Marco Flores, age 27, is ten years into a 15-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter. Some people say he should never have been incarcerated. The inner demons that drove him to kill a trusted family friend sprang from a horrible breach of trust: he was sexually abused for years. When he found a picture of … Continue reading The Fiery Retribution of Marco Flores →

Digging the Hole Deeper

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Aviva Jeruchim, an esteemed criminal defense attorney practicing in Massachusetts, will share the challenges of preparing a case when your client is stuck behind bars, the unique relationship between lawyers and court staff, and insights into criminal procedure.  We will also discuss a case we both worked on, the 2017 self-defense case of Rogers Jordan, … Continue reading Jeruchim for the Defense →

The wealthy Boston suburb of Wellesley was shaken to its core by the grisly Halloween morning bludgeoning of Mabel Greineder. Dr. Dirk Greineder, her husband, quickly became the primary suspect. Tom Farmer, author of A Murder in Wellesley, and Bill W., a retired Massachusetts court officer, will discuss the 1999 murder and trial as well … Continue reading Halloween Bludgeoning in Wellesley →

A case of a sheared thumb, a Lalapalooza first step is a doozy and an unlikely hero in a courtroom emergency.

The sound of running, a scream, a loud bang. In July 2013, a tenant on the first floor of a triple-decker apartment building in Chelsea, MA, a working-class town next to Boston, was concerned. After hearing the unexplained noises above his head, he hadn’t seen his landlady, Hilda Devincenzo, for four days. When firefighters entered … Continue reading The Murder of Hilda Devincenzo →

The candid conversation continues about Diane’s thirty years of experience as a court reporter in state court in Massachusetts. Take your seat in the jury box to hear a unique viewpoint from a true courtroom insider.

Diane Godfrey speaks candidly with Jordan Rich about her thirty years of experience as a court reporter in state court in Massachusetts. Take your seat in the jury box to hear a unique viewpoint from a true courtroom insider.