Suspect Convictions

Barton McNeil discovers his 3-year-old daughter's lifeless body in her bed the morning after breaking up with his girlfriend. McNeil insists that she was murdered by his former girlfriend after pointing to a cut screen in the bedroom window. Police agree a murder has been committed, but arrest him.

Rank #1: 02: Jennifer's Tragic Story.
Before Jennifer’s tragic death, she was living with her mother, stepfather, and newborn baby brother, in Rock Island, Illinois. Jennifer’s mother describes her: “She had brown eyes, brown hair, a pretty smile, teeth like her dad, and she was a little tomboy.” This episode explores Jennifer Ann Lewis, and the home she grew up in. Visit SuspectConvictions.com to learn more.

Rank #2: 03: A Suspect Conviction.
About a week after Jennifer was murdered, Scott County prosecutor Bill Davis decided to charge Stanley Liggins with murder. He was one of the only people involved who felt they had enough evidence to charge him, but decided to go ahead with it. Bill Davis says they made the arrest more quickly than they usually would, because of the nature of the crime, and their conclusion that the suspect was a “danger to society.” But what is the evidence? Visit SuspectConvictions.com to learn more.

Accused

Season 3: In 1984, a father of three disappeared while working at a mysterious Cincinnati plant. It turned out he’d met a gruesome fate: Pieces of bone, his eyeglasses and walkie-talkie were uncovered inside a vat that reached 1350 degrees Fahrenheit. Two months later, the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center was revealed to have been processing uranium – and polluting the region. The dead man’s children believe their father was murdered because he intended to expose how the plant had been releasing millions of pounds of uranium dust into the atmosphere. We’re hoping to figure out: Did 39-year-old David Bocks kill himself, as Fernald officials alleged, or was he more likely killed?Season 2: A soft-hearted prison minister was found killed in her Kentucky apartment, and Newport police zeroed in on an ex-convict she’d counseled. Thirty years later, the conviction is overturned and the case is once again unsolved. The Cincinnati Enquirer investigates: Was William Virgil wrongly convicted for murder?Season 1: When Elizabeth Andes was found murdered in her Ohio apartment in 1978, police and prosecutors decided within hours it was an open-and-shut case. Two juries disagreed. The Cincinnati Enquirer investigates: Was the right guy charged, or did a killer walk free?

Rank #1: Chapter 8: After Innocence.
Since his release from prison, William Virgil’s life has been on hold. So has Retha Welch’s murder investigation.Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcastThank you to our sponsors:Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here:www.ziprecruiter.com/accusedBrooklinen - Get $20 an free shipping when you use promo code ACCUSED here:www.brooklinen.comBombas - Get 20% off your first order when you visit them here:www.bombas.com/accused

Rank #2: Chapter 1: The crime.
Three days after Christmas in 1978, Elizabeth Andes was one of the few students on Miami University’s Oxford campus. Most students were home for winter break, but Beth – a recent graduate – was in town packing up her apartment so she could move to Cincinnati for her first big job.That day, she treated herself by buying a fancy pair of leather boots to celebrate her successes. But she never got to wear them.Instead, her boyfriend, Bob Young, reported finding her lifeless body in the apartment they had shared during their last semester of college together.Police and prosecutors considered the death an open-and-shut case, zeroing in immediately on Young. But Beth’s friends never thought things were quite so simple.Through this podcast, The Enquirer will lay out its investigation into the cold case in hopes of finally figuring out who got it wrong nearly 40 years ago – police or the jury?

Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

The Truth & Justice Podcast is listener driven show, devoted to the pursuit of truth and justice. Host, Bob Ruff, investigates potential wrongful conviction and cold cases using a unique crowdsourcing approach. Bob invites listeners to participate in the investigations, as he breaks down a new case in each season in real time. Truth & Justice is currently on Season 6, where Bob is asking for the help of the Truth & Justice Army to get to the bottom of the murder of Jaime Melgar. Jaime was murdered in his home in Houston, Texas in 2012. His wife, Sandy, was convicted for the crime. Bob believes the real killer is still out there.

Rank #1: S7E1: Resurrection.
Bob begins Season 7 by telling the story of the tragic and senseless murder of 18 year old Bill Little. Bill was working his shift at the Clark gas station in Bloomington, Illinois, on Easter Sunday 1991 when he was shot to death by who appears to be a petty thief.Special guests: Bill's childhood friend, Jacob Mason, and former news room director and author, Steve Vogel.You can find Steve's work here: http://www.stevevogelauthor.comToday's Sponsors:Stamps.com - Use code "truth" for a special offerZipRecruiter.com/truth - To try it for free

Rank #2: S5E1: The Forgotten West Memphis 3.
Most people interested in true crime and wrongful convictions are familiar with the notorious case of the #westmemphis3. In this season premiere episode, we learn all about the movements of the three 8 year old victims. The common perception of the boys' activities that fateful Wednesday afternoon was that they were simply playing together in the woods, when they were viciously attacked. This week's episode paints a very different picture.Today's Sponsors:ziprecruiter.com/truth - to try it for freeCheck out the True Crime Garage podcastCheck out the Generation Why podcast#wm3 #west #memphis #three #theforgotten3

Detective

The hit podcast from Investigation Discovery is back with an all-new season of stories from behind the yellow tape. This time, the storyteller is Detective Rod Demery, whose successful career is rivaled only by his dramatic personal life.Panoply Podcast Survey Fall 2017: http://bit.ly/2fKf5b2

Rank #1: Episode 3 - Motives for Murder.
Kenda describes the three motives for murder and those who need no motive to kill at all…sociopaths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rank #2: Episode 4 - The Motive Was Money.
Kenda opens his case files and reveals the many ways money is a motive for murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review

The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including 'Serial') as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, 'Crime of the Week.'Show website: crimewriterson.com. Follow the show on Twitter @crimewriterson. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/crimewritersonpodcast. Email the show at crimewriterson@gmail.com.Artwork by Benjamin Frisch

Rank #1: Serial Season 2, Limetown, Dishing Maura Murray.
Rebecca, Kevin, Toby and Laura talk about the possibility of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's story as the focus of season two of Serial. Rebecca also interviews the guys behind Missing Maura Murray, a podcast that has the rest of the panel up in arms. Plus, the Crime Writers dish on the surprise hit Limetown and dissect the latest 'Crime of the Week.'Support the show.

Rank #2: Extra! The Golden State Killer has been caught! So here's our I'll Be Gone In The Dark book club show!.
If you've been following the news, you've probably heard that the man dubbed the Golden State Killer by I'll Be Gone In The Dark author Michelle McNamara has been caught, according to multiple sources.You probably also know that we just started making a special book club podcast for Patreon supporters. Well, in honor of the news, and to entice you to become a supporter, we're releasing our inaugural book club discussion about I'll Be Gone In The Dark.Click here to support us on Patreon and hear future book club shows!Book club guests: Rabia Chaudry, Patrick Hinds, and Rebecca LavoieMusic by Twin GunsSupport the show.

Actual Innocence

This podcast is no longer producing new episodes on this channel. We strongly recommend subscribing to the Convicted podcast feed for more stories of injustice. Click here to listen on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/convicted/id1225081063?mt=2 or visit our website for a link to the new feed in your favorite podcast app.

Rank #1: 4: Julie Baumer.
Julie Baumer adopted her biological nephew Phillipp because of her sister Victoria's substance abuse issues. Julie was later accused of abusing Phillipp... listen to Julie's story... ***Note Julie was also featured on Making a Murderer: View from the Couch.  More about Julie's Story: http://www.actualinpod.com/blog/2016/5/12/julie-baumer Contact: Website: www.actualinpod.com Twitter: @actualinpod  Email: actualinnocencepod@gmail.com Music: “Through The Lens”  by Andy G. Cohen t Released under a Creative Commons Attribution International License https://andyg.co/hen/songs/le

Rank #2: 1: Jeremiah Mongold.
Listen to Jeremiah's story of wrongful conviction - recorded life at the Innocence Conference! Contact Information: Website: www.actualinpod.com Email: actualinnocencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @actualinpod and @brookegittings Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/convictedpod/ Original Music By Blake Maples www.blakemaples.com Additional Music By Andy Cohen

Unsolved

More often than we’d like to believe, people get away with murder. As cases grow cold, cops retire. Witnesses die. Evidence disappears. Unsolved, a true crime podcast series from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, guides listeners through these real-life mysteries, uncovering new clues along the way.Season three of Unsolved tells the story of Father Alfred Kunz, whose throat was slit inside St. Michael School in 1998. Some believe his death was linked to his battles against evil. Others believe his all-too-human flaws were to blame.Season two of Unsolved, released in 2017, examines the case of toddler Michelle Manders, who vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night in 1981. Did she wander alone into the darkness? Or was she kidnapped?Season one of Unsolved, released in 2015, explores the circumstances surrounding the death of 14-year-old John Zera, who disappeared from Franklin High School in 1976. The seven episodes follow investigators through decades of dead ends as they hold on to hope of finding the killer.Subscribe to Unsolved on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information on the series, visit jsonline.com/unsolved.

Rank #1: 3: A chilling discovery.
In 2009, police investigating the 1976 homicide of John Zera catch a break when a swim coach is arrested for child molesting. A search of the man's condo reveals clues about John's case.

Rank #2: 4: Citizen detective.
The day after John Zera's body was found, Daniel Acker was found standing over the crime scene in Whitnall Park. His alibi for the day of John's death was shaky, but police dismissed him. Acker would strike up a correspondence with the Zera family and start his own investigation into the case, pointing the finger at a mental patient at the facility where he worked.

Undisclosed

The Undisclosed podcast investigates wrongful convictions, and the U.S. criminal justice system, by taking a closer look at the perpetration of a crime, its investigation, the trial, and ultimate verdict... and finding new evidence that never made it to court.

Rank #1: The Case Against Adnan Syed - Episode 1 – Forbidden Love.
March 11, 2019 / Rabia, Susan and Colin discuss episode 1 of the HBO docuseries, The Case Against Adnan Syed. Episode scoring music by Patrick Cortes and Spencer Burdette. This episode was sponsored by Care Of and Robinhood. TakeCareOf.com and enter undisclosed50 Undisclosed.Robinhood.com #undisclosed #freeadnan #justiceforhae

Rank #2: State v. Greg Lance – Episode 1 – Fully Involved.
September 9, 2019 / A Ukrainian nuclear scientist and his wife are murdered in cold blood on a hot August night in 1998 in rural Tennessee. Investigators have little evidence to go on, yet manage to identify a prime suspect on the very day of the murders Episode scoring music by Blue Dot Sessions and Spencer Burdette. This episode was sponsored by Talkspace, SimpliSafe, and Boll and Branch. www.Talkspace.com code UNDISCLOSEDwww.SimplisafeUndisclosed.comwww.BollandBranch.com promo code UNDISCLOSED #undisclosed #freegreglance

Missing Maura Murray

Maura was a 21 year old student in February of 2004 when she inexplicably drove three hours from her dorm in Amherst, Massachusetts to the White Mountains of New Hampshire and vanished. At around 7:30pm her vehicle was involved in a single car, non life threatening accident at a hairpin turn on dark & desolate Route 112. She has not been seen or heard from since. Now two filmmakers set out to find answers on this mystery by diving deep into Maura's life, the region in which she went missing, and the online world of citizen detectives.

Rank #1: Crawlspace - Cases 2 & 3.
We will be back next week with a new episode of Missing Maura Murray. But in the meantime, check out the introductions to the new mysterious cases that we're covering over on Crawlspace. Welcome to Crawlspace. This is an introduction episode to the two new cases that we're diving into. More episodes to come in these cases - Missing & Dead Men of Boston, the Dean Murder of Jaffrey, and Brianna Maitland's disappearance. Email us at Crawlspacepodcast@gmail.com  Follow this show and documentary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MauraMurrayDoc, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missingmauramurray/, and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MauraMurrayDoc/ Check out our docu-series on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Maura-Murray/dp/B07JHNTGLK And don't miss the Disappearance of Maura Murray on Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-maura-murray Check out the entire Crawlspace Media Network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Follow Private Investigations For the Missing https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Check out Crawlspace's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crawlspacepodcast Follow Crawlspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrawlspacePod IG: https://www.instagram.com/crawlspacepodcast/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/crawlspace Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58cll3enTW2SNmbJUuLsrt

Rank #2: BRI 5 - Bri's Friend Katie.
Welcome to Crawlspace This is episode five of our series on Brianna Maitland's disappearance. In this episode Lance Reenstierna, Tim Pilleri, and Chloe Canter talk to Brianna's friend Katie Manning. Katie talks about her beliefs and memories about Brianna and her disappearance.  Subscribe to Crawlspace on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace/id1187326340 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129210&refid=stpr YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58cll3enTW2SNmbJUuLsrt Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast 

Hollywood & Crime

Hollywood and Crime is a ground-breaking true crime series about the most infamous murders in Tinseltown history. In The Black Dahlia Serial Killers, host Tracy Pattin investigates the sensational unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short. Known as the Black Dahlia, Short was a star-struck young woman whose body was found completely severed at the waist in January 1947. Many remember her tragic story, yet few know that more than a dozen other women died in similar circumstances around that same time. In Young Charlie, internationally acclaimed actor Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don’t Breathe) joins Tracy for the story behind the making of mass murderer, Charles Manson. Young Charlie takes us on a unique journey, investigating Manson’s unlikely path from his troubled childhood in rural West Virginia to the night in August 1969 when he sent his followers out to commit the most notorious crime in Hollywood history.You can also find The Wonderland Murders here, Tracy and writer/director Larry Brand (Halloween Resurrection, The Drifter) journey back to 1981 – when four people were brutally murdered in their home in the Hollywood Hills. The Wonderland Murders is the tale of a violent home invasion robbery and the revenge rampage that followed. It involves a drug-fueled gang of criminals, a crazed crime kingpin -- and the world’s most famous porn star on a downward and deadly spiral. 

Rank #1: 1 | Bathtub Murder.
When beautiful young heiress Georgette Bauerdorf was found dead in her luxurious Sunset Strip apartment, police assumed it was just a tragic accident. The housekeepers discovered her body submerged face down in the bathtub with the hot water tap still on. Her father in New York speculated her heart had failed, and she drowned in the bath water. But after a delay of thirty hours, the autopsy report told another story.New to Hollywood & Crime? Subscribe here: smarturl.it/hollywoodandcrimeThank you to our sponsors:Blue Apron - Get your first 3 meals for free with free shipping by visiting them here: www.blueapron.com/LACrimeAudible - Get a 30-day trial and a free audio book when you visit them here: www.audible.com/LACrimeCasper - Get $50 off any mattress when you visit them here: www.casper.com/LACrimeBeen Verified: Get a 5-day trial with unlimited reports for just $1 when you visit them here: www.BeenVerified.com/CrimeWe'd like to hear from you. Find us on Twitter @HollywoodNCrime or Facebook.com/HollywoodAndCrimePodcast or give us a call at 424-224-5711 and please complete a quick survey at www.wondery.com/survey

Rank #2: 21 | Sadist Slayer.
The fourth victim in the mutilation murders of 1947 was Dorothy Montgomery – a mother, homemaker and a teetotaling churchwoman -- whose nude body was found sprawled beneath a pepper tree in L.A.’s southeast suburbs.  Unlike the previous victims, Dorothy was not engaged in high risk behavior – she was abducted from her car while waiting to pick up her daughter after a dance. And yet, like the others, she was brutally murdered and horrifically mutilated. Who would so such a thing? Was it the same Werewolf killer suspected of attacking the other women? Or was it the person sheriff’s detectives suspected – a man Dorothy knew very well.New to Hollywood & Crime? Subscribe here: smarturl.it/hollywoodandcrimeThank you to our sponsors:Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and try it for free when you visit them here: www.ZipRecruiter.com/LACrimeBombas: Get 20% off your first purchase of socks when you visit them here: www.Bombas.com/hollywoodMeUndies: Get 20% off and free shipping on your first order when you visit them here:www.MeUndies.com/LACrimeSeat Geek - Get $20 off your first ticket purchase when you use promo code LACRIME here: www.SeatGeek.comWe'd like to hear from you. Find us on Twitter @HollywoodNCrime or Facebook.com/HollywoodAndCrimePodcast or give us a call at 424-224-5711 and please complete a quick survey at www.wondery.com/survey

Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo

Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo.

Rank #1: S1 Episode 1: The Tip.
Reporter Connie Walker meets face to face with the person who sent her a tip about Alberta Williams’ unsolved murder. Find out why they’re breaking their silence, and meet the sister who’s still haunted by vivid memories of Alberta’s disappearance.

Rank #2: S2 Episode 1: Stolen. Murdered. Missing..
Connie responds to Christine’s plea for help finding her eldest sister, Cleo. The only proof of Cleo’s existence though is a tiny, undated school photo. A clue soon emerges which will take Christine’s search in unexpected directions.

Sworn

From the producers of Up and Vanished, Sworn pulls back the curtain on the criminal justice system, exposing the untold stories and hard truths behind major cases. Host Philip Holloway, a defense attorney and former prosecutor with a background in law enforcement, not only digs into the legal aspects of these cases but the emotional consequences of their outcomes.

Rank #1: Closing Statements : The Lake Oconee Murders.
This episode of Closing Statements takes a final look at the mysterious double murder at Lake Oconee.  Mixed by ResonateRecordings.com

Rank #2: The Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton : Part 1.
September 13 , 2013, Tiffany Whitton ran out of a Walmart and disappeared into thin air. No one has seen her since… or have they? Mixed by ResonateRecordings.com

Stranglers

From June, 1962 through January, 1964, women in the city of Boston lived in fear of the infamous Strangler. Over those 19 months, he committed 13 known murders-crimes that included vicious sexual assaults and bizarre stagings of the victims' bodies. After the largest police investigation in Massachusetts history, handyman Albert DeSalvo confessed and went to prison. Despite DeSalvo's full confession and imprisonment, authorities would never put him on trial for the actual murders. And more than 50 years later, significant doubts continue to surround the case. Was DeSalvo really the killer? Was there more than one Strangler? And did the Boston PD and the FBI do everything necessary to find and stop the murderer? Stranglers, an original 12-part weekly documentary podcast from Stitcher and Northern Light Productions, is a fascinating, contemporary audio investigation of the Boston Strangler story. Using never-before-heard voices, interviews with actual suspects, extensive original research and new conversations with the victims' family members, host Portland Helmich will introduce you to every facet of the case, from the reporters who originally covered it to the police who worked furiously to solve it, as well as terrified witnesses who claim to have met the Strangler himself.

Rank #1: Episode 3: Dead Ends and Copycats.
Three months with no new deaths: investigators were beginning to believe that the Boston Strangler’s killing spree had ended. Then, on December 5, 1962, a roommate found the body of 20 year old Sophie Clark, and the case took a terrifying new turn. Had the killer changed his M.O.? Were two or more Boston Stranglers at large? Host Portland Helmich digs into the details surrounding Clark’s murder, and learns much more about the obsessive patterns serial killers usually follow. She also talks to Jane Caputi, an expert who studies the ways in which society turns some serial killers into outlaw heroes. This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron and First Day Back.

Rank #2: Episode 4: Abnormal Psychology.
On December 29, 1962, twenty-three-year old Patricia Bissette was found strangled in her Boston apartment. She was second young victim, and the seventh overall attributed to The Boston Strangler. But there were some who weren't so sure Bissette was a victim of THE Strangler. There was legitimate suspicion that Bissette’s boss—a married man with a motive for keeping his affair with Bissette quiet—had killed her. In this episode, host Portland Helmich reveals how one significant detail, Bissette’s address, might have helped police find the real killer in 1962. We’ll hear more about the tragic consequences of this missed opportunity, and we’ll meet Adele Roof, who believes that she befriended the Boston Strangler in 1962—and almost became one of his victims.

Real Crime Profile

Join Jim Clemente (former FBI profiler), Laura Richards (criminal behavioral analyst, former New Scotland Yard) and Lisa Zambetti (Casting director for CBS' Criminal Minds) as they profile behavior from real criminal cases.

Rank #1: Episode 205: Forensically Deconstructing Jeffrey Epstein.
Laura Richards and Jim Clemente forensically deconstruct the Wondery six part podcast ‘The Mysterious Mr Epstein.’ We deep dive Episode #1 of ‘The Mysterious Mr Epstein’ and this truly disturbing and troubling case, taking our listeners right back to the start, where it all began. If you think you know this case, think again. You won’t want to miss this episode.#VictimsMatter#ChildSexTrafficking#CoerciveControl#SerialPerpetrator#EpsteinAnd if you like our podcast, check out our deep dives into topics like the Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, The Exonerated Five, The Keepers, The Case of Madeleine McCann, Lyn Dawson the Teacher's Pet, Kathleen Peterson and The Staircase and Dirty John. Subscribe to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSQUIPVisit GetQuip.com/REALCRIME to get your first refill for free.

Rank #2: Episode 3 - Making a Murderer: Dissecting Brendan Dassey's Confession.
on this 3rd installment of our 3 part discussion of the documentary "Making A Murderer", Jim Clemente and Laura Richards rip apart Brendan Dassey's confession, Lisa Zambetti shares her Pizza Parlor Stabbing story...and the trio reveals what they REALLY think happened in this case.

48 Hours

Experience the best in intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience, including greed and passion, presented by the award-winning team at CBS News' "48 Hours."

Rank #1: Sole Survivor.
A young girl plays dead to live through a shooting that destroyed her family.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rank #2: The Psychiatrist and the Selfie.
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