The State of Texas vs Melissa.  This is the case of the first Hispanic woman Melissa Lucio sentenced to death in the State of Texas.  Melissa was the mother of 14 children in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.  The police were called to her house to the scene of a non-responsive 2-year-old girl, her daughter Mariah.  When the child was first examined there appeared to be horrible child abuse which was determined to be the cause of death.  But is that what really happened?    

This week's chit chat Sam and Jeff entertain the listeners with stories from the weekend gone by.  Jeff had some fascinating tales from the taste of country.  People were expelling bodily fluids all over the place.  Sam read another book and a couple movies.  She is on her game this week ya'll!  The pod ends when Sam erupts in anger and disappointment at Jeff's lack of movie knowledge.

Spider Head
The Montreal Murders
The Good Children Podcast

Episode 95 is about the murder of Emily Longley.  It's centers around the docuseries Mommy's little murderer.  Emily Longley was a teenager from New Zealand who moved to England to create a better life living with her grandparents.  She met Elliot Turner and her life took a turn towards crazy.  They began dating and he was a jealous partier who was turned abusive.  They partied in night clubs and Elliot threw money around left and right.  One night Emily made a bad decision to go home with him from the club and wound-up dead.

This week's chit chat Sam and Jeff chat about a new boy, Sam just got back from work conference which leads to a fun conversation about gym accidents and maybe a fart or two at the gym. Sam recounts a massive act of courage recovering from a procedure and returning to work.

Episode 94 is about a horrible case of mistaken Identity.  This episode centers around the documentary the Phantom.  in 1983, Carlos DeLuna was arrested for the murder of Wanda Lopez.  Wanda Lopez was stabbed to death in a bloody scene at a gas station in Corpus Christie, Texas.  Several witnesses identified DeLuna as the assailant, but only one problem there's no blood or DNA evidence found on Deluna.  How could that be possible at such a grizzly crime scene?

This week's chit chat Sam and Jeff recap their pride celebrations.  Sam runs into several of her ex-boyfriends (now gays), meets some housewives, a wild pride ride spin class with some fantastic drag queens and the nuptials of some of Jeff's friends.  They wrap it up with what they are reading and watching.  

The Lincoln Lawyer
Heartstopper
Top Gun
The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Episode 93 is about the assassination attempt on Bob Marley's life.  In 1976, Jamaica was in a state of turmoil.  There was an election for Prime Minister occurring amongst the backdrop of violent encounters between the rival political parties.  Marley wanted to unify and bring peace to the two sides by performing two free concerts for the people.  In the lead up to the first concert Marley was shot along with his wife and manager.

This week's chit chat Sam's has been partying like a rockstar.  She recaps a wedding from her weekend, but the good friend that she is got up the next day to cheer on her F45 buddies at the Buffalo Half.  Once again, she's spotted in the wild by a BIG TIME FAN!  Jeff has been golfing his life away and watching movies galore.  The terrific twosome wraps it up with an unsolved murder with local ties to Buffalo.

Sour Grapes 2.5/5 that's wilds
Senior Year 1/5 that's wilds

This week we combine the main pod and chit chat. This week's case is about the Murder of Gary Mattson and Winfield Mowder.  Back in 1999, a strange message was left on their answering machine and Gary's dad was concerned.  What he found was shocking and led the authorities to some unsolved arson cases. 

We dive right into chit chat afterwards, recapping Sam's fabulous trip, a date for Jeff, some celebrity criminal behavior and a few books and movies to watch.  Welcome Back Sammy Jo, we missed you!

Operation Hyacinth
The Fever - Megan Abbott
The Last Time I lied - Riley Sager

Episode 91 is about episode 1 of who do you believe?  

It surrounds the story of the relationship between Mark Athans and Charity Parchem.  She claims he tried to poison and kill her two times and he claims she is a scam artist and liar.  Both were married multiple times and have a lot of baggage.

Again the audio ain't great, so my apologies. Rookie moves.