Two cases attempt to employ the contentious “gay panic” defense to wildly different results. After two hookups go sideways, a gay man and transgender woman are murdered. But what is the difference between these two killings and the trials that came after? Why are we still using the "gay panic” defense in the court of law? And is using this defense its own type of hate crime if it further persecutes members of the LGBTQ community? 

Host Daryn Carp is joined by scholar Dr. Warren Carsten Andresen to discuss the gay and trans panic defense and how it is still used today. 

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A woman is found dead in her home and a questionable investigation leads to a decades-long search for justice.  Was Lorelei Bringe planning to leave her husband before her murder?  How is it possible for an investigation to be so mismanaged?  What did it take to re-open this cold case decades later, and how was it eventually solved?

Host Daryn Carp is joined by Joe Kennedy to dive into the exasperating details of the investigation and cold cases to reveal how justice was finally served.

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After a body is found in the woods, an autopsy cannot reveal a cause of death and a murderous mystery is born.  How could Jeannette DePalm have died with no clear or obvious injuries?  Was this a satanic or occult sacrifice?  And although this is considered a “suspicious” active case to this day, what would it take for this case to be considered a homicide?

Host Daryn Carp is joined by Michelle Belanger to discuss the scary circumstances at the scene and why very few people involved with this case wants to speak on the record.

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An American actress is killed by her stalker, paving the way for a whole new category of crime: murder by celebrity obsession.  But if the stalker claims mental illness, how does that affect the trial?  What anti-stalking laws were born as a result of this case?  And had she not been famous, would Rebecca Shaeffer still be alive? 

Host Daryn Carp is joined by Dr. James Horan, author of “Celebrity Worshippers: Inside the Minds of Stargazer” to get answers to all her burning questions about this case.

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A man is convicted of brutally killing his family on Christmas Eve, but his trial brings an alarming amount of inconsistencies and unanswered questions.  How do prosecutors explain the perplexing crime scene?  Did the judge have it out for the defendant at the trial?  And with new evidence pointing towards his innocence, why hasn’t there been a successful appeal?

Host Daryn Carp is taken aback by this potential miscarriage of justice and is joined by defense attorney Ralph ‘Terry’ Hadley III to dive into the details of the case against Tommy Ziegler.

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A Texas man is inexplicably sentenced to death row based on the testimony of a hypnotized witness.  But can this testimony be believed?  Why was the witness allowed to change her recollection?  Can investigative hypnosis be considered an effective tool for law enforcement?  And how many people are in prison right now as a result of this practice, particularly in Texas?

Host Daryn Carp is joined by Dallas Morning News reporter Lauren McGaughy to rewind the tape and parse through the details of this hypnotizing case against Charles Don Flores.

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Listen to an episode of Daryn Carp's other true crime podcast, Shaken and Disturbed, where she and her co-host John Thrasher share their immediate reactions and thoughts about the updates in Adnan Syed's case. 

A Maryland judge has vacated Adnan Syed's original murder conviction from 1999 in a shocking development in this highly-publicized case. Adnan Syed was released from prison, walked out of the court house, and went home to be with his family. So what happens next? John Thrasher and Daryn Carp break down the details of the original conviction, the hearing, and what's next for the ACTUAL murderer of Hae Min Lee.

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After a childhood marred by trauma, a woman goes on a decades-long fire-setting spree resulting in several deaths.  Did Shirley Winters mean to kill, or was this arson gone out of control?   Why was she able to remain free for so long while tragedy followed in her wake?  Is this a case of inherited trauma manifesting, or intentional murder, or both?

Host Daryn Carp digs into her perplexing questions surrounding this case and is joined by fire investigator Ron Ryan, who also wrote a novel based on the life and crimes of Shirley Winters. 

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A wife and mother of two calls 911 claiming an intruder shot her husband, but as investigators dig deeper they find stunning inconsistencies in Kim Boone’s story.  What about this perplexing crime scene?  How did the fire in the home start?  Did domestic abuse play a role?  Why didn’t anyone believe Kim’s husband when he said his wife was trying to kill him? 

Host Daryn Carp is joined by investigative journalist Jessica Lauren to unearth and attempt to answer all her burning questions about this perplexing case and its unbelievable aftermath.

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When Lori Ruff dies by suicide, her family finds a hidden box containing documents suggesting there is much more to her tragic story.  Who, or what, was Lori running from?   What had she done, and what was done to her?  Was Lori even her real name?  And who is to blame for her eventual suicide?

Lori’s death opened a pandora’s box of unanswered questions.  Host Daryn Carp is joined by Kenda Martinez, the citizen sleuth who led a community of online detectives to get to the bottom of Lori’s story.

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