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. The podcast is currently in Season 18 \"Justice Warriors\". This season is in between long-form investigations. Season 18 features interviews with real people doing real work to affect real change in a broken criminal justice system. Every episode is designed to inform, educate and inspire.
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Bob is joined by eye witness, Claudia. Claudia shares her first hand account of the night that Emerson was killed. She came face to face with his killer, and her story about her interactions with Harris County DA Eileen Bogar will absolutely shock you. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
This week, it's just Bob and Mike as they take on listener questions from social media. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob breaks down all the reasons that the State’s case against Pablo Velez was a complete fabrication. The Harris County DA’s office and the Houston Police Department had to lie and hide evidence in order to convict an innocent man. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob, Zaq and Mike answer listener questions from social media after Sunday's episode broke down the State's case against Pablo Velez Jr. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob breaks down the State's case against Pablo Velez, at his original trial. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys discuss listener questions after Bob's first dive into the Pablo Velez case. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Pablo Velez, Jr. was convicted for the 2004 murder of 17 year old Emerson Bojorquez. He was killed in a shootout at a Houston night club. This is the story of how Emerson died . . . and where Pablo Velez was when it happened. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys discuss listener questions after Sunday's episode where Bob looked into wrongful conviction case of Charles Raby. For more on this case visit savecharlesdraby.com . Listen ad free on Patreon!
Bob breaks down the apparent wrongful conviction of Charles Raby. Charles was interrogated by Detective Waymond Allen, with the Houston Police Department. Much like Jennifer Jeffley, his interrogation led to Allen typing out a written confession, which Raby signed. Years later forensic evidence seems to prove that the confession was false. For more on this case visit savecharlesdraby.com . Listen ad-free on Patreon!...
The guys take on listener questions from social media after Bob's interview with Gillian Pensavalle of the True Crime Obsessed podcast. Listen ad-free on Patreon!
Bob sits down with one of the Hosts of True Crime Obsessed, Gillian Pensavalle. A fun chat about dogs rolls into a very serious conversation about updates in the WM3 case, and the Gabby Petito case. Gillian helps draw attention to the hundreds of missing indigenous women in the same area where Gabby’s body was found. Listen ad-free on Patreon!
The guys take on listener questions after Bob's interview with Morgan Wright over his crowdsourcing technology app. Listen ad-free on Patreon!
Bob interviews former State Trooper/Homicide Detective Morgan Wright. Morgan spent his entire career in Law Enforcement. He began in the Indiana State Police, and later moved on to consulting for multiple federal agencies. Most recently he has developed some extremely powerful software that can be used to crowdsolve cold cases. Listen ad-free on Patreon!
Bob and Mike take on listener questions after Bob's interview with Public Defender Chris P. in Sunday's episode. Listen ad-free on Patreon!
Bob sits down with a working Public Defender. Chris P. shares his experiences working in the criminal justice system as a P.D. as well as his perspective on the criminal justice system as a whole, and even has some insight into the Jennifer Jeffley case. Listen ad free on Patreon!
The guys answer listener questions after Sunday's episode gave Bob's theory of who killed Catalina Palomino. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
In this Season 10 Finale episode, Bob shares his final thoughts on Jennifer Jeffley’s culpability in Catalina’s murder and delivers his current working theory. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys answer listener questions from social media as Season 10 winds to a close. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob breaks down the State's closing arguments, and shares new leads in the case. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob, Zaq and Mike answer listener questions from social media. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob circles back to the wallet, and then breaks down the full investigative efforts of Detectives Swainson and Allen, after they arrested Jennifer Jeffley. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys tackle listener questions from social media after Sunday's episode briefly covered the wallet and an interview with Laura Nirider on juvenile false confessions. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob spends the first segment of this episode delving into the discovery of the wallet, in Eva’s apartment. After that Bob shares an interview first published on True Crime Binge with juvenile false confession expert, Laura Nirider. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys take listener questions after Sunday's episode examined the circumstances around the "fake voice" in the Jennifer Jeffley case. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Bob circles back to do a deep dive analysis of the evolution of witness statements that led to the fake voice narrative. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys take listener questions after hearing the second half of Bob's interview with Juan Mendiola. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
After taking a break, Bob and the Mendiolas sit back down and discuss more elements of the investigation into Catalina’s murder. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys answer listener questions after the first half of Bob's recent interview with Juan Mendiola. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
Catalina’s only living relative invites Bob into his living room to talk about the case. Juan and his wife share some valuable insights into Catalina’s months living at the Green Arbor Apartments. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
The guys take listener questions after Bob's recent updates in the Forgotten West Memphis Three case. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
