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Courtroom Confidential

Courtroom Confidential, hosted by Joshua Ritter, is your weekly rendezvous with the latest updates in headline-making criminal cases nationwide. With his background as a former L.A. County prosecutor now practicing as a criminal defense attorney, Joshua brings a unique blend of professionalism and a personal touch to the table. Join Joshua every Friday to explore the ever-developing legal landscape and gain a deeper understanding of how the legal system operates.

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CC True Crime Minute: McDonald’s Employee Returns to Stab Manager After Being Sent Home Following an Argument

A 26-year-old woman from Michigan is accused of fatally stabbing her manager at McDonald’s after she was told to leave her shift early following an argument. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purpose...

Jul 23, 20252 minEp. 213

CC Conversations: From News Desk to True Crime Powerhouse - Ana Garcia's Remarkable Career in Investigative Reporting

Ana Garcia is an Emmy-winning journalist, host of True Crime News: The Podcast, and one of the most recognizable names in true crime reporting today. With 8 Emmys, 10 Golden Mikes, and five “TV Journalist of the Year” awards, Ana brings decades of experience to every story she tells. In this episode, Ana joins host Joshua Ritter to talk about her path from local news to building one of the most-watched true crime platforms in the world. Whether you’ve seen her on True Crime News or ABC’s 20/20, ...

Jul 22, 202559 minEp. 212

CC True Crime Minute: Police Say Husband's Baseball Alibi Fell Apart Months after Doctor Was Found Dead in Burning Home

Authorities in California have arrested a man months after his wife was found slain in their home, which had been set on fire. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does not c...

Jul 21, 20252 minEp. 211

Ep 71: Kohberger Gag Order Lifted, Dentist Murder Trial Begins for Wife’s Poisoning, Parents on Trial for Attempted “Honor Killing” of Daughter and More!

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - An Idaho judge orders the release of a gag order surrounding the Bryan Kohberger quadruple murder case as the Idaho 4 victims’ family members and the public seek answers. - Colorado dentist James Craig stands trial for the poisoning of his wife Angela Craig, and several other crimes attempting to cover up his involve...

Jul 19, 202539 minEp. 210

CC True Crime Minute: Mystery of a Baby Found in a Dumpster 16 Years Ago Ends in Arrest

A Colorado woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a newborn baby girl whose body was found in a San Francisco Bay Area dumpster in 2009. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes on...

Jul 18, 20252 minEp. 209

CC True Crime Minute: Mother Handcuffed Son's Hands and Feet, Then Watched Pit Bull Tear Apart His Throat Like a 'Chew Toy'

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who had his throat torn apart by a pit bull while he was restrained and unable to fight off the dog was sentenced to prison last week in Ohio. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and enter...

Jul 17, 20252 minEp. 208

CC True Crime Minute: Woman Accused of Murder Allegedly Left Note on Victim's Body Explaining Motive

A Florida woman has been accused by authorities of murder after they say she allegedly killed a man with a metal hammer and left a white sheet of paper on his chest that read “PEDO Touches Children” in green highlighter. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The informati...

Jul 16, 20252 minEp. 207

CC True Crime Minute: Wilderness Search for Man Suspected of Daughter’s Murders Called Off After Officials Locate Lookalike Hiker

Federal authorities in Idaho say they have ended a search for a man suspected of killing his three young girls over a month ago, after determining it was all a case of mistaken identity. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educatio...

Jul 15, 20252 minEp. 206

CC True Crime Minute: Teenage Girl Accused of Fatally Shooting Mom and Stepdad, Whose Bodies Were Discovered by Her 6-Year-Old Sister

A 17-year-old girl in Georgia has been arrested and charged on suspicion that she murdered her mother and stepfather. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does not constitute...

Jul 14, 20252 minEp. 205

Ep 70: Deadly Dentist James Craig Heads to Trial, Raul Valle Not Guilty of House Party Murder, Crystal Rogers Finds Justice Ten Years Later and More!

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Connecticut man Raul Valle walks free for a high school fight that ended in the deadly stabbing of James ‘Jimmy’ McGrath. - 10 years after the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, a Kentucky mother of five, her killer, Brooks Houck, finally sees justice. - Colorado dentist James Craig heads to trial for the poisoning mur...

Jul 12, 202527 minEp. 204

CC True Crime Minute: Pediatrician Mom Accused of Staging Daughter's Accidental Drowning

An Oklahoma pediatrician has been arrested and will be extradited to Florida on suspicions that she is responsible for the murder of her 4-year-old daughter. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purpose...

Jul 11, 20253 minEp. 203

CC True Crime Minute: Remains of Missing Mom Found Stuffed in Metal Box on Husband's Property

The body of a missing Pennsylvania woman was located last week, nine days after she went missing from her home. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does not constitute legal...

Jul 10, 20253 minEp. 202

CC True Crime Minute: Nudist Kills Neighbors over Hot Dog Insult

A California nudist is accused of killing his neighbors, chopping them up and drowning their Shih Tzu after they allegedly mocked him with a $1 hot dog. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes onl...

Jul 09, 20252 minEp. 201

CC True Crime Minute: Man Shoots Wife, Kills Infant Daughter with Crossbow

A New York State man will spend 25 years behind bars for the 2023 murder of his infant daughter, whom he killed using a crossbow. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does no...

Jul 08, 20252 minEp. 200

CC True Crime Minute: Woman Killed By Ex-Husband at Their Son's Gravesite

Last week a British man admitted to killing his ex-wife in 2023. The murder taking place at the cemetery where their son was buried exactly 20 years earlier. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purpose...

Jul 07, 20252 minEp. 199

Ep 69: Kohberger Guilty of Idaho 4 Murders, Diddy Defense Victory, Kouri Richins Hit with 26 New Charges and More!

*Holiday Special* Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to the Idaho 4 murders inside of a Boise courtroom. - The New York jury finds music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs not guilty on 3 of the lesser charges. -Kouri Richins hit with 26 new charges including mortgage fraud and money laundering. Plus, more breaking headlines and a ...

Jul 05, 202523 minEp. 198

True Crime Minute: Man Murders Fiancee for "Driving a Wedge Between Him and His Roommate"

Authorities in Michigan arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed his fiancee to death because she was "driving a wedge between him and his roommate." https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment pu...

Jul 04, 20252 minEp. 197

CC True Crime Minute: Teen Murders Grandparents Because "She Wanted Them Dead"

A 19-year-old Oklahoma woman could spend the rest of her life in prison after she and her boyfriend murdered her grandparents because quote “she wanted them dead." https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment p...

Jul 03, 20252 minEp. 196

Breaking News Special: Bryan Kohberger to Plead Guilty! Everything You Need to Know

Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the University of Idaho murders that shocked the nation, has agreed to plead guilty in the killings of four college students in Moscow, Idaho. The plea deal will spare him the death penalty. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for today, July 2, at 11 a.m. MT. You can watch it with the Courtroom Confidential community here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PAKglf-KcU Kohberger, 30, was arrested in 2022 and charged in the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves and M...

Jul 02, 202549 minEp. 195

CC True Crime Minute: "Liver King" Arrested for Threats Against Star Podcaster Joe Rogan

A social media fitness influencer known as the "Liver King" was arrested last week in Texas after he posted threatening messages directed at popular podcaster Joe Rogan on social media. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for education...

Jul 01, 20252 minEp. 194

CC True Crime Minute: Fitness Influencer Gunned Down by Estranged Husband

Three people are dead in San Bernardino County after authorities say a man gunned down his estranged wife and her date outside a restaurant before he was confronted and fatally shot by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in ...

Jun 30, 20252 minEp. 193

Ep 68: Kohberger Defense Suffers Setbacks, Barry Morphew Re-Arrested for Wife’s Murder, Diddy Closing Arguments and More!

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - The judge says time’s up for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing to death four Idaho college students as a last minute request to continue the trial is denied. - Barry Morphew is once again indicted for his wife’s murder three years after the first murder case against him was dismissed, and 21 months after h...

Jun 28, 202534 minEp. 192

CC True Crime Minute: R. Kelly Rushed to Hospital Claiming Prison Officials Plotted to Overdose Him

Days after filing an emergency request to be released to home detention, R. Kelly was allegedly rushed to the hospital in what the R&B singer says was an attack on his life. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and e...

Jun 27, 20253 minEp. 191

CC True Crime Minute: Award-Winning Director Found Bound and Stabbed to Death

A female film director has been found dead at her home in London, with police now searching for an expensive Rolex watch they believe is missing from her property. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment p...

Jun 26, 20252 minEp. 190

CC True Crime Minute: Lowe's Employee Shoots Co-Worker During Shift

An employee at a Lowe's near Scranton, Pennsylvania, walked up to a co-worker on a forklift and shot him dead, police allege. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does not co...

Jun 25, 20252 minEp. 189

CC True Crime Minute: Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Murder Plot

The former lawyer and friend of the late, estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, a Connecticut mother of five who went missing in 2019 and is now presumed dead, plead guilty to interfering with police in the case. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in thi...

Jun 24, 20252 minEp. 188

CC True Crime Minute: Actor Accuses Media Mogul Tyler Perry of Sexual Assault

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast ...

Jun 23, 20253 minEp. 187

Ep 67: Karen Read Not Guilty!, New Witness in Bryan Kohberger Case, Prosecution Nears End in Sean 'Diddy' Combs and More!

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - The jury has spoken in the highly anticipated trial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe. - More last ditch efforts to delay the trial for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four Idaho college students. - The prosecution closes out their case agai...

Jun 21, 202532 minEp. 186

CC True Crime Minute: Suspect Revealed in 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder of a Teacher

A teenager suspected of fatally stabbing a teacher in a California high school more than four decades ago was identified after a relative told authorities about a decades-old confession made immediately after the murder, officials now say. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLA...

Jun 20, 20252 minEp. 185

CC True Crime Minute: Kidnapping Hoax Mom Sherri Papini is Sticking to Her Story

Sherri Papini — the California mom who admitted to faking her 2016 kidnapping — is pushing back on how her mother was portrayed in a new docuseries, claiming a quote that made headlines was taken "wildly out of context." https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The informati...

Jun 19, 20252 minEp. 184
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