Burden of Proof

Burden of Proof

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  • Case Number 29: Belle Gunness, Hell’s Princess: Part 1
    Hold on to your butt! Savannah begins winding up her black widow mini series with the one, the only, Belle Gunness. There's far more to Belle's life than just killing her husbands though! For example, Elysia is still asking "Where did she get all those children!?" and "How did NO ONE question all those people disappearing from her farm!?" She's hoping those questions get answered in Part 2. Stay tuned to find out!
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
    Schechter, Harold. Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men (p. 53). Kindle Edition. 
    Last Podcast on the Left 
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    43 min
  • Case Number 28: Michael Drejka, The Handicap Parking Sheriff
    What happened when the residents of Clearwater, Florida parked in the only handicap parking at the local convenience store? Michael Drejka happened. Tune in as Elysia covers this controversial case that practically has it all including a wannabe law enforcement officer, racial conflict, a justifiable use of force defense, a spicy trial, and audio clips of a police interview that left Savannah speechless. 
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
    https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/second-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-4385.html
     
    https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/mcglockton-shooting-gun-owners-outraged/
     
    https://www.courttv.com/trials/fl-v-drejka-2019/
     
    http://www.leg.state.fl.us/STATUTES/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0790/Sections/0790.06.html
     
    https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooter-florida-stand-ground-case-charged-manslaughter/story?id=57151343
     
    Sheriff's Press Conference- July 20, 2018- Shooting Investigation- Unincorporated Clearwater
     
    http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0782/Sections/0782.02.html#:~:text=782.02%20Justifiable%20use%20of%20deadly,History.
     
    http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.032.html
     
    Sheriff's Press Conference- Follow-Up to Markeis McGlockton Shooting Investigation- July 31, 2018
     
    Video shows Michael Drejka shoot Markeis McGlockton | 10News WTSP
     
    Michael Drejka Police Interview Part 1
     
    Michael Drejka Police Interview Part 2
     
    Michael Drejka Police Interview Part 3
     
    Full Michael Drejka sentencing
     
    Autopsy of Markeis McGlockton released by the Pinellas County medical examiner
     
    Search Pinellas County Criminal Records
     
    https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/what-is-permitless-carry-understanding-floridas-gun-laws-in-light-of-new-bill/2962434/
     
     
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 23 min
  • Case Number 27: Louisa Lindloff, The Seeress Who Killed
    In this second installment of black widow killers, accessorize your corset with a witches hat or cloak and look into the past through Louisa's crystal ball as Savannah talks of seances, predicted deaths and insurance fraud. Elysia gets hung up on all the narcissism and they both establish that you cannot gaslight science! 
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
     
    Mediumship
    https://drvitelli.typepad.com/providentia/2021/05/the-murderous-medium-case.html
    http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/louise-lindloff-black-widow-serial.html
     
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    39 min
  • Case Number 26: The Jenny Jones Show Murder
    If you've ever thought to yourself "How could 90's daytime talk shows get any worse?", but haven't heard of this case... buckle up! Elysia talks Savannah through the drama filled adventure of how one episode of The Jenny Jones Show ended in tragedy. It's got salacious tv, a murder with a gay panic defense, and a civil suit led by a showboat of an attorney.
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
    Trial by Media on Netflix
     
    https://www.courttv.com/title/judgment-with-ashleigh-banfield-mi-v-jonathan-schmitz/
     
    https://www.courttv.com/title/5-amedure-v-jenny-jones-the-episode/
     
    https://www.healthline.com/health/affective-disorders
     
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/lesser_crime#:~:text=Despite%20that%2C%20a%20jury%20cannot,guilty%20of%20the%20greater%20crime.
     
    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mi-court-of-appeals/1162141.html
     
    https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Proximate+Cause
     
    For more information on violence against the LGBTQ+ community or to find out how you can help visit:
    https://avp.org/ncavp/
     
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 6 min
  • Case Number 25: Louise Vermilya, The Woman Who Loved Death
    Slap on a corset and travel back to the early 1900's with us as Savannah starts her 3 part series of black widow killers! Was Louise's strange fascination with death the reason for killing or was it the insurance money she truly loved? Savannah answers that and other ridiculous Elysia questions like "Wait... Was there air conditioning then?" 
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Vermilya
     
    https://murderpedia.org/female.V/v/vermilyea-louise.htm
     
    https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19111107.2.39&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
     
    https://images.chicagohistory.org/asset/144333/
     
    https://morningcupofmurder.com/ 
     
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    39 min
  • Case Number 24: The Murder of Laurie Show
    While briefly home alone one early morning, 16 year old Laurie is brutally attacked. She survived just long enough for her mother to hear her last words. Did she in fact whisper the name of her killer as her mother claims? One thing is certain, the long history of stalking, bullying and assault by the accused did not help their case! Tune in as Elysia attempts to untangle the web of lies one suspect weaved and Savannah asks "WHAAATTT?!" 
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
    https://www.fox43.com/article/news/timeline-the-murder-of-laurie-show-trials-and-appeals-of-co-conspirators-lisa-michelle-lambert-tabitha-buck-and-lawrence-yunkin/521-f388b38d-493e-4ea6-af06-489eb58292cf
     
    https://lancasteronline.com/features/yesteryear/history/infamous-murders-of-lancaster-county-the-laurie-show-case-was-in-the-headlines-for-years/article_9be40654-97b9-11eb-87ce-8334dfdd885e.html
     
    https://www.wgal.com/article/tabitha-buck-released-from-prison-free-parole-murder-laurie-show-lisa-lambert/30108327
     
    https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/12/12/movie-an-injustice-to-murdered-teen/
     
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-19-mn-36927-story.html
     
    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/387/210/532544/
     
    https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/uconsCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&yr=1993&sessInd=0&smthLwInd=0&act=0028.
     
    The Killing of Laurie Show (Documentary) Pt 1
     
    The Killing of Laurie Show (Documentary) Pt. 2
     
    The Killing of Laurie Show (Documentary) Pt. 3
     
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 2 min
  • Case Number 23: America’s KNOWN Child, AKA The Boy in the Box
    Savannah's at it again! She has a knack for weaving a legal lesson through even when the case is unsolved! Even if you've heard the latest news on the Boy in the Box, tune in as Savannah also dives in to introduce the players that have been investigating this 60+ year mystery. She and Elysia also discuss Safe Haven Laws and the importance of all children having a viable and safe option as they grow up.
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources: 
    https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/philadelphia-boy-in-box-thursday/index.html
    http://www.vidocq.org/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnxfuvRHKDk&t=153s
    "International Center for Unidentified & Missing Persons - 4UMPA"
    "Who Is The Boy In The Box?"
    4umpa.html
     
    Resource on Safe Haven Laws:
    https://lozierinstitute.org/safe-haven-laws-an-invitation-to-life/
     
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    46 min
  • Case Number 22: Pamela Smart, The Media Sensation
    The first criminal trial to be televised live in U.S. history. It's difficult to imagine anyone has not heard about this case! With two new generations having been too young or not yet born, it is possible though. Listen in as  Elysia takes Savannah on this roller coaster of a case and trial. Buckle up! This case has everything! A marriage gone wrong, an especially icky affair, and conspiracy. 
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
    https://www.bu.edu/law/journals-archive/bulr/documents/bellin.pdf
     
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/15/juries-sentencing-ignorant-reform/
     
    https://www.courttv.com/trials/nh-v-pamela-smart-1991/
     
    https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2021/02/03/judge-rejects-pamela-smarts-lawsuit-over-prison-punishment-morphine-drugs/4358637001/
     
    An American Murder Mystery: Pamela Smart
     
    Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
     
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 36 min
  • Case Number 21: Chrisley Does Not Know Best
    What happens when two of Savannah's favorite worlds collide? She shifts gear to cover all the juicy legal details of one of her beloved reality tv families and their downfall into fraud and tax evasion! Listen in while Savannah explains to Elysia who the Chrisley's are, why they're serving time, and how it may not harm their popularity in the long run. 
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources: 
    Chrisley Indictment_16130461_ver1.0.pdf
    the-chrisleys-lied-through-their-teeth-30-million-in-loans-2022-5
    https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/julie-chrisley-32442.php
    https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a20685487/todd-chrisley-facts/
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    45 min
  • Case Number 20: The Christmas Sleighings
    Merry Christmas! Join us for this holiday special to find out how the Downtown Posse of Dayton, Ohio spent Christmas of 1992. Elysia walks us through the Winter Nightmare Land of the groups 3 day killing spree while Savannah attempts to make sense of it all.
     
    Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
     
    Sources:
    Oxygen True Crime: Homicide for the Holidays, S4 E2, Six Slays of Christmas
     
    https://www.journal-news.com/ohio/29-years-after-southwest-ohio-christmas-murder-spree-it-will-never-be-forgotten/VXESJEQ6VFGW5PSQKBDZGZTJEY/
     
    https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/1992-dayton-christmas-killings-laura-taylor-to-have-parole-hearing/
     
    https://opd.ohio.gov/static/About%20OPD/Communications/News/LegistlativeUpdates/SB%20256_FAQs_blue.pdf
     
    https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/W033039
     
    https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/W032633
     
    https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A288043
     
    https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2903.01
     
    https://criminal.laws.com/robbery/aggravated-robbery/differences-from-armed-robbery
     
    https://casetext.com/case/keene-v-mitchell-2
     
    https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/who-was-marvallous-keene-the-man-executed-for-the-1992-christmas-killings/GlVPOtsKEeseytTV07GulL/#:~:text=1.,people%20dead%20and%20injured%20two.
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    58 min

About Burden of Proof

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Burden of Proof is a True Crime Podcast run by two paralegals, who happen to be generations apart! Elysia (Gen X) and Savannah (Gen Z) met at their law firm, and discovered a lifelong bond and mutual…

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