Speaking of Crime

Dec 18 2024 47 ep. 32 mins 188
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A true crime series investigating mysterious unsolved cases. Real people, real stories, real crimes. With your hosts Jia and John

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Trailer Season 3 Episode 5

Dec 18 2024 2 mins  
Yes we are back! Check out our trailer for the upcoming episodes! More to come!

Andre Brown’s Wrongful Conviction | Freedom

May 12 2023 32 mins  
Andre and Tameka set out to hire a private investigator to uncover anything and everything they could. This new information provided by Jamael, coupled with Andre’s access to the law library and learning the law, made him realize there may be a way out. Music in this episode provided by Artlist:Dark Hollows by g-yerro Yonatan Riklis - Tales of the Mind Yehezkel Raz - Deep Blue

Andre Brown’s Wrongful Conviction | The Key To Getting Out Of Prison

Apr 13 2023 26 mins  
Who was this “old-timer”, as Andre calls him? Why did he approach Andre? What did he want? And where did he want Andre to go with him? These were the questions going through Andre’s mind. Music in this episode provided by Artlist: Onyx Music - Flowing Water Javapsych - Chilean Seabass Greg McKay - Written Words Episode written by: Jia Wertz Episode produced by: Studio G Yo

Andre Brown’s Wrongful Conviction | Incarcerated For 23 Years

Apr 08 2023 32 mins  
Andre had been shot in 1998, a year prior to this crime being committed, but his recovery was extensive – Andre almost lost his life when he got shot. A year later he was still unable to walk properly, let alone run. Yet, he was still identified in a line up as the assailant. Music in this episode provided by Artlist:Yotam Agam - 6 Sol Denhollander - Outside Your Grace Nono - Gr

Andre Brown’s Wrongful Conviction | Lookalike

Apr 05 2023 25 mins  
How many times have you heard the phrase, “you look so much like someone I know”? I hear it all the time, but I rarely think about that statement much after it’s said. Sometimes I wonder if I saw the person they are referring to, would I also think they look like me, or not at all. And that is usually the extent of the energy or thought I give to it. For Andre Brown, a 21-y

Remembering Pravin

Mar 26 2023 46 mins  
Every year, on Pravin’s death anniversary, his family holds an annual memorial in Carbondale, at the exact location where Pravin took his last breath. It’s not an easy spot to get to, especially in the winter time with the tough terrain, but Lovely and her family make the 6-hour drive every February to gather in Pravin’s memory and say a prayer for him. Music in this episode

The Retrial

Mar 16 2023 30 mins  
By the time Judge Mark Clarke overturned the jury’s guilty verdict and let Gaege walk free, it had already been four and a half years since Pravin’s passing – and yet, Pravin’s family was back at square one having to try this case all over again. And there was still no justice. Music in this episode provided by Artlist: Suraj Nepal - Mithila Vibes Unbearable Heavies Idolizi

Judge Mark Clarke

Mar 07 2023 42 mins  
Lovely was quoted as saying, “ I wanted the world to know that my son was not a drug-dealer, he was not drunk. He died because he was hit. I did not want Gaege to be put behind bars for his life. But yes, I wanted him to know that there are consequences to your actions and I want the law to hold him accountable.” Music in this episode provided by Artlist: Roie Shpigler - Phanto

Sentencing

Feb 22 2023 34 mins  
After firing Wepsiec, Gaege needed to hire a new attorney. This is where Steve Greenberg came into the picture – Grenberg is the same lawyer who represented R. Kelly when he was facing criminal charges. Music in this episode provided by Artlist: Sémø - Fractured Timeline Noam Zaguri - In a Heartbeat Yehezkel Raz - When the Sunrise - (Instrumental Version) Yotam Agam - Fractal

The Verdict

Feb 13 2023 19 mins  
Pravin’s family stayed with Robinson when court was adjourned, from 4:00 pm onwards, waiting for the jury to reach a verdict. They were in the very same office where they had initially met David Robinson for the first time. Then, at almost 11:00 pm, a police guard came in and told Robinson that it was time to head back to court. The jury deliberated for seven hours, and had fina