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In Episode 12, State of Texas v. Linda Anita Carty, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle continued their look at the case against Carty, who was convicted of capital murder in 2002 for the May, 2001, kidnapping and murder of 20-year old Joana Rodriguez so that Carty could steal Joanaâs 4-day old baby. Carty recruited drug dealers/thugs to commit a home invasion, promising them a large cache of drugs and money. Joanaâs body was found in the trunk of a car rented for Carty by her daughter and Joanaâs newborn son, Ray, was found in the daughterâs car, thankfully unharmed. They talked about Cartyâs initial federal habeas claim and her first successive state post-conviction claims, which involved wild accusations of prosecutorsâ threats and coercion by her co-defendants.
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In Episode 11, State of Texas v. Linda Anita Carty, Part 1, Lisa and Kyle looked at the May, 2001, plot hatched by Linda Carty to save her common-law marriage by stealing her neighbor, Joana Rodriguezâs baby. She recruited drug dealers/thugs to commit a home invasion, promising them a large cache of drugs and money. She also made preparations to take the baby from Joanaâs womb, or to steal him from a hospital. Carty, a compulsive liar, couldnât keep her mouth shut and, after Joana and her newborn son were kidnapped, a neighbor who saw Carty at the complex the night of the kidnapping pointed police in her direction. Joanaâs body was found in the trunk of a car rented for Carty by her daughter and Joanaâs newborn son, Ray, was found in the daughterâs car, thankfully unharmed. Weâll talk about the evidence against Carty, her 2002 conviction for capital murder and death sentence, her direct appeal and her initial state post-conviction claims.
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In Episode 10, State of California v. Phillip Spector, Lisa and Kyle talked about the murder of actress/model Lana Clarkson by music producer Phil Spector. On February 3, 2003, Lana accompanied Spector to his mansion in Alhambra, CA. Spector, who had a history of violence against women, shot and killed Lana at around 5:00 a.m. Later, he claimed that Lana killed herself. When that didn't work, he claimed she accidentally shot herself. They talked about the scandal that was the beginning of the end for Dr. Henry C. Lee, Spector's first trial, his second trial and conviction in April, 2009 and his sentencing in May, 2009. Spector, who would've become eligible for parole this year, died of COVID-19 in January, 2021.
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In Episode 9, The Failure of Bail Reform. Ken W. Good, a member of the Board of Directors, Professional Bondsmen of Texas joined Lisa and Kyle to discuss the failure of Bail Reform and Zero Bail Policies. Mr. Good holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hardin Simmons University, a Master of Education from Tarleton State University (part of the Texas A&M System). Mr. Good earned his J.D. from Texas Tech School of Law in 1989. He was also a member of the Texas Tech Law Review. Mr. Good has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and numerous courts of appeal, including the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in my hometown of New Orleans, LA. Mr. Good is married and has two daughters. In addition to hosting The Bail Post podcast, he is the author of "Goodâs on Bail," a practice guide for bail industry professionals and numerous articles on the subject of bail reform, including, âWhat Successful Bail Reform Looks Like.â Weâll talk with Mr. Good about the failure of bail reform and zero bail policies, including the impact zero bail has had on domestic violence cases.
More about Mr. Good:
http://www.goodsonbail.com/Goods_on_B...
https://www.thebailpost.com/
https://www.thegoodlawfirm.net/
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In Episode 8, State of Florida v. Danny Harold Rolling, Lisa and Kyle looked at the 1989 and 1990 murders committed by serial killer and Shreveport native Danny Harold Rolling. Over 4 days in August, 1990, Rolling terrorized the college town of Gainesville, Florida, when he murdered Tracy Inez Paules, Sonja Larson, Manuel Taboada, Christa Hoyt and Christina Powell. Rolling was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994 and was executed in 2006. Weâll talk about the evidence linking Rolling to the Gainesville murders, his trial, appeals and execution. First, weâll look at the murders of the Tom, Julie and Sean Grissom in Shreveport, Louisiana. Rolling's involvement in the Grissom murders was confirmed when Rolling confessed shortly before his 2006 execution.
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In Episode 7, State of Florida v. Dalia Dippolito, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle concluded their look at this long-running case and talked about Dippolitoâs two re-trials, one of which ended in a mistrial and the other, which concluded in June of 2017, ended with a conviction for Solicitation to Commit First Degree Murder with a Firearm. Then they talked about her direct appeal and state post-conviction claims and events since Dippolito began serving her 16-year sentence in the Florida Department of Corrections.
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In Episode 6, State of Florida v. Dalia Dippolito, Part 1, Lisa and Kyle looked at the murder-for-hire case against former escort, Dalia Dippolito. On August 5, 2009, the producers and camera crew for the COPS television show got more than they bargained for when they were invited along to film the resolution of a five day investigation, which started when a convenience store owner reported that his âgirlfriendâ was trying to hire someone to kill her husband. They looked at the evidence against Dippolito, her first trial and successful direct appeal and her attorneysâ attempt to have the charges dismissed using the presence of COPS cameras to undermine the evidence against their client.
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In Episode 5, State of New Jersey v. Melanie McGuire, Lisa and Kyle talked about the case against Melanie McGuire. Between May 5 and May 16, 2004, three suitcases containing dismembered human remains washed up near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia. The remains inside the cases were identified as Bill McGuire, a New Jersey computer program analyst. In 2007, his wife, Melanie, was convicted of first degree murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, desecration of human remains and perjury. In July, 2007, she was sentenced to life in prison, plus five years, making her ineligible for parole until 2073. Weâll talk about Billâs disappearance, the McGuires' troubled marriage and the evidence against McGuire, along with the course of her direct appeal and post-conviction claims since her 2007 conviction.
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In Episode 4, guest co-host, Roberta Glass, joined Lisa to talk about the case against Scott James Eizember was executed in January, 2023, for the 2003 capital murder of AJ Cantrell in Depew, Oklahoma. Lisa and Roberta talked about the facts of the case, the trial, direct appeal and post-conviction proceedings, including arguments by Eizember and his advocates blaming Mr. Cantrell for his wife's death and alleging that Eizember acted in self-defense when he killed Mr. Cantrell.
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In Episode 3, State of Tennessee v. Janet Elaine Hinds, Lisa and Kyle looked at the case against Janet Hinds, who was charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after she struck and killed Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger on the night of February 23, 2019. In April, 2019, Hinds was also charged with reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the death of another, failure to report an accident, failure to render aid, violation of traffic control device, speeding, failure to exercise due care, failure to maintain appropriate lane and DUI. Lisa and Kyle looked at the case against Hinds, her 2021 trial and direct appeal.
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In Episode 2, State of Maryland v. James Allen Kulbicki, Lisa and Kyle looked at the case against Kulbicki, a former Baltimore City police sergeant, who was convicted of the murder of Gina Marie Nuelsein in January of 1993. After a brief affair, Gina gave birth to a son in September, 1991. At the time of her murder, she was seeking child support from Kulbicki. They talked about the case against Kulbicki, including the reinstatement of his conviction by the U.S. Supreme Court and the 2020 order of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals granting Kulbicki's petition for writ of actual innocence.
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Welcome to Season 3 of Based in Fact: A True Crime Podcast with your hosts, Lisa OâBrien and Kyle Evans. In Episode 1, Updates, Kyle and Lisa talked about the new developments in cases covered in Seasons 1 and 2, including TX v. Rodney Reed, OK v. Richard Glossip, TX v. Melissa Lucio and NC v. Molly Martens Corbett and Thomas Martens. They also looked ahead to some of the cases they'll talk about in Season 3.
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In Episode 15, Arizona v. Jodi Ann Arias, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle continue their look at the 2008 murder of Travis Alexander, re-cap the five year pre-trial period after Arias' 2008 arrest and indictment and her trial, which began with jury selection in December, 2012. They then looked at her direct appeal, which was decided in March and April, 2020, the disbarment of Arias' first chair attorney L. Kirk Nurmi and prosecutor Juan Martinez. Finally, they looked at her pending state post-conviction claim currently making its way through state court in Arizona.
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In Episode 14, Kyle and Lisa looked at State of Arizona v. Jodi Ann Arias. On the evening of June 9, 2008, Travis Alexander was found murdered in the floor of the shower in his house in Mesa, AZ. He'd been stabbed multiple times, including a fatal wound in his chest, shot in the head and his throat had been slit. Fingers were immediately pointed at Jodi Arias, a former girlfriend and failed waitress/salesperson/photographer from Northern California. Travis and Arias had been engaged in a sexually charged on-off relationship since their first meeting in September, 2006. Forensic evidence found at the scene soon confirmed Arias' presence in the house at the time of Travis' murder and she was indicted and arrested in July, 2008. Initially, Arias denied being in Mesa, even in the face of date-stamped photographs of her in Travis' bed, naked on the day of the murder. When that story didn't work, Arias told a tall tale of a male and female intruder wearing ski masks that Arias called "beanies over their faces," who entered the house to kill Travis and threaten her. In Part 1, Lisa and Kyle talked about the brief relationship between Travis and Arias, Arias' odd and disturbing behaviors, including her extreme violations of Travis' privacy, Travis' murder and the pre-trial period between Travis' murder on June 4, 2008 and Arias' trial, which began in December, 2012 with jury selection.
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In Episode 13, Lisa is joined by Roberta Glass, of The Roberta Glass True Crime Report, for a look at the case of State of New York v. Ronald Joseph Defeo, Jr.. Defeo murdered his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers in the early morning hours of November 13, 1974. Defeo was arrested, tried and convicted in November, 1975. Lisa and Roberta talked about the murders, Defeo's trial, conviction and sentence and the claims made by George and Kathy Lutz, who bought the house in December, 1975. The Lutz family's claims of paranormal activity in the house during their 28 days there led to the book, "The Amityville Horror," by Jay Anson. They also talked about the controversy surrounding the Lutz' claims and the allegations made by William Weber, Defeo's trial attorney, who claimed that the haunted house story was hatched over multiple bottles of wine with the Lutzes.
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In Episode 12, Notable Supreme Court Cases, Part 3 Kyle and Lisa talked about cases decided between 1995 and 2010, including Schlup, Atkins, Roper, Crawford, House and Panetti. They looked at the background of each case, the issues raised by the Petitioners and the decisions of the Supreme Court. We are open to suggestions for any cases we missed and we will do this again next season.
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In Episode 11, Notable Supreme Court Cases, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle talked about cases decided between 1985 and 1994, including Ake v. Oklahoma, US v. Bagley, Coleman v. Thompson, Ford v. Wainwright, Murray v. Carrier, Sawyer v. Whitley, Herrera v. Collins and Tison v. Arizona. They briefly looked at the background of each case, the issues raised by the Petitioners and the decisions of the Supreme Court. Finally, they talked about the outcome of several notable cases.
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Lisa and Kyle return for Season 2, Episode 10, Notable Supreme Court Cases, Part 1, which includes some of the cases that have been mentioned in the context of state and federal post-conviction litigation for Rodney Reed, Richard Glossip and the West Memphis Three, among others. Today, they talked about cases decided between 1923 and 1984, including Napue, Brady, Gideon v. Wainwright, In Re: Winship, Giglio, Miranda, Furman, Gregg and Strickland. Weâll look briefly at the background of each case, the issues raised by the Petitioners and the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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In Episode 9, Lisa and guest co-host Robb Chadwick took a look at Oklahoma v. Anthony Sanchez . In July, 2004, Sanchez was linked to the December 20, 1996 kidnapping, rape and murder of OU graduate Jewell "Juli" Busken via a cold case DNA hit. They discussed the evidence against Sanchez, his trial, direct appeal and state and federal post-conviction claims, including his recent actual innocence claim, pointing the finger at his deceased father, Thomas Glen Sanchez, who allegedly began confessing to the murder in July, 2020 and continued making inculpatory statement until his April, 2022 suicide.
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Lisa and Kyle continue their review of the case against Richard Glossip, who was convicted of the 1997 murder-for-hire of his boss, Barry Van Treese. In Part 2, they talked about the 2022 propaganda campaign being waged by his advocates in the media and his 2022 state post-conviction claims. They continued their discussion of the two writs currently pending at the U.S. Supreme Court, the result of the Oklahoma Attorney Generalâs âindependentâ investigation that we learned was directed by Reed Smith and, by extension, Don Knight and the disposition of Glossipâs 2023 state post-conviction application, the shenanigans involved in that process, Glossipâs clemency hearing and his challenge to those proceedings in the Oklahoma County district court. Finally, they talked about Glossipâs 2nd writ pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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