Hypnosis, false memory and lies: A Texas Ranger’s strange interrogation techniques
In 2015, Larry Driskill confessed to a murder he swears he did not commit. There was no physical evidence linking him to the crime, and he didn’t know the victim, a 29-year-old woman named Bobbie Sue ...
24 Feb 202543min
The bogeyman and the hard luck lawyer: From murder trial to redemption
In Ringgold, Georgia, Alvin Ridley was something of a local bogeyman. He rarely left his house and, when he did, he was always by himself. So when Alvin called 9-1-1 to report the death of his wife – ...
17 Feb 202537min
Two siblings, one murder. Who should police believe?
When someone is attacked, especially in their home, the victim usually knows the person hurting them. And in the 2002 murder of a woman named Marlyne Johnson, the police charged her daughter-in-law, S...
10 Feb 202544min
Unconventional romance or sexual assault? A complicated story of consent.
When Derrick Johnson was a toddler, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He never developed the ability to speak. Instead, he would communicate with his eyes and his hands, and his family would do th...
3 Feb 202542min
She tricked more than 50 birthworkers into thinking she was pregnant. Why?
There is no shortage of scam artists, catfishers, and grifters in true crime.Usually, they’re looking for money, sex, or fame.But Kaitlyn Braun was a different kind of con artist all together.Over the...
20 Jan 202531min
The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby | Episode 1
Amy, a seasoned doula, is bedridden due to illness when she receives a call from fellow doula Katie to assist a client, Kaitlyn, over the phone. Kaitlyn is pregnant as a result of sexual assault and h...
20 Jan 202538min
Audience Favourite | In Her Defence: When the accused is also a victim
How should we deal with women who kill their abusers? In the Globe and Mail’s first longform podcast In Her Defence, reporter Jana Pruden tells the story of Helen Naslund, who shot and killed her husb...
13 Jan 202546min
