Rebuttal

73: The Thief and The Psych Ward


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(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "By all appearances, a man who went by William Woods had turned his life around. . . .There was just one problem: Although William Woods is a real person, the man is not that person." –Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Reb visits a really messed up hot dog cart from 1988 and a saga that'll make you question everybody's last name. Just to be sure.


This is United States v. Keirans (8th Cir. 2026).

Enjoy.


SOURCES:

  • 8th Circuit Opinion (April 23, 2026): https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/04/251339P.pdf
  • University of Iowa article: https://stories.uiowa.edu/uipd-detective-unravels-decades-long-identity-scheme
  • Find William Woods' name and SUPPORT: https://exonerationregistry.org/

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    00:00 - Intro

    00:31 - CASE BEGINS.

    03:38 - THE FIRST ARREST.

    05:17 - FOUR YEARS LATER...

    07:40 - (REB RANTS) 23andMe + Prosecutor budgets

    12:00 - BACK TO THE CASE.

    13:13 - "WILLIAM WOODS".

    14:15 - "CALIFORNIA BILL".

    16:56 - Campus police are useful for once?!

    17:10 - (REB RANTS) Your husband is a psychopath. Act like it.

    19:55 - (REB RANTS) You did a good deed. Stop bragging.

    21:23 - "WHO IS YOUR SON?"

    24:34 - WHO IS MATTHEW KEIRANS?

    28:13 - Identity theft statistics.

    29:56 - THE SECOND ARREST.

    35:16 - the District Attorney said WHAT?!?!??!?!

    37:04 - THE CHARGES + LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE.

    39:36 - THE APPEAL & OUTCOME (April 2026).

    45:30 - REB'S REBUTTAL.

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