Ep 128 – To plea or Not to Plea: the Origin and History of the Alford Plea

This week’s episode is eerily like last week’s, and we didn’t plan it at all. Today Zoey is going to hold your hand, whisper assuring words, and give you the treat of a bad joke every now and then as we navigate a complex legal decision together. Don’t be afraid, Zoey’s here to guide you. They won’t let you get lost. Okay, maybe we’re exaggerating. … Continue reading Ep 128 – To plea or Not to Plea: the Origin and History of the Alford Plea

Ep 77 – The Sinking of the Bluebelle

At midday on Monday, November 13, 1961, an oil tanker crew spotted Captain Julian Harvey, a retired airman, floating on a dinghy in the Atlantic Ocean. With him was the body of seven-year-old René Duperrault, the youngest member of a family that had been traveling for the past week with Harvey and his wife on a ship called the Bluebelle. Once he was rescued and … Continue reading Ep 77 – The Sinking of the Bluebelle

Episode 8: The Harpe Brothers – America’s First Serial Killers

While the world may never know who the first Serial Killers are, we do know who the first recorded Serial Killers in America are. Meet Micajah and Wiley Harpe – two brothers (or maybe cousins) born in North Carolina (or Scotland). They traveled the Southern United States during and after the American Revolutionary War, pillaging, killing, burning things to the ground, and worse. They traveled … Continue reading Episode 8: The Harpe Brothers – America’s First Serial Killers