{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Michael Jackson Acquitted: What the Jury Never Told You","description":"The headline said not guilty. The reality was more complicated.\n\nAfter fourteen weeks of testimony and ten criminal charges, the jury acquitted Michael Jackson. One juror said there wasn’t a shred of evidence. Another called the accuser’s mother a scam artist. The initial vote was nine to three for acquittal before deliberation even began. By every measure, the prosecution failed.\n\nBut some jurors said something after the cameras left that nobody talks about: they believed Jackson had probably abused children before. They just didn’t believe the state proved it with this accuser and this family. The mother had lied under oath in a previous case. The prosecution claimed the abuse started after a globally broadcast documentary put every camera on earth pointed at Jackson. The brother contradicted his own testimony when confronted with dates that didn’t match. The case collapsed under its own weight.\n\nThis episode covers what the prosecution built, how the defense destroyed it, and why the acquittal answers one question definitively and leaves a much larger one untouched. This is the case the state of California lost — and the trial that features a witness whose testimony would later become the most controversial reversal in the history of abuse allegations.\n\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\n\nWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\n\nX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod\n\nThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.\n\n#MichaelJackson #MJTrial #NotGuilty #GavinArvizo #Neverland #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #WadeRobson #MacaulayCulkin #KingOfPop","author_name":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260-true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43621809/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}