
A blizzard in Massachusetts. A Boston police officer found dead in the snow. His girlfriend, Karen Read, accused of murder.
After last year's mistrial left the country divided, the courtroom drama is back in the spotlight—this time with higher stakes, new prosecutors, and explosive evidence emerging as the case unfolds in real time.
Law and Crime’s hit podcast series returns with a brand new season: KAREN: THE RETRIAL. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Kristin Thorne, each episode delivers exclusive analysis, behind-the-scenes access, and expert interviews you won’t find anywhere else.
With both sides fighting to control the narrative and new revelations coming to light, the search for truth is more urgent—and more complicated—than ever.
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Apr 28, 2025
9 min

A five-year-old girl was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital after her father and his girlfriend called 911. The couple said Janiyah Russell was unresponsive after taking a bath, or in the bath, as Shevhaun Miller couldn't get her story straight. Janiyah tragically died at the hospital. Investigators then both arrested Richard Davis and Shevhaun after hearing numerous versions of their stories. The Disturbing Truth breaks down the heartbreaking truth of Janiyah Russell's death through bodycam videos, a real reenactment with police, interrogation, and insight from Janiyah's grandmother.
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Mar 25, 2025
2 hr 35 min

Two-year-old Fallon Fridley was rushed to the emergency room when she was found unresponsive in the care of her babysitter, Kirstie Flood. The babysitter, a former family friend, said the toddler fell and hit her head at the park earlier that day. Fridley died at the hospital. Upon further investigation, investigators determined Fridley's cause of death was severe trauma. Detectives searched Flood's phone and found shocking Google searches that led them to believe she was a prime suspect in Fridley's death. Get all the details on this episode of The Disturbing Truth.
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Nov 18, 2024
2 hr 13 min

Shadrack Ward moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas and appeared to be a quiet, misunderstood middle school student. After a joke about a girl who rejected Ward, he set his sights on Justin Black, aka The Disturbing Truth, and told him "he was dead" after school. This episode of The Disturbing Truth details how a high school bully became a vicious murderer.
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Nov 18, 2024
2 hr 46 min

David Dunn was arrested after attempting to meet a minor for inappropriate reasons and during the sting he admitted that he had over 1000 images of children and infants on his devices at that very moment. This child predator also admitted to several other dark and disturbing thing during the bust and also exposed a very large criminal ring! It's mind blowing. I'm MrBlack and this is The Disturbing Truth.
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Oct 10, 2023
53 min

Pedro Alonso López earned himself the infamous nickname of “monster of the Andes” after going on an unhinged serial killing spree for a decade in South America. López is said to have killed over 100 victims, mostly young girls, but claims he’s murdered over 300 people. The vicious killer remains one of the most wanted fugitives in the world to this day. The episode of “The Disturbing Truth” dives deep into the horrifying case of López.
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Aug 28, 2023
34 min

Twenty-six-year-old Anita Cobby went missing in February 1986 while walking home from a train station. Two days later, the Australian woman was found dead in a field, naked and surrounded by cows. Find out what happened to Anita Cobby and if investigators ever caught the perpetrators on this episode of “The Disturbing Truth.”
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Aug 8, 2023
44 min

Colorado woman Letecia Stauch was convicted of brutally murdering her stepson, Gannon Stauch, and sentenced to life in prison in May. Letecia killed the 11-year-old boy while her then-husband, Al Stauch, was away on National Guard deployment in 2020. Al Stauch tells the Law&Crime Network’s Angenette Levy all about Gannon, the case, and his hardships following the tragic murder.
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Jul 25, 2023
17 min

The brutal killings of five teenage girls in the summer of 1979 haunted people living and reading the headlines in California. Authorities had no leads until a man told police he knew who was committing the savage murders. It was not one, but two men who met in prison and agreed to go on a serial killing spree once they were released. The men gave a new meaning to the concept of not taking rides from strangers. This episode of “The Disturbing Truth” breaks down the horrifying crimes of “The Toolbox Killers,” Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris.
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Jul 3, 2023
59 min

This episode of “The Disturbing Truth” covers the horrifying reality of people dying after crying out for help and getting no answer. When 60-year-old Lisa Edwards needed medical attention on Feb 5, 2023, her horrifying experience with law enforcement and hospital staff left the public stunned. Edwards’ case mimics other recent tragedies where a person in need wasn’t treated as such.
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May 26, 2023
57 min
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