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2026-09-08
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The Lindsay Clancy Trial, Part 2: The Commonwealth's Own Experts Push Back

In Part 2 of our coverage of the Lindsay Clancy trial, we hear from Lindsay's family, the hospital chaplain who spent hundreds of hours with her after the deaths of her children, and Dr. Phillip Resnick—a nationally recognized forensic psychiatrist and expert on filicide who evaluated Lindsay and concluded she was not criminally responsible.

Then the Commonwealth calls three psychiatric experts of its own in rebuttal.

They ultimately agree with prosecutors on the question that matters most: Lindsay was criminally responsible. But getting there produces some of the most surprising testimony of the entire five-week trial—and at times, the Commonwealth's own experts seem to complicate the case prosecutors spent weeks building.

One exchange in particular forces a Commonwealth expert to confront the prosecution's own opening theory head-on. His answer is one of the biggest moments of the trial.

Finally, both sides make their closing arguments and give the jury two dramatically different explanations for the same evidence.

Lindsay Clancy killed her children. That has never been disputed.

After five weeks of testimony, the question the jury must finally answer is the one this entire trial has been building toward:

Was she criminally responsible when she did it?

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Small Town Dicks presents 'Chasing the Golden State Killer': Investigator Paul Holes joins regular hosts Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons) and twin detectives Dan and Dave Grice for a firsthand account of one of the most significant cold case investigations in American history: the Golden State Killer. Listen to the gripping 10-part series on the Small Town Dicks feed now.

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2026-09-04
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The Lindsay Clancy Trial, Part 1: What Did the Commonwealth Actually Prove?

For weeks, the Commonwealth built its case against Lindsay Clancy. But as witness after witness took the stand, some of the testimony began to complicate the story prosecutors had laid out for the jury.

In Part 1 of our coverage of the Lindsay Clancy trial, Tyrella walks Nikita—who hasn't been following the trial day-to-day—through the Commonwealth's case from opening statements through the end of its case-in-chief.

Lindsay does not dispute that she killed her three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan. The question at the center of this trial is whether she was legally criminally responsible when she did it.

We break down Patrick Clancy's testimony, Lindsay's mental-health treatment and medication history, the prosecution's timeline and theory of the crime, and what the Commonwealth's own witnesses actually told the jury.

Because by the time the prosecution rested, the question wasn't simply what evidence they had presented.

It was how well their theory held up against it.

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2026-09-01
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Keffe D on Trial for Tupac's Murder: "My Client Is Full of Crap"

For years, Duane "Keffe D" Davis publicly told versions of the story of Tupac Shakur's murder—in interviews, a documentary, and even his own memoir.

Now those statements are at the center of the prosecution's case against him.

But Keffe D's defense has a pretty unusual response: you can't believe him because he's "full of crap."

In Part 2, we break down the opening statements in Keffe D's murder trial and the dramatically different stories being presented to the jury. Prosecutors say Keffe D orchestrated Tupac's killing as retaliation for the beating of his nephew, Orlando Anderson. The defense argues that Keffe D lied and exaggerated for years—and that corrupt law enforcement, missing evidence, conflicting witness accounts, and a deeply flawed investigation leave plenty of room for reasonable doubt.

We also get into the controversial proffer agreement behind Keffe D's original statements, his memoir, the alleged murder weapon, the defense's police-corruption theory, and the major witnesses who could take the stand as the trial unfolds.

After nearly 30 years, someone is finally on trial for Tupac Shakur's murder. But can prosecutors prove their case when their most important witness against Keffe D may be…Keffe D himself?

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2026-08-28
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Who Killed Tupac? The Murder, the Suspects & the Case Against Keffe D | Part 1

Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was shot and killed on the Las Vegas Strip, a man is finally on trial for his murder.

On September 7, 1996, Tupac and Death Row Records founder Suge Knight were leaving the Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas when a white Cadillac pulled alongside their BMW and someone opened fire. Tupac was hit four times. Six days later, he died at just 25 years old.

For decades, theories about his murder have implicated rival gangs, the East Coast–West Coast rap feud, Suge Knight, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, and more. But the case remained unsolved—until investigators turned their attention to a man who had spent years publicly talking about what happened that night: Duane "Keffe D" Davis.

In Part 1, we break down the events leading up to Tupac's murder, the MGM Grand fight that may have set everything in motion, the original investigation, the suspects, Keffe D's extraordinary history of interviews and admissions, and how his own words eventually helped put him on trial almost three decades later.

Because after nearly 30 years of theories about who killed Tupac, a jury is finally going to hear the case.

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2026-08-25
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Lauren McCluskey: The Warning Signs Were Already There (Part 2)

In the weeks before Lauren McCluskey was murdered, the danger wasn't invisible.

The stalking. The lies. The escalating threats. The extortion. The repeated contact after the relationship ended. Lauren reported what was happening, asked for help, and kept trying to protect herself.

So if the signs were already there, why wasn't anyone able to recognize what they meant?

In Part 2, we step back from Lauren's case to ask the bigger question we've been working toward: Can we actually tell which abusive relationships are most likely to turn deadly?

We look at what researchers know about intimate partner homicide, the warning signs that matter most, why some seemingly terrifying behaviors aren't as predictive as we might assume, and what happens when known risk factors are scattered across different people and systems instead of being seen together.

Because the problem may not be that there are no warning signs.

It may be that recognizing them is only the beginning.

2026-08-20
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Lauren McCluskey: Can We Tell Which Relationships Will Turn Deadly? (Part 1)

When 21-year-old University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey ended a brief relationship, she had good reason to believe she'd caught the warning signs early.

The man she'd been dating had lied about his name, his age, and his criminal history. Lauren ended the relationship immediately.

But he didn't leave her alone.

What followed was a terrifying escalation of stalking, harassment, extortion, and repeated attempts to get help — ending less than three weeks later with Lauren's murder on the campus where she lived and went to school.

Lauren's case leaves behind an agonizing question: when we look back after someone has been killed, the warning signs can seem painfully obvious. But are they actually obvious before the violence happens?

In Part 1, we begin Lauren's story and ask a much bigger question: Can we tell which abusive relationships are most likely to turn deadly?

Because if we can identify danger before someone is killed, that changes the question of what we should be doing about it.

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2026-08-19
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The Murder of Calum Simpson: Do We Really Treat Male and Female Victims Differently? - Part 2

After researching dozens of studies, court decisions, and primary sources, we discovered the answer wasn't nearly as simple as we expected.

Do men receive more justice than women?

Are women taken less seriously?

Or are different myths shaping how we perceive different victims?

In Part 2, we examine what the research actually says about victim credibility, gender stereotypes, reporting, prosecution, and sentencing—and why the evidence challenged some of our own assumptions.

Because the biggest surprise wasn't whether gender matters.

It was how it matters.

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2026-08-13
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The Murder of Calum Simpson | The Question We Couldn't Ignore- Part 1

A Facebook post comparing the murder of Calum Simpson to violence against women raised a question we couldn't stop thinking about:

Do we treat violence against women differently than violence against men?

At first, the answer seemed obvious.

Then we started reading the court records.

In this episode, we tell Calum Simpson's story—from the night he met two strangers to the evidence presented in court—and explain why one social media post sent us down a much bigger investigation.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series.

In Part 2, we leave the courtroom and follow the research to see whether the evidence actually supports what we thought when we started.

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2026-08-11
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A Toxic Love Story: Pretending to Be Michelle, Pretending to Be Angela- Part 2

Michelle Hadley spent 88 days in jail waiting to stand trial.

Then the evidence changed everything.

In Part 2, we follow the digital trail that unraveled the prosecution's case and exposed an elaborate web of fake accounts, fabricated messages, and deception hiding in plain sight.

But this isn't just a story about catfishing.

It's about confirmation bias, tunnel vision, and what happens when investigators become so convinced they've found the right suspect that every new piece of evidence seems to prove they're right.

We thought this was a story about obsession.

It turned out to be a story about assumption.

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2026-08-06
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A Toxic Love Story: Who Is Lilith?- Part 1

When Angela Diaz tells police she's being stalked, terrorized, and targeted through a series of increasingly disturbing messages, the evidence seems to point in one direction.

Michelle Hadley.

Ian Diaz's ex-girlfriend.

But as investigators build their case, one question keeps getting harder to answer: Who is Lilith?

In Part 1, we trace the bizarre campaign of emails, fake identities, and escalating threats that convinced police they had found the person responsible. Along the way, we ask a bigger question:

How much of an investigation is driven by evidence... and how much is driven by the story everyone already believes?

Part 2 is available now for members of the TTTTY Committee on Patreon, or drops Thursday wherever you listen.

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2026-08-04
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Aarushi Talwar: Convicted on a Theory? Part 2

By the time investigators accused Rajesh and Nupur Talwar of killing their daughter Aarushi and Hemraj Banjade, the case had already moved through multiple suspects, disputed forensic evidence, and competing theories of what happened inside the family's Noida home.

In Part 2 of the Aarushi Talwar case, Tyrella and Nikita examine the evidence used against the Talwars, including the golf club and kukri theories, the forensic and investigative failures, their 2013 conviction and life sentences, and the 2017 Allahabad High Court decision that acquitted them.

How did an investigation this troubled produce a conviction? And when does following the evidence become forcing the evidence to fit a theory?

Listen to Part 1 first for the crime scene and the chaotic first 24 hours of the investigation.

Content note: This episode discusses the death of a minor and includes non-graphic discussion of forensic and autopsy findings.

2026-07-31
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Aarushi Talwar: Wrong by Morning- Part 1

In 2008, 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar was found dead inside her family's home in Noida, India. Within hours, police had named the family's missing housekeeper, Hemraj Banjade, as their prime suspect. There was one enormous problem: they hadn't searched the entire property.

Tyrella and Nikita walk through the first 24 hours of the Aarushi Talwar case — the locked bedroom, the family's nightly routine, the initial crime scene investigation, the search for Hemraj, and the discovery that completely upended the police's first theory.

It's a case that raises a question at the heart of This Feels Criminal: what happens when investigators decide what happened before they've finished looking at the evidence?

Part 2 covers the shifting suspects and theories, disputed forensic evidence, the Talwars' conviction, and the High Court decision that ultimately acquitted them.

Content note: This episode discusses the death of a minor.

2026-07-28
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Introducing: Tyrella Off the Record

I'm launching something new: Tyrella Off the Record.

If This Feels Criminal is where we slow down, dig deep, and ask the bigger questions, Tyrella Off the Record is where I'll help you keep up with true crime as it's happening.

Ya'll know I'm following these cases like a hawk and I figured why not talk about them with you?!?

Hearings. Trials. New filings. Breaking case developments. I'm following the cases you care about and breaking down what happened, why it matters, and what you need to know next—without requiring you to spend your entire day watching court or scrolling social media.

And we're kicking things off at the perfect time: the Lindsay Clancy trial begins Monday.

I'll be following the trial closely on Tyrella Off the Record, with regular recaps of the testimony, witnesses, rulings, and major developments. Today, I'm sharing the first episode here on the TFC feed so you can hear what to expect.

After this episode, Lindsay Clancy trial updates will continue on the Tyrella Off the Record feed, so make sure you follow or subscribe there if you want to follow the trial with me.

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2026-07-25
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Conor McGregor: What Happened When He Faced a Civil Jury- Part 2

After nearly six years, Nikita Hand finally walked into a Dublin courtroom and faced Conor McGregor.

In Part 2, we break down the 12-day civil trial: Hand's testimony, McGregor's claim that their encounter was consensual, the CCTV footage the defense said undermined her story, the medical and physical evidence presented to the jury, and the strategies used to challenge Hand's credibility.

Then, after six hours and ten minutes of deliberation, the jury returned its verdict.

We follow what happened next—including the damages awarded, McGregor's appeals, and what the case says about the way sexual assault allegations are investigated, prosecuted, defended, and discussed.

And as McGregor attempted to stage a public comeback, we return to the part of his story that shouldn't be erased: the civil jury verdict Nikita Hand fought nearly seven years to obtain.

To be clear: This episode is based on the evidence presented in court and the public record. If you're looking for a defense of Conor McGregor, this probably isn't the episode for you.

Content warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of sexual assault, physical injuries, and trauma.

2026-07-23
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Conor McGregor : Why He Was Never Criminally Charged- Part 1

In 2018, Nikita Hand accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a Dublin hotel. Prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges—but six years later, Hand took McGregor to civil court.

The medical evidence documented extensive injuries. McGregor's DNA placed him at the scene. But prosecutors ultimately declined to bring criminal charges. Nikita Hand didn't stop there.

In Part 1, we walk through what happened that day according to the evidence and testimony, the aftermath of the alleged assault, the decision not to prosecute, and the years-long road to a civil courtroom—including the terrifying attack at Hand's home just months before the trial began.

To be clear: This episode is based on the evidence presented in court and the public record. If you're looking for a defense of Conor McGregor, this probably isn't the episode for you.

Content warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of sexual assault, physical injuries, and trauma.

Part 2 covers the trial, the verdict, and McGregor's comeback, dropping Thursday. Patrons can listen now.

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2026-07-21
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Karen Read — The Lawsuit That Could Take Down Two Police Departments (Part 2)

The same week Karen Read's lawsuit went public, the man at the center of it tried to avoid testifying. A month later, a furious judge accused someone of leaking his sealed medical information to the internet — ordered 32 attorneys to certify under oath they weren't responsible, and stopped just short of a gag order.

Then Read's own team fired back, arguing the entire premise was wrong.

This episode: the deposition wars playing out across three separate lawsuits, a retired lieutenant's failed fight to avoid his own subpoena, a young witness caught between a court order and Army basic training, and the timestamp discrepancy that Read's lawyers say unravels the whole leak story. Plus: what happened to the second officer at the center of this — and what any of it actually means for two police departments that would very much like this to go away.

⚠️ Content warning: this episode continues the discussion from Part 1 and includes references to the same explicit language quoted in court filings.

2026-07-16
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Karen Read — The Lawsuit That Could Take Down Two Police Departments (Part 1: The Complaint)

Karen Read walked out of her second trial acquitted. Weeks later, she filed a lawsuit that isn't about whether she killed John O'Keefe — it's about the two police departments that investigated her, and what they knew about the men running that investigation before they ever put them on the case.

This episode: the 87-page complaint Read filed against Massachusetts State Police and the Town of Canton, the decade of texts from lead investigator Michael Proctor and Canton Sergeant Sean Goode that the lawsuit calls a "cesspool of abject hatred," and the separate federal complaint — quietly incorporated into this filing — that lays out, allegation by allegation, how Read's team says the investigation itself was manufactured.

We're not re-litigating the murder case. Two juries already did that. This is about what happens after — institutional accountability, not a verdict.

⚠️ Content warning: this episode includes racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and misogynistic language quoted directly from a public court filing, including slurs.

2026-07-14
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Charles Guiteau: "I Merely Shot Him" | James Garfield Assassination- Pt. 2

"I did not kill the president. The doctors did. I merely shot him." That was Charles Guiteau's defense.

In 1881, a failed lawyer and preacher convinced himself he'd single-handedly won James Garfield the presidency — and that the president now owed him a job. When the reward never came, he decided Garfield had to die. In Part 2 of Founding Felons Week, Tyrella and Nikita get into who Guiteau really was and how he got there: the Oneida free-love commune that rejected him, his pattern of latching onto powerful men and then turning on them, the ten-week media circus of a trial, and the 1882 execution where he asked for an orchestra.

It ends on the grim irony of a man who spent his whole life desperate to be remembered — and got his wish, as a brain on display at the Mütter Museum.

New here? Start with Part 1 (the shooting and the nearly 80 days) before this one.

Content warning: this episode discusses an assassination, capital punishment, child abuse, and preserved human remains.

2026-07-09
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Assassination of James Garfield: The Bullet Didn't Kill Him | Pt. 1

Founding Felons is back! A bullet put President James Garfield on the floor of a train station in 1881 — but it wasn't the bullet that killed him.

In Part 1 of Founding Felons Week, Tyrella and Nikita trace the unlikely life of James A. Garfield: the dirt-poor Ohio farm boy who couldn't swim but dreamed of being a sailor, and the self-taught general who went on to win the closest popular-vote election in U.S. history. Four months into his presidency, he was shot at a Washington train station — and then handed over to his doctors.

We get into the shooting, Dr. Charles Burleigh Purvis (the first Black physician to treat a sitting president, and the one man in the room who was right), and the nearly 80-day medical disaster that followed — the finger-probed wound, the misfired Alexander Graham Bell metal detector, and the sepsis that did what the gun couldn't.

Part 2 drops Thursday: the assassin, Charles Guiteau, and a trial that went completely off the rails. Patrons can listen now.

Content warning: graphic 19th-century medical detail and descriptions of an infected gunshot wound.

2026-07-07
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Maternal Instinct: How Taylor Parker Landed on Death Row — The Part Netflix Skipped | Pt. 2

After the guilty verdict, most people wait quietly. Taylor Parker wrote a confession to the murder — and signed it as someone else.

Part 2 is the half the Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct never showed. After she was convicted of capital murder, Taylor Parker ran a months-long jailhouse operation to frame other people for the killing of Reagan Simmons-Hancock — forged confessions, fabricated co-conspirators, the works. Then came the penalty phase and one question: was Taylor Parker calculating, or was she sick? Tyrella and Nikita break down the dueling experts, the 2022 death sentence that landed her on Texas death row, the appeals that have since run out, and where Taylor Parker is now.

You'll hear the forged confessions, the jail calls, just how rare fetal abduction really is — and why the hosts chose to end on Reagan and her baby, Braxlynn, not the woman who killed them.

Missed Part 1? Start there for Reagan's story and the years of deception that led to October 9th.

Content warning: graphic violence, the death of an infant, and discussion of suicide. If you're struggling, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).

2026-07-02
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Maternal Instinct (Netflix): How Taylor Parker Faked a Pregnancy & Murdered Reagan Hancock | Pt. 1

Before she was a Netflix documentary, Reagan Simmons-Hancock had a name, a daughter, and a baby due in weeks. This is the part the cameras skipped.

The Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct tells the story of Taylor Parker, who faked a pregnancy for nearly a year — fake ultrasounds, a silicone belly, even a gender reveal — before committing one of the rarest and most disturbing crimes there is: fetal abduction. In 2020, in the tiny town of New Boston, Texas, that lie ended in the murder of her friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock. Tyrella and Nikita walk through how a con artist with a fabricated oil-and-gas fortune slowly escalated toward the unthinkable.

Part 1 traces Reagan's life and the years of deception by Taylor Parker that led to October 9th: the cons, the fake inheritance, the invented villains, and the warnings no one could legally act on.

Part 2 covers everything Netflix left out — what Taylor did from behind bars. Patrons have it now; everyone else, it drops Thursday.

Content warning: this episode discusses graphic violence and the death of an infant.

2026-06-29
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Karmelo Anthony: The Sentence That Split the Country | Pt. 2

Caysen Allison stabbed a classmate more than once and got 10 years. Karmelo Anthony stabbed Austin Metcalf once and got 35. Both said it was self-defense.

Part 2 opens at Anthony's sentencing in Frisco, Texas — including the victim impact statement from Austin's mother that reframes the whole debate — then sets the case beside a strikingly similar one out of Belton: same self-defense claim, very different ending.

Tyrella and Nikita break down the 35-year sentence, the data on sentencing disparities, the jury and the Batson challenge, the online firestorm, and the appeal — built on the record, not the noise.

Start with Part 1 for the trial and the verdict.

Content warning: fatal violence involving minors, and a racist remark (quoted and condemned) in the context of public reaction to the case.

2026-06-25
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Karmelo Anthony: "I'm Not Alleged. I Did It." - Pt. 1

A handcuffed 17-year-old corrects the officer reading him his situation: "I'm not alleged. I did it." Behind him, 17-year-old Austin Metcalf is dying under a track-meet tent.

In April 2025, Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf — two teenagers from rival Frisco, Texas high schools who'd never met — ended up under the same tent at a district track meet. Four minutes later, one of them was gone, and the case split the internet long before it reached a courtroom.

Tyrella and Nikita walk through the confrontation, the arrest, the closed trial, and the jury instruction that may have decided everything — reported out from the courtroom, because no recording exists.

This is Part 1. Part 2 — the sentence, and a second Texas case nobody's talking about — is on Patreon now and drops Thursday.

Content warning: fatal violence involving minors.

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2026-06-23
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Michael Jackson The Verdict: The Witness Who Flipped- Pt. 2

In 2005, Wade Robson swore under oath that Michael Jackson never touched him — and helped win the acquittal. In 2026, he's asking a different jury to believe the opposite.

Part 2 picks up where Netflix's "The Verdict" stops. Tyrella and Nikita get into what the documentary left out: the $20M+ Jordan Chandler settlement, the Robson and Safechuck lawsuits against Jackson's companies, and the credibility questions on both sides — a memoir he didn't disclose, a Grand Canyon trip his own mother contradicts, and staff who say they saw things they never reported. It's the messy, gray-area aftermath of a not-guilty verdict — and a civil trial set for later this year.

This is Part 2. Start with Part 1 for the 2005 trial itself.

Content warning: discusses child sexual abuse allegations, grooming testimony, and mental health.

2026-06-18
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Michael Jackson The Verdict : 14 Not Guilty - Pt. 1 of 2

Fourteen counts. Not guilty on every single one. Twenty-one years later, Netflix has reopened the case — and one of Michael Jackson's own defense witnesses is about to change his story.

In June 2005, Michael Jackson walked out of a Santa Barbara courtroom acquitted of all 14 child sexual abuse charges. Netflix's new three-part docuseries "The Verdict" revisits that 2005 trial, and in Part 1 Tyrella and Nikita break it down episode by episode — the Martin Bashir interview that started it all, the raid on Neverland, and the fingerprint evidence at the center of the case.

We also get into what the documentary left out: the surprise witness who blew up the "captivity" story, and the "neutral" family friend with an undisclosed tie to the prosecution. This is Part 1. Part 2 — who flipped, and where the estate stands in 2026 — drops Thursday (out now for patrons).

Content warning: discusses child sexual abuse allegations, grooming testimony, and substance use.

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2026-06-16
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Lindsay Clancy: The 54 Minutes & Where It Stands | Pt. 2

When Patrick Clancy walked back into that house after 54 minutes, it was silent. Three small children were in the basement. Lindsay was outside on the ground.

Part 2 of TFC's Lindsay Clancy coverage picks up the night of January 24th, 2023 — the minute-by-minute timeline, the phone evidence the prosecution is relying on, and Lindsay's own account of what she says happened once Patrick left. Tyrella and Nikita also break down the full toxicology, the competing expert arguments about what was active in Lindsay's system at the time the children died, and where the criminal and civil cases stand heading into the July 2026 trial.

Part 1 covers who Lindsay was, the medication timeline, and the civil lawsuits — go back and start there if you haven't.

Content warning: child death, strangulation, suicide and self-harm, severe mental illness. If you're in crisis, call or text 988.

2026-06-11
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Lindsay Clancy: She Asked for Help 13 Times | Pt. 1

She was a labor and delivery nurse at Mass General. She screened in the severe range for postpartum depression, told her care team again and again that something was deeply wrong, and checked herself into the top psychiatric hospital in the country. The day after her final psychiatrist appointment, all three of her children were gone.

In Part 1, Tyrella and Nikita walk through who Lindsay Clancy was before January 24th, 2023 — the manic episodes after her second birth, the medication cascade that followed her third, and what the civil lawsuits filed by both Lindsay and her husband allege her providers missed across four months of escalating crisis. The question this episode sits with: if she was as sick as the lawsuits say, and the system kept sending her home, what does that mean when the criminal case reaches a jury?

Part 2 is live now for Patreon members and drops Thursday for everyone else — the 54 minutes, the police affidavit, and the Commonwealth's case.

Content warning: child death, suicide and self-harm, severe mental illness. If you're in crisis, call or text 988.

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2026-06-09
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Courtney Clenney: "Is Love Going to Kill Me?" - Pt. 2

Five weeks before he died, Christian Obumseli sent his girlfriend a text that read: "Is love going to kill me?" He was dead 33 days later, and she was not arrested for four months.

This is Part 2 of the Christian Obumseli case. Christian was a 27-year-old Nigerian American from Dallas — a former college linebacker, an engineering grad, a guy his whole community called a light in the room. He fell hard for Courtney Clenney, an OnlyFans creator making close to two million dollars a year. What followed was two years of documented abuse, multiple police calls, a stabbing that killed him, and an investigation that nearly got closed as self-defense within 24 hours of his death.

Tyrella and Nikita walk you through the medical evidence that pokes holes in Courtney's story, the role race played in how this case was handled, and the prosecutorial misconduct that has Christian's family still waiting for a trial date in 2026.

Part 1 covers Christian's background and the full relationship timeline — start there if you haven't listened yet.

Content warning: domestic violence, racial slurs, and description of a fatal stabbing. If you're in crisis, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text.

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2026-06-04
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Courtney Clenney: She Said She Threw the Knife | Pt. 1

He texted her "Is love going to kill me?" and was dead 33 days later. What the medical examiner found next changes everything.

Christian Obumseli was a 27-year-old Nigerian-American engineer and former college linebacker who met OnlyFans creator Courtney Clenney in Tulum in 2020. Over the next two years, their relationship became increasingly violent — documented in police body cam footage, elevator surveillance video, and Christian's own text messages describing being stabbed in the leg, cut on the face, and called racial slurs. On April 3, 2022, he died from a stab wound to the chest in their Miami penthouse.

In Part 1, Tyrella and Nikita walk through who Christian was before Courtney, every documented incident of violence, and the night he died — including the Miami-Dade medical examiner's findings that directly contradict Courtney's defense.

Part 2 (the arrest, the four-year delay, and prosecutorial misconduct) is available now for patrons, or drops Thursday for everyone.

⚠️ Content warning: domestic violence, racial slurs, graphic descriptions of injury and death.

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2026-06-02
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Mackenzie Shirilla: 'Hell on Wheels' The Trial, The Verdict & What Dom Knew -Pt. 2

Two weeks before the crash, Dom Russo was secretly recording her. Days before he died, he used a friend's phone to do it — which tells you everything about where things were.

In Part 2, Tyrella and Nikita pick up where the evidence gets undeniable: the secret recordings Dom made of Mackenzie in the days before his death, the highway incident two weeks prior where a witness heard her say "I will crash this car right now," the arrest, and the trial that ended with a judge calling Mackenzie Shirilla "literal hell on wheels."

They also cover what the Netflix documentary left out — the full picture of a relationship Dom was actively trying to leave, a plea offer the families rejected, a defense with no medical documentation to back it up, and a sentencing hearing that left Davion Flanagan's family stunned by the concurrent sentences.

Dom Russo was 20. Davion Flanagan was 19. This is Part 2. Part 1 is live now.

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⚠️ Content warning: murder, domestic violence, coercive control, suicidal ideation, drug use. National DV Hotline: 1-800-799-7233.

2026-05-28
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Mackenzie Shirilla: She Threatened It Two Weeks Before- Pt. 1

Two weeks before the crash, a witness heard Mackenzie Shirilla say "I will crash this car right now." On July 31, 2022, she did — at over 100 mph, into a brick building, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend Davion Flanagan. Netflix released a documentary called The Crash. It covered the case. It did not cover everything. In Part 1, Tyrella and Nikita walk through the victims' backgrounds, the four-year relationship between Mackenzie and Dom, and the evidence of coercive control, prior threats, and dangerous driving that the documentary largely glossed over.You'll hear about the secret recordings Dom made before his death, the highway incident two weeks before the crash, and what prosecutors called 'prior calculation.' It's a lot — in the best and worst way.

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Content warning: murder, domestic violence, coercive control, drug use. If you or someone you know is in a dangerous relationship, the National DV Hotline is 1-800-799-7233.

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2026-05-26
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DoorDash Girl: The Evidence She Posted Herself - Pt. 2

She posted it to TikTok before she called the police — and then 30 million people saw it. That decision may send her to trial on two Class E felonies.

In Part 2 of the viral DoorDash case, Tyrella and Nikita break down the charges against driver Livvy Henderson: unlawful surveillance and dissemination of unlawful surveillance images. They walk through exactly why the prosecution's job may be easy, what the Ring camera footage could reveal, and why the DA skipped the fast-track plea route and went straight to a grand jury.

But this episode goes deeper than the case. The hosts get into the documented failure of police to take sexual assault reports seriously, the false reporting statistics that actually show 95% of reports are legitimate, what it means to truly "believe women," and the very real dangers facing gig workers every day.

Haven't heard Part 1? Start there — this episode picks up directly from the charges.

⚠️ Content Warning: Sexual assault, voyeurism, non-consensual filming, and image-based abuse.

2026-05-22
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DoorDash Girl: 30M Views, Then a Felony Arrest | Pt. 1

She posted a video of a man — unconscious, partially nude, in his own home — and 30 million people believed every word she said. Within weeks, she was the one under arrest.

Olivia Henderson is a 23-year-old DoorDash driver from Oswego, New York, who went viral in October 2025 claiming a customer had sexually assaulted her during a delivery. The video exploded on TikTok before anyone thought to ask questions. Then police pulled the Ring camera footage from the customer's home, and her story started to fall apart.

In Part 1, Tyrella and Nikita walk you through the full timeline — the TikTok, the DoorDash ban, the police investigation, and the two felony charges she's now facing. You'll come away with the facts and a lot of questions, ready for Part 2.

Part 2 is already out on Patreon! Or find it right here on the feed Thursday.

⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses sexual assault allegations and false reporting.

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2026-05-19
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Missing Scientists: Your Brain Is the Conspiracy | Pt. 2

A Substack post became a federal probe in eight weeks. That's faster than most podcast episodes get edited. So what actually happened — and what does it mean that it can happen again?

In Part 2, Tyrella and Nikita move from the individual cases and start interrogating the system. They break down apophenia — your brain's tendency to find patterns even where none exist — and trace exactly how one influencer newsletter traveled from fringe post to White House press briefing to multi-agency FBI investigation. They also cover the cases that genuinely do deserve more scrutiny, including Amy Eskridge's deeply unsettling prediction about her own death.

The verdict: overwhelmingly apophenia. But the mechanism that got us here? That's the real story.

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2026-05-14
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Missing Scientists: She Predicted Her Own Death. Then It Happened. | Pt. 1

A plasma physicist texted a former spy: "If you ever see a report that I killed myself — I most definitely did not." Then that's exactly what the report said.

In under eight weeks, one Substack post turned into a White House briefing, an FBI probe, and a House Oversight Committee inquiry. The story: 11 deaths and disappearances of US government-connected scientists. But is it a pattern — or a story about how the internet decides what gets investigated?

Tyrella and Nikita go case by case through every name on the list, separating what's verified from what's speculation, and noting which families have asked to stay out of the conspiracy framing entirely.

Part 2 out now for Patrons.

⚠️ This episode discusses suicide, gun violence, and unresolved disappearances. If you're struggling, call or text 988.

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2026-05-12
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d4vd Case Part 2: 40 Terabytes of Evidence, CSAM on His Devices & The Preliminary Hearing

In Part 2 of our d4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez update, Tyrella and Nikita cover what prosecutors dropped at the April 23rd status hearing — exactly one year to the day Celeste was last seen alive. Prosecutors told the judge that Burke's iPhone and iCloud contain a significant amount of child sexual abuse material, and they've only reviewed one terabyte out of eight. They also break down the full 40-terabyte evidence scale, the court-authorized wiretap, why charges took so long to file, what came out in the April 29th court filing including the Amazon purchases and the inflatable pool, and Celeste's family's first public statement. The preliminary hearing is set for May 26th — and this case is just getting started.
Content warning: detailed discussion of murder, dismemberment, CSAM, and child sexual abuse allegations. Start with Part 1 if you haven't already.

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2026-05-07
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d4vd Case Part 1: The Body in His Tesla, The Arrest & What the Autopsy Found

Singer d4vd has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Her body was found decomposed and dismembered in the front trunk of his Tesla. He was on tour when they found her. In Part 1, Tyrella and Nikita cover the full refresher on who Celeste was, how her remains were discovered, the arrest and charges, and what the autopsy revealed. Part 2 drops Thursday, 5/7— and what prosecutors found on his phone changes everything.

⚠️ Content warning: detailed discussion of child murder, dismemberment, and child sexual abuse.

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2026-05-05
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Kouri Richins Trial Pt. 2 'If He Could Just Go Away' — The Texts That Destroyed Her

In the conclusion of our "Best of the Trial" series, Tyrella and Nikita dive into the most emotional and bizarre moments from the Kouri Richins courtroom.

We start with Robert Grossman, the "boyfriend" whose testimony began with a moment so unusual that Judge Mrazik had to halt proceedings to explain the concept of "the whole truth." We break down the devastating texts, the $25,000 life insurance payment, and the chilling question Kouri asked him just two weeks after her husband's death.

Then, we look at the strategic battle over the "Drug Chain." Even with a witness who couldn't remember his own interview, the prosecution had a secret weapon: location data.

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The moment the courtroom went silent during the oath.

Why the defense's cross-examination of the housekeeper might have been their biggest mistake.

Tyrella's "official" review of Judge Richard Mrazik (the man with the voice of an angel).

Where sentencing stands

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2026-04-30
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Kouri Richins Trial: Wildest Moments & The Unshakeable PI (Part 1)

Episode Title: Kouri Richins Trial: The PI Who Cracked the Case (Part 1)

Kouri Richins was convicted of murdering her husband, Eric, with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow Mule she made for him. But while the world was focused on her children's book about grief, Tyrella was focused on the three weeks of absolute courtroom chaos that led to the verdict.

In Part 1 of our "Best of the Trial" series, we aren't just rehashing the timeline—we're talking about the witnesses who actually made the case. From a Private Investigator with a GoPro and a fused neck who became the defense's worst nightmare, to the heartbreaking testimony of a best friend who realized she was actually a target.

The Quick Reset: The Moscow Mule, the $2 million life insurance policy, and the book that started it all.

Todd Gabler, PI: Why a man with 34 years of defense experience ended up being the State's star witness.

The "Sexting" Cross: How the defense tried to smear Eric Richins, and why it completely backfired.

The Forensic Accountant: Breaking down the -$1.6 million net worth and the "death exit ramp."

Chelsea Barney: The heavy cost of a 20-year friendship with a fraudster.

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2026-04-28
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The Brenizer Family Murders [Bruce Brenizer]

In 1991 in a small, rural town in Wisconsin, five members of the Brenizer/Berentson family left their home to go shopping. When they didn't return, 15-year-old Bruce was concerned that his father, stepmother, and sisters were missing. As the investigation unfolded, rumors of an ax murderer or satanic worship were afoot, but when the truth was revealed, it was much worse than anyone in this small town could imagine.

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2026-04-22
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Solved Cold Case: The Murder of Danni Houchins

In September of 1996, 15-year-old Danielle "Danni" Houchins was found lifeless and face down in a marshy area in Belgrade, Montana. The local sheriff's department ruled her cause of death as drowning and her manner of death as undetermined. The sheriff told the press that there were no indications of foul play, despite autopsy findings showing the exact opposite. For 24 years, Danni's case continued to grow cold, despite her family's insistence that her death wasn't an accident until a retired LAPD detective entered the chat and refused to quit.

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2026-04-14
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The Afroman Trial Explained: White Cops Hear Rap for First Time

What happens when you turn a "bullshit" police raid into a viral rap song? In August 2022, the Adams County Sheriff's Office raided Afroman's home looking for a basement dungeon that didn't exist. When no charges were filed, Afroman did what he does best: he made music. Using security and bodycam footage, he released hits like "Lemon Pound Cake" and "Randy Walters," leading seven officers to sue him for defamation and false light.

Join Tyrella and Nikita as they break down the March 2026 civil trial, the "actual malice" standard for public officials, and the "diabolically funny" moments in the courtroom—from "reshuffling" seized cash to a witness who didn't know if his own wife had cheated. It's a masterclass in the First Amendment, parody as criticism, and why you should never mess with Afroman's mom's pound cake.

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2026-04-07
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Operation Shattered Shield: The NOPD's Most Corrupt Era

In the early 1990s, New Orleans was known as the "Murder Capital of America," but the most dangerous criminals weren't just on the streets—some were wearing badges. Today on This Feels Criminal, Tyrella and Nikita break down Operation Shattered Shield, the massive FBI sting that exposed deep-seated corruption within the NOPD.

We follow the story of the Hardy Brothers, a violent drug syndicate protected by the very officers sworn to stop them. At the center of it all is Officer Len Davis, a man so feared he was nicknamed "The Desire Projects Terrorist." When 32-year-old mother Kim Groves filed a brutality complaint against him, she had no idea she was signing her own death warrant.

In this episode, we discuss:

The Hardy Boys: How Wayne and Paul Hardy built a drug empire with help from inside the police department.

The FBI Sting: How an undercover agent posing as a Miami dealer caught NOPD officers guarding shipments of cocaine.

The Betrayal of Kim Groves: The heartbreaking story of a mother who stood up for her community and the chilling moment her murder was caught on an FBI wire.

The Aftermath: The fallout of the 2012 DOJ consent decree and the quest for reform in New Orleans.

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2026-03-31
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The Ax Murder of Peter Porco: The Christopher Porco Story | Ep 418

In November 2004, the quiet community of Delmar, New York, was shattered by a brutal late-night attack on Joan and Peter Porco. While Peter tragically succumbed to his injuries after attempting his morning routine, Joan survived to offer a chilling clue to investigators. Join Tyrella and Nikita as they deconstruct the circumstantial evidence, the 200-mile highway trail, and the complex family dynamics that led to the conviction of their youngest son, Christopher Porco. Did he really kill his father and attempt to murder his mother?

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2026-03-24
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Jamie Faith: Manipulation, a "Blind" Obsession, and the 10-Hour Drive

Jamie Faith was a "bachelor for life" until he met Jennifer. But after 15 years of marriage, a masked gunman ended his life in broad daylight. Join us as we explore the tragic murder of Jamie Faith, the exploitation of a veteran's PTSD, and the shocking GoFundMe fraud that took place while a community grieved. This is a story of how one woman used thousands of fake emails to stage a deadly "mission."

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2026-03-17
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The Murder of Amy Schulz: Forensics, Footprints, and Cecil Sutherland

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The murder of Amy Schulz remains one of the most haunting true crime cases in Illinois history. In 1987, the 10-year-old vanished during a five-minute walk in the quiet town of Kell, leading to a massive investigation and a cross-country manhunt. Discover how forensic hair and fiber analysis, a Montana "hobo camp," and a decade of legal battles finally brought Cecil Sutherland to justice.

In this episode, Tyrella and Nikita deconstruct the investigation, the forensic breakthroughs that changed the case, and the enduring legacy of the Amy Center.

00:00 – The disappearance of Amy Schulz in Kell, Illinois.

06:15 – The community search and the tragic discovery in the oil field.

14:45 – Initial suspects and the mysterious lead from a Montana "hobo camp."

23:20 – Forensic Evidence: How dog hair and tire tracks identified Cecil Sutherland.

32:10 – The 1989 trial, the death penalty, and the 2004 retrial breakthroughs.

41:05 – Turning tragedy into hope: The mission of the Amy Center.

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2026-03-10
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The Au Pair Affair Part 2: Brendan Banfield Takes the Stand | The Verdict & Sentencing

"It's easier to fall in love with someone that saved you."

Those were the words of Brendan Banfield as he attempted to explain away an affair, a dead wife, and a dead stranger to a jury of twelve. In Part 2 of our deep dive into the VA v. Brendan Banfield trial, we move past the "catfish" plot and into the courtroom moments that sealed the defendant's fate.

In this episode, we discuss:

Brendan's Performance: Was he a grieving husband or a cold-blooded manipulator? We analyze his claims that Christine could speak after seven stab wounds to the neck.

The Forensic "Gotcha": Why the defense's own digital investigator became the prosecution's best witness during cross-examination.

The Fatal Flaw: The specific pattern of FetLife logins that proved "Anastasia 9" only existed when Brendan or Juliana were home.

The Rebuttal: How a brief testimony from Brendan's supervisor, T. Smith Patrick, turned a "work meeting" alibi into a documented lie.

Closure: The sentencing of Juliana Magalhães and what this case says about the "Double Murder" plot that nearly worked.

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2026-03-03
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Au Pair Affair Trial (Brendan Banfield) - Part 1: The Plan and The Prosecution

n the first installment of this explosive trial coverage, we dive into the Commonwealth's case against federal agent Brendan Banfield. What initially appeared to be a tragic home invasion and the heroic defense of his wife, Christine, quickly unraveled into a twisted plot involving an affair with the family's 22-year-old au pair, Juliana Magalhaes.

We break down the prosecution's opening statements, which allege Brendan masterminded a "fake rape fantasy" on FetLife to lure an unsuspecting man to his home—setting the stage for a double murder he hoped to blame on an intruder. Hear the chilling details of the initial 911 calls and the star witness testimony of Juliana Magalhaes, who describes the moments Brendan allegedly turned a knife on his own wife.

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