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Courtroom Confidential

Courtroom Confidential, hosted by Joshua Ritter, is your weekly rendezvous with the latest updates in headline-making criminal cases nationwide. With his background as a former L.A. County prosecutor now practicing as a criminal defense attorney, Joshua brings a unique blend of professionalism and a personal touch to the table. Join Joshua every Friday to explore the ever-developing legal landscape and gain a deeper understanding of how the legal system operates.

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CC True Crime Minute: Military Veteran Accused in...

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2025/03/24

Prosecutors have announced they are seeking the death penalty against a military veteran for a violent triple homicide that was witnessed by the man’s 4-year-old daughter.https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment

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Ep 54: Bryan Kohberger Purchased the Knife!, Karen...

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2025/03/22

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - More shocking revelations in the Idaho 4 stabbing murders, with prosecutors now revealing they have evidence of when suspect Bryan Kohberger purchased the murder weapon. - A North Dakota woman stands trial for the stabbing death of her roommate nearly 20 years after the attack took place.- Attorneys continue to fight

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CC True Crime Minute: Missing Woman Found Dead Inside...

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2025/03/21

Pamela Alcantara was a 26-year-old woman from the Bronx, New York, whose life tragically ended earlier this month. She was reported missing on Sunday, March 2, after failing to attend a church event in Connecticut.On Thursday, March 6, her body was discovered inside a red suitcase in a marshy area near the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers, close to the Bronx border. Law enforcement sources indicate that her ex-boyfriend, 46-year-old Junior Perez Diaz, became a suspect after his car was tracked near

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CC True Crime Minute: Ex-College Soccer Player...

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2025/03/20

Matthew Hertgen, a 31-year-old from Princeton, New Jersey, was charged last month with the first-degree murder of his younger brother, 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen, a former University of Michigan soccer player. The incident occurred on February 22, 2025, in a luxury apartment at the Michelle Mews complex near Princeton University. Matthew allegedly called 911 around 11:15 p.m., reporting a fire and a dead body. When police arrived, they found Joseph’s body with signs of blunt force trauma,

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CC True Crime Minute: Teen Was Inspired by Menendez...

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2025/03/19

Reed R. Gelinskey is a 15-year-old from Caledonia, Wisconsin, who has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the stabbing death of his mother, Suzanne Gelinskey, on March 4th. The incident occurred at their home on White Manor Court, where police found Reed exiting with a bloodied knife, admitting to the crime.https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok:

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CC True Crime Minute: Kimberly Sullivan - Man Held...

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2025/03/17

Kimberly Sullivan, a 56-year-old woman from Waterbury, Connecticut, has been charged with serious crimes including assault, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, cruelty, and reckless endangerment. She was arrested on March 12th following allegations that she held her 32-year-old stepson captive for over 20 years. The case came to light after a house fire on February 17th which the stepson allegedly set to escape.https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/YouTube:

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Ep 53: Bryan Kohberger Cries Planted Evidence, Rex...

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2025/03/15

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Shocking developments in the Bryan Kohberger case reveal that his defense will admit that the DNA found at the crime scene is his...but he didn’t put it there.- Another week, another change in the tide for the Menendez case as the LA District Attorney’s Office now requests to withdraw their support of any resentencing.-

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CC True Crime Minute: Man Killed By His Family's...

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2025/03/14

South Carolina man, Jordan Dove from Lugoff was fatally shot while checking on a family member’s vacant home in Saint Matthews. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting and found 34-year-old Dove with a gunshot wound.https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok:

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CC True Crime Minute: Man Arrested After Confessing...

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2025/03/13

A recent apprehension looks to bring an end to a case from Tampa, Florida that has remained unsolved for nearly three decades. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does not constitute

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CC True Crime Minute: Nikita Casap - Parents of Teen...

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2025/03/12

17-year-old Nikita Casap from Waukesha, Wisconsin, has emerged as a key figure in a disturbing and ongoing investigation following the deaths of his mother and stepfather. https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment

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CC Conversations Series: From FBI Profiler to Killer...

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2025/03/11

Joshua Ritter interviews Candice DeLong, a retired FBI criminal profiler, bestselling author, and the creator of the award-winning podcast Killer Psyche.With a 20-year career at the FBI, Candice worked on some of the most notorious cases in history, from the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders to going undercover to meet the Unabomber. Before joining the Bureau, she was a psychiatric nurse, giving her a unique clinical perspective on criminal behavior that sets her apart from other profilers.In this

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CC True Crime Minute: Richard Leyva - San Diego Man...

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2025/03/10

Richard Anthony Leyva, a 24-year-old from El Cajon, California, made headlines last month when he was arrested for allegedly murdering his 51-year-old mother, Jamison Webster.https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment

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Ep 52: Kouri Richins Last Minute Desperate Attempt to...

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2025/03/08

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Utah mom and so-called grief author Kouri Richins makes several last desperate attempts to have damaging evidence tossed before her approaching trial for murder.- Jennifer Gledhill, another Utah woman, is denied bail after the court hears detailed and shocking evidence connecting her to the slaying and disposal of her

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True Crime Minute: Woman Accused of Locking Up...

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2025/03/07

A woman from North Carolina is behind bars after police say she locked her boyfriend in a storage unit for five days before he could be rescued according to reports by NewsNation.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does not

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CC True Crime Minute: Gene Hackman Death...

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2025/03/06

Preliminary autopsy results have not determined how Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife died at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This content does not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client

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CC True Crime Minute: Joycelyn Wilson - College...

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2025/03/05

Authorities found the remains of a Spelman College instructor last seen alive on Feb. 8 but are still searching for her fiancé. Join us every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for your True Crime Minute. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential Instagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidential X: twitter.com/crconfidential TikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresq https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in this podcast is for educational and ente...

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CC Conversations Series: Hooked on Justice - Inside...

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2025/03/04

Joshua Ritter interviews Gavin Fish, an investigative journalist, researcher, and true crime YouTuber dedicated to seeking justice for victims.Gavin works to give a voice to the voiceless and to bring justice to those who've been victimized by corruption and acrimony. He also sits on the board of directors of All the Lost Girls, a non-profit that focuses on female strangulation cold cases in the United States.His YouTube channel is widely praised for its deep coverage of cases both unknown and

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CC True Crime Minute: Aurora Phelps - Woman Used...

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2025/03/03

A woman used online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, then drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a “sinister” romance scheme.Join us every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for your True Crime Minute.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX: twitter.com/crconfidentialTikTok: tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidential DISCLAIMER: The information in

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Ep 51: The Gloves are Off in Karen Read Retrial,...

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2025/03/01

Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - The gloves are off in a Massachusetts courthouse as both sides of the Karen Read retrial exchange sharp blows. - Florida matriarch Donna Adelson takes the stand to plead for her release and dispute key pieces of evidence in the runup to her looming murder trial.- Idaho prosecutors say it’s time to put up or shut up about

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CC True Crime Minute: Lindsay Shiver - Former Beauty...

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2025/02/28

Georgia mom and former beauty queen, Lindsay Shiver, accused of plotting to hire a hitman to kill her estranged husband, former NFL player Robert Shiver, with help from her alleged Bahamian lover, was reportedly set to be released on February 13 from a Bahamas prison on bail for the second time ahead of her trial.Join us every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for your True Crime Minute.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidentialInstagram: instagram.com/thecourtroomconfidentialX:

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