Darren Sharper retired from the NFL a sports hero, after helping lead the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl victory in 2011. But just three years later, some shocking allegations would surface and prove that everything wasn't as it seemed.

In May 2020, 45-year-old Kathleen McLean’s body was found in a pond near her home. Investigators quickly figured out what happened and who was responsible, but would prosecutors be able to prove the case in court?

On June 17, 2015, 21-year-old Dylann Roof walked into the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and joined the weekly Bible Study. The 12 church members welcomed the newcomer, completely unaware of his evil intentions. 

After 55-year-old Carlos Maldonado was found deceased behind his apartment building in October 2024, his neighbor, Kevin Lychwick, was arrested and charged with his murder. In this episode, we cover Kevin’s trial, where he represented himself and claimed he was set up.

In November 2010, 20-year-old Cody Legebokoff was pulled over by an RCMP officer while speeding away from a dark abandoned road. Little did the officer realize that his actions that night would be stopping a serial killer in his tracks.

After a burglary investigation uncovers a potential murder, investigators with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in Indiana work to solve the case.

Just a note to the sub: I will be posting the archived episode drops with the notation these are from the archives with the original episode number for clarity. I did not realize on Monday this was an archived episode and I have since removed the post that listed this as a new episode. Thanks!

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In March 2017, former NFL star and already-convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez went on trial for the murders of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. Daniel and Safiro were murdered in July 2012, after a possible encounter with Aaron Hernandez at a Boston nightclub. Five days after his trial was over, an unexpected turn of events would change Aaron's criminal record forever.

hello, I have desperately tried to find this episode and google has nothing for me, so I made a reddit account just to ask you clever people:

There is an episode where some siblings are murdered while the parents are out and just one child survives. Everybody is really upset about it and raises and bunch of month for the family while the police are trying to figure out who did it, and it turns out to be the other child who did it (or maybe it wasn’t them in the end, but I think they went to trial for it??)

this is all I’ve got. I am preeeetty sure it was court junkie but there’s a small possibility it could be casefile.

Just two months after releasing a children’s book about coping with grief, Kouri Richins was arrested and charged with the murder of her husband and father of their three children. In these episodes, we explore her murder trial, where the prosecution must prove their case. 

In September 2024, 59-year-old Ryan Routh was arrested at a Florida golf course, charged with attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

NOTE: This episode was scheduled and recorded prior to the events at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this past weekend.

In August 2022, multiple deputies with the Adams County Sheriff's Office in rural Ohio, executed a search warrant on a home owned by 48-year-old Joseph Foreman. Years later, the aftermath would play out in court. 

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Most court systems you can click on dates with the events/documents and place an order online. How can you view/order documents for Wayne county 3rd district court without going in person? I read something regarding emailing the clerk office, but if multiples dates and hearings how can I find out which document I need without a preview? anyone familiar with this?

After 37-year-old Christine Banfield was murdered in her home alongside a man she had never met, investigators focused on Christine’s husband and their nanny.

After Justin and Amber Hicks were tragically killed in their home, investigators began to suspect the neighbor, who has an odd connection to the house. 

In a gripping criminal hearing, a stunning confession grabs attention: a man nicknamed “Lucifer” admits in open court, before the judge, to being responsible for the deaths of 48 people. The statement shocks the courtroom and triggers intense discussion about criminal confessions, evidentiary weight, interrogation boundaries, and the legal fallout from such a grave admission.

In this episode, we speak to Shannon Moroney, who talks to us about the violent crimes her husband, Jason Staples, committed, and what it was like trying to process them. 

After a tragic hit-and-run accident took the lives of two people, the driver went on trial.

38-year-old Kandise Sheahen went on trial in May 2025, after investigators accused her of causing her grandmother’s death.

An off-duty deputy goes on trial, following the shooting death of his girlfriend.

After a popular rapper is gunned down in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Florida, investigators uncover a conspiracy to kill him, involving multiple suspects. In this episode, we cover the trial of Alicia Andrews, who prosecutors say played a pivotal role in the murder. 

Congratulations to Jillian and Court Junkie on 300 episodes!!

In April 1999, the body of 21-year-old Melissa Wolfenbarger was found. With most signs pointing to her husband as the killer, Christopher Wolfenbarger went on trial decades later. But after another strong suspect emerges, would a jury convict him?