Speaker
Mike Nardi
Appearances over time
2 episodes
Episodes
2
Podcasts
Quotes & moments
In writings found in his backpack, Mangione cited that the US has the most expensive healthcare system yet ranks roughly 42nd in life expectancy worldwide.
Mangione's writings described UnitedHealthcare's parent United as the 5th largest company in the US by market cap, questioning whether growth benefited patients.
The medical examiner determined Faith Hedgepeth died around 2:51 AM — before her roommate Karina claimed to have left the apartment after 4 AM.
Crime scene investigators found a 2-inch transfer bloodstain in the bathroom right where Faith Hedgepeth's roommate Karina said she had been sitting the night of the murder.
Keith Morrison returns to a case he first covered in 2013 — the murder of teen track star Mickey Costanzo in a tiny Nevada casino town. It has obsession, jealousy, a love triangle, and a jailhouse interview. Morrison calls it Shakespearean, and he's not wrong.
Mangione's defense team secretly filed a psychiatric 'extreme emotional disturbance' notice months ago — but when the judge unsealed it publicly, they pulled it within 24 hours. By briefly signaling Mangione might admit to the killing, they potentially strengthened the prosecution's resolve.
Extreme emotional disturbance defense requires proving three things: the defendant was genuinely disturbed, there's a reasonable explanation for it, and it was present at the moment of the killing. Even if you win, the best outcome is a manslaughter conviction instead of murder — you still go to prison.
Jamey Laird's testimony blew up the narrative that the affair had ended months before Maya vanished. They were still messaging the day she disappeared — and just two days earlier, Larry had called Jamey's wife to expose the affair, sending Jamey into a spiral.
Former Bardstown police officer Nick Houck arrived at his perjury arraignment without his attorney — who told him to proceed alone. Nick told the judge he had no idea why he'd been charged, and a public defender was hastily assigned for the hearing.
The defense team for Tyler Robinson, accused of killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah campus debate, wants the death penalty removed because a prosecutor discussed an inconclusive ballistics report with media outlets. The judge is now weighing whether to hold the prosecution in contempt.
The Supreme Court reversed the federal appeals court that had overturned Pedro Hernandez's conviction for killing six-year-old Etan Patz. Hernandez, now 64, will serve out his 25-years-to-life sentence without a new trial.
In the finale of 'Five Miles From Home,' Cody's then-fiancée Toni Fratto describes being too terrified to flee, believing that even driving away would only make things worse. She feared she'd be killed as a witness.
Jamey Laird testified that Larry controlled when Maya could drive — he drove her to work and back every day. Maya's secret code name for Larry was 'V for Voldemort.' She was planning to file for divorce after her daughter's Big Bear birthday trip that never happened.
Mickey Costanzo called her family every 15 minutes. When she went silent, the whole town of West Wendover turned out to search. They hoped she was alive. They suspected she wasn't. Her body was found buried in a shallow grave in the desert.
Mangione's writings called healthcare executives 'parasites' and cited the US ranking 42nd in life expectancy despite having the world's most expensive healthcare system. His defense needs to link this to his emotional state at the moment of the shooting — not just general anger.
Larry Millete's messages to spellcasters started with wanting Maya to love him again, then escalated to explicit sexual demands, requests to punish her, and even asking for her to suffer a broken bone. When Maya disappeared, every single spell request about her stopped immediately — a pattern prosecutors are using to argue he knew exactly where she was.
Larry Millete thought he was communicating with Tess Joy, a mystical blonde woman he met online. In court, the jury met Frank Peavey — an SEO worker by day who claimed to have joined a mystical coven in 1997 and earned a degree from a university that doesn't exist. He sent 27 messages a day to Larry; Frank says most clients send two.
The defense drilled one point in cross: not a single spell asked for Maya to disappear or die. Every purchase was about keeping her in Larry's life. It's a thin line between obsession and love — and the defense wants the jury to see a desperate husband, not a cold-blooded killer.
Maya Millete was having an affair with her married coworker Jamie Laird, whose wife was three months pregnant when it started. The anniversary of their affair was the same day Maya vanished. The next day, his wife gave birth. The defense wanted to point to Laird as the killer — but the judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to bring it up in court.
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- True Crime 67%
- Health & Fitness 33%
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