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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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23:15

Ep 23: “Black Swan” Trial Begins, Shocking Not Guilty...

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2024/07/26

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Notoriously known as the “Black Swan Murder” Ashley Benefield, a Florida ballerina, shoots her estranged husband in what prosecutors allege was a calculated and cold-blooded murder. Her defense maintains she was a battered woman pushed to the brink by her obsessive and abusive ex-partner, Doug Benefield. - In another case with striking

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28:03

Bonus Episode: Kouri Richins - Children's Grief...

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2024/07/23

Welcome to another special episode of Courtroom Confidential: Case Notes! Today, Joshua Ritter breaks down the case of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three accused of fatally poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl.In April 2023, Richins appeared on a local Utah news program to promote her new book titled, “Are You With Me?” – a children’s book written to help families cope with the loss of a loved one. To all who watched, she appeared to be a young grieving widow doing her best to

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35:44

Ep 22: Judge Glanville Kicked From Young Thug Trial,...

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2024/07/19

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - In a bombshell development, Judge Ural Glanville, who has presided over the Young Thug RICO trial for nearly eight months, has been removed. What does this mean for the high-profile case?- The Commonwealth strikes back after the defense argued that justice demands acquittal of murder charges against Karen Read, the Boston woman who was charged

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27:31

News Brief: Alec Baldwin's Case Dismissed! What...

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2024/07/16

In this special episode of Courtroom Confidential, I break down the shocking dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice on Friday, July 12, 2024. In this episode, I cover: -Crime Scene Technician Marissa Poppell’s Testimony-Special Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson Resignation-Prosecutor Kari Morrissey Taking The Stand-Why Dismissal “With Prejudice”?-Will This Affect Hannah Gutierrez-Reed?-Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer Examination of

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26:51

Ep 21: Alec Baldwin Opening Statements, Karen Read...

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2024/07/12

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - New Mexico prosecutors and Alec Baldwin’s defense attorneys waste no time trading blows as his manslaughter trial gets underway for his role in the ‘Rust’ set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.- Before the dust has a chance to settle, defense attorneys for Karen Read now claim that as many as 4 jurors have come forward to say they

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34:48

Bonus Episode: Alec Baldwin's Trial Kicks Off - 5...

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2024/07/09

Welcome to another bonus episode of Courtroom Confidential: Five Things! Today, host Joshua Ritter breaks down the top five things you need to know as Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial begins in New Mexico.After a long and tortured history, trial is finally set to begin against the established Hollywood actor who is charged in the 2021 on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Prosecutors allege that the set of Western film ‘Rust’ was a disordered disaster waiting to happen,

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6:04

News Brief: Karen Read, YSL Rico Trial, Lori Vallow,...

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2024/07/05

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! In this special podcast-only episode, I give a quick rundown of the week’s biggest true crime news, including:- A mistrial declared in the trial of Boston woman Karen Read after a jury could not come to a unanimous decision.- The YSL RICO trial abruptly halted by Judge Ural Glanville until another judge reviews motions from Young Thug and others who want him recused from the case.Plus, the latest in the cases of ‘Doomsday Cult Mom’ Lori

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20:04

Bonus Episode: Sarah Boone - The Terrifying Case of...

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2024/07/02

Welcome to another special episode of Courtroom Confidential: Case Notes! Today, host Joshua Ritter takes a deep dive into the case of Sarah Boone, the woman accused of murdering her boyfriend by trapping him in a suitcase for hours.In February 2020, Florida woman Sarah Boone was arrested for the murder of Jorge Torres Jr. According to the affidavit, Boone claimed she fell asleep during a game of hide-and-seek and didn’t realize Torres was still in the suitcase when she awoke hours later. But two

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32:45

Ep 20: Karen Read Closing Arguments & Jury...

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2024/06/28

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - After 8 weeks of a contentious trial that saw the testimony of more than 70 witnesses and dozens of exhibits, the fate of Karen Read is now in the hands of a Massachusetts jury for her role in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe.- Eleventh hour legal wrangling as Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial for the on-set shooting of

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Ep 19: Will Karen Read Testify? Her Fiery Voicemails...

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2024/06/21

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Profanity laden voicemails and messages reveal a turbulent relationship between Karen Read and John O'Keefe, including an argument just hours before the Boston police officer’s body was discovered in the snow.- Disruption continues in the chaotic YSL RICO trial, as Young Thug’s defense attorney argues the judge should be disqualified and

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Ep 18: Is Trooper Proctor the Villain? Chaos in the...

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2024/06/14

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Shocking and offensive testimony in the Karen Read murder trial as lead investigator Trooper Michael Proctor finally takes the stand.- Chaos erupts in the courtroom of the YSL RICO trial as the judge holds Young Thug’s defense attorney in criminal contempt and sentences him to jail.Plus, I briefly cover cases that also made headlin...

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16:26

Bonus Episode: The Case of Christy Giles & Hilda...

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2024/06/11

Welcome to another special episode of Courtroom Confidential: Case Notes! This week, host Joshua Ritter dives into the mysterious and tragic deaths of two Los Angeles women.In November 2021, 24-year-old Christy Giles and 26-year-old Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola went out together for a girls' night. The next day, a group of masked men in a plateless vehicle dumped the women at two separate hospitals. Christy passed away soon after, and Hilda was taken off life support nearly two weeks la...

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31:05

Ep 17: Is Wade Wilson the Face of Evil? Karen Read...

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2024/06/07

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Jury selection begins in the capital murder trial of Florida man Wade Wilson, charged in the 2019 slayings of two women.- The murder trial of Karen Read continues with the prosecution turning their case toward forensic evidence.- Prosecutors in Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter case want to force ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to testify

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28:52

Ep 16: Was Karen Read Blacked Out? GUILTY Verdict for...

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2024/05/31

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Boston police officer John O’Keefe’s niece and nephew testified to their uncle’s rocky relationship with murder suspect Karen Read, introducing potentially damaging evidence against her as trial concludes its fifth week. - In a shocking twist, ‘Treadmill Dad’ Christopher Gregor declines to testify in his own defense as his trial for the

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28:26

Ep 15: Diddy Responds to Leaked Video Showing Violent...

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2024/05/24

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs issued an apology after a video was leaked showing the hip-hop icon violently attacking his one-time girlfriend Cassie Ventura.- The most explosive witnesses to date took the stand in the continuing murder trial of Boston woman Karen Read. Read is charged in the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe.-

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Ep 14: Treadmill Dad Murder Trial, Daybell & Vallow...

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2024/05/17

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Key witness testimony in week three of the high-profile murder trial of Boston woman Karen Read, who is charged in the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. - Testimony resumes in the trial for New Jersey father Christopher Gregor, who is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and murder in connection to the 2021 death of his

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Bonus Episode: The Case of Ana & David Knezevich -...

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2024/05/15

Welcome to the first episode of Courtroom Confidential: Case Notes! This week, host Joshua Ritter dives into the disappearance of Florida woman Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, who went missing while on vacation in Spain in February 2024. Soon after her apartment’s surveillance camera captured a man fastening the building’s lock with duct tape, partially obscuring the camera by spray painting it, and emerging an hour later from the elevator with a suitcase, Henao was reported missing.Her estranged

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23:32

Ep 13: Chad Doerman Claims Insanity, Treadmill Dad...

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2024/05/10

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Testimony continues in the high-profile murder trial of Boston woman Karen Read, who is charged in the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. - New Jersey father Christopher Gregor is on trial for endangering the welfare of a child and murder in connection to the 2021 death of his six-year-old son, Corey Micciolo. Gregor forced his son

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19:30

Ep 12: Karen Read Trial Week 1, TikTok Double Murder,...

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2024/05/03

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Opening statements and the beginning of witness testimony in the high-profile murder trial of Boston woman Karen Read, who is charged in the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. - The trial for TikTok star Ali Abulaban, who is facing double murder charges in the death of his wife and another man in San Diego. Plus, I briefly cover

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Ep 11: Weinstein New Trial, AZ Rancher Hung Jury,...

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2024/04/26

Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - In a stunning reversal, New York’s highest court handed down a decision yesterday overturning #HarveyWeinstein’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes. - A mistrial declared in the trial for 75-year-old Arizona rancher #GeorgeAlanKelly. After over 2 full days of deliberations and receiving a “dynamite charge” from the judge, jurors could not come to

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