Oh no, we’re talking murder today. Mallory loves a healthy dose of true crime storytelling — where the victims, crimes, and punishments are real. The law though is very nuanced, it’s hard to keep up. Mallory breaks down the types of criminal homicide charges and ties it to some recent news: the involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin and Bryan Kohberger’s four first-degree murder charges. Yikes!

Resources:

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/what-are-the-different-types-of-criminal-homicide-30970

https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/murder-and-homicide.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/us/idaho-murders-suspect-bryan-kohberger.html

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-police-chief-of-louisiana-mo-charged-with-felony-murder-in-overdose-death/article_c1a9e18f-2ed8-532f-a78b-372d6e346314.html

https://www.publicsource.org/types-of-criminal-homicide/

https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/homicide.html