Criminal Appeal
The new true crime podcast featuring Crime Analyst and Lawyer Dr. Casey Jordan and Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet
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DELPHI MURDERS: 8 Years, 2 Victims, 1 Conviction (opens the original)
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In February 2017, 13-year-old Abigail “Abby” Williams and 14-year-old Liberty “Libby” German went for a walk along the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana. They never made it home.What followed became one of the most closely watched investigations in the country. A grainy photograph, a short audio recording, and a sketch of a suspect were released to the public as investigators spent years trying to identify the person responsible for the girls’ murders.More than five years later, Richard
WORST. WICKED ATTRACTION. EVER: Cheshire Home Invasion (opens the original)
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On July 23, 2007, the quiet Connecticut town of Cheshire was shaken by one of the most devastating home invasions in the state’s history.In the early morning hours, two men broke into the home of Dr. William Petit and his family on Sorghum Mill Road. What began as a burglary quickly turned into a hostage situation, ending with the deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela. Dr. Petit survived the attack with serious injuries.The case quickly bec
MURDER AT THE MALL: The Case of Christina Long (opens the original)
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featuring Danbury Connecticut Police Special Victim Unit Detective Rachel Halas (retired) who investigated the disappearance of 13-year-old Christina Long. More than 24 years after the death of 13-year-old Christina Long, we revisit the case that devastated her family and shocked Danbury, Connecticut.At the center was Christina Long, a sixth-grade honor student, cheerleader, and altar girl who met 25-year-old Saul Dos Reis through an Internet chat room. On May 17, 2002, Christina met Dos Reis at
CLANCY CASE UNPEELED: Is Lindsay Insane, Involuntarily Intoxicated, or Insidious? (opens the original)
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Have we learned nothing since the Andrea Yates case twenty-five years ago? Lindsay's Fact vs. Fiction UNPEELED in the special edition. Lindsay Clancy is charged with the murder of her three children: Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callum (8 months) in January of 2024. In this raw and vulnerable conversation between criminologist and sociologist, Dr. Casey Jordan and Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet break down the facts of the case, comparing it to the watershed case of Texas v. Yates in the early 2000s. A re
SANDY HOOK SHOOTER: Ignore the red flags. Pay with your life. (opens the original)
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More than 13 years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, we revisit the case that devastated Newtown, Connecticut, and shocked the nation. At the center was Adam Lanza, who killed his mother before fatally shooting 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Investigators ultimately concluded that Lanza acted alone.This episode examines Lanza’s life, the warning signs investigators uncovered, and the unanswered questions surrounding the motive behi
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