In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Melanie Little joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the trial of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. for allegedly killing Jimmy “Jay” Lee to hide their same-sex relationship, a lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of assaulting a teen with Sean “Diddy” Combs, and suspected shooter Luigi Mangione fighting extradition in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Tweet your questio...
Dec 13, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 453
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A man nearing trial for his wife’s poisoning death is now facing additional charges after disturbing allegations of his attempts to meddle in the case from behind bars. Joshua Ritter joins host Ana Garcia.
Dec 10, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 452
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Lara Yeretsian joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Brittany Patterson’s arrest after her son took an unaccompanied walk, Karen Read’s retrial for the death of her police officer boyfriend, and the mother of the Oxford school shooter seeking to overturn her conviction, claiming she didn’t receive a fair trial. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using...
Dec 06, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 451
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A look inside the covert operations happening across the country to infiltrate criminal organizations and keep communities safe. Lou Valoze joins host Ana Garcia to discuss ID’s docuseries “Operation Undercover.” Check out all-new episodes of “Operation Undercover” on Tuesdays at 10/9C on ID and streaming on Max. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/operation-undercover-investigation-discovery-atve-us...
Dec 03, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 450
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter investigates the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez by breaking down the brothers’ first and second trials, appellate issues, and potential roadblocks to the pair gaining freedom. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar .
Nov 29, 2024•18 min•Ep. 449
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Police have announced a suspect in Mercedes Vega’s death after her brutalized body was found in a burning car. Natalie Whittingham Burrell joins host Ana Garcia.
Nov 26, 2024•50 min•Ep. 448
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Chris Lomax joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the conviction of Jose Ibarra for the murder of Laken Riley, the trial of Marine veteran Daniel Penny in the subway death of Jordan Neely, and the arrest of Brad Simpson for allegedly killing his wife Suzanne Simpson after the mom of four went missing. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hasht...
Nov 22, 2024•28 min•Ep. 447
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: New evidence reveals the plot behind PnB Rock’s murder and how his fiancée, who was escorted away from him in his final moments, got blamed by the public for his death.
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 446
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Dave Aronberg joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Richard Allen’s conviction for the murder Abigail Williams and Liberty German, a babysitter on trial for allegedly giving an infant a lethal dose of Benadryl to make her go to sleep, and a judge denying Diddy’s gag order request as the rap mogul makes another attempt at gaining bond. Tweet your questions for future episode...
Nov 15, 2024•25 min•Ep. 445
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: An 11-year-old who survived the slayings of her parents and siblings claims her 15-year-old brother shot the Humiston family members to death. Tracy Tamborra joins host Ana Garcia.
Nov 12, 2024•53 min•Ep. 444
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Philip Dubé joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Young Thug’s plea deal in Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial, a pastor raided by the FBI months after he was cleared as a suspect in his wife’s death, and a father who allegedly poisoned his own daughter in a cover-up to conceal the fatal poisoning of the girl’s mother. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshu...
Nov 08, 2024•30 min•Ep. 443
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Owen Skyler Shover allegedly killed his classmate and former friend, Aranda Briones, and disposed of her body as payback for an incident that got them both expelled. Plus, a pet squirrel and media sensation seized and euthanized by New York state officials. Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia.
Nov 05, 2024•50 min•Ep. 442
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: host Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses the self-defense strategy employed by a man charged with stabbing tech millionaire Bob Lee, Lori Vallow’s bid to act as her own lawyer for her upcoming trial, and the ongoing investigation after a professional hockey player’s neck was fatally cut with an ice skate.
Nov 01, 2024•23 min•Ep. 441
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A teenager murdered by her mother’s boyfriend after the high school cheerleader warned her mom and older sister about the man’s strange behavior. Dr. Nicky Jackson joins host Ana Garcia.
Oct 29, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 436
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Rich Schoenstein joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Sarah Boone’s testimony in her suitcase murder trial, former Marine Daniel Penny charged with killing a Michael Jackson impersonator by putting him in a chokehold on the subway, and the father of alleged school shooter Colt Gray facing the most serious charges ever leveled against a parent for the alleged actions of the...
Oct 25, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 435
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A custody disagreement turns deadly when an estranged wife fatally poisons the father of her children with the help of her mother and the woman’s new lover. Rachel Fiset joins host Ana Garcia.
Oct 22, 2024•55 min•Ep. 434
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Matthew Tympanick joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the arrest of Torilena Fields for allegedly killing and dismembering her mother before cooking some of the body parts, Leilani Simon standing trial for the death of her son after the toddler’s body was found in the trash, and the two adult children of Melody Farris testifying against their mother as she faces charges f...
Oct 18, 2024•28 min•Ep. 433
Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and host Jed Lipinski brings listeners new episodes every week with no end in sight. Each episode of Gone South Season 4 tells a different story about one of the South's most interesting crimes.
Oct 17, 2024•9 min
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: How breakthrough DNA technology helped investigators identify a suspect in a decades-old baby Jane Doe case. Dr. David Mittelman joins host Ana Garcia.
Oct 15, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 432
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He analyzes and discusses the details of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal indictment, as well as the new revelations that over 120 people have come forward with additional allegations against the rap star.
Oct 11, 2024•26 min•Ep. 431
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: How Alex Murdaugh’s egregious financial crimes and the murder of his wife and son revealed a dark family history of dishonesty and corruption. Valerie Bauerlein joins host Ana Garcia. Check out Valerie’s book “The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty” here: https://www.amazon.com/Devil-His-Elbow-Murdaugh-Southern/dp/059350058X...
Oct 08, 2024•54 min•Ep. 430
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Neama Rahmani joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss ongoing mishaps in the Young Thug RICO trial as the judge again blasts prosecutors for misconduct, Eric Adams’ indictment on bribery charges, and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attempt to appeal her conviction for the on-set death of Halyna Hutchins.
Oct 04, 2024•25 min•Ep. 429
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A fitness instructor and mother of two survives a brutal attack from her estranged husband, who accidentally shot himself while trying to kill her. Tina Davis joins host Ana Garcia.
Oct 01, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 428
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He examines the emotional outbursts of Toby Madden, who’s facing trial for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend 55 times, shocking testimony alleging that one of Young Dolph’s shooters was paid only $800 to execute the rising star, and a man accused of killing his romantic rival with a truck. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hasht...
Sep 27, 2024•21 min•Ep. 427
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A father and au pair arrested in the double homicide that claimed the lives of his wife and a stranger who was allegedly lured to the house through a fetish dating website. Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia.
Sep 24, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 426
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Matt Murphy joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the latest charges facing Sean “Diddy” Combs, a suspect accused of stabbing a child in a supermarket parking lot deemed unfit for trial, and allegations of jury tampering in Ashley Benefield's trial.
Sep 20, 2024•41 min•Ep. 425
Two journalists stumble into a dying town with a Smog Museum and a mayor named Piglet… and not a whole lot else. They have one burning question: What’s it like to live here, in a town left for dead? They buy a house and stay – for three years. They get caught up in an election cycle and a web of scandals. It’s democracy in action on the smallest scale. It’s Our Town for our time. And it’s all real. Cement City is an Audacy original in partnership with Cement City Productions.
Sep 18, 2024•5 min
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Ted Bundy’s cousin discusses the realization that her close family member was a serial killer. Edna Cowell Martin and Megan Atkinson join host Ana Garcia. Check out “Dark Tide: Growing Up With Ted Bundy” here: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Growing-Ted-Bundy/dp/B0CTYHCX6T
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 424
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Bob Motta joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss charges facing Colin Gray, the father of school shooter Colt Gray, Laurie Shaver’s trial for her husband’s murder, and a claim of self-defense in the death of Kara Welsh. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar ....
Sep 13, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 423
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: John Ramsey discusses new untested evidence, which could help authorities in the continued search for JonBenét Ramsey’s killer. Sign the petition to reanalyze DNA evidence in the case: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-jonben%C3%A9t-ramsey
Sep 10, 2024•35 min•Season 5Ep. 421
