Michelle Boat was livid. Her husband of more than 20 years, Nicholas Boat, wanted a divorce. Nicholas told Michelle that he’d found someone new – a woman named Tracy Mondabough. Michelle began stalking Tracy. She stalked Nicholas, too. She left Nicholas terrifying voicemails in which she threatened to kill Tracy. So, when Tracy was brutally murdered, investigators immediately had a top suspect.



And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.



In this episode, Brandi pulled from:

“Michelle Boat” episode Sleeping With A Killer

“Tracy Mondabough” chillingcrimes.com

“IA v. Boat (2021)” courttv.com

“Trial to begin for murder of Ottumwa woman” by Kyle Ocker, Ottumwa Courier

“Woman charged in Pella homicide the estranged wife of victim's boyfriend” by KCCI 8 News, kcci.com

“Defense attorney says Boat guilty of manslaughter, not murder” by Kyle Ocker, The Oskaloosa Herald

“Jury convicts Michelle Boat of first-degree murder after 45-minute deliberation” by Laura Terrell, KCCI 8 News



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280: The Pandemic Defense

The Let’s Go To Court podcast brings together two of the greatest legal minds of our time. Just kidding.

We’re your hosts Kristin Caruso and Brandi Pond. What we lack in legal training we more than make up for in being completely obsessed with lawsuits. Each episode is peppered with Brandi’s booming laugh and Kristin’s love of tangents.

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LGTC ended in early 2024, but Kristin is still podcasting... and this time she has teamed up with her husband, Norm! Please subscribe to their new show, An Old Timey Podcast. It's well researched, wide-ranging, and deeply silly. We hope you like it!

Comedy

History

Society & Culture

True crime

Hey LGTC fans! 



I hope you enjoy this episode of An Old Timey Podcast! Norm and I are having a ton of fun making this show. It’s full of deep dives, tangents, and very silly jokes. We also hope you’ll subscribe to the new show wherever you listen to podcasts. (And if you’re feeling generous, please leave us a five-star rating and review. It’ll really help us out!)



…and if you’re still missing Let’s Go To Court, I’ve got good news! The video from our final live show is on our Patreon at the $10 level. 



Speaking of which, the Let’s Go To Court and An Old Timey Podcast patreon accounts have *ahem* become one, so that’s the place to be for the entire back catalog of LGTC bonus episodes, bonus videos, and ad-free episodes. It’s also home to all of our new content, including a monthly bonus episode of An Old Timey Podcast, plus videos of our episodes! 



Anyhooters. Thank you all for being part of this journey. I hope you’ll come along for the next leg.



Love, 

Kristin






292: Kristin's Brand Spankin' New Podcast: An Old Timey Podcast!

In this final episode of Let’s Go To Court, Kristin takes us full circle — with a con man. 



In his hometown of Wellsville, New York, Paul Ceglia was known for his dishonesty. He always had a scheme going. He often got caught. In fact, he got caught in 2009 running a fraudulent business. But our pal Paul claims that it was in that dark moment, with the government coming after him, he discovered something incredible. While going through his old files, he found a contract that had been signed by an 18-year-old Mark Zuckerberg. According to that contract, Paul was the rightful owner to 84% of Facebook. 



And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Kristin read a bunch of articles, then spat them back out in her very limited vocabulary. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.



In this episode, Kristin pulled from:

“Facebook Face-off” episode of American Greed

“Facebook fraud suspect on the lam; family, dog also missing,” Associated Press

“Facebook friend or foe?” by Tim Graham for The Buffalo News

“Fugitive Ceglia to be returned to U.S. to face charges of attempting to defraud Facebook,” by Phil Fairbanks for The Buffalo News

“Ceglia has bad day in Facebook lawsuit,” by Dan Herbeck for The Buffalo News

“Paul Ceglia: The man who owns 84% of Facebook?” by Van Voris for Bloomberg Businessweek

“The buy who says he owns 50% of Facebook just filed a boatload of new evidence – and it’s breathtaking,” by Henry Blodget for Business Insider

“Facebook’s suit against lawyers for Ceglia thrown out on appeal,” by Bob Van Voris for Bloomberg News 

“Where in the world is Paul Ceglia? Possibly Ireland,” by Phil Fairbanks for The Buffalo News 



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291: Mark Zuckerberg Signed This Contract

Bill Mowbray was *the* Cadillac dealer in Brownsville, Texas. His dealership spanned five acres. His financial success seemed undeniable. He had a massive home. He had two condos on the beach. He owned exotic birds. But beneath the surface, Bill struggled. He had a spending problem. He had multiple affairs. He struggled with suicidal ideation. So, when he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, investigators didn’t immediately question his wife, Freda Susie Mowbray.



And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.



In this episode, Brandi pulled from:

“Death of a Salesman” episode Accident Suicide or Murder

“Where the Blood Drops” episode Forensic Files

“Susie Mowbray: Stalled Heart” by Rebecca Reisner, forensicfilesnow.com

“‘I Didn’t Do It!’ Texas Wife Yells In Court — Was Her Husband's Death Murder Or Suicide?” By Joe Dziemianowicz, oxygen.com

“Son’s Quest May Set His Mother Free 8 Years After Her Murder Conviction” by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times

“After 9 Years in Prison, Woman Is Acquitted in Husband's Death” by The Associated Press, The New York Times

“Retrial Set for Woman Jailed in Mate’s Death” by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times

“After 9 years' in jail, woman cleared in death” Tampa Bay Times

“Mowbray v. Cameron County Texas” findlaw.com



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290: The Death of a Salesman

On March 16, 1968, members of the United States Army carried out a mass murder against unarmed Vietnamese civilians. They killed 504 people. Two hundred and ten of the murder victims were under the age of 13. Afterward, military leadership did their best to cover up the massacre. They didn’t anticipate that a few brave people would tell the truth.



And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Kristin read a bunch of articles, then spat them back out in her very limited vocabulary. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.



In this episode, Kristin pulled from:

“My Lai” episode of American Experience

“My Lai Massacre” by Douglas O. Linder for famous trials.com

“My Lai Massacre,” entry on Britannica.com

“The truth behind My Lai,” by Christopher J. Levesque for The New York Times

“The Ghosts of My Lai,” by Shaun Raviv for Smithsonian Magazine





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289: The My Lai Massacre

Allen Roberts returned home, annoyed. A man named Sam Wagner had set up an appointment with him to talk about purchasing some land. Allen had gone out to meet Sam, but the man never showed. Now Allen found himself back home and, strangely, alone. His wife, Martha “Doe” Roberts was nowhere to be found. That was unlike her. She never left the house without at least writing a note. 



And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.



In this episode, Brandi pulled from:

“Hold the Line” episode Hometown Homicide

“A Tale of a Lethal Friendship and How It Led to A Cruel Murder” by The Mystique, Medium

“Martha Doe Roberts” unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com

“Husband vows to pay ransom for missing wife” Associate Press, The Tennessean “Neighborhood Watch: The Kidnapping of Doe Roberts” podcast episode, True Crime Campfire

“State v. Lord” casetext.com



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280: The Pandemic Defense

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