Burden of Proof

Burden of Proof

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  • Case Number 11: Tyler Hadley, The King of Killer Parties
    What does a teenage kid do when he wants to throw a killer party but his parents won't allow it? He kills them first, of course! Tune in while Savannah lets Elysia know how the party went and what Tyler is up to today. 
     
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    Sources:
     
    2227191002
    https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2018/09/26/tyler-hadley-resentencing/1411524002
    https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hadley-tyler.htm
    https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/police-release-brutal-details-of-tyler-hadley-allegedly-murdering-his-parents-with-hammer-6460657
    https://www.courthousenews.com/teen-murder-suspect-sued-by-older-brother/
    State V. Hadley (all) 
    Morbid Podcast: Episode 226 
    Teachers Talk Crime, Episode 39 
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    52 min
  • Case Number 10: The Devil Worshiper: Pazuzu Algarad, Part Two
    Is someone really buried in Pazuzu's back yard? Find out if the cadaver dogs failed to find what was right under their noses when Elysia wraps up the ending of this tragic story that will leave you wanting to know more. 
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    Sources:
     
    The Devil You Know, Season 1 on HULU
    https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/amber-burch-pleads-guilty-in-clemmons-house-of-horrors-murder-case/83-421141406
     
    https://www.winstonwatchman.com/unanswered-questions-in-the-deaths-of-tommy-welch-and-joshua-wetzler/
     
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2014/11/07/the-church-of-satan-wants-you-to-stop-calling-these-devil-worshipping-alleged-murderers-satanists/
     
    https://myfox8.com/news/clemmons-murder-suspect-claims-he-ate-still-beating-heart-of-sacrificial-animal-bragged-about-killing-2-prostitutes-source-says/
     
    https://www.wjhl.com/news/self-proclaimed-satanist-found-dead-in-north-carolina-jail-cell/
     
    Music By:
     
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 3 min
  • Case Number 10: The Devil Worshiper: Pazuzu Algarad, Part One
    Did the devil protect him or did no one want to stand up to this mentally ill man? Tune in as Elysia begins to unravel what happened in the small town of Clemmons, North Carolina and Savannah slow blinks A LOT as she processes. 
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    Sources:
     
    The Devil You Know, Season 1 on HULU
    https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/amber-burch-pleads-guilty-in-clemmons-house-of-horrors-murder-case/83-421141406
     
    https://www.winstonwatchman.com/unanswered-questions-in-the-deaths-of-tommy-welch-and-joshua-wetzler/
     
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2014/11/07/the-church-of-satan-wants-you-to-stop-calling-these-devil-worshipping-alleged-murderers-satanists/
     
    https://myfox8.com/news/clemmons-murder-suspect-claims-he-ate-still-beating-heart-of-sacrificial-animal-bragged-about-killing-2-prostitutes-source-says/
     
    https://www.wjhl.com/news/self-proclaimed-satanist-found-dead-in-north-carolina-jail-cell/ 
     
    Music By:
     
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    59 min
  • Case Number 9: The Weepy Voiced Killer: Paul Stephani
    What kind of murderer calls 911 after he brutally kills his victims and how does he get away with for 2 years? Find out when Savannah takes Elysia on this wild journey through the unbelievable actions of Paul Michael Stephani. 
     
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    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    57 min
  • Case Number 8: The Exoneration of Kevin Strickland
    How does an innocent man spend 43 years wrongfully imprisoned for killing 3 people and injuring a 4th? Find out when Elysia walks Savannah through this remarkable case of questionable investigation tactics, contaminated witness memory, and egregious court procedure.
     
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    Sources:
    https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6081#:~:text=Judge%20Welsh%20said%20that%20no,cannot%20stand%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20wrote.
     
    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/kevin-strickland-exonerated-42-years-after-wrongful-capital-murder-conviction-in-missouri
     
    https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-procedure/fingerprints-the-first-id.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20that%20fingerprints%20might,least%20nine%20different%20fingerprint%20patterns.
     
    https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com/DocumentCenter/View/1801/MotiontoSetAsidetheJudgment
     
    https://www.npr.org/2021/11/24/1058811665/kevin-strickland-released-wrongful-conviction
     
    https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article253915738.html
     
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/peremptory_challenge
     
    https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/01/jn
     
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kevin-strickland-after-wrongful-conviction
     
    https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/NRE%20Annual%20Report%202021.pdf
     
    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 2 min
  • Case Number 7: The Twilight Murders
    What happens when a girl with mental health issues falls for a boy with behavioral issues? They share a romantic movie marathon for two in the living room after killing her mother and sister, of course! Join us as Savannah tells the tale of this modern day Romeo and Juliet. 
     
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    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181 
     
    Sources:
    Kids Who Kill: Evil Close Up
     
    Murderpedia: The Murder of Elizabeth and Katie Edwards
     
    True Crime with Emma Kenny
     
    Crown v. Markham
     
    Crown v. Edwards
    55 min
  • Case Number 6: Bernie Tiede, The Nicest Murderer
    Elysia gives Savannah both sides of the debate on Bernie: Is he a nice guy who's mental health episode caused him to shoot his friend in the back or is he a con man who shot his friend when he feared being caught as a fraud?
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    Sources:
    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/48-hours-the-mortician-the-murder-the-movie/#x
     
    http://www.marjorienugent.com/
     
    https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/magazine/how-my-aunt-marge-ended-up-in-the-deep-freeze.html
     
    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/48-hours-the-mortician-the-murder-the-movie/#x
     
    https://www.kltv.com/story/27322053/nugent-family-shares-what-happened-before-bernie-tiede-killed-grandmother/
     
    https://www.texastribune.org/2017/08/10/murderer-bernie-denied-new-trial/
     
    https://www.suggest.com/bernie-tiede-jack-black-murderous-funeral-director-what-happened/2640615/
     
    https://www.news-journal.com/news/police/judge-moves-bernie-tiede-trial-to-henderson/article_95c02644-4a1d-5f47-9257-acdd01580a96.html
     
    Music By:
     
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 1 min
  • Case Number 5: The Slenderman Stabbing
    Savannah tells the tale of Slenderman, explains to Elysia what CreepyPasta is, and talks in depth about the story of Anissa and Morgan as they stab their friend Payton Lautner. 
     
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    Music By:
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 12 min
  • Case Number 4: The Tragic Stabbing of Lisa Knoefel
    Join us as Elysia walks Savannah through the murder of Lisa Knoefel. Entwined in conspiracy, mental health issues, and sexual abuse, there is more to this murder than anyone could have imagined.
     
    Sources:
    https://cases.justia.com/ohio/eleventh-district-court-of-appeals/2015-2014-l-088.pdf?ts=1450131643
     
    https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/deadly-betrayal/id1464919521?i=1000528840748
     
    https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/eleventh-district-court-of-appeals/2019/2017-l-150.html
     
    Foster Daughter's Motive For Murdering Her Mother Shocks Police | Interrogation Raw | A&E
     
    https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/06/kevin_knoefel_murder_trial_beg.html
     
    https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/06/kevin_knoefel_murder_trial_he.html
     
    https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2014/09/sabrina_zunich_sentenced_to_30.html
     
    https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/lake-county/62-million-awarded-in-lisa-knoefel-murder-case/95-406704200
     
    https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-news-herald-willoughby-oh/20151204/282192239914858
     
    Music By:
     
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
    1 hr 15 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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