In Episode 16, Kyle and Lisa looked at the case against Benjamin Cole, who is scheduled to face execution in Oklahoma on October 20, 2022. On December 20, 2002, Cole killed his 9-month old daughter, Brianna while his wife was out of their home doing laundry. We’ll talk about the crime, Cole’s trial, his appeals and post-conviction claims, which have included multiple attempts by his attorneys to challenge his competency in both state and federal court. We’ll also address some of the misconceptions regarding criminal culpability and competency to be tried and/or executed in the context of the legal system.

In Episode 15, Kyle and Lisa looked at the case against James Allen Coddington. In March, 1997, Coddington murdered his friend, 73-year old Albert Troy Hale, when Mr. Hale refused to lend him money to fuel a drug binge. They talked about the case against Coddington, his trial, resentencing and direct appeals, along with his state and federal post-conviction claims. They also talked about the controversy surrounding his August 25, 2022 execution and the information put forth by his advocates regarding his alleged remorse and the facts of his case. They also marked the 21st Anniversary of the 09/11 attacks on New York, NY and Washington, DC and the tragic loss of lives in Shanksville, PA. Finally, they paid tribute to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on 09/08/2022. Queen Elizabeth II - 1926-2022

In Episode 14, Kyle and Lisa wrap up their look at State of Oklahoma v. Richard Eugene Glossip, who was convicted of arranging the January 7, 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, his boss at the Best Budget Inn in Oklahoma City. Part 1, looked at the case against Glossip, the legal proceedings that included 2 trials, a direct appeal and state and federal post-conviction claims. Part 2, covered Glossip’s 2015 execution dates, his challenge to Oklahoma’s use of midazolam in its execution protocol, the successive post-conviction claims raised by Colorado attorney Don Knight and his campaign in the court of public opinion, including the efforts by Oklahoma Legislators. In Part 3, they talked about the continued campaign on Glossip’s behalf in the court of public opinion, the investigation conducted by anti-death penalty advocates from Reed Smith, LLP and their claims of “new evidence.” Finally, they briefly previewed Glossip’s 2022 post-conviction claims and the process leading up to his execution which has been scheduled for September 22, 2022.

In Episode 13, Kyle and Lisa talk about State of Oklahoma v. Richard Eugene Glossip, who was was convicted of arranging the murder of his boss, Barry Van Treese, at the Best Budget Inn in Oklahoma City on January 7, 1997. In Part 1, they looked at the case against Glossip, the legal proceedings that included 2 trials, a direct appeal and state and federal post-conviction claims. In Part 2, they talked about Glossip’s 2015 execution dates, his challenge to Oklahoma’s use of midazolam in its execution protocol and the September date that did not go forward because of a drug mix-up. Then they talked about the efforts of Colorado attorney Don Knight in the court of public opinion, Glossip’s successive state post-conviction claim and renewed efforts to influence the court of public opinion by Oklahoma Legislators.

In Episode 12, Part 1, Kyle and Lisa talk about the January 7, 1997 murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City, OK. The motel manager, Richard Eugene Glossip, was convicted of arranging that the murder with motel maintenance man Justin Sneed. After Sneed killed Van Treese, he and Glossip split about $4,000.00 in cash taken from under the front seat of Van Treese's car. Glossip came under suspicion not because of Sneed, but due to the fact that he admitted that Sneed confessed committing the murder to him and multiple inconsistent statements he made to motel employees and police about Mr. Van Treese's whereabouts on the morning after his murder. Kyle and Lisa talked about Glossip's legal proceedings, which included 2 trials, direct appeal and state and federal post-conviction claims.

In this bonus episode, I talked to Rick Mullenax of Burn After Reading, whose WM3 episodes include "Perception Isn't Always Reality" and The Forgotten West Memphis Three," which is a review of Bob Ruff's Oxygen series. Rick and I talked about his examination of the WM3 case, future episodes on his YouTube channel and the denial of Echols' request for additional DNA testing that was issued by Judge Tonya Alexander on Thursday, June 23, 2022. We also talked about the next steps and the potential implications of Echols' planned appeal.

In Episode 11, Kyle and Lisa talk about the May 5, 1993 murders of Christopher Byers, Steve Branch and Michael Moore, in West Memphis, Arkansas. Their bodies were found bound and naked in a ditch in an area known to locals as “Robin Hood Hills,” a patch of woods bordering the boys’ subdivision. On June 3, 1993, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were arrested after Miskelley confessed to West Memphis detectives. The three were convicted after two separate trials in 1994. Their campaign in the court of public opinion started with Paradise Lost: The Child Murders in Robin Hood Hills and continues today with press releases alleging that the State of Arkansas has an obligation to allow re-testing of DNA evidence. Kyle and I will talk about the evidence against the three killers, their direct appeals and state post-conviction claims and outcomes, the inconclusive DNA testing conducted between 2005 and 2011 and the Alford pleas, which were entered instead of the three killers presenting their allegedly exculpatory evidence at new trial hearings that were set to begin in December, 2011.

In Episode 10, Lisa talked to Joe Nevills (and Natalie Voss Nevills) about the 148th Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby being held on May 6 and May 7, 2022. Lisa has loved horses and ponies all of her life and has been a fan of horse racing since Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973. She's experienced the joy of seeing five Triple Crown winners in her lifetime and the heartbreak when young horses like Ruffian, Eight Belles and Barbaro couldn't be saved after an injury. Our lives have highs and lows, but we keep moving forward and horse racing is no different. Those connected to the industry do what they do because they love the horses and they love the sport. Her first guest, Joe Nevills, is the Bloodstock Editor at The Paulick Report, a turf writer, Arabian enthusiast and expert and Eclipse Award winner for his feature article Biting the Dust: A Long Goodbye to Mount Pleasant Meadows. Joe’s love for horses comes from his family’s Belgian draft horses and his grandfather’s thoroughbreds who raced on Michigan tracks. Her second guest was Natalie Voss Nevills, 3-time Eclipse award winning writer and Editor-in-Chief at The Paulick Report, who has embarked on a new journey with OTTB Underscore, lovingly known as Blueberry. Natalie’s 2020 Eclipse Awards were for articles in both the writing and feature/commentary categories. Her feature article was titled, “An Angel on His Shoulder” This Thoroughbred’s Fate was Writen in Ink.

In Episode 9, Kyle and Lisa talked about State of Texas v. Melissa Elizabeth Lucio. Lucio was convicted and sentenced to death in connection with the February 17, 2017 death of her 2-year old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. During five hours of interrogation, Lucio admitted abusing Mariah to investigators and denied that her husband or children inflicted the many bruises and injuries observed on Mariah's body. Lucio also insisted that Mariah's fatal injuries were sustained two days before her death as the result of a fall down a flight of stairs. Recently, the Innocence Project inserted itself into the case, claiming that Mariah was never abused and bringing experts into the case to bolster their claim that Mariah's fatal injuries and extensive bruising were the result of a fall and clotting disorder. They talked about the evidence against Lucio, the twisted version of events being presented by the IP and the claims that led the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to grant Lucio a stay of execution and remand four of her successive state post-conviction claims to the trial court for further development. For more information about next week's guests, you can find articles at paulickreport.com, www.joenevills.com and www.natalievoss.com.

In Episode 8, Kyle and Lisa discuss the August 14, 1980 murder of Playboy Playmate, Dorothy Stratten. Dorothy was more than a pretty face, who stepped off the pages of Playboy and onto our television and theater screens. During the two years between her arrival in Los Angeles and her casting in the movie They All Laughed, Dorothy grew from a shy, confused little girl into a confident woman, who knew what she wanted and knew how to stand up for herself. Unfortunately, that meant that Dorothy quickly outgrew her hustler boyfriend, later her husband, Paul Snider. While Snider had some success with promoting car shows and events in Vancouver, they never made enough money to support his extravagant tastes, which included expensive sports cars and a jewel encrusted Star of David pendant. They talked about Dorothy’s early life, her family, her relationship with the older Snider, their eventual marriage and her meteoric rise to stardom, which ended when her husband placed the barrel of a shotgun to her face and pulled the trigger.