How does the prosecution ensure that all of the critical evidence is presented to the jury to ensure that they understand what happened? Sometimes it gets messy, but the State must always be ready!

When the body of a young girl is found in a burning car near a Savannah hot spot, first responders and the media began to shine a light on all of the things people try to hide on a typical weekend night downtown. While this was Agt. Rob Santoro's first high profile case, the bar he set in this investigation would be hard to match.

How can crime victims have a voice in a justice system designed for criminals? Join a pioneer in the field of victim advocacy, Helen Bradley, as she talks about her journey from a closet in the DA's Office in Savannah to the events that inspired her new novel, Breach of Trust, and the empathy she shared along the way.

See how the long and winding road to justice can frustrate even those people who work every day in the criminal justice system. The end result in this case made up for a lot, but it took a persistent detective and three prosecutors to get the job done. Take a listen!

Firearms and Toolmark Examiner Kevin Rippman shows how even when the science of ballistics comparison comes under fire, hard work can answer even the toughest of jury questions. Listen in to how in the case of this murder, his diligence helped to rule out everyone but Maurice Bentley as the killer.

Career prosecutor Jenny Parker is FINALLY able to talk about how her experience and philosophy brought the fourth re-trial of Maurice Bentley for the murder of Michael Polite to a just conclusion. Take a listen to her insights on what made the fourth time a charm.

Even the most straightforward of murders can prove difficult in the courtroom. When Agt. Rob Santoro investigated the murder of Michael Polite by Maurice Bentley on Christmas Eve, 2014, a conviction seemed inevitable. Find out why a jury hung after the first trial of this case, and the twists and turns it took to get justice for Michael's family.

Are there gangs in Savannah? If so, are they actually dangerous? Bekah Parker tells us about the murder of Brittany Brown by Blood gang members in a Savannah neighborhood that is consistently the target of violent crime, some of which is gang related. While this case was solved, it begs the question: can the city continue to fight a violent crimewave with fewer officers and less institutional knowledge? Join the discussion!

Join Det. Michele Schiro and Agt. Rob Santoro as they discuss the expert forensic work Det. Schiro did in the murder investigation of Darin Manigo's killer, and the tenuous future of forensics in Chatham County. Will forensics investigators and detectives continue to work together? As you will see, the results are always better when they do.

Cases go cold for many reasons, but in the case of the murder of Darin Manigo, internal toxicity at the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department let this languish. Agt. Rob Santoro tears off the bandaid and talks about the work environment that eventually led to his leaving the city, but not before solving this murder.