In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He assesses evidence in the retrial of Karen Read as prosecutors look to obtain a conviction, jury selection in the sex trafficking case of Sean “Diddy” Combs with the mogul’s trial slated to begin, and prosecutors moving forward with murder charges against Brad Simpson while the search for his missing wife’s body continues.
May 02, 2025•25 min•Ep. 500
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Teen mother Miranda Corsette was looking for a new partner on a dating app when police say she came face-to-face with killer couple Steven Gress and Michelle Brandes. The pair allegedly accused 16-year-old Miranda of stealing a ring, then tortured her for days before strangling and dismembering her. Phillip Hamilton joins guest hosts Julie Golden and Kim Kantner.
Apr 29, 2025•44 min•Ep. 499
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Tara Malek joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Karen Read’s retrial as prosecutors pivot their case, Lori Vallow’s conviction after the “doomsday mom” was found guilty in the death of her fourth husband, and Joseph Koenig facing murder charges after allegedly throwing a rock that caused a fatal accident. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the ...
Apr 25, 2025•34 min•Ep. 498
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A romance in the “furry” community leads to the murder of three people after Katlynn Goodwin Yost’s parents barred the 17-year-old from seeing Frank Sato Felix, who became obsessed with the teen. Rachel Fiset joins host Ana Garcia.
Apr 22, 2025•42 min•Ep. 497
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Eric Faddis joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss evidence in Bryan Kohberger’s case that could suggest a second suspect in the University of Idaho slayings, key differences in Karen Read’s retrial after jury selection, and Judge Jeffrey Ferguson facing a second trial for his wife’s fatal shooting. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag ...
Apr 18, 2025•29 min•Ep. 496
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Saun Rainge Jr. allegedly shot his estranged girlfriend Porshe Streeter multiple times while she slept alongside the former couple’s three children, then staged it as a home invasion. The children were not physically injured. Police say Rainge Jr. enlisted the help of his cousin Benjamin Garmon in the fatal attack, even having his cousin shoot him to make it look like he fought with the supposed attacker. Tracy Tamborra joins host Ana Garcia....
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 495
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Jack Rice joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Lori Vallow defending herself against charges in her fourth husband’s death, jurors deliberating the fate of Monica Sementilli, and Jose Morales claiming drug use erased his memory when his child disappeared, and her mother was slain.
Apr 11, 2025•43 min•Ep. 494
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A nature hike on Oahu’s Pali Puka Trail allegedly took a near-fatal turn when prominent doctor Gerhardt Konig attempted to push his wife, Arielle Konig, off a cliff. According to police, when the mother of two didn’t fall to her death, he attempted to use a syringe to inject her with something before bashing her with a rock. Miraculously, she survived, and police apprehended the doctor after an hours-long search. Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia....
Apr 08, 2025•49 min•Ep. 493
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Ashley Willcott joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Linda Stermer’s second trial for allegedly striking her husband, lighting him on fire, and hitting him with the family van, sexting messages exposed in court by Ingolf Tuerk’s defense as the doctor argues that the strangling of his wife Kathleen McLean was not premeditated, and the beginning of Karen Read’s retrial for t...
Apr 04, 2025•28 min•Ep. 492
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Meggan Sundwall allegedly spent years convincing her friend Kacee Terry that Kacee was terminally ill, then injected her with a lethal dose of insulin to “end her suffering.” Police say Kacee never had cancer, and that Meggan was motivated by a $1.5 million life insurance policy she thought she would receive after her friend’s death. Alison Triessl joins host Ana Garcia.
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 491
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He dives into the University of Idaho slayings case as prosecutors indicate they may call Bryan Kohberger’s family members to testify, Karen Read’s final pretrial hearing before her high-profile retrial for the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe (8:41), and former UFC champion Cain Velásquez’s sentence of five years behind bars for attempting to shoot a...
Mar 28, 2025•26 min•Ep. 490
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Before She was brutally gunned down, Mary Gingles called authorities fourteen times with concerns over the behavior of her estranged husband Nathan Gingles. Police say that the man killed not only the his wife, but her father, and a neighbor who tried to help Mary, all in view of the couple’s 4-year-old daughter. Rich McHale joins host Ana Garcia.
Mar 25, 2025•56 min•Ep. 489
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Terri Austin joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the latest evidence in the University of Idaho slayings as Bryan Kohberger’s lawyer fights to have the death penalty taken off the table, Kimberly Sullivan allegedly holding her stepson captive for over 20 years, and Nichole Rice’s ongoing trial for the fatal stabbing of her roommate Anita Knutson. Tweet your questions for ...
Mar 21, 2025•39 min•Ep. 488
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A disguised man enters a Denver bank with a fake name before taking the lives of four unarmed guards and leaving with an estimated $200,000. Authorities identified former police officer James King as the sole suspect, but he was ultimately acquitted by the jury. Did he get away with the city’s deadliest heist, or could the real perpetrator still be out there? Steven Epstein joins host Ana Garcia.
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 487
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Gene Rossi joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the slimming chances of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing after Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reverses course, leaked evidence that could make a prosecutor a witness in OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney’s murder trial, and testimony of an alleged hit man linking Monica Sementilli to the fatal stabbing ...
Mar 14, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 486
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Years after the execution of Barbara Graham, questions remain about her real involvement in a robbery that turned fatal. Was she the cold-hearted killer prosecutors and the press made her out to be? Or was the struggling woman an easy scapegoat in a shaky case? Marcia Clark joins host Ana Garcia.
Mar 11, 2025•45 min•Ep. 485
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Beth Karas joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the delayed release of ‘Slender Man’ assailant Morgan Geyser as mounting concerns force a judge to rethink her potential institutional departure, the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, and jurors’ deadlocked deliberations in the trial of Jeffrey Ferguson, a former ...
Mar 07, 2025•27 min•Ep. 484
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Police link an alleged cult called the “Zizians” to the slaying of four people, including landowner Curtis Lind, parents Richard and Rita Zajko, and Border Patrol Agent David Maland. The arrest of Jack Lasota, the suspected cult leader, unveiled what investigators claim is a bi-coastal crime spree tied to the group. Ashleigh Banfield joins host Ana Garcia.
Mar 04, 2025•59 min•Ep. 483
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses potential hurdles for Karen Read’s defense ahead of her retrial, a judge rejecting Timothy Hauschultz’s plea deal in Ethan Haushultz’s death after the boy was abused and buried in the snow, and the manhunt for Yolanda Morodi, the woman accused of killing her fire captain wife over 20 years after she pleaded guilty to killing her husband, James Olejn...
Feb 28, 2025•26 min•Ep. 482
Crime House has a new original show, Crime House True Crime Stories. Every Monday, take a deep dive into some of the world’s most notorious true crime cases from that week in history, all connected by a captivating theme – infamous serial killers, mysterious disappearances, tragic murders, and more. Join host Vanessa Richardson every Monday. Search “Crime House True Crime Stories” now and follow this new show!
Feb 26, 2025•11 min
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: When a man guns down millionaire entrepreneur Yesenia Torres in broad daylight outside of a restaurant, surveillance footage unveils an alleged murder-for-hire plot that police say was orchestrated by the victim’s husband Sergio Reveles amid the estranged couple’s contentious divorce. Mike King joins host Ana Garcia.
Feb 25, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 481
A new podcast series about a pair of con men whose escalating crimes of greed left a trail of victims in their wake. The show follows the stories of Kaushal Niroula, Danny Garcia, and the victims whose bank accounts they drained and lives they upended. The two men masqueraded as real estate moguls, art dealers, bankers, and even royalty as their web of manipulation crossed academia, immigration, and finance. They scammed anyone they could — including each other — until they committed the one cri...
Feb 24, 2025•37 min
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Rachel Fiset joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss concert pianist Zachary Hughes’ shocking statements justifying his killing of Christina Parcell, A$AP Rocky’s acquittal on all charges in the high-profile case watched closely by Rihanna, and former beauty queen Lindsay Shiver’s re-release from jail as she awaits trial for the alleged murder-for-hire plot against her husban...
Feb 21, 2025•30 min•Ep. 480
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: An argument between socialite Penelope McGee and her politically prominent ex-husband, Andrew Savitz, ended with Savitz dropping dead and McGee charged with manslaughter. McGee was ultimately found not guilty, but that leaves one major question: who should be accountable for the man’s untimely death? Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia.
Feb 18, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 479
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 Megan Boswell’s trial for murder after her baby was found in a trash can and wrapped in tin foil, a state supreme court’s ruling denying Karen Read’s appeal to drop charges ahead of her retrial, and a woman whose fatal overdose was allegedly caused by her boyfriend and her sister. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Jo...
Feb 14, 2025•47 min•Ep. 478
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: The escalating crimes of con men Kaushal Niroula and Danny Garcia left a trail of victims in their wake until their final criminal act, the murder of millionaire art dealer Cliff Lambert, exposed their web of deceit. Julie Golden and Kim Kantner of “True Crime News Presents: American Hustlers” join host Ana Garcia.
Feb 11, 2025•37 min•Ep. 477
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Dina Doll joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Collin Griffith being acquitted of killing his mother, Catherine Griffith, after charges were dropped for the death of his father, the emotional outburst of Terell “A$SAP Relli” Ephron in the felony assault trial of Rakim “A$AP Rocky” Mayers, and the ongoing legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively as attorneys for...
Feb 07, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 476
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: MIT graduate Qinxuan Pan pleaded guilty to the murder of Yale grad Kevin Jiang, who was gunned down in the street. The killing was motivated by Qinxuan’s secret obsession of Kevin’s fiancé, Zion Perry, who briefly shared a platonic relationship with Qinxuan years before the fatal shooting.
Feb 04, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 475
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses evidence issues that could tank the prosecution’s case against Kouri Richins for the fatal fentanyl poisoning of her husband, Monica Sementilli’s trial for the love triangle murder of celebrity hairstylist Fabio Sementilli, and defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger seeking to suppress DNA evidence in the University of Idaho slayings. Tweet your ques...
Jan 31, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 474
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Pharmacist Natalie Cochran is accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Michael Cochran, with insulin to conceal a Ponzi scheme that pilfered millions of dollars from victims, including her in-laws. Rachel Fiset joins host Ana Garcia.
Jan 28, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 473
