It’s not easy to score a successful song in Nashville- what some call “a bullet.” Sometimes what it takes is a little more than talent and a little less than legal. When singer and music researcher Kevin Hughes was gunned down on Music Row, prosecutors say he was killed to keep him from exposing a dirty business practice in the music industry. This week’s Court TV Podcast takes you in for a closer look at this case with an audio edition of our original series Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall. ...
May 04, 2023•46 min
A DNA analyst confirms hair attached to a piece of adhesive found with the children's remains matched DNA profile for Lori Vallow Daybell. WITNESSES : Keeley Coleman: Senior DNA Analyst | Investigator Ricky Wright: Case agent for the FBI missing kids investigation | Dr. Erik Christensen: Conducted Tammy autopsy | For the latest trial updates in ID v. Lori Vallow Daybell, click here ....
May 03, 2023•5 hr 5 min
The jury heard Tammy’s voice on a 911 call, where she reported an incident with a man with a paintball gun. The jury heard Chad’s voice on a 911 call where he reported Tammy as deceased. Chad’s general statement on what happened, according to witnesses, is that Tammy woke up around midnight with a coughing fit, vomited in the bathroom, then went back to bed. He said around 5:40 AM Tammy fell from the bed. He told the coroner that he pulled the covers, which may have caused her body to fall. Tamm...
May 01, 2023•3 hr 17 min
Key Moments in Testimony: Tylee’s hip bones and lower spinal bones could’ve been stabbed or chopped by items consistent with a knife, cleaver, machete, hatchet, etc. Tylee’s DNA was found on a shovel, pick axe eye, and pick axe handle. Alex’s latent prints were found on the black plastic bag and duct tape found on JJ from the crime scene. Samantha Gwilliam, Tammy’s sister, recalled Chad’s phone call where he told her about Tammy’s death. He said Tammy had been really sick, coughing all night, go...
May 01, 2023•5 hr 49 min
WITNESSES: Steve Daniels Led search on Chad Daybell’s property Dr. Garth Warren Conducted JJ & Tylee’s autopsy Dr. Angie Christensen Examined Tylee’s remains, observed thermal damage For the latest trial updates in ID v. Lori Vallow Daybell, click here ....
Apr 27, 2023•5 hr 33 min
A colossal true crime story finally goes to trial, the Doomsday Cult Mom Murder Trial, Idaho versus Lori Vallow Daybell. She and her husband, Chad Daybell, will stand trial separately for three murders: Lori’s two young children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, and Chad’s late wife Tammy Daybell. The state alleges that the motive lies in a desire for sex, money, and power in addition to an obsession with end-times prophecies. Court TV’s Chanley Painter joins Vinnie Politan from right outside the court...
Apr 27, 2023•46 min
Witnesses: Nick Ballance Analyzed cell tower coverage Summer Shiflet Lori’s sister Richard Schmitt Observed individuals at a storage unit in Rexburg Steve Daniels Led search on Chad Daybell’s property For the latest trial updates in ID v. Lori Vallow Daybell, click here....
Apr 26, 2023•5 hr 45 min
Witnesses: Sgt. David Stubbs Spoke with Lori during JJ Vallow’s welfare check on November 26, 2019 Starts around: 01:44:02.300 Nicole Heideman Reviewed electronic evidence (email and phone numbers) Starts around: 02:00:27.600 Nick Ballance Analyzed cell tower coverage Starts around: 04:06:06.800 For the latest trial updates in ID v. Lori Vallow Daybell, click here....
Apr 25, 2023•5 hr 5 min
Day 8 Witnesses: Sgt. Nathan Moffat Interviewed Alex Cox after Charles Vallow death Sidney Schenk Provided care for JJ Vallow Dr. Joshua Wilson Principal, Kennedy Elementary School Wynn Hill Dean of Students, BYU Idaho David Warwick Friend of Lori Vallow, Melanie Gibb’s husband Det. Bruce Mattingly Gathered electronic evidence from Chad Daybell Benjamin Dean Reviewed texts between Chad & Tammy on September 9, 2019 Sgt. David Stubbs Spoke with Lori during JJ Vallow’s welfare check on November 26,...
Apr 21, 2023•5 hr 34 min
Witnesses: Scott Cowden Dispatched to Charles Vallow shooting crime scene Detective Ariel Werther Confirmed Lori’s location after Charles Vallow's death Detective Cassandra Ynclan Gathered evidence on Charles Vallow's death April Raymond Knew Lori from LDS Church Hawaii branch
Apr 21, 2023•4 hr 6 min
Divorce wasn’t enough to end the animosity between James and Linda Cooney. The bitterness continued until Linda shot James dead with a .357 Magnum. Was it a case of domestic abuse like Linda claimed? Or something more sinister? This week’s Court TV Podcast features an audio edition of the original series Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall. This episode is titled “Mommy Dearest.” To see more episodes of Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall, click here....
Apr 20, 2023•45 min
Witnesses from Day 6: Zulema Pastenes: Lori’s sister-in-law Colby Ryan: Lori’s son Special Agent Mark Saari: Examined Tylee, JJ and Lori’s social security benefits Detective Chuck Kunmsaitis: Examined Tylee, Lori, Charles, Alex and Chad’s bank accounts For the latest trial updates in ID v. Lori Vallow Daybell, click here.
Apr 19, 2023•5 hr 37 min
STATE WITNESS 6: DET. NATHAN DUNCAN, CHANDLER, ARIZONA, POLICE DEPARTMENT Read aloud emails and texts found in phones and iCloud accounts associated with Lori, Charles and Chad. Charles emailed Tammy about the affair between their spouses in June 2019. Lori used a burner email account to send Chad speaking invitations as covers for visits to her. One of them purported to be from Charles asking Chad to be a “ghostwriter” for Charles’ autobiography. Charles found it and sent Lori emails confrontin...
Apr 18, 2023•5 hr 8 min
Key Evidence from Day 4's Testimony 1. As part of the investigation, Duncan found a 15-minute audio recording in Lori’s iCloud account of a tearful-sounding Chad exalting Alex Cox to warrior status after Cox’s death in a bastardized version of a “patriarchal blessing,” a Mormon prayer that contains revelations from God. 2. The jury also heard a phone call Chad placed on the day of Charles Vallow’s death to a Chandler mortuary, asking for a quote for the cremation and shipping of remains to Louis...
Apr 17, 2023•5 hr 1 min
00:06:30 - Detective Ray Hermosillo 00:16:17 - Lieutenant Jared Willmore 00:42:58 - Lieutenant Joseph Powell For Court TV's latest trial updates in ID v. Vallow Daybell, click here.
Apr 13, 2023•2 hr 38 min
In 2001 University of South Carolina student Shelton Sanders disappeared while planning a friend’s bachelor party and he was never seen again. What was thought to be a missing person case quickly turned into an all-out homicide investigation. This week’s Court TV Podcast features an audio edition of the original true crime series Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall which examines crimes committed by those closest to the victim. Who would want Shelton Sanders dead? And why? This episode is titled ...
Apr 13, 2023•45 min
Video footage of Idaho v. Lori Vallow Daybell is not permitted during the trial. The court has allowed audio to be recorded and shared after it's been redacted by the court administrators. Check back tomorrow for Day 3's audio. For more on Day 2 of the Doomsday Cult Mom Murder Trial, click here . Read Court TV's latest trial updates in ID v. Vallow Daybell, click here....
Apr 12, 2023•4 hr 56 min
The trial of Lori Vallow Daybell is expected to last 10 weeks. It’s being held at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho. On Day 1, the Hon. Judge Steven Boyce read some procedural instructions, then the opening statements began on April 10, 2023. Lindsey Blake, the prosecuting attorney for Fremont County, delivers the opening statements on behalf of the state. The public defender for Lori Vallow, Jim Archibald, delivers the opening statements for the defense. The first witness in the trial i...
Apr 11, 2023•4 hr 21 min
David Coffin was a successful entrepreneur who lived alone, but on December 11, 1996, his home burned down with him inside, but it wasn’t the fire that killed him; it was a gunshot to his head. This week’s Court TV Podcast takes you inside one of Atlanta’s most infamous murders with an audio edition of our original true crime series Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall. This episode is titled “Burning Jealousy.” To see more episodes of Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall, click here....
Apr 06, 2023•45 min
Shots rang out when off-duty Dallas police officer Amber Guyger found Botham Jean in her apartment, except it wasn’t her apartment. Defense attorneys would call it a tragic accident while prosecutors claimed the shooting was intentional. This week’s Court TV Podcast takes you in for a closer look at this case that sparked outrage across the country with an episode of the original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. From the crime itself to the dramatic acts of forgiveness at the end of this ...
Mar 30, 2023•45 min
In 1998 vampire obsessed teenager Rod Ferrell pleaded guilty to two counts of felony murder in the brutal killing of a Florida couple. This left just one monumental question: how young is too young for the death penalty? This week’s Court TV Podcast dives deeper into this difficult question with an episode of the Court TV original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. A case full of issues regarding age, mental health, and the death penalty this is Judgment of the "Vampire Clan." To see the fu...
Mar 23, 2023•45 min
What would motivate a man to brutally stab his wife, and the mother of his children, forty-four times and then drown her in their swimming pool? In 1997 Scott Falater was accused of doing just that but claimed he had no memory of doing so because he was sleepwalking. This week’s episode dives deeper into his story with an audio edition of the original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. Would he be able to convince a jury that he did not kill his wife in cold blood? This is Judgment of the “...
Mar 16, 2023•45 min
After just three hours of deliberations, the jury in the Murdaugh Family Murders trial came to a decision, finding disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife Maggie and his son Paul. Did Alex Murdaugh’s own testimony end up leading to his conviction? Court TV’s Chanley Painter, who was in the courtroom when the verdict came down, joins host Vinnie Politan with post-verdict analysis and reaction to the dramatic conclusion of this trial that captured America’s attention. To see ...
Mar 09, 2023•47 min
Dr. Jack Kevorkian thought it was an act of mercy to help over one hundred and thirty terminally ill patients die a peaceful, pain-free death, but Michigan prosecutors said it was murder. They would spend years convincing multiple juries to convict on murder charges. This week’s Court TV Podcast dives deeper into this case that asks difficult legal and ethical questions regarding a patient’s right to die with an audio edition of the original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. This is Judgme...
Mar 02, 2023•45 min
The trial America is watching; ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh is on trial for the double murder of his wife Maggie and his son Paul. Allegations of fraud, drug addiction, and murder surround this prominent Lowcountry family as the surviving Murdaugh son, Buster, takes the stand for the defense case. Host Vinnie Politan to dives deeper into his testimony, a South Carolina drug gang’s potential involvement, and the relationship between Alex and his wife as Court TV’s Matt Johnson weighs in from Walterb...
Feb 23, 2023•44 min
Scott Amendure thought the Jenny Jones Show would be the perfect place to reveal to his friend, Jonathan Schmitz, that he had a crush on him. Three days later, Schmitz shot Amendure to death, but was it mental illness or homophobia that led Schmitz to kill his friend? And was he the only one responsible? This week’s Court TV Podcast takes a closer look at this high-profile case with an episode of the original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. This is Judgment of Jonathan Schmitz. To see th...
Feb 16, 2023•45 min
A criminal scandal surrounding a prominent family of lawyers in the Lowcountry of South Carolina: The Murdaugh Family Murders. They had money, power, and privilege until it began to unravel when Alex Murdaugh’s wife Maggie and his son Paul were shot and killed on the family’s sprawling hunting lodge. Now Alex is on trial for double murder, but is he a victim? Or is he a killer trying to cover up a long list of financial misdoings? Host Vinnie Politan dives deeper into this bizarre web of allegat...
Feb 09, 2023•42 min
Some say the idea of an evil twin is the stuff of soap operas and classic movies. But those people never met identical twins Jeena and Sunny Han, whose rivalry was so intense it led to a murder plot and trial filled with twists and turns that must be heard to believed. This week’s episode of the Court TV Podcast tells the story of these two feuding twins with an episode of the original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. This is Judgment of “Evil Twin” Jeena Han. To see the full California v...
Feb 02, 2023•45 min
Sitcom star Rebecca Shaeffer was talented, pretty, and had her whole life ahead of her when she unknowingly opened the door of her Hollywood apartment to her killer; Robert Bardo. Bardo’s lawyers claim his mental illness caused him to snap, but will the evidence prove otherwise? This week’s Court TV Podcast answers those questions with an audio edition of the original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. This is Judgment of the Hollywood Stalker. To see the full California versus Robert Bardo...
Jan 26, 2023•45 min
Aileen Wuornos sold her body to survive and generated a rage for those who would pay for her services. That rage resulted in the deaths of seven Florida men and the labeling of Wuornos as one of very few female serial killers. Her story would eventually be told in the award-winning 2003 film Monster. This week’s Court TV Podcast dives deeper into the case against Wuornos with an audio edition of the original series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. This is Judgment of Aileen Wuornos. To see the f...
Jan 19, 2023•46 min
