Reputation, Power, and Murder - August 2 2022

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup SUMMER MERCH IS OUT NOW! https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ August 2nd: Papers Drawn Up in Jessica Lal Case (1999) Money, power, and affluence can sometimes grant a dangerous man some leniency when it comes to a court case. On August 2nd 1999 papers were drawn up to charge the son of a politician with the murder of a New Delhi model. A man who, because of his family’s reputation, got away with a much lighter sentence and now walks freely today. Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jessica_Lal, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Sharma, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/is-justice-served-by-premature-release-of-jessica-lals-killer/articleshow/76252372.cms, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i-am-deeply-sorry-for-the-pain-i-have-caused-the-lal-family-manu-sharma/story-bf1wQPtlDdJqnX4IH0nc4N.html, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jessica-lal-s-murderer-manu-sharma-walks-out-of-tihar-jail/story-vqmiGQ58U8jZzaJte1Q68H.html, https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jessica-lall-murder-case-takeaways-from-acquittal-conviction-and-release-6441454/, https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manu-sharma-killer-of-jessica-lal-released-from-delhis-tihar-jail-2239397, https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/many-twists-in-jessica-lal-murder-case-lead-to-premature-closure-manu-sharma-walks-out-of-tihar-jail/600487 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices