Bryan Kohberger: Classmate of His Sister Remembers Him Before the Murders | INTERVIEW
New pictures of Bryan Kohberger as a teenager have surfaced on Reddit.... When Bryan Kohberger’s name first hit the headlines, his small Pennsylvania hometown was stunned. To classmates, he was the quiet kid in the background, the one no one ever imagined would be accused of such horrific crimes. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with a classmate of Kohberger’s sister, who remembers the...
23m Aug 28, 2025
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Donna Adelson... AKA “Grandma Gotti” & The Insane Murder Trial in Florida
Donna Adelson isn’t just a grandmother.... Prosecutors say she’s the matriarch of a family crime saga straight out of a mob movie. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything we know about Donna Adelson’s alleged role in the murder-for-hire plot that left Florida State law professor Dan Markel dead, and the high-profile murder trial that’s still unfolding in court. Lola Blankets:...
28m Aug 27, 2025
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Parents Play Dumb After 11-Year-Old Gives Birth At Home | Oklahoma House of Horrors
An 11-year-old girl walked into a Muskogee hospital after giving birth at home with no prenatal care, no doctor, and no nurse. Her mother, Cherie Walker, and stepfather, Dustin Walker, claimed they had no idea she was pregnant. But when a DNA test was run, the results were damning: Dustin was the father. Now he is charged with child sexual abuse, Cherie is accused of enabling it, and both face...
26m Aug 27, 2025
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Accused Killer Dad Joins Search for Baby Emmanuel’s Body? | Matt Murphy Breaks It Down
It’s the most haunting twist yet in the Baby Emmanuel murder case: the father now accused of killing him seen side-by-side with police, searching for his child’s body....Or is he? Former prosecutor Matt Murphy joins Ashleigh Banfield to unravel the charges against Emmanuel Haro’s parents and why this case has shaken investigators to their core. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https:...
29m Aug 26, 2025
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He Faked His Death to Escape Rape Charges! The Most Bizarre Fugitive Story Ever
Nicholas Rossi, also known as Nicholas Alahverdian and Arthur Knight, faked his own death in 2020 to escape rape charges in Utah. An obituary claimed he died of cancer and was cremated at sea, but years later he was discovered alive in Scotland. From fake names and staged illnesses to an outrageous courtroom performance with a wheelchair and oxygen tank, this is one of the most bizarre fugitive...
22m Aug 20, 2025
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7-Month-Old Vanishes in California: Is This Mother Telling the Truth? | Emmanuel Haro
A 7-month-old baby boy named Emmanuel has disappeared in Yucaipa, California. His mother, Rebecca Haro, told investigators she was attacked outside a sporting goods store and that her baby was taken during the chaos. Deputies searched with K9s, but no suspect or vehicle description has been released and no Amber Alert has been issued. Investigators now say there are inconsistencies in the mothe...
43m Aug 18, 2025
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Kohberger Caught on Camera? A Prison Insider Weighs In
An alleged leaked video is making the rounds online and it claims to show Bryan Kohberger inside a jail cell. But is it real? Or just another internet fake? To find out, I brought in Larry Levine, a former inmate turned prison consultant who’s seen it all on the inside. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Larry breaks down the viral jailhouse clip and tells us whether it passes the smell test.
47m Aug 16, 2025
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Bryan Kohberger’s Secret Life? Disturbing New Docs Reveal Chilling Words to Kaylee & More
We’ve got new details about what Bryan Kohberger was doing in the hours right after the murders. And thanks to digital forensics… spoiler alert: it’s creepy. It’s unsettling. It’s a little… Norman Bates. We’re also learning about a book Kohberger owned and the passage he marked on page 118. NewsNation's newly obtained police documents reveal disturbing details about Bryan Kohberger’s life befor...
39m Aug 15, 2025
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Bryan Kohberger Says He's Getting Harrassed in Prison
Bryan Kohberger has only been in Idaho’s maximum-security prison for two weeks.... and he already hates it. Inmates, many of them in solitary themselves, have launched a nonstop campaign of noise and harassment designed to keep the quadruple murderer from sleeping or even thinking straight. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down how they’re doing it, why prison offi...
19m Aug 14, 2025
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First Date with a Demon: Sade Robinson’s Murder and the Gruesome Trail Across Milwaukee
A 19-year-old college student goes on a first date… and vanishes. Within hours, a burned car is found smoldering in the night, and body parts begin washing up along Lake Michigan. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield takes you inside the murder of Sade Robinson — the “demon” she met on a first date, the investigation that exposed his brutality, and the trial that brought him ...
44m Aug 13, 2025
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Google Searches from Hell: The Horrifying Disappearance of Ana Walshe
At the same time Brian Walshe was allegedly googling how to "dispose of a dead body if you really need to," his wife, Ana Walshe, was supposed to be on a flight to Washington, D.C. for work.... But, she never made it... In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield goes through the entire case: from the moment Ana vanished, to the lies police say Brian Walshe told everyone around him...
28m Aug 12, 2025
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Tennessee Family Massacre: Disturbing New Details & CHILLING Audio | Austin Drummond Arrested
An entire family was wiped out, a baby was left abandoned in a stranger’s front yard, and a seven-day manhunt had the country on edge. Now a suspect is in custody, 28-year-old Austin Drummond, but there are still no clear answers. His arrest may only be the beginning of a much deeper and more disturbing mystery. And who is Austin Drummond? The truth about his past is DISTURBING! In this episode...
27m Aug 07, 2025
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Suspect Arrested in Heinous Double Murder at Devil’s Den with Matt Murphy | Andrew James McGann
Two bodies were found brutally stabbed on a popular hiking trail — and now there’s been an arrest. The victims were discovered along Devil’s Den Trail, a short loop near the park’s visitor center. Andrew James McGann, 28 years old, was taken into custody at Lupita’s Beauty Salon in Springdale about 30 miles from Devil’s Den. He was in the chair!!! Mid-haircut. Police walked in and cuffed him on...
1hr 6m Aug 01, 2025
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“Lori, Rot in Prison": The Final Reckoning of the Doomsday Mom
Lori Vallow Daybell has finally been sentenced in Arizona, and inside that courtroom, the families she devastated delivered a reckoning unlike anything we’ve seen. From Kay and Larry Woodcock to JJ’s biological father, Todd Trahan, and Charles Vallow’s niece, Kresha Trahan- each one stepped forward to confront her with years of grief, rage, and truth. They didn’t hold back. They accused her of ...
1hr 9m Jul 30, 2025
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New Docs Reveal HORROR Inside 1122 King - Then Steve Goncalves Called Mid-Recording | Idaho Murders
As we were recording this episode, Steve Goncalves called in unexpectedly. He is Kaylee’s father, and what he shared while we were reviewing the newly unsealed police records of the Idaho student murders added powerful context to what we were seeing. From roommate testimony and chilling voice quotes to blood evidence and stalker concerns, these documents reveal a devastating timeline of what ha...
1hr 9m Jul 25, 2025
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EXPLOSIVE Sentencing + Bombshell Unsealed Docs | Bryan Kohberger Thrown In Prison Forever
Bryan Kohberger has just been thrown in prison forever, sentenced to four life terms without the possibility of parole, and the courtroom erupted with emotion. Reporters were seen crying. Families confronted him directly, delivering powerful, gut-wrenching statements. Kohberger, dressed in orange and shackled at the waist and ankles, looked into the gallery, mouthed “I love you” to his mother, ...
1hr 16m Jul 24, 2025
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What’s Been Hidden in the Idaho Murders? Matt Murphy Breaks It Down
Idaho Student Murders: What did police find at the crime scene? What’s in those sealed documents? And why did Bryan Kohberger take a plea instead of going to trial? Former homicide prosecutor Matt Murphy joins Ashleigh Banfield to break down what’s coming next, and what the public will finally see now that the case is wide open. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram....
1hr Jul 21, 2025
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New Interview: Steve Goncalves Speaks After Gag Order LIFTED | Idaho Student Murders
The silence is over, and Steve Goncalves is still furious. Kaylee Goncalves' father, Steve, joins Ashleigh Banfield to talk about what was going on behind the scenes, what prosecutors still want hidden, and the disturbing truth about what was done to his daughter. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodc...
28m Jul 18, 2025
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He Sent His Mistress a Photo of His Dying Wife! | Dr. James Craig’s Trial Is Pure Insanity
Police say a Colorado dentist... YES, a DENTIST... killed his wife by poisoning her protein shakes. And after he was arrested, he allegedly tried to commit a jailhouse murder-for-hire plot. It sounds like a Hollywood script, but the story of Dr. James Craig is real. He was the friendly neighborhood dentist, a father of six, and a Mormon, churchgoing husband, running a thriving dental practice i...
35m Jul 16, 2025
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Amazon’s Idaho Doc Drops Chilling New Bombshells | One Night in Idaho
We now know what ACTUALLY happened the morning of November 13, 2022. Amazon’s new docuseries One Night in Idaho pulls back the curtain on one of the most haunting cases in true crime history. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every new chilling detail revealed in the docuseries. Watch One Night In Idaho Here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0F6Z2MGWK/r...
31m Jul 15, 2025
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The Internet’s Most Chilling Theory: Was Bryan Kohberger Pappa Rodger?
This theory won’t die, and the details are TOO creepy to ignore. Before Bryan Kohberger confessed to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, a mysterious online figure named “Pappa Rodger” was posting about the case in disturbing detail. Then, the night Kohberger was arrested… the account went silent. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the inter...
24m Jul 11, 2025
24m
The Truth About The Suspicious Epstein Surveillance Footage
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi made headlines when she said Epstein’s client list was “on my desk right now.” But in a bombshell DOJ memo, the government now says no such list exists. What they did release is even more suspicious surveillance footage from outside Epstein’s jail tier that doesn’t show his cell door, has a missing minute, and raises even more questions. What cell was he in? Why ...
15m Jul 10, 2025
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Diddy Trial Juror Interview & Diddy Gets Standing Ovation in Jail
A juror from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ explosive federal RICO & trafficking trial reveals why he believes Diddy walked free on the most serious charges, and says the defense planted just enough doubt to derail the government’s case.... But what happened when Diddy returned to jail after the verdict? Diddy's lead defense lawyer says fellow inmates gave him a standing ovation. YOU READ THAT RIGHT. Beh...
17m Jul 10, 2025
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“I Predict He’ll Last One Year”: Kohberger’s Prison Reality Could Be Worse Than Death Row
Bryan Kohberger just pleaded guilty to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students-- but the real punishment may be what comes next. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by former inmate and prison consultant Larry Levine, who says Kohberger won’t last long behind bars. Larry Levine is the founder of Wall Street Prison Consultants (https://wallstreetpri...
37m Jul 09, 2025
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Sex Scandal Teacher Told Teen She’d Use a Sperm Donor to Get Pregnant, Begs For More Freedom
Accused sex predator and former teacher Christina Formella returned to court on July 2, asking the judge to loosen her GPS restrictions, despite facing over 55 felony charges. Formella claimed the teen she’s accused of abusing now works just a mile from her house, and she wants the buffer zone cut in half. The judge said no. Now under house arrest and living with her parents, Formella remains a...
51m Jul 08, 2025
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Cold-Blooded Coward Bryan Kohberger Finally Confesses to Idaho Slaughter
It’s done. Bryan Kohberger has officially pleaded guilty to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin... and he did it in the very same Ada County courtroom where both Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were convicted. Practically the same chair!  Except, unlike the Daybell Killers, Kohberger was in the hot seat, admittin...
43m Jul 03, 2025
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VERDICT SHOCKER: Diddy Beats Major Charges But Still Locked Up | United States vs. Sean Combs Verdict
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted on the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking case — but he’s not going anywhere. Despite the partial verdict in his favor, the judge denied bail, keeping Diddy behind bars as prosecutors prepare for sentencing on the remaining convictions. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the courtroom bombshells, the jury’s ...
23m Jul 03, 2025
23m
A Deal with the Devil? Megyn Kelly and Ashleigh Banfield on the Kohberger Bombshell
Bryan Kohberger has just dropped a legal bombshell in the Idaho student murders case that completely wipes the death penalty off the table. What does it mean for justice? And is there more behind this deal than the public knows? Megyn Kelly joins Ashleigh Banfield for an explosive conversation about the courtroom twist that sent shockwaves through Idaho and beyond. Note: This podcast was record...
50m Jul 01, 2025
50m
Diddy’s Jury Has Questions! And One Juror Might Not Be Following the Rules? | Diddy Trial Verdict Watch
The jury begins deliberating in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, but within the first hour they send a surprising note to the judge raising concerns about one of their own. Later, they follow up with a question about drug distribution laws. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every detail from Day One of deliberations. He was the king of ...
16m Jul 01, 2025
16m
Kohberger Caves: Shocking Plea Deal to Escape Death Penalty | Brian Entin Joins Ashleigh Banfield
Massive breaking news in the Idaho student murders case! Bryan Kohberger is reportedly preparing to take a plea deal. After more than a year of waiting, delays, and a looming death penalty trial, this bombshell twist could change everything. Ashleigh Banfield is joined by NewsNation’s Brian Entin to unpack what this means for the case.
38m Jul 01, 2025
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“She Wanted It”: Diddy’s Lawyer Makes His Wildest Argument Yet | United States vs. Sean Combs Defense Closing Arguments
It's all over but the deciding... and I doubt Sean "Diddy" Combs is going to sleep well in his jail cell this weekend at the federal lockup in Southern Manhattan! In his final pitch to the jury, Diddy's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, told the jury that this case is about a great modern love story complete with swingers who took part in beautiful nights in hotel rooms. He claimed Cassie wanted it, Jane ...
1hr 14m Jun 28, 2025
1hr 14m
Diddy’s Day of Hell: Prosecutors Burn His Empire to the Ground | United States vs. Sean Combs Closing Arguments
Today was finally the day……The day the government finally stood up and said, enough. The day prosecutors looked the jury dead in the eye and told them, “It’s time to hold Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accountable.” Prosecutors said Combs ran his empire like a criminal enterprise, using drugs, threats, and fear to control women. His daughters and sons sat in the courtroom as every detail came out. In this ...
55m Jun 27, 2025
55m
“Am I in Trouble?” Teacher Slapped with 50+ Sex Charges, Texts Boy From Italian Wedding | The Christina Formella Story
It started with a traffic stop, and ended with a married teacher sobbing in the back of a police car, asking if she was in trouble... But prosecutors say Christina Formella was more than just a teacher... They say she was a full-blown PREDATOR. According to investigators, Christina Formella allegedly groomed a 14-year-old student over the course of two years, coaching him in soccer, tutoring h...
25m Jun 26, 2025
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After 7 Weeks of Bombshells, Diddy’s Defense Rests in 10 Minutes | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 29
It was Day 29 of the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, and today felt like the defense was flipping the script. They’re not calling any witnesses… and Diddy’s not testifying. But they did spend 10 MINUTES presenting evidence to the jury, and they tried to paint a very different picture of the man prosecutors say ran a criminal sex trafficking empire. Speaking...
47m Jun 25, 2025
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“Refresh Her Bag of D*cks”: Inside the Sex Messaging Scandal | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 28
Day 28 of the federal sex trafficking trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs was relentless. We’re talking about explicit text messages, graphic videos, coordinated travel with escorts, drug menus, baby oil, and receipts. The prosecution raced through mountains of digital evidence, trying to prove that what looked like luxury and excess was actually enterprise-fueled exploitation. But the biggest sho...
46m Jun 24, 2025
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Wild King Mode Activated: Diddy’s Alleged "Drug Mule" Testifies | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 27
Brendan Paul took the stand today and gave the jury a front-row seat to life inside Diddy’s inner circle. The former assistant talked about drugs, hotel setups, freak-offs, and the moment he got arrested with cocaine in a Gucci bag he says was used to carry Diddy’s belongings. He denied being a drug mule but admitted to buying drugs for Diddy more than five times. In this episode of Drop Dead S...
35m Jun 21, 2025
35m
Criminal Kingpin Diddy? Every Gut-Punch Testimony That’s Rocked Diddy’s Trial So Far | United States vs. Sean Combs Recap
It’s been bombshell after bombshell in the federal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs, and now we’re breaking down the most gut-wrenching, jaw-dropping testimony the jury has heard so far. From arson and assault to blackmail and balcony threats, the government says this is more than a celebrity scandal: it’s a CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious Ashleigh Banfield rewinds the...
59m Jun 20, 2025
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My Deep Dive with Vinnie Politan on the Verdict, Turtleboy, and Possibility of Wrongful Death Suit Against Karen Read?
Protesters in pink, waving American flags, chanting “Free Karen,” and yes… someone even showed up in a full German shepherd mask with a sign that said, "I bit him, I bit him, I bit him." After seven long weeks of explosive testimony… clashing experts… and more sidebars than anyone bargained for… the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, after nearly 16 hours of deliberation, spanning four days, ...
1hr 8m Jun 19, 2025
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Sick Juror Halts Diddy’s Trial Right Before the ‘Drug Mule’ | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 26
It’s Day 26 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex-trafficking trial, and just as prosecutors prepared to call his alleged drug mule to the stand, the entire day was halted. A sick juror with vertigo forced court to shut down before testimony could begin. But behind the scenes, the legal battle continued over a set of drug-related texts tied to Diddy’s inner circle. In this episode of Drop Dead Ser...
5m Jun 19, 2025
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Juror Rips Off Headphones In Disgust, Forced To Watch Sex Tapes AGAIN | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 25
It’s Day 25 of the federal sex trafficking trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Armon Wiggins joins Ashleigh Banfield to reveal how jurors reacted as a second round of Cassie Ventura’s Freak Off videos played in court. Then, the defense came out swinging. Teny Geragos attacked the government’s Freak Off chart line by line, using Cassie’s own texts to paint a picture of consent, not coercion.
34m Jun 18, 2025
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Jurors Forced To Watch Graphic Sex Tapes, But Is Diddy the One Getting Screwed? | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 24
Diddy blew a kiss to the gallery, then sat through hours of charts, freak-off texts, and a paper trail the government says ties directly to RICO. And for the first time, the jury was shown graphic videos of freak-offs. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything that happened on Day 24. He was the king of Bad Boy Records: a billionaire mogul, a Grammy winner,...
42m Jun 17, 2025
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Kanye Crashes Diddy’s Trial As Diddy’s Assistant Spills Everything | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 23
Kanye West, now legally going by Ye Ye, made a surprise appearance at Day 23 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial. Inside the courtroom, Diddy’s former personal assistant took the stand and unloaded it all... from setting up “Freak Offs” to buying drugs, cleaning hotel rooms, and watching the fallout from a secret sex video. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfiel...
50m Jun 14, 2025
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VERDICT WATCH | Karen Read Trial Heads to The Jury After Explosive Closing Arguments
After weeks of explosive testimony and dueling expert theories, the jury is now deliberating Karen Read's fate. In a dramatic final showdown, defense attorney Alan Jackson insisted there was “no collision” and no case, accusing investigators of corruption and cover-up. Prosecutor Hank Brennan fired back, saying Read got drunk, hit him, and left him to die. Now it’s up to twelve jurors to decide...
29m Jun 14, 2025
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DIDDY BOMBSHELL: Fellow Rap Icon Likes Freak Offs & Diddy's Voice Texts RELEASED
It was Day 22 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial and the internet is on FIRE with testimony today about ANOTHER FAMOUS RAPPER who apparently likes to freak off just like Diddy... Plus: Three audio messages previously played in court but just released to the public.... Meanwhile, Jane faced a blistering final round of cross-examination where the defense drilled down on contradictions, control,...
41m Jun 13, 2025
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Crash Expert Torches Prosecution Theory as Defense Rests | Karen Read Trial Day 31
On Day 31 of the Karen Read trial, defense crash expert Andrew Rentschler takes the stand one final time and dismantles the prosecution’s theory, piece by piece.  Prosecutor Hank Brennan fires back in a tense, often combative cross-examination, even drawing a courtroom warning from the judge. Plus: closing arguments are coming Friday. The end is near… and the stakes have never been higher.
20m Jun 12, 2025
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Diddy's Ex-GF Gets Shredded By Her Own Filthy Texts | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 21
Day 21 of Diddy’s federal trial was a full-blown character assassination. Jane’s sex-filled texts took center stage, and the defense used every word to try to unravel her credibility. Diddy’s defense team was armed with receipts, dragging her through a series of flirty, explicit, and emotional texts that seem to undercut everything she told the jury just days ago. He was the king of Bad Boy Re...
21m Jun 12, 2025
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"Freak Fests", Chanel Bags, & Sexts: Jane Gets Grilled on Cross | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 20
From “Freak Fest” planning to Chanel bag jealousy to the moment Jane shouted, “I only got trauma!” this was one of the wildest days in court yet. Day 20 of the federal racketeering trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs was an emotional rollercoaster. Diddy’s legal team tried to flip the script… painting Jane’s story as a twisted love affair, not a crime. The jury heard text messages, voice notes, an...
25m Jun 11, 2025
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Karen Read Trial Nears End: Defense Expert Says Injuries Not from SUV | Karen Read Trial Day 30 Bombshells
On Day 30 of the Karen Read trial, tensions exploded as Dr. Elizabeth Laposata stood firm under fire, insisting John O’Keefe’s injuries were not caused by a car AT ALL. Prosecutors pushed back hard, but the defense doubled down, introducing a final expert who says the science just doesn’t support a taillight hit. With deliberations possibly just days away, the courtroom drama is peaking.
17m Jun 11, 2025
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Cassie 2.0? Jane Completely EXPOSES Diddy | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 19
It’s Day 19 of Sean “Diddy” Combs federal trial, and today, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, the woman testifying under the pseudonym “Jane” took the stand for a third day, and what she said today was very different than the last few days. In fact, it was EXPLOSIVE.. What she said sounded a lot more like the violence we heard Cassie Ventura describe, and may put Sean Combs a lot closer to the kind of ill...
40m Jun 10, 2025
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Defense Explodes Over Sweatshirt Stunt & Calls for Mistrial | Karen Read Day 29
Day 29 of Karen Read’s trial turned explosive as the defense accused the prosecution of misleading the jury and demanded a mistrial with prejudice.  With just two witnesses left, the defense is racing toward the finish line. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything that happened on Day 29.
7m Jun 10, 2025
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