Episodes

Oct. 19, 2023

The Sweet Taste of Freedom: The Wrongful Conviction of Evaristo Salas

“Evaristo Salas is a free man. At last. A jury convicted Salas in 1995 of shooting Jose Arreola twice in the head on a foggy November night. Salas was 15 at the time of the killing and 16 when he was imprisoned. The case hin…
March 29, 2023

'You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent' with Justin Brooks, Director of the California Innocence Project

Surviving prison as an innocent person is a surreal nightmare no one wants to think about. But it can happen to you. Justin Brooks, Director and Co-Founder of the California Innocence Project, has spent his career freeing in…
March 22, 2023

Freed After 30 Years in Prison: The Murder of Dana Feitler and the Wrongful Conviction of Lee Harris

After a night out celebrating her acceptance into grad school, Dana Feitler returned home to her apartment complex in Chicago's affluent Gold Coast neighborhood where she was abducted by 3 men. After forcing her to withdraw …
March 15, 2023

The War on Drugs Podcast with Clayton English and Greg Glod

Drug overdoses in the US are at a record high. Heroin has been replaced by the single deadliest drug threat to our nation, Fentanyl. Marijuana has been decriminalized in over 20 states, yet people remain in federal prison se…
March 8, 2023

Headline Cases with Chris & Fatima: Kidnapped in Mexico and the Murdaugh Jurors Speak Out

The verdict is in and the jurors are talking! Join Chris and Fatima as they go over headline cases, including how the jurors arrived at a unanimous verdict so quickly in the Murdaugh case and the latest on four Americans kid…
March 1, 2023

The Murdaugh Murders: A Father on Trial

On June 7, 2021, Alex Murdaugh called police from his cell phone at 10:06 pm, saying he had discovered the bodies of his 52-year-old wife Maggie and their 22-year-old son Paul near the dog kennels at the family's hunting lod…
Feb. 22, 2023

'Man, You Are Crazy': Destigmatizing PTSD in Law Enforcement with Former Police Officer Kevin Donaldson

It is estimated that, on average, approximately 15% of officers in the U.S. experience PTSD symptoms. More police officers and firefighters die by suicide than in the line of duty. They are front-row witnesses to horrific at…
Feb. 15, 2023

Vanished in the Snow: The Disappearance of Jonelle Matthews with Former CNN reporter Ashley Fantz

December 1984, the town of Greeley, Colorado, is getting into the Christmas spirit. At a school holiday concert, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews sings alongside her classmates. Later that night, she’s dropped off to an empty ho…
Feb. 8, 2023

The Disappearance of Ana Walshe with Professor of Forensic Psychology, Dr. Katherine Ramsland

On January 4, 2023, real estate executive and mother of three, Ana Walshe, was reported missing by her employer and, separately, by her husband, Brian Walshe. She was last seen early on January 1, having had dinner with Bria…
Feb. 1, 2023

Be Justice: 'How to Human' with Carlos Whittaker

"Justice is standing up for someone who cannot stand up for themselves, even if you may not agree with everything that they are. One thing that you can connect over is they are human and so are you." - 'How to Human' by Carl…
Jan. 25, 2023

Innocent Behind Bars: 'Bone Valley' Podcast with Host and Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Gilbert King

​​In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprint…
Jan. 18, 2023

It's Cookie Juice Time with the Nation's First Black Female Whiskey Blender, Eboni Major

The demographics for whiskey drinkers are changing quickly and Eboni Major is proud to be a part of that evolution. As one of the first Black women whiskey blenders in the U.S., Eboni is paving the way for the future generat…
Jan. 11, 2023

The Latest on the Idaho Murders Featuring Veteran FBI Special Agent, Bobby Chacon, and DNA Expert, Arthur Young

A suspect has been arrested in the University of Idaho student murders. Bryan Kohberger faces murder charges in the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Madison Mogen, 21, on Nov.…
Jan. 4, 2023

New Year: Fresh Perspectives. Tips for True-Crime Junkies Featuring Life Coach Emel Mutlu

Did you know that the average American consumes about 34 gigabytes of data and information each day — an increase of about 350 percent over nearly three decades? It's no wonder why many of us are feeling anxious and overwhel…
Dec. 28, 2022

Holiday Special with Angel’s Envy Co-Founder Wes Henderson

Happy Holidays from the Crime & Cookie Juice team! In this special holiday episode, Chris & Fatima get to sit down with Wes Henderson, the Co-Founder of Chris’ favorite bourbon: Angel’s Envy. Wes Henderson isn’t just the cre…
Dec. 21, 2022

The Psychology of Killers and Violent Offenders Featuring Forensic Psychologist Dana Anderson

A 10 year-old boy in Wisconsin recently shot and killed his own mother over a virtual reality headset. In Idaho, four college students were brutally stabbed to death while they slept. What drives a person to commit such hor…
Dec. 14, 2022

Lyin' Eyes: Mistaken Eyewitness Identification in Criminal Cases. The CJ Rice Case Featuring Eyewitness Expert Jules Epstein

Eyewitness misidentification is by far the leading cause of wrongful convictions. Nationwide, 75% of wrongful convictions that were overturned by DNA testing involved erroneous identifications from victims or witnesses. In t…
Dec. 7, 2022

Confessing To A Crime You Didn't Commit? The Chanel Lewis Case Featuring False Confessions Expert Alan Hirsch

Join the stars of ID's hit show, Reasonable Doubt, Detective Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva, Esq. for the podcast that fans have been waiting for. Chris and Fatima talk all things true crime, including cases they investigat…
Nov. 30, 2022

Headline Cases with Chris and Fatima: The University of Idaho Murders and the Deadly Beating of Shanquilla Robinson

Join the stars of ID's hit show, Reasonable Doubt, Detective Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva, Esq. for the podcast that fans have been waiting for. Chris and Fatima talk all things true crime, including cases they investigat…
Nov. 23, 2022

Touch DNA: Helpful or Harmful? The Murder of New York City Jogger Karina Vetrano, Featuring DNA Expert Arthur Young

Join the stars of ID's hit show, Reasonable Doubt, Detective Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva, Esq. for the podcast that fans have been waiting for. Chris and Fatima talk all things true crime, including cases they investigat…
Nov. 16, 2022

A Murder Without A Body: The Kristin Smart Disappearance Featuring Crime Scene Investigator Alina Burroughs

Join the stars of ID's hit show, Reasonable Doubt, Detective Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva, Esq. for the podcast that fans have been waiting for. Chris and Fatima talk all things true crime, including cases they investigat…
Nov. 11, 2022

True Crime and Cookie Juice With Detective Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva

Do you know the stars of ID's hit show Reasonable Doubt? Detective Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva have graced Discovery Channel for five years bringing true stories to television. They are doing the true-crime work that ot…