After Kali Moore died in a children’s hospital last weekend, Memphis police arrested her aunt, Kiya Moore, 21 and her boyfriend Dejon Smith, 34. The couple gave conflicting statements to police, each blaming the other for the baby’s death. They are each charged with murder. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes the techniques involved in child murder investigations with former crime scene investigator Alina Burroughs. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Save money and time for your business today with ...
Aug 20, 2024•15 min•Ep 724•Transcript available on Metacast Maecee Marie Lathers, 24, allegedly told officers at the scene of a three-car crash in Miami that she was under the influence of a party drug known as “tusi” or “pink cocaine.” Lathers allegedly ran a red light and slammed into a Range Rover, causing a chain reaction crash that killed two people and injured two others. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes what the judge had to say during Lathers’ bail hearing with attorney Bob Hille. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download the FREE Upside App at https...
Aug 19, 2024•19 min•Ep 723•Transcript available on Metacast South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has the chance of a retrial thanks to a new ruling. Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife Maggie and son Paul on the family’s estate in 2021. After the trial was over, court clerk Becky Hill was accused of trying to influence the jury to convict Murdaugh. The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against a new murder trial. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses what a retrial could look like with Joe McCulloch, ...
Aug 18, 2024•32 min•Ep 722•Transcript available on Metacast Andie Rosafort, 33, admitted in court that she had sex with a teen in her car in Danbury, Connecticut in January 2023. The boy reported the assault to his parents soon afterward, which launched an investigation. Rosafort allegedly groomed the boy for months prior to the assault, sending him explicit photos and videos on Snapchat. Law&Crime’s Elizabeth Millner spoke with former sex crimes prosecutor Sarena Townsend about Rosafort's plea. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download the FREE Upside App a...
Aug 17, 2024•14 min•Ep 721•Transcript available on Metacast A Colorado inmate, Alfredo P. Gonzalez, filed a defamation lawsuit against infamous music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming his refusal to work with the rapper resulted in him being blacklisted. Gonzalez claims to be a member of the Sinaloa cartel smuggling drugs from Mexico. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes the peculiar civil filing and what a federal judge decided to do with it. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/sidebar to get an extra 25 cen...
Aug 16, 2024•12 min•Ep 720•Transcript available on Metacast Madison Bergmann, 24, has been out on bond since her arrest for first-degree sexual assault against a child. A fifth-grader told police the elementary school teacher sent him inappropriate messages, touched his legs, and kissed him in her empty classroom. According to her bond conditions, Bergmann is not allowed to be in any places where children might be present. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses her request for those conditions to change with sex abuse attorney John Clune. PLEASE SUPPORT T...
Aug 15, 2024•16 min•Ep 719•Transcript available on Metacast Newly released body camera video shows Butler Township police reacting to the chaos right before and after shots were fired at a Pennsylvania rally for former president and current presidential nominee Donald Trump. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by a sniper. Bullets killed one civilian, injured two others, and hit Trump in the ear. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber walks us through the critical moments leading up to the assassination attempt on the former president. PLEASE SUPPORT THE...
Aug 14, 2024•23 min•Ep 718•Transcript available on Metacast Kenneth Copeland, also known as “Lil Woody,” is back on the stand in the RICO trial of Jeffrey “Young Thug” Williams in Atlanta. Prosecutors wanted Copeland to confirm that Williams was connected to a drive-by shooting, which he had previously told Atlanta Police. Copeland insisted he made the whole thing up to divert attention away from his own criminal activity. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber takes a closer look at some of the most jaw-dropping courtroom moments. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download...
Aug 13, 2024•29 min•Ep 717•Transcript available on Metacast Joshua Lee Hunsucker could have his $1.5 million bond revoked after prosecutors filed new charges of witness intimidation against him. Investigators accuse Hunsucker of poisoning his 10-year-old daughter in an attempt to frame his in-laws. Hunsucker had already been charged with his wife Stacy Hunsucker’s 2018 murder, also believed to have been caused by eye drop poisoning. Law&Crime’s Elizabeth Millner spoke with WSOC-TV reporter Copeland Montgomery and North Carolina police chief Will Arms...
Aug 12, 2024•20 min•Ep 716•Transcript available on Metacast Two Oklahoma women, Zara Hull and Kaylie Pitzer, were on a dream vacation with their boyfriends in Cancun, when both became violently ill after they say they drank water from the hotel bar. Zara was hospitalized after she started having convulsions. Family back home in Oklahoma say they had to pay the Mexican hospital thousands of dollars just to treat Zara, then even more to have her released and flown back to the US. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses the scary situation with trial attorney...
Aug 11, 2024•15 min•Ep 715•Transcript available on Metacast A Minnesota jury found Michael Carpenter, 38, guilty of shooting his co-worker, Nicole Hammond, killing her in the parking lot of the building where they worked. Text messages between the two show that Hammond wanted Carpenter to leave her alone. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber has insight from Dan Murphy, co-author of the book "Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program." PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morg...
Aug 10, 2024•20 min•Ep 714•Transcript available on Metacast Alice Bredhold, 12, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2020. Since then, her school nurse made multiple reports to the Department of Child Services in Indiana, expressing concern that Alice’s blood sugar was consistently at dangerous levels. Alice died from complications of diabetes on July 4. Her mother, Ashley Bredhold, and father, Brent Bredhold, reportedly did not monitor if and when Alice was taking her insulin and told police they had run out of supplies, despite there being unopened bo...
Aug 09, 2024•20 min•Ep 713•Transcript available on Metacast Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith says disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and raped him at a party in Detroit in 1997. Cardello-Smith claims the rapper is selling his Los Angeles home in an effort to keep assets away from a future potential settlement with him. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber has Cardello-Smith’s win in court and the disturbing allegations laid out in his complaint. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/sidebar to get an extra 2...
Aug 08, 2024•19 min•Ep 712•Transcript available on Metacast Donovan Sheppard entered a guilty plea last week to multiple charges of molestation, rape, and exposing someone to AIDS. Oklahoma authorities say the woman Sheppard was living with held him at gunpoint after she caught him assaulting her 12-year-old daughter. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down Sheppard’s punishment with predator catcher and founder of TruBlu Chris Hansen. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/sidebar to get an extra 25 cents back f...
Aug 07, 2024•17 min•Ep 711•Transcript available on Metacast Authorities in Grove City, Utah are still trying to find Quinntel Bagley, who is wanted for allegedly kidnapping his ex-girlfriend a second time, after escaping arrest the first time around. The US Marshals Service is offering a $5,000 reward for his capture. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber sits down with prison consultant Justin Paperny to discuss Bagley’s case, his escape, and his attempts to avoid more prison time. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.l...
Aug 06, 2024•15 min•Ep 710•Transcript available on Metacast The Florida woman accused of suffocating her boyfriend to death in a suitcase and recording him crying out for help while locked inside is set to represent herself at her upcoming murder trial. Boone has gone through eight public defenders since her arrest in 2020. The judge overseeing the accused suitcase killer’s case has rejected her request to have standby counsel to assist her at trial, effectively forcing her to represent herself. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the latest developm...
Aug 05, 2024•21 min•Ep 709•Transcript available on Metacast Deputies in Pinellas County, Florida say Jaclyn Goszczynski, 40, used a drill to push a nail into her daughter’s backside, leaving an obvious mark when the girl pulled it out. Goszczynski is now charged with child abuse. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber digs into the strange case and the potential consequences with Florida attorney Roger P. Foley. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: You can binge this season, American Scandal: Teapot Dome, early and ad-free right now on Wondery Plus and by going to our lin...
Aug 04, 2024•13 min•Ep 708•Transcript available on Metacast Jocelyn Carter is suing Bright Horizons at Legacy in Plano, Texas, after she says her 20-month-old came home from her first day at the daycare with swollen, red cheeks and a cough that led to vomiting. Carter found out later that the toddler had gotten her hands on a vape pen and was seen with smoke coming out of her mouth and nose. Daycare employees allegedly did not report the incident. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber got more details from Carter’s attorney, Russell Button. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW...
Aug 03, 2024•21 min•Ep 707•Transcript available on Metacast 3-year-old Jared Dicus is headed to prison after admitting he killed and decapitated his new wife, Anggy Diaz. In the hours after her murder, before anyone knew she was dead, Dicus was seen on a surveillance camera stealing a beer from the store where his wife worked. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the grisly case with Houston criminal defense attorney Anthony Osso. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can submit a cl...
Aug 02, 2024•15 min•Ep 706•Transcript available on Metacast Matthew Shelton, a teacher at Robert Semple Elementary School in Benicia, California, is charged with multiple counts of lewd acts with a child. At the same time, the families of multiple former students have filed lawsuits against Shelton and the school district. Shelton was arrested and tried for similar charges in another county, but returned to teaching when a jury acquitted him. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber digs into how Shelton was allowed back on the job with trial attorney Ashley Hadler. ...
Aug 01, 2024•22 min•Ep 705•Transcript available on Metacast A Houston judge raised 18-year-old Everilda Cux-Ajtzalam’s bond to $200,000 as she faces a charge of abandoning her newborn. The baby boy was found wrapped up in a plastic bag inside a dumpster, with the placenta and umbilical cord in the bag as well. Cux-Ajtzalam allegedly told police that she did it because she didn’t want her boyfriend to break up with her. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses the case with Gary Mitchell, attorney for Alexee Trevizo, the New Mexico woman facing similar charg...
Jul 31, 2024•23 min•Ep 704•Transcript available on Metacast Emilia Sjoberg, 14, was found dead at an industrial site in Landskrona, Sweden last week. Authorities say she had severe injuries, but have not released her cause of death. Two other teenagers were arrested in connection with Sjoberg’s kidnapping and murder. Sjoberg’s mother says she was supposed to go to a sleepover but never came home. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber takes a closer look at the investigation and its eerie similarities to a U.S. case with attorney Matt Hinson. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHO...
Jul 30, 2024•15 min•Ep 703•Transcript available on Metacast A Pennsylvania district attorney shared graphic new details about the abuse suffered by 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland, allegedly at the hands of her father, Rendell Hoagland, and stepmother, Cindy Warren. Prosecutors say the couple filmed videos of the alleged abuse and texted those videos to each other. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the upgraded murder charges and whether anyone else should be held accountable for Malinda’s death with Hoagland family attorney Thomas Bosworth. PLEASE SU...
Jul 29, 2024•21 min•Ep 702•Transcript available on Metacast Multiple agencies, committees, and task forces are investigating the shooting of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 16th. The Republican nominee’s ear was injured, but one civilian was killed and two others were gravely wounded. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down everything we know about the shooter, the Secret Service’s response, and the push for answers. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You...
Jul 28, 2024•35 min•Ep 701•Transcript available on Metacast A young female suspect, who turns 13 this week, is facing murder charges after police in Humboldt, Tennessee say she used bedding to choke the life out of her cousin, 8-year-old Demeria Hollingsworth, allegedly in a fight over a cell phone. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber gains insight on what happens next in a case like this from Steve Mulroy, district attorney of nearby Shelby County. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Blueland has a special offer for Sidebar’s audience! Right now, get 15% off your first or...
Jul 27, 2024•15 min•Ep 700•Transcript available on Metacast A 12-year-old victim told police in Indiana that Naomi Belle Floren, who the child knew as Bella, gave her drugs and alcohol before encouraging multiple adult men to sexually assault her in exchange for money. When officers interrogated Floren, they allegedly found nude photos of Floren and the child on her phone. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes this heinous case with Indiana criminal defense attorney Brad Banks. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: You can binge this season, American Scandal: Teapot D...
Jul 26, 2024•33 min•Ep 699•Transcript available on Metacast Handwritten notes found in Chris Watts’ prison cell give insight into his relationship with God and who he blames for the murders that landed him behind bars. Watts calls his former mistress, Nichol Kessinger, a “Jezebel” for tempting him into sinning. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber gets insight on Watts’ state of mind from prison consultant Justin Paperny. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can submit a claim in 8 clicks or le...
Jul 25, 2024•27 min•Ep 698•Transcript available on Metacast Elizabeth Wiemerslage, 22, and Chloe Johnson, 24, were arrested in Minnesota after police found security camera footage of the women allegedly abusing infants under their care at Small World Learning Center. The women are accused of violently flipping babies and pushing them down into pillows. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber combs through the heinous accusations and speaks with state Rep. Nolan West, who says he removed his own child from the daycare center not long before the arrests. PLEASE SUPPOR...
Jul 24, 2024•25 min•Ep 697•Transcript available on Metacast An attempt to assassinate former president Donald Trump during a rally on July 13 was not the first time Secret Service agents had to step in to protect their charge. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber takes a closer look at five incidents when the presidential nominee’s life could have been in danger with former Secret Service agent Charles Marino. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Protect your retirement with a Gold IRA at LAWANDCRIMEGOLD.COM or call 877-646-5347! HOST: Jesse Weber: https://twitter.com/...
Jul 23, 2024•32 min•Ep 696•Transcript available on Metacast U.S. Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle testified during a congressional hearing Monday about the agency’s failure to protect presidential nominee Donald Trump during a rally earlier this month. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, fired multiple shots from a nearby rooftop, striking the former president in the ear and killing at least one civilian. Since the shooting, there have been multiple allegations of mismanagement. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the top revelations from Cheatle’s te...
Jul 22, 2024•37 min•Ep 695•Transcript available on Metacast 
