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A Trial by Podcast

Whether it"s a true crime case or one of history"s most unsettling stories, we understand that the devil is in the details. In each episode, we comb through the facts, scrutinize the suspects, and deliver the disturbing stories that keep you on the edge of your seat. If you enjoy evidence-driven storytelling with a dash of gallows humor to make the disturbing (somewhat) tolerable, we suspect this is the pod for you. But this is A Trial by Podcast, so we"ll let you be the judge.

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01:31:34

Ep. 052 | Without a Trace: The Stories of Brian...

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2025/05/08

Check out Perplexity here!On April 1, 2006, 27-year-old Ohio State University medical student Brian Shaffer disappeared under mysterious circumstances. After a night out with friends at the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, Ohio, he was captured on surveillance footage entering the bar but was never seen leaving. Despite extensive investigations, including reviewing security footage and conducting searches, no trace of Brian has been found. The case remains unsolved, with theories ranging from

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01:25:24

Ep. 051 | The Fall of Victoria Cilliers [Part 2 of 2]

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2025/05/06

In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers, an experienced skydiving instructor, survived a 4,000-foot fall when both her main and reserve parachutes failed during a jump in Wiltshire, England. Investigations revealed that her husband, Emile Cilliers, a British Army sergeant, had deliberately sabotaged her parachutes in an attempt to murder her and claim a £120,000 life insurance payout to alleviate his debts and start a new life with his mistress. This was his second attempt on her life; a week earlier, he

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01:19:37

Ep. 050 | The Fall of Victoria Cilliers [Part 1 of 2]

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2025/04/29

In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers, an experienced skydiving instructor, survived a 4,000-foot fall when both her main and reserve parachutes failed during a jump in Wiltshire, England. Investigations revealed that her husband, Emile Cilliers, a British Army sergeant, had deliberately sabotaged her parachutes in an attempt to murder her and claim a £120,000 life insurance payout to alleviate his debts and start a new life with his mistress. This was his second attempt on her life; a week earlier, he

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01:46:25

Ep. 049 | The Murders of Saqib Hussain and Hashim...

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2025/04/24

True Crime Creepers Link Tree⁠In February 2022, best friends Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin were killed in a deliberate and calculated car crash on the A46 in Leicestershire, England. The pair had been lured to the area under false pretenses by a woman named Ansreen Bukhari and her daughter, TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari, after Saqib—who had been in a secret relationship with Ansreen—threatened to expose their affair. What followed was a high-speed chase orchestrated by Mahek and a group of

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01:10:22

Ep. 048 | The Murder of Dr. Kendra Hatcher

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2025/04/22

True Crime Creepers Link TreeKendra Hatcher, a 35-year-old pediatric dentist living in Dallas, Texas, was shot and killed in the parking garage of her upscale apartment complex on September 2, 2015. The murder was orchestrated by Brenda Delgado, the ex-girlfriend of Kendra’s boyfriend, Ricky Paniagua, who had grown jealous of their relationship. Brenda recruited Crystal Cortes to drive getaway and hired Kristopher Love to carry out the shooting, promising payment in exchange. Delgado provided Cortes

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01:03:36

Ep. 047 | The Mysterious Death of Cindy James

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2025/04/15

Cindy James, a 44-year-old nurse from British Columbia, spent seven years reporting over 100 incidents of harassment, violent attacks, and threats from an alleged anonymous stalker. Despite police investigations and media coverage, no assailant was ever identified, and Cindy was repeatedly found injured or drugged under bizarre circumstances—sometimes hogtied or with needle marks—only to survive each event. In 1989, her body was discovered in the yard of an abandoned house, hogtied with a nylon

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01:01:56

Ep 046 | Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind

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2025/04/08

Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year-old member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, was tragically murdered in August 2017 in Fargo, North Dakota. Eight months pregnant at the time, she was lured to her neighbor's apartment under the pretense of assisting with a sewing project. There, she was attacked, and her unborn child was forcibly removed. Her body was discovered days later in the Red River, while her baby was found alive and has since been raised by her family. This heinous crime brought

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01:40:03

Ep. 045 | David Glenn Lewis & Bryce Laspisa [Collab...

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2025/04/01

Approximate Time Stamps:0:00 - Intros & small talk7:00 - Brent & Talia start their story53:00 - Small talk57:00 - We start our story& more chatting at the end :)In today's episode, we welcome Brent and Talia from Chillworthy Podcast! Brent and Talia told us the story of David Glenn Lewis, who mysteriously went missing from Texas only to be struck while walking down the middle of the highway in Washington - yet no one knows why he was in Washington in the first place.We then tell

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01:24:42

Ep. 044 | The Kuria Family Murders [and the Survivors]

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2025/03/25

In today's episode, we discuss the tragic and mysterious murders of Jane Kuria and her two daughters, Isabella and Annabel, in their Georgia home in 2007. Jane was a Kenyan immigrant and an outspoken advocate against female genital mutilation (FGM), working tirelessly to support victims and raise awareness about the harmful practice. Her activism put her at odds with certain groups in Kenya, including the notorious Mungiki sect, which has been linked to violence and intimidation tactics

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01:16:08

Ep. 043 | Paranoia or Pursuit? The Chilling...

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2025/03/18

Lars Mittank, a German tourist, vanished under bizarre and unsettling circumstances in Varna, Bulgaria, in July 2014. After sustaining an ear injury in a fight, he was advised by a doctor to delay his flight home. During his extended stay, he exhibited paranoid behavior, telling his mother he was being followed and acting fearful at his hotel. On the day of his disappearance, security footage captured him sprinting out of Varna Airport, abandoning his belongings, and disappearing into the

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01:02:16

Ep. 042 | Justice for Ellen Greenberg [Part 2 of 2]

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2025/03/11

In 2011, 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg was discovered dead in her apartment by her fiancé, Sam Goldberg. She had 20 stab wounds, and a knife still sticking out of her heart. Her death was originally ruled a homicide, but after the medical examiner learned that the fiancé had to break the door down because it was locked from the inside, he changed the manner of death to suicide.But the math wasn’t mathing here. How could a woman stab herself 10 times in the BACK of her head, neck & shoulders? How

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01:47:48

Ep. 041 | Justice for Ellen Greenberg [Part 1 of 2]

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2025/03/04

In 2011, 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg was discovered dead in her apartment by her fiancé, Sam Goldberg. She had 20 stab wounds, and a knife still sticking out of her heart. Her death was originally ruled a homicide, but after the medical examiner learned that the fiancé had to break the door down because it was locked from the inside, he changed the manner of death to suicide.But the math wasn’t mathing here. How could a woman stab herself 10 times in the BACK of her head, neck & shoulders? How

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01:16:52

Ep. 040 | Angela & Ian Diaz vs. Michelle Hadley

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2025/02/25

Angela Diaz was at the center of a shocking California catfishing case involving false accusations, cyberstalking, and identity theft. In 2016, she framed her husband's ex-girlfriend, Michelle Hadley, by sending herself threatening emails and setting up a rape fantasy Craigslist plot that led to Hadley’s wrongful arrest. Investigators eventually uncovered Diaz’s elaborate false allegations scheme, revealing she had a history of fraud. The case exposed major failures in the justice system and

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00:50:08

Ep. 039 | The Unsolved Murder of Stacey Colbert

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2025/02/18

In 1998, 23-year-old Stacey Colbert was brutally attacked in her Columbus, Ohio, apartment. She was murdered, but her remains wouldn't be discovered for nearly seven years. Decades later, law enforcement is confident they know who took Stacey’s life—but without enough evidence, they’ve been unable to make an arrest. Now, her loved ones have launched a social media campaign, hoping to reach those who hold the missing pieces of the puzzle and compel them to finally come forward with the truth.Click

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00:44:33

Ep. 038 | Deadly Love Triangles [A True Crime...

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2025/02/13

In this SUPER SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY BONUS EPISODE we teamed up with the beautiful and talented young ladies, Izzie & Jillian fromTeen Girls Investigate Crime to bring you two stories of deadly love triangles. But wait there's more! If you head on over to their feed now, you'll find a second collab episode with two more stories that you can listen to right now!It was a joy to work with such bright and hardworking young ladies (we were not as bright and hard working when we were their age)

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01:28:30

Ep. 037 | One by One: Taking Down the Killers of Dan...

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2025/02/11

A teacher, a dentist, a mother, and two hitmen collude to murder a law professor... it reads like the start of a bad joke, but this is what authorities believe happened to 41-year-old FSU law professor, Dan Markel.In this FOUR-PART SERIES we are going to tell you how over the span of a decade, the police brought down the killers of Dan Markel one by one. The only question left is: did they get them all, or are there more out there?Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the

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01:17:43

Ep. 036 | One by One: Taking Down the Killers of Dan...

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2025/02/04

A teacher, a dentist, a mother, and two hitmen collude to murder a law professor... it reads like the start of a bad joke, but this is what authorities believe happened to 41-year-old FSU law professor, Dan Markel. In this FOUR-PART SERIES we are going to tell you how over the span of a decade, the police brought down the killers of Dan Markel one by one. The only question left is: did they get them all, or are there more out there? Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the judge

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00:47:22

Ep. 035 | One by One: Taking Down the Killers of Dan...

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2025/01/30

A teacher, a dentist, a mother, and two hitmen collude to murder a law professor... it reads like the start of a bad joke, but this is what authorities believe happened to 41-year-old FSU law professor, Dan Markel. In this FOUR-PART SERIES we are going to tell you how over the span of a decade, the police brought down the killers of Dan Markel one by one. The only question left is: did they get them all, or are there more out there? Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the

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01:37:47

Ep. 034 | One by One: Taking Down the Killers of Dan...

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2025/01/28

A teacher, a dentist, a mother, and two hitmen collude to murder a law professor... it reads like the start of a bad joke, but this is what authorities believe happened to 41-year-old FSU law professor, Dan Markel. In this FOUR-PART SERIES we are going to tell you how over the span of a decade, the police brought down the killers of Dan Markel one by one. The only question left is: did they get them all, or are there more out there? Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the

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01:19:49

Ep. 033 | The Mysterious Disappearance of Caitlin...

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2025/01/21

[Skip to 11:00 if you want to skip the intro small talk]In this episode, hosts Kelsey and Emily discuss the troubling case of 19-year-old Caitlin Denison, who vanished after traveling to Texas in 2018. Despite Caitlin's alarming messages indicating fear for her life, authorities initially failed to pursue critical leads. This episode delves into Caitlin's background, the police response, and the efforts of her sister Rachael and Rachael's best friend Emily to keep the search for

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