Court Junkie

01/10/2025

Part 2 of our coverage of Donna Adelson's trial is now live!
In July 2014, FSU law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in the driveway of his Tallahassee home. In this episode, we go over the long-awaited case against Dan’s former mother-in-law, Donna Adelson.
Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4m5QD4p7r6PDozeAUzFdvp?si=O3Zo6DgoRmOECALmBljh3g
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-donna-adelson-trial-part-2-of-3/id1144137857?i=1000729390281

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17/09/2025

🚨 NEW! Part 1 of our coverage of Donna Adelson's trial is live.

In July 2014, FSU law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in the driveway of his Tallahassee home. In this episode, we go over the long-awaited case against Dan's former mother in law, Donna Adelson.

🎧 Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-donna-adelson-trial/id1144137857?i=1000727212368
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Pk5PlI2SaYHuxxtIWjC7G?si=BQq4z1TpQTyZQf-zh7Y3XA

04/09/2025

"The Case of Collin Griffith" is out now.

In February 2023, 15-year-old Collin Griffith killed his father in what he said was self-defense. 18 months later, he killed his mother too. Would the jury believe his second self-defense claim?

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:
Apple Podcasts:
Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-case-of-collin-griffith/id1144137857?i=1000724850732https://open.spotify.com/episode/146QfvJkDcHjQTtCv8VzmH?si=Q0_Q8NlxRAOebhxb56V8kQ

19/08/2025

Our latest episode is live - The Mysterious Death in Tarpon Springs

In May 2014, 74-year-old Dr. Steven Schwartz was found shot to death in his Tarpon Springs home. Investigators soon found the killer, but was there more to the story?

Listen below or wherever you listen to podcasts!
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mysterious-death-in-tarpon-springs/id1144137857?i=1000722594430
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0EERtE4lu3BWmkRhnuwgmk?si=50em_2JiQBSBAh4WA7DcuQ

05/08/2025

🎧 Our newest episode is live right now: The Natalie Cochran Trial

In January 2025, Natalie Cochran went on trial for the murder of her husband, Michael Cochran. According to prosecutors, Natalie had scammed her loved ones out of thousands of dollars, but was she also a murderer?

Listen at the links below or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/natalie-cochran-trial/id1144137857?i=1000720669957
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0modH1SkDxTaFXIPG1IRtZ?si=COw8VfW7TxKABdCLiJH33w

22/07/2025

📌NEW EPISODE! The Linda Stermer Retrial
In January 2007, 42-year-old Todd Stermer died in a tragic house fire. According to prosecutors, it wasn’t an accident. It was murder.

Listen at the links below or wherever you get your podcasts!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-linda-stermer-retrial/id1144137857?i=1000718397233
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1I9OmhQGpTxf9zGSU6GzMC?si=cpZE3y7wSmiyr4kIMGj5OA

08/07/2025

Part 2 of our coverage of Timothy Forshee is live. Special thank you to Kelly Todd Brewer for speaking to us for this episode, we are honored to have been able to share her story.

After the tragic murder of 34-year-old Maria Willson in October 2001, investigators in Michigan uncover their lead suspect’s dangerous past.

Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-violence-part-2/id1144137857?i=1000716263954

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nlthESvcDxnrysOHhUZjF?si=xVcqCyh1QT-o8hjPBVqxew

25/06/2025

New episode out now.
In October 2001, 34-year-old Maria Willson was found murdered in her car in Kalamazoo, Michigan. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered their lead suspect's violent past.
This is Part 1 of a two-part story.

Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/40mGMyCm1LdVTdoJKvza7j?si=QyuIru7KQgmkRVFZhqPsrg
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-violence-part-1/id1144137857?i=1000714436996

28/05/2025

NEW EPISODE!
In January 2023, there was a tragic shooting at a Daytona Beach Hospital, killing 77-year-old Jerry Gilland. The question of WHY the shooting happened would be the central focus later in court.

Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lockdown-at-the-hospital-ellen-gilland/id1144137857?i=1000710213049
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zBp7rLDbtXWIGtdKoL2cy?si=Nr-dI2OdRMy1RaRBMhY-IA

13/05/2025

The fourth and final part of our coverage of Karen Read's 2024 trial is live!

Thank you for all the kind feedback on this mini series, I am thrilled to hear so many of you enjoyed this breakdown of this case. Let me know your final thoughts on this case in the comments!

Listen to part 4 below or wherever you listen to podcasts!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-vs-karen-read-2024-trial-final-part/id1144137857?i=1000708221022

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0bnAyVPtICUAJ9GxnmMAtX?si=4HNuzS6RSG20DbM-Kw2tnA

29/04/2025

Part 3 of 4 of the trial coverage is live! There was way too much testimony that I was unable to cut out. Sorry for any inconvenience to those hoping I could do it in three episodes.


Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-vs-karen-read-2024-trial-part-3/id1144137857?i=1000705352418

https://open.spotify.com/episode/51WMSwg2I2UqgGmCaiixPc?si=RMwsjDoQSlGAwXoLSRIDzw

15/04/2025

Part 2 of our Karen Read 2024 Trial coverage is live!

After Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found dead on a front lawn in January 2022, his girlfriend, Karen Read, was arrested. At her 2024 trial, prosecutors accused Karen of hitting John with her car and then leaving him to die in the cold. The defense, however, told the jury that Karen was framed and that there was a massive coverup.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-vs-karen-read-2024-trial-part-2/id1144137857?i=1000703544938
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6a4RaxlaLLBkNmaYN2Q0rc?si=nVqLYzDzTd-Jp389ccJO0A