Legally Brunette

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Emily Simpson may bring the receipts on RHOC, but in her podcast “Legally Brunette” Emily and her attorney husband Shane bring the cold hard evidence. Backed by their respective law degrees, Emily and Shane pick apart the true crime stories you can’t get enough of!

Whether you believe the defense or the prosecution, they explain the charges, the counts, the plea deals, and the appeals! From high profile crimes to celebrity court cases, you are hereby sentenced to a front row seat in trials around the world, without all the legal fees and jail time!

So don’t call your next witness, call your bestie and tune into the podcast that takes you from Real Housewives to True Crime.

Court is now in session and this couple is nowhere near resting their case!

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Yesterday · 30 min
Killer Thriller: Nicole Brown Simpson Hid This Even From Her Sisters
Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister Denise reveals the warning signs of abuse her family missed, including a shocking photo of Nicole’s battered face that she explained away as 'movie makeup.' More than 30 years later, Denise opens up about what Nicole was hiding from the people closest to her, and what she wishes she had understood before it was too late. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sunday · 45 min
Legally Brunette Presents: ‘Til Death Do Us Part - One Wife Missing, One Wife Dead
Drew Peterson collected wives, then collected murders… As a decorated police officer, Peterson flew under the radar when things started to look suspicious. What finally implicated him? Did Peterson allegedly kill TWO of his wives? Did his children testify against him? Is he still in prison to this day? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Saturday · 36 min
Killer Thriller Docu: Dane Cook had it all. Then his brother stole millions
Comedian and actor Dane Cook joins Jen Fessler and Elisa Donovan to open up about the shocking betrayal at the center of his new documentary, Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story. After discovering his half-brother had stolen millions from him, Dane’s life, career and relationship with his family unraveled in ways he never saw coming. He reveals what the betrayal did to him personally, how he rebuilt his life after one of its darkest periods, and the lessons he learned the hard way about money and trust. Plus the surprising answer to whether he would ever sit down with him face-to-face. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Thursday · 37 min
Killer Thriller: Did Her Texts Kill Him? The Shocking True Story Behind The Girl From Plainville
Michelle Carter told her suicidal boyfriend Conrad Roy to go through with it and when he tried to back out, prosecutors said she told him to get back in the truck. The Girl From Plainville creator Patrick Macmanus takes Killer Thriller inside the explosive “texting suicide” case and reveals what he discovered in thousands of private messages about their complicated relationship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Wednesday · 34 min
Killer Thriller x Docu: Caleb Flynn Guilty in Two Hours!
Elisa Donovan and Jenn Fessler react to the guilty verdict in the American Idol murder case and the stunning evidence that convinced a jury despite no recovered murder weapon, no gunshot-residue test and no blood on Caleb. Jenn says the more than 100,000 messages between Caleb and his mistress may have essentially become the prosecution’s “murder weapon.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Wednesday · 40 min
Legally Brunette: Lindsay Clancy & Caleb Flynn Updates
Lindsay Clancy had her first hearing since the mistrial, and Kevin Reddington made a shocking move… What’s next? Plus, Caleb Flynn’s fate is now in the hands of the jury. What do Emily and Shane think about the AI songs and 100,000+ text messages between him and his mistress? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 29 · 38 min
Tomasz Kosowski: Killer Plastic Surgeon
This month, Tomasz Kosowski represented himself at trial after being charged with first-degree murder… Unsurprisingly, the judge found him guilty in approximately 15 minutes. Why did Kosowski commit such a gruesome crime against Steven Cozzi? What evidence did the prosecution present? Will Kosowski receive the death penalty for this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 28 · 30 min
Killer Thriller: Bodies Under the Floorboards - Inside John Wayne Gacy’s House of Horrors
John Wayne Gacy buried victim after victim beneath his home until he ran out of room. 'Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy' showrunner Patrick Macmanus takes us inside Gacy's house into the crawl space where victims were buried and exposes the shocking failures that allowed the murders to continue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 27 · 23 min
Legally Brunette Presents: ‘Til Death Do Us Part - Caleb Flynn (Pt. 1)
Former American Idol contestant, Caleb Flynn, is currently on trial for the murder of his wife, Ashley. Though Caleb pleads “not guilty”, the prosecution has hard evidence against him, including over 100,000 text messages with his mistress… **Disclaimer: this trial is ongoing. We will provide updates as it progresses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 26 · 45 min
KILLER THRILLER DOCU: Murder 101: This high school class went looking for a killer…and may have found one
What started as a high school sociology project became a real cold-case investigation. Jennifer Fessler sits down with teacher Alex Campbell, whose students spent hundreds of hours digging through evidence, building timelines, challenging theories and chasing answers in the infamous Redhead Murders. Campbell shares what they uncovered, why he believes teenagers are an untapped resource for cold-case investigations, and how their work has now led to a new investigation into a 46-year-old suspicious death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 24 · 29 min
Killer Thriller: The Unabomber Warned Us About Technology. Then He Started Killing People.
Ted Kaczynski terrorized America for 17 years while eluding the FBI. But before he was the Unabomber, he was a 16-year-old Harvard prodigy subjected to controversial psychological experiments. Director Janus Metz joins Killer Thriller to reveal the disturbing story behind the new Netflix film and why Kaczynski’s warnings about technology feel eerily relevant in the age of AI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 22 · 49 min
Legally Brunette: Lizzie Borden
The gruesome double homicide that Lizzie Borden was accused of back in 1892 is being brought to light in Netflix's latest “Monsters” anthology… What did the docuseries get right & what was completely fabricated? Do we believe that Lizzie Borden actually killed her father and stepmother? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 22 · 26 min
Legally Brunette: The Patrick Clancy Interview
Why was Patrick Clancy’s “60 Minutes” interview just 14 minutes long?! Do we think lawyers got involved? Rachel Danis has officially confirmed her pregnancy. Did this announcement come across as…inappropriate? Plus, what’s our final takeaway after seeing Patrick in this new light? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 21 · 28 min
Killer Thriller x Docu: Patrick Clancy speaks. Why are people still questioning him?
The Lindsay Clancy case is far from over. Jenn Fessler and Elisa Donovan react to Patrick Clancy’s emotional 60 Minutes interview and the intense scrutiny he continues to face, including the question of why he felt he had to defend himself publicly. They then break down the shocking 11-1 jury split that ended in a mistrial, the lone holdout who refused to budge, and the big question now: will Lindsay face another trial? Plus, they examine the complicated debate over postpartum psychosis and criminal responsibility, discuss the changes to postpartum care already being proposed in Massachusetts, and look ahead to what could happen when the case returns to court on September 29th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 20 · 51 min
Legally Brunette Presents: ‘Til Death Do Us Part - How Far Will A Family Go?
The murder of Dan Markel is as complex as it gets… When overprotective family members involve themselves in a bitter divorce, how do things end in murder? Why were five people charged with Dan Markel’s death? What role did each of the guilty parties play? How was his ex-wife never implicated?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 19 · 34 min
Killer Thriller Docu: A Killer Story: A Murder, a Conviction, and Decades of Doubt
Jenn Fessler is joined by A Killer Story director Matthew Galkin and executive producer Josh Levine to unpack the murder case with no clear answer. They reveal the twists that changed their view of the case, the amateur sleuths who gave up everything to prove Dana Chandler’s innocence, the alternative suspect, and the shocking decision that changed the third trial. Plus, why they wouldn’t have convicted Chandler and why, after six years investigating, they’re still not sure who killed Mike and Karen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 17 · 28 min
Killer Thriller: Two Dead Parents, Two Buried Bodies and One Family Secret
After years of horrific abuse, Rickie Kananen admitted killing both his parents. Then he accused his sister Stacey of being responsible for the murders. Brendan Taylor joins Elisa to reveal the real Rickie behind "Monster in the Family" and the chillingly “normal” man he saw while watching the actual court footage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 16 · 15 min
Legally Brunette: Lindsay Clancy & The Jurors
Jurors from the Lindsay Clancy trial are speaking out, but is it a good call? Do we understand why the one holdout juror had his doubts? Where did the other jurors go wrong? Plus, will Lindsay Clancy be receiving a Presidential pardon? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 15 · 27 min
Reddington’s Next Case: Kelsie Cote
Kevin Reddington will be appearing in another murder trial very soon… He is representing Kelsie Cote, who is accused of murdering her grandmother, Doris. The details of Doris Cote’s gruesome death has the public questioning: what will Kelsie’s defense be? Does it seem plausible that Doris died at the hands of anyone other than her granddaughter? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 14 · 37 min
Killer Thriller: Love Bombing, Life Insurance and Murder: The Randy Roth Story
Randy Roth knew exactly how to charm vulnerable women. Actor Colin Egglesfield explains how that charm could turn into something much darker. Colin joins Elisa to unravel the convicted killer’s web of love bombing, control and lies, the suspicious death of another wife and the chilling question of how Randy kept convincing women to trust him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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