True Crime News: The Podcast

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Rachel Kaufman joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Caleb Flynn’s conviction for the murder of his wife, a victim’s dying statement excluded from his alleged killer’s trial,  and Kevin Reddington’s claim that prosecutors didn’t provide enough evidence to prove that Lindsay Clancy killed her children

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: D4vd’s meteoric rise reached another type of infamy after the remains of a missing teen were found in a vehicle registered to the singer. Now, over a year after the discovery of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s remains, her family is urging prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against David Anthony Burke, and a new lawsuit claims others helped conceal the musician’s alleged illicit relationship with the teen. 

Melissa McCarty joins guest host Alison Triessl. 

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Franz Borghardt joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Caleb Flynn’s ongoing trial for the murder of his wife as his mistress takes the stand, unsealed documents suggesting that Bryan Kohberger didn’t fully comprehend his plea deal in the slaying of the Idaho four, and a defense request to investigate the holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial.

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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A plastic surgeon charged with a lawyer’s slaying acts as his own attorney his death penalty-qualified trial. Prosecutors say that Tomasz Kosowski killed attorney Steven Cozzi over a civil lawsuit that Kosowski was about to lose. Though Cozzi’s body was never found, investigators allegedly uncovered a staggering amount of evidence in Kosowski’s home and vehicles.

Dr. Nicky Jackson joins host Ana Garcia.

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Jo Potuto joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss prosecutors’ confirmation they will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, influencer Gabriela Gonzalez allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill her ex, pop star Jack Avery, in a custody dispute, and plastic surgeon Tomasz Kosowski acting as his own attorney in the death of lawyer Steven Cozzi.

Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love going down internet rabbit holes, you are going to love CRIMES OF REDDIT with Alexis Linkletter and Sabrina Deana-Roga.

Every Tuesday, one host brings a set of true-crime stories while the other reacts in real time with no prep, no spoilers asking the questions on everyone’s mind. They pull at every thread until the whole twisted picture comes into view. It’s dark, it’s messy, and the scariest part is simple: THESE ARE STORIES POSTED BY REAL PEOPLE.

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This week on True Crime News The Podcast: A father warned the judge, “If you let him out, he’s going to kill her,” before the court granted his daughter’s abuser bail. Shortly after Bricen Rivers was released, he beat Lauren Johansen to death and drove around with her body while trying to cover up his crime. Police apprehended Rivers after a six-hour manhunt, and he has now pleaded guilty to capital murder.

In the wake of this senseless tragedy, Lauren’s father, Dr. Lance Johansen, joins the show to discuss the systemic failures he believes led to his daughter’s death and his ongoing efforts to reform laws to protect future victims.

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Jack Rice joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss a judge raising Barry Morphew’s bail to $10 million, jurors’ stalled deliberations in Lindsay Clancy’s trial, and a teen accused of killing his girlfriend and enlisting his mom to help in the coverup as Royce and Rachel Moser face charges in the death of Karoline Heintz.

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A trusted special education teacher sentenced for abusing a student. Allison Havemann-Niedrach groomed and abused an eighth grader, exchanging over 25,000 illicit messages with the child before suspicions from her co-workers tipped off police.

Rachel Fiset joins host Ana Garcia.

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: After weeks of trial and seven days of deliberation, jurors arrived at a complete impasse in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. Insights from the jury foreperson reveal that a lone holdout prevented a "not guilty by reason of insanity" verdict for the mother accused of murdering her three children. Here is the full breakdown of the jury’s deadlock, the legal fallout, and what happens next.
Rachel Fiset joins host Ana Garcia.