In this special episode of Crime Beat, you will meet Janine Madera, a fierce advocate for justice who works as a homicide prosecutor in the Orange County District Attorney's Office. She has tried 72 trials and won 57 convictions without hearing a word of testimony. Madera is deaf and operates in the courtroom with strategically placed sign language interpreters. But her deafness isn't the most important part of her story. Janine Madera was raped as a child, and she decided as a pre-teen that she was going to someday work to put criminals behind bars.
Sep 6, 2020
47 min
The "Crime Beat" team offers insight into Season 2 at a Coast Conversation event, and we wrap the season with updates on what is going on with key people you met along the way.
Jan 16, 2020
1 hr 1 min
Xavier Lopez gave a final statement that proved truth still wasn't part of his defense strategy.
Jan 9, 2020
1 hr 6 min
You will hear the entire interview with Sam Lopez from the day Cathy Torrez's body was found.
Jan 2, 2020
1 hr 10 min
Detective Daron Wyatt takes us on a tour of Placentia to show where and how Cathy's murder took place.
Dec 26, 2019
34 min
Was Cathy Torrez pregnant? One of the witnesses makes an incredible revelation.
Dec 19, 2019
35 min
After 13 years, police arrest four suspects in the murder of Cathy Torrez.
Dec 12, 2019
31 min
The Cathy Torrez murder investigation is dead. No one is investigating. Mary Bennett and Daron Wyatt can't seem to find anyone who cares.
Dec 5, 2019
32 min
Rebecca Lavoie, host of "Crime Writers On," talks with Crime Beat host Keith Sharon about podcasting, journalism and some of the best true crime podcasts of all time.
Nov 27, 2019
32 min
Police finally find a fingerprint and some DNA evidence, but neither belongs to Sam Lopez.
Nov 21, 2019
36 min
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