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Kouri RIchins’ defense team put on a fiery closing argument to jurors, insisting the prosecution did not prove Richins purchased Fentanyl and not did prove she gave it to her husband.  The prosecution ended its rebuttal with this final, powerful command: “See through her facade, check her ambition, and do not let her get away with murder.“

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The prosecution put on an extremely effective closing today, giving a detailed timeline of what Kouri did NOT do to try and save her husband’s life and appealed to the jury’s common sense for why and how they claim Kouri poisoned her husband. As soon as the prosecution finished, the defense called for a mistrial. The judge denied that motion but did agree to re-instruct the jury after prosecutors compared RIchins to a black widow and  discussed the facial expressions she was making throughout the trial. Next up, the defense.

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Melanie McGuire was convicted of killing her husband, stuffing his dismembered body into three different suitcases and throwing him into the Chesapeake Bay.

But, when the suitcases resurfaced, it wasn’t long until detectives led a clear path to her. What circumstantial evidence was enough to put Melanie behind bars for the rest of her life? Is there a chance she didn’t do it?

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Amanda Knox became one of the most infamous names in true crime after her roommate, British student Meredith Kercher, was murdered while they were studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. What followed was a global media frenzy, the nickname “Foxy Knoxy,” and a case that would spiral through years of trials and appeals before Knox was ultimately exonerated. Knox breaks down the interrogation that helped shape the case against her, how assumptions turned into “facts,” and how the media narrative quickly transformed her into a villain before the evidence was understood. She also talks about surviving prison, reclaiming her identity after the world believed she was guilty, and why she now investigates controversial prosecutions and possible wrongful convictions, including in her podcast DOUBT: The Case of Lucy Letby.

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A report from USA Today details several new and disturbing accounts from women who have stepped forward in recent months, telling police eerily similar scenarios of alleged abuse from Timothy Busfield over the past several decades.  Busfield is charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and his attorneys have said these new allegations are not only unproven, but also irrelevant to the criminal case against their client.

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It’s been exactly two weeks since retired Major General William Neal McCasland disappeared from his New Mexico home. His disappearance is gaining national attention because the Air Force base he commanded was once the headquarters for a military program that oversaw U.F.O. investigations.  Authorities believe General McCasland left his home with his wallet, his hiking boots and his gun, notably leaving his cellphone and prescription glasses behind.  Now federal officials and his wife - who addresses the alien theories - are asking for the public’s help in finding him. 

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We are getting more details about who the suspects were and why they attacked a Michigan synagogue and a Virginia university campus.  One was a convicted ISIS sympathizer, recently released from prison who tried to make the courts believe he felt deeply regretful for his allegiance  to the terror organization.  The other was a naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon who authorities believe had recently lost family members to Israeli missile strikes in his home country. 

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Amanda Knox was a 20-year-old study-abroad student when her British roommate Meredith Kercher was brutally murdered in Perugia, Italy. Within days, Knox went from college kid to global villain, dubbed “Foxy Knoxy” by tabloids and thrust into one of the most infamous murder cases in modern history.

Knox joins Killer Thriller to talk about the interrogation that changed everything, spending years in prison, the media frenzy that took over the case, and what it’s like to rebuild your life after the world decides you’re guilty. Today, Knox works to expose controversial prosecutions and wrongful convictions, including in her latest podcast, DOUBT: The Case of Lucy Letby.

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After nearly 3 full weeks of testimony, where jurors heard accusations of a poisoned Valentine’s Day sandwich, a fentanyl spiked Moscow mule along with damning internet searches and a heartbroken ex-lover, the defense shocked the courtroom by not calling a single witness. There were hours of back and forth between the attorneys and judge regarding would-be witnesses and testimony, but ultimately Kouri Richins and her defense team felt confident enough in their case to move on to closing arguments, set to begin on Monday.

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It’s been a chaotic and frightening day in both Michigan and Virginia.  First, just outside of Detroit, a vehicle  driven by a man armed with a rifle rammed a synagogue.  Security fired shots and the vehicle burst into flames inside the synagogue.  The would-be shooter was killed, but there are concerns about incendiary devices that may still be inside the vehicle.  In Virginia, one victim is dead, two others injured after a gunman opened fire on Old Dominion University’s campus just before 11am.  The gunman is dead, but investigators are now trying to determine what happened and why, as classes have been cancelled for the rest of the week.

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