Episodes

  • EP169 - Anatomy of a Mistake: The Killing of Botham Jean

    EP169 - Anatomy of a Mistake: The Killing of Botham Jean
    Jan 8 2026
    When Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot Botham Jean in his own apartment, she claimed a tragic mistake: she thought she was in her own home. But how could such an error happen? This episode dissects the anatomy of that fatal night, from the cognitive lapses and missed warnings—like a bright red doormat—to the explosive legal battle that tested the very limits of the Castle Doctrine.
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    34 mins
  • EP168 - The Anatomy of Affluenza: Ethan Couch's Unpayable Debt

    EP168 - The Anatomy of Affluenza: Ethan Couch's Unpayable Debt
    Jan 1 2026
    In 2013, 16-year-old Ethan Couch killed four people in a catastrophic drunk-driving crash. The prosecution sought 20 years, but the defense offered a stunning new term: "affluenza." We dissect the anatomy of a legal strategy, a national outrage, and a chilling verdict that questioned whether justice is truly blind.
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    33 mins
  • EP167 - The Anatomy of a Courtroom Shipwreck: The Waukesha Parade Tragedy

    EP167 - The Anatomy of a Courtroom Shipwreck: The Waukesha Parade Tragedy
    Dec 31 2025
    When a man deliberately drove his SUV through a Christmas parade, the horrific crime was only the beginning. We dissect the anatomy of the trial that followed, where the killer, representing himself, employed the bizarre arguments of the sovereign citizen movement to turn the courtroom into a stage for his final, chaotic performance.
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    30 mins
  • EP166 - The Charlottesville Reckoning: Anatomy of a Digital Conspiracy

    EP166 - The Charlottesville Reckoning: Anatomy of a Digital Conspiracy
    Dec 24 2025
    In 2017, the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville ended in murder. But the criminal trial for the driver was only the beginning. This episode dissects the anatomy of Sines v. Kessler, a groundbreaking civil lawsuit that used a 19th-century law and a trove of secret digital chats to put the rally's architects on trial for a conspiracy of violence.
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    29 mins
  • EP165 - Stand Back and Stand By: The Anatomy of a Seditious Conspiracy

    EP165 - Stand Back and Stand By: The Anatomy of a Seditious Conspiracy
    Dec 17 2025
    On January 6th, 2021, the Proud Boys acted as the spear's tip in the assault on the U.S. Capitol. But their leader, Enrique Tarrio, wasn't even in the city. This is the anatomy of a remote-controlled conspiracy, and the unprecedented legal battle to prove a group of self-proclaimed 'Western chauvinists' had agreed to wage war against the United States.
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    30 mins
  • EP164 - The Uncivil War: Stewart Rhodes and the Anatomy of Sedition

    EP164 - The Uncivil War: Stewart Rhodes and the Anatomy of Sedition
    Dec 10 2025
    On January 6th, 2021, the Oath Keepers militia moved on the U.S. Capitol in a tactical "stack." But the real crime wasn't just the breach; it was the plot hatched months before, involving an armed "Quick Reaction Force" waiting across the river. This is the story of how the Department of Justice resurrected a Civil War-era law to prosecute Stewart Rhodes and his followers for seditious conspiracy.
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    37 mins
  • EP163 - The Pied Piper's Playbook: Anatomy of the R. Kelly Enterprise

    EP163 - The Pied Piper's Playbook: Anatomy of the R. Kelly Enterprise
    Dec 6 2025
    For decades, R. Kelly used his music superstardom to conceal a brutal criminal operation. This episode dissects the complex enterprise he built to recruit, control, and silence his victims. We explore the breakthrough legal strategy that finally brought the "Pied Piper of R&B" to justice: treating his entourage not as employees, but as a racketeering organization.
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    28 mins
  • EP162 - The Anatomy of a Legal Earthquake: The Fall and Reversal of Harvey Weinstein

    EP162 - The Anatomy of a Legal Earthquake: The Fall and Reversal of Harvey Weinstein
    Dec 3 2025
    A landmark conviction hailed as a cultural victory is suddenly erased, forcing a legal reckoning. We dissect the case of Harvey Weinstein, exploring not just his decades of abuse, but the complex, controversial, and "egregious" legal errors that led to the dramatic 2024 reversal of his New York conviction, and the messy, uncertain retrial that followed.
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    30 mins