that Alice’s blood sugar was consistently at dangerous levels. Alice died from complications of diabetes on July 4. Her mother, Ashley Bredhold, and father, Brent Bredh…
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Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith says disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and raped him at a party in Detroit in 1997. Cardello-Smith claims the rapper is selling his Los Angeles home in an effort to keep assets away from a future potential settlement with him. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber has Cardello-Smith’s win in court and the disturbing alle…
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Donovan Sheppard entered a guilty plea last week to multiple charges of molestation, rape, and exposing someone to AIDS. Oklahoma authorities say the woman Sheppard was living with held him at gunpoint after she caught him assaulting her 12-year-old daughter. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down Sheppard’s punishment with predator catcher and founde…
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Authorities in Grove City, Utah are still trying to find Quinntel Bagley, who is wanted for allegedly kidnapping his ex-girlfriend a second time, after escaping arrest the first time around. The US Marshals Service is offering a $5,000 reward for his capture. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber sits down with prison consultant Justin Paperny to discuss Bagley’…
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The Florida woman accused of suffocating her boyfriend to death in a suitcase and recording him crying out for help while locked inside is set to represent herself at her upcoming murder trial. Boone has gone through eight public defenders since her arrest in 2020. The judge overseeing the accused suitcase killer’s case has rejected her request to …
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Deputies in Pinellas County, Florida say Jaclyn Goszczynski, 40, used a drill to push a nail into her daughter’s backside, leaving an obvious mark when the girl pulled it out. Goszczynski is now charged with child abuse. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber digs into the strange case and the potential consequences with Florida attorney Roger P. Foley. PLEASE SU…
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Jocelyn Carter is suing Bright Horizons at Legacy in Plano, Texas, after she says her 20-month-old came home from her first day at the daycare with swollen, red cheeks and a cough that led to vomiting. Carter found out later that the toddler had gotten her hands on a vape pen and was seen with smoke coming out of her mouth and nose. Daycare employe…
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3-year-old Jared Dicus is headed to prison after admitting he killed and decapitated his new wife, Anggy Diaz. In the hours after her murder, before anyone knew she was dead, Dicus was seen on a surveillance camera stealing a beer from the store where his wife worked. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the grisly case with Houston criminal defense…
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Matthew Shelton, a teacher at Robert Semple Elementary School in Benicia, California, is charged with multiple counts of lewd acts with a child. At the same time, the families of multiple former students have filed lawsuits against Shelton and the school district. Shelton was arrested and tried for similar charges in another county, but returned to…
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A Houston judge raised 18-year-old Everilda Cux-Ajtzalam’s bond to $200,000 as she faces a charge of abandoning her newborn. The baby boy was found wrapped up in a plastic bag inside a dumpster, with the placenta and umbilical cord in the bag as well. Cux-Ajtzalam allegedly told police that she did it because she didn’t want her boyfriend to break …
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Emilia Sjoberg, 14, was found dead at an industrial site in Landskrona, Sweden last week. Authorities say she had severe injuries, but have not released her cause of death. Two other teenagers were arrested in connection with Sjoberg’s kidnapping and murder. Sjoberg’s mother says she was supposed to go to a sleepover but never came home. Law&Crime’…
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A Pennsylvania district attorney shared graphic new details about the abuse suffered by 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland, allegedly at the hands of her father, Rendell Hoagland, and stepmother, Cindy Warren. Prosecutors say the couple filmed videos of the alleged abuse and texted those videos to each other. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the upgra…
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Multiple agencies, committees, and task forces are investigating the shooting of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 16th. The Republican nominee’s ear was injured, but one civilian was killed and two others were gravely wounded. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down everything we know about the shooter, the Secret Servic…
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A young female suspect, who turns 13 this week, is facing murder charges after police in Humboldt, Tennessee say she used bedding to choke the life out of her cousin, 8-year-old Demeria Hollingsworth, allegedly in a fight over a cell phone. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber gains insight on what happens next in a case like this from Steve Mulroy, district at…
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A 12-year-old victim told police in Indiana that Naomi Belle Floren, who the child knew as Bella, gave her drugs and alcohol before encouraging multiple adult men to sexually assault her in exchange for money. When officers interrogated Floren, they allegedly found nude photos of Floren and the child on her phone. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes t…
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Handwritten notes found in Chris Watts’ prison cell give insight into his relationship with God and who he blames for the murders that landed him behind bars. Watts calls his former mistress, Nichol Kessinger, a “Jezebel” for tempting him into sinning. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber gets insight on Watts’ state of mind from prison consultant Justin Papern…
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Elizabeth Wiemerslage, 22, and Chloe Johnson, 24, were arrested in Minnesota after police found security camera footage of the women allegedly abusing infants under their care at Small World Learning Center. The women are accused of violently flipping babies and pushing them down into pillows. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber combs through the heinous accus…
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An attempt to assassinate former president Donald Trump during a rally on July 13 was not the first time Secret Service agents had to step in to protect their charge. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber takes a closer look at five incidents when the presidential nominee’s life could have been in danger with former Secret Service agent Charles Marino. PLEASE SU…
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U.S. Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle testified during a congressional hearing Monday about the agency’s failure to protect presidential nominee Donald Trump during a rally earlier this month. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, fired multiple shots from a nearby rooftop, striking the former president in the ear and killing at least one civilian. Si…
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It’s been six days since a 20-year-old gunman attempted to assassinate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The nation was shocked when shots rang out and the former President was swarmed by Secret Service agents while grasping his ear. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was taken out within seconds of the failed attempt. Critics …
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The 20-year-old gunman who reportedly opened fire on Donald Trump took the rifle from his father on the day of the assassination attempt. Thomas Matthew Crooks allegedly used the AR-15-style rifle at the gun range multiple times before the rally shooting. Crooks’ father, Matthew Crooks, owned the firearm and let his son use it occasionally. Law&Cri…
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Donald J. Trump was swarmed by Secret Service officials after being shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Snipers took out the would-be assassin seconds after he failed to kill the former POTUS. The shooting has led to many questions among spectators who are demanding answers on how Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to t…
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