All good things must come to an end. This is the final episode of DIE-ALOGUE! Tune in to hear my interview with true crime author and friend, Tori Telfer — learn the WHY behind my decision to end DIE-ALOGUE, at least for now.Make sure to listen through to the end for some fun, surprise appearances!THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING AND FOR KILLING THE SMALL TALK!Special thanks:Chris GersbeckJason UsryJavier LeivaDr. ScottDr. ShilohCrawlspace NetworkMichelle KShannon NPlease keep in touch!IG: @hi_itsrebeakhTWITTER: @hi_itsrebekahRebekahSebastian.com

How can a justice system allow an innocent man to remain in prison?Bone Valley explores that maddening question and so much more.What a thrill to conclude our series on WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS today with Gilbert King, the host of my favorite podcast this year, BONE VALLEY. Gilbert is also the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove. HE has written two other NYT best-selling books and his work covers race, crime, and justice in America.If you have already listened to BoneValley then you’ll leave hearing some of Gilbert’s behind-the-scenes discussion about the making of the show, and if you have not yet listened then you’ll also love hearing his passion and conviction for this nearly unbelievable story.BONE VALLEY OVERVIEWIN 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprints matched Jeremy Scott--a violent teenager who lived nearby. Jeremy has since confessed to Michelle’s murder. Yet Leo Schofield remains behind bars.+ Learn more about Gilbert’s work, including his three books, here. http://www.gilbertking.com/+ Follow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/gilbert_king+ Sign the petition to have Leo’s case reviewed by the Conviction Integrity unit for an independent review. ​​https://www.change.org/p/transfer-leo-schofield-s-case-to-a- conviction-integrity-unit-for-independent-reviewIf you like DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-home

It's November 30, do you know where your holiday spirit is?!? I am delighted to present Season 2 Episode 1 of SANTA MAYBE, A CRIMINAL - on the feed today! Enjoy this true crime satire, Yuletide mystery podcast created by my friend and editor, Jason Usry.Listen closely to hear yours truly for an audio appearance, along with several other true crime podcasters you know and love. If you haven't listened to Season 1, go back and binge it now. Follow and subscribe to SANTA MAYBE, A CRIMINAL. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-my-boo/id1575647520?i=1000587540458__________________________________________________________________________________________Richie Buck is back. After being heartbroken from Santa's jail escape he's decided to bring Santa back to face the (Christmas) music.Santa Maybe, a Criminal is a limited true crime satire podcast created by Jason Usry.This is Season Two – The First Day of Christmas – “Finding My Boo”Created by:Jason UsryRebekah Sebastian, host of DIE-ALOGUE a true crime conversationDr. Shiloh Catanese, & Dr. Scott Musgrove, co-hosts of the LA Not So Confidential Podcast, and our very own Legal Eagle, Mickey Kat.It is written and produced by Jason Usry.Besides host Richie Buck, this week’s cast included (in order of appearance)…As Rodney and Rita – Frank and Marie– from the Voca Vacay podcastBob of the Defense Diaries podcast.Scott of the LA Not So Confidential PodcastKelli of True Crime IRL and her new show True Crime Sleep StoriesBrett and Alice from The Prosecutors & The Prosecutors Legal BriefsCourtney from Nefarious NightmareRebekah Sebastian from Die-Alogue & CriminalityCherry from CrimepediaMorgan from CrimepediaNic from True Crime Garage & The Big Kids ShowShiloh of the LA Not So Confidential PodcastBootsy from the End of Watch with Bootsy & Sal podcastJami from MurderishThe non-profit organization we’re highlighting this week is: The Porchlight ProjectMusic and Sound FX sourced through Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe, Audiio, Motion Array, and Audioblocks.Additional music and atmospheres provided by Captain Fathands.This show does contain satire and the only character based on a real person is Santa Claus. Any other names or likenesses are purely coincidental.Santa Maybe, a Criminal is an Ear Cult Production and is distributed in association with Glassbox Media.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In addition to the moral cost of incarcerating the innocent, it’s also literally expensive. Today’s guests are going to share about the high cost of wrongful convictions. They are a dream team, a force to be reckoned with, a dynamic duo — and they are applying their talents to combat the horrors of wrongful convictions. Please welcome back Maggie Freleng and say hello to our first time guest, Jason Flom.Maggie is a Pulitzer prize winning journalist and host of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng. Jason Flom is a music industry icon turned criminal justice advocate, reformer, and philanthropist. He created the podcast network, Lava for Good, and hosts Righteous Convictions.In addition to their passion, Maggie and Jason bring us staggering statistics around wrongful convictions and women in prison. These two understand the plights of the wrongfully convicted more than most and I hope you will listen, learn and be moved to action.Follow the link below for the full portfolio of Lava for Good podcasts.https://lavaforgood.com/These are the books Jason references:https://www.amazon.com/Duped-Innocent-Confess-Believe-Confessions/dp/1633888088https://www.amazon.com/Science-American-Criminal-Justice-System/dp/1636140300Additional resources on wrongful convictions:https://innocenceproject.org/https://innocencenetwork.org/If you appreciate DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-homeDIE-ALOGUE is sponsored in part by She’s Birdie – the stylish and effective, personal safety alarms that I honestly don’t leave home without! You can get 10% off your Birdie purchase when you shop this link: https://www.shesbirdie.com/?rfsn=4885943.d5e5e8Thank you for joining the conversation. You can always drop me a line via my website https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/discover/#contactvia or via email: rebekah@yellowtapemedia.comDIE-ALOGUE is part of the Crawlspace Network, and is hosted and edited by Rebekah Sebastian. Audio engineering and additional editing by Jason Usry. @jasonusryTheme song by OIivia Himes. @oliviaprimehimes

What happens when political corruption leads to a wrongful conviction? Unfortunately, that’s what unfolds in the podcast, Murder in Oregon, hosted and produced by today’s guest, Lauren Bright Pacheco. Lauren is an Emmy award winning TV Producer who has parlayed her storytelling skills to podcasting. It’s in this medium that she discovered “audio activism” which has illuminated something I’ve been seeking for quite some time!Join me as Lauren gives us insight into the horrifying story of Michael Franke’s murder, and Frank Gable’s wrongful conviction. Frank has been released and Lauren updates us on his case.Be sure to to listen to the iheart podcast, Murder in Oregon and check out Lauren’s other shows via the links below:https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-murder-in-oregon-50598718/https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-murder-in-illinois-84071522/https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-symptomatic-a-medical-mys-102740051/If you appreciate DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-homeDIE-ALOGUE is sponsored in part by She’s Birdie – the stylish and effective, personal safety alarms that I honestly don’t leave home without! You can get 10% off your Birdie purchase when you shop this link: https://www.shesbirdie.com/?rfsn=4885943.d5e5e8Thank you for joining the conversation. You can always drop me a line via my website https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/discover/#contactvia or via email: rebekah@yellowtapemedia.comDIE-ALOGUE is part of the Crawlspace Network, and is hosted and edited by Rebekah Sebastian. Audio engineering and additional editing by Jason Usry. @jasonusryTheme song by OIivia Himes. @oliviaprimehimes

What happens to an exoneree after they are released? Let's find out as we welcome BACK today’s guest, Jeff Deskovic. A truly remarkable human, Jeff is an exoneree, an advocate for criminal justice reform, a lawyer, and the founder of the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation.I would encourage you to go back and listen to his first interview (which is two parts) on DIE-ALOGUE where Jeff shares his practically unbelievable story. He was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of Angela Correa, only to be exonerated (on the grounds of ACTUAL innocence) 16 years later.Listen to Jeff’s 1st interview on DIE-ALOGUE here: Today he’s come back to help us understand what happens to an exoneree after their release. Listeners, prepare yourselves: it’s horrible. The better news is that Jeff is working tirelessly to change that and he gives us ways to join the cause. You don’t need to be rich, talented, or have a certain type of career- we can ALL do SOMETHING.If you care about wrongful convictions, this conversation is a must listen. Please share! Resources listed below, including a link to Jeff’s Foundation’s Patreon page.https://www.deskovicfoundation.org/https://www.deskovicfoundation.org/donatehttps://www.deskovicfoundation.org/contactIf you appreciate DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-homeDIE-ALOGUE is sponsored in part by She’s Birdie – the stylish and effective, personal safety alarms that I honestly don’t leave home without! You can get 10% off your Birdie purchase when you shop this link: https://www.shesbirdie.com/?rfsn=4885943.d5e5e8Thank you for joining the conversation. You can always drop me a line via my website https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/discover/#contactvia or via email: rebekah@yellowtapemedia.comDIE-ALOGUE is part of the Crawlspace Network, and is hosted and edited by Rebekah Sebastian. Audio engineering and additional editing by Jason Usry. @jasonusryTheme song by OIivia Himes. @oliviaprimehimes

What do you get when a successful reality TV producer crosses paths with a celebrity so famous that her social media following rivals the population of a small country?A true crime podcast called THE SYSTEM, executive produced and hosted by Kim Kardashian and today’s guest, Lori Rothschild.Now what you were expecting? Lori either. The story of Kevin Keith, the man at the center of ‘THE SYSTEM’’ found Lori before she’d fully understood the scope of the issue. A daughter of an NYPD police officer, Lori believed cops didn’t make mistakes and the bad guys were in jail. Years into her research of Kevin’s case, she quickly discovered that things were not so black and white. Kevin’s story had holes all over it and this podcast was an opportunity to rattle the cages and affect change. The worst part about her new-found awareness was realizing Kevin is not a unicorn. There are thousands of cases like this all over the country. Listen and learn about Lori’s journey into advocacy, working with Kim Kardashian, and about the ways they have partnered with Kevin’s brother, Charles, to join in the fight for his innocence.Then listen to the SYSTEM on Spotify! Additional resources on Kevin Keith’s case can be found via the link below!https://newsroom.spotify.com/media-kit/kim-kardashians-the-system-the-case-of-kevin-keith-season-1/If you like DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-homeDIE-ALOGUE is sponsored in part by She’s Birdie – the stylish and effective, personal safety alarms that I honestly don’t leave home without! You can get 10% off your Birdie purchase when you shop this link: https://www.shesbirdie.com/?rfsn=4885943.d5e5e8Thank you for joining the conversation. You can always drop me a line via my website https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/discover/#contactvia or via email: rebekah@yellowtapemedia.comDIE-ALOGUE is part of the Crawlspace Network, and is hosted and edited by Rebekah Sebastian. Audio engineering and additional editing by Jason Usry. @jasonusryTheme song by OIivia Himes. @oliviaprimehimes

Let’s spook it up a little since it’s Halloween week! Christine Schiefer is here to talk about her podcast, ‘And That’s Why We Drink,’ and the book she co-wrote with her show co-host, Em Schulz; ’A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales.’From how she viewed true crime as a girl, to whether or not she believes in ghosts today, Christine kills the small talk and reveals what it’s like behind the scenes of her true crime meets paranormal podcast. Check out her podcast and book via the links below! https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Road-Atlas-Dangerous-Destinations/dp/1524872105https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/ MORE ABOUT DIE-ALOGUEIf you like DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-homeDIE-ALOGUE is sponsored in part by She’s Birdie – the stylish and effective, personal safety alarms that I honestly don’t leave home without! You can get 10% off your Birdie purchase when you shop this link: https://www.shesbirdie.com/?rfsn=4885943.d5e5e8Thank you for joining the conversation. You can always drop me a line via my website https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/discover/#contactvia or via email: rebekah@yellowtapemedia.comDIE-ALOGUE is part of the Crawlspace Network, and is hosted and edited by Rebekah Sebastian. Audio engineering and additional editing by Jason Usry. @jasonusryTheme song by OIivia Himes. @oliviaprimehimes

What does your safety look like? Trauma and sex education expert, Jimanekia Eborn, asks this question and allows victims and survivors to answer it for themselves.Today we are taking a more intimate, less legislative/legal look at consent. Jiamekia Eborn is the perfect person to help us do so.Jimanekia, a self- entitled TRAUMA QUEEN, is no stranger to the world of trauma, crime and consent. Jimanekia shares how she wanted to help others impacted by trauma, but the way in which she ended up doing that was completely different from her original plan. Learn more about her work, her podcast, and the important services she provides: CONNECT WITH JIMANEKIAhttps://www.instagram.com/jimanekia/https://twitter.com/Jimanekia LEARN ABOUT JIMANEKIA’S WORKhttps://traumaqueen.love/https://www.tendingthegarden.love/https://www.instagram.com/tendingthegarden.4.sas/ MORE ABOUT DIE-ALOGUEIf you like DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-homeDIE-ALOGUE is sponsored in part by She’s Birdie – the stylish and effective, personal safety alarms that I honestly don’t leave home without! You can get 10% off your Birdie purchase when you shop this link: https://www.shesbirdie.com/?rfsn=4885943.d5e5e8Thank you for joining the conversation. You can always drop me a line via my website https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/discover/#contactvia or via email: rebekah@yellowtapemedia.comDIE-ALOGUE is part of the Crawlspace Network, and is hosted and edited by Rebekah Sebastian. Audio engineering and additional editing by Jason Usry. @jasonusryTheme song by OIivia Himes. @oliviaprimehimes

*Content Warning* Today's episode deals with consent and sexual assault, please listen with care and refer to the show notes below for resources.What are three F words that should never take place in Sex? Force, Fear, and Fraud. Today’s episode will empower you to demand justice for victims and survivors of sexual assault.After surviving three sexual assaults, Joyce Short began researching penal law in the United States and what she found was terrifying. There is no way to guarantee equal protection under the law when here is no consistent definition for consent across the country.Joyce shares the very important definition of the word consent along with practical advice for survivors to help them find justice. Learn more about her work, her book, and the CAN Network (Consent Awareness Network) so you can demand change from your local legislators.RESOURCESTEDx Talk: http://bit.ly/DefineConsent- When YES Means NO - The Truth About ConsentThe Book: Your Consent - The Key to Conquering Sexual Assault http://bit.ly/YourConsentEYour Consent for Kids (Cartoon on You Tube) http://bit.ly/YourConsentForKidsChange.org Petition to Support NY State's Consent Bills: http://bit.ly/BillPetition Email address: Info@ConsentAwareness.netWebsite: http://ConsentAwareness.netInsta: @yourconsentFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortjoyce Donations: https://consentawareness.net/donate/ MORE ABOUT DIE-ALOGUEIf you like DIE-ALOGUE, here is how you can support the show:Subscribe/follow on your podcast app - make sure you get new episodes downloaded!Leave a five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Rate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation/id1470890320Follow the show share it on Instagram and Twitter and tag @diealoguepresentsBecome a DIE-HARD on Patreon and receive early, ad-free + bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/creator-home