Disturbing new details in the case of a mother accused of cutting her own daughter’s baby from her womb: Rebecca Park’s fiancé testified that before he dated Rebecca, he was sleeping with her biological mother. Rebecca was just 22 and nearly full-term when she disappeared in Michigan. She was later found dead in the woods, and her baby was missing. Her biological mother, Cortney Bartholomew, and Cortney’s husband, Bradly Bartholomew, are charged with murder, torture, and a slew of other crimes.

Do Jane Doe’s own words undermine her allegations—or should investigators have dug deeper before closing the door? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by former Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Jill Konviser for a fiery debate over the Cornell 7 rape allegations, Jane Doe’s conflicting accounts, and the district attorney’s decision that no crime occurred. Judge Konviser calls his handling of the case a “dereliction” of his duties, and explains why she believes the investigation fell short. Previous Episodes:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0nJNrz1biE

Florida mother Nathalie Belizaire is accused of leaving FOUR children home alone while she took a tropical getaway. Police found the siblings hiding together in a bathroom, and when their mother got off the ship, authorities were waiting. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the shocking bodycam footage and Judge Mindy Glazer’s blistering reaction. The mother denies the child neglect allegations and claims the baby’s father set her up.

Lynette Hooker is still missing. Her husband Brian Hooker is making weed runs in California and hanging out in his mom’s garage. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani examine Brian Hooker’s pot-store outing, his behavior amid the federal investigation, and the potential legal consequences if investigators can disprove his story. Could evidence aboard Soulmate become the key to the Lynette Hooker case? Brian has not been charged in connection with his wife’s disappearance.Previous Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxEAbh-aNbMJM9aXDZC-jSEPRZCcbEALS

New text messages and Jane Doe’s full six-page police statement are fueling a fresh firestorm over the Cornell University fraternity allegations, with disturbing details and messages that demand a closer look. From her account of sex and ketamine use inside the Chi Phi fraternity house to the revealing texts she sent afterward, it’s fueling a question a lot of people are asking: if the media had these full text exchanges from the beginning, why are we only seeing them now? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield examines Jane Doe’s text exchanges with two of the fraternity members, and the FULL six-page police statement about the October 2024 encounter at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. 

Could the missing women’s bodies have been dissolved and washed down the pipes? The FBI is searching floors, walls, and basement plumbing at Philadelphia’s “House of Horrors” as investigators examine whether chemicals were used to dispose of human remains through “wet cremation.” At least seven missing women have been linked to the home of filmmaker and suspected serial killer Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, where authorities recovered more than a million digital files. No bodies have been recovered. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the new forensic search, the wet cremation investigation, and a family’s account that missing woman Nicole Fusaro was identified in the disturbing footage. Plus, women describe their experiences inside the house.

Christa Pike kept a piece of her teenage victim’s skull as a trophy, but after surviving Tennessee’s botched execution, her lawyers are demanding mercy. Convicted of torturing and murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs and has now regained consciousness. But can Tennessee take her back to the death chamber? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by criminal defense attorney and former homicide prosecutor Paul Callan, who helped prosecute “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz, to break down the latest updates on Pike’s condition, whether she can be executed again, and the fight over her death sentence.For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to https://Smalls.com/DDS

One of the men accused in the Cornell rape case says Jane Doe sexually assaulted HIM while he was incapacitated, and that Cornell University failed to tell him about his rights as a sexual assault survivor. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Megyn Kelly joins Ashleigh to challenge the discrepancies between Jane Doe’s original police statement and her civil lawsuit, question the media’s coverage, and discuss whether the accuser should remain anonymous while the accused men are publicly named. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to https://Smalls.com/DDSCase Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0nJNrz1biE

Jane Doe texted “none of the sexual stuff was illegal" and "i love u king” to a man she later accused of rape, and now her private messages and secretly recorded calls are fueling explosive questions about the Cornell fraternity case. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by Dan Abrams to examine Jane Doe’s texts, the recorded conversations, and the allegations in her civil lawsuit. They discuss the renewed investigation led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, Governor Kathy Hochul’s intervention, and the questions facing Cornell and the district attorney. The accused men deny wrongdoing and have not been criminally charged in this case. 

Crybaby pastor Caleb Flynn had the nerve to quote scripture and deny murdering his wife while his own daughters tore into him for taking their mother’s life and destroying the family he claimed to love. At his sentencing for Ashley Flynn’s murder, the former American Idol contestant wept as his parents pleaded for mercy and insisted he was remorseful, even as he refused to admit what a jury had convicted him of doing. One daughter asked him to finally confess and made clear she had no plans to visit him in prison, where he will spend the rest of his life without parole. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Caleb Flynn’s sentencing, including his daughters’ blistering statements and Ashley’s father offering forgiveness to the man who murdered her. Previous Videos:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQk4x4082JeQ