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Watch the Crime Weekly cover or Actual Social Justice cover on Adnan Syed case b'cos HBO and Undisclosed lied and omitted the hard truths and facts actually presented at the original trials. Anyone who follows the case closely will see that this is a guilty man acting as the victim. He was not convicted due to prejudice based on his race or religion in '99, he got convicted because all evidence pointed to him, his accomplice confessed, and he has no alibi but had a very strong motive to kill the girl who broke his heart and not days later got a new beau.

This is an excellent production in terms of content but for the love of ears please get a decent audio set up. It’s almost 2023 and for less than 200 bucks you can improve greatly. I can’t listen with headphones – ears bleed.

This Papini lady needs way more prison time. Aside from the wasted resources and who knows the amount of money that truly cost because people volunteered their time, vehicles, etc., she had an entire state in panic wondering if it could happen to them next (before she was "found"). So a state in panic for nearly a month. 18 months. People caught with pot and I don't mean drug dealers have gotten more time. At least were I live.

Always remember how the alleged Rapist Doctor of the Kennedy family was let off after previous victims were Kept out. Then his lawyer married the juror who helped him get RF. Power still works

I can tell you why Sherri did what she did!! ATTENTION!! Plane and simple!!

She did it for attention.. it’s bored housewife syndrome

Mr Adnans case is so SAD. He was a kid and the victims family was lured with lies. Poor lee

These defamation lawsuits are a disturbing and frightening trend. We are on the cusp of losing our freedom of speech and no one will realize until it’s too late 😔

Hi Josh & Neil. Great episode- always is. With the Papini case, you touched on the deterrence issue. I’m a Criminology student and I was thinking under the Sentencing purposes, the judge came down extra hard on her both as a specific and general deterrence. What she did was reprehensible in wasting law enforcement resources, that could’ve helped real victims, and claiming compensation which is stealing from real victims. So I believe the judge is sending a message to her and the public that you will go to jail and you will have to pay back money. It’s a shame they couldn’t give her 5 years.
I have a question in regards to Propensity evidence. In Australia PE is only allowed in if it is “strikingly similar”. Of course probative value must substantially outweigh the prejudicial risk. Is it the same in the US? Or does it depend on the case? You mentioned the OJ Simpson case and of course we now know a history of DV can often lead to murder on separation, so that would be a tendency towards violence/murder which is similar? How does it work there? 🤔

Neil – I’ve started following your podcast too. Looks interesting.

What about prossicuters political ambitions and it's affect on their reluctance to usurp their own case in regards to opening the book, so to speak to the defence or the media and also law enforcement personnel who rule suspects to be person of interest or not such as in the Kalie Rodny case ? I saw a cold case show recently where a small town news reporter in the mid west was abducted and killed many years ago and was never solved but that a serial rapest lived down the street at that time but wasn't considered to be a person of interest. The point being that crappy police work is a factor too.

This does doesn't happen in criminal court our family courts are corrupt if you would ask me that 20 years ago I would have said no way when you hwhen you have children being taken away from one parent while the other parent is abusing the child and there's nothing you can do about it because that parent works for the courts we're in big trouble

The Adnan and Avery case have always made me feel like our justice system is flawed. I am so happy that Adnan finally got released and I hope he is not institutionalized mentally. He was just so young and the world was a very different place now. I wish him the best life! His future was so promising when he was arrested. I hope he can become what he always wanted to be.

I completely understand doing right by the victim’s family.. but I think a lot of persecutors just want another notch on their belt…and that’s where, my friends, we get huge injustice for both parties.. wrong ppl get jail, not the right ppl are persecuted.. unbelievable!!

I understand for lawyers it's a job and you just want to win. That's why I'm not a lawyer. I want the truth. If you did the thing you need to pay the consequences. If they didn't do the thing, then being a lawyer would be great to defend them but a lot of times they did the thing.

Alex Jones response 😄😄😄

18 months isnt long enough for papini!!

I feel 💔💔💔 for 23 years of his life gone for something he didn't do. I pray the remainder of his life is blessed beyond measure. 🙏

Doesnt even know the victims name, what a scumbag.

Your partner in crime no pun intended seems like he’s doing a free commercial on your podcast he at least owes you a coffee lol