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CC True Crime Minute: Mom Poisons Daughter to Death at Thanksgiving Dinner with Tainted Wine Jan 27, 2026

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A North Carolina woman died after drinking poisoned wine at Thanksgiving dinner — and now, authorities say her mother was the one responsible.

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Ep 95: VERDICT in Uvalde School Shooting, Nanny Murder Trial Nears the End, Erika Kirk Demands a Speedy Trial and More! Jan 26, 2026

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Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in true crime, including:
- Not guilty on all counts, says a Texas jury in the highly emotional trial of Adrian Gonzales, a Uvalde schools police officer who prosecutors claim failed to act during the horrific school shooting at Robb Elementary that claimed the lives of 19 children and 2 teachers.

- The trial of Brendan Banfield, a Virginia man accused of orchestrating the complex murder of his wife Christine and another man, Joseph Ryan, so he could run off with the family nanny, nears its end.

- Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, says enough is enough, arguing that her rights as a victim demand that the trial of Tyler Robinson, her husband’s assassin, quit stalling and get moving.

Plus, more breaking headlines and a preview of next week’s biggest cases.

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CC True Crime Minute: Teen, 13, Stabbed Mother 46 Times, Then Took a Bloody Selfie Jan 23, 2026

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A Florida teen accused of stabbing his mother 46 times pled guilty to second-degree murder last week.

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CC True Crime Minute: Actor Kiefer Sutherland Arrested on Accusations of Assaulting Ride-Share Driver Jan 22, 2026

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Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested Monday after he was alleged to have physically assaulted and threatened a ride-share driver.

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CC True Crime Minute: Seattle Fast Food Restaurant Dubbed ‘McStabby’s’ Serves Customers Through a Hatch amid Multiple Attacks Jan 21, 2026

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A McDonald's in Seattle is allegedly so dangerous that it has had to remove its doors and now serves customers through a hatch.

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Ep 94: Tepe Murder - New Disturbing Details Emerge, Au Pair Tells-All in Brendan Banfield Trial, Emotions Run High in Uvalde Trial and More! Jan 19, 2026

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Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in true crime, including:
- New revelations from the family of Ohio couple Spencer & Monique Tepe, gunned down in their home last month, reveal that Michael McKee, now in custody for their murders, may have been a ticking timebomb.

- Shocking testimony from Juliana Peres Magalhães, the au pair and co-conspirator of Virginia man Brendan Banfield, charged with stabbing his wife Christine to death, detail the last terrifying moments of the victim’s life.

- Week two of grueling and emotionally charged testimony from survivors of the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas concludes in the trial of school police officer Adrian Gonzales.

Plus, more breaking headlines and a preview of next week’s biggest cases.

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CC True Crime Minute: 20-Year-Old Woman Wakes up in Body Bag after Paramedics Pronounce Her Dead Jan 16, 2026

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A city in Michigan will fork over millions to a family after paramedics mistakenly pronounced a woman dead — only for her to be found alive when her body bag was opened at a funeral home.

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CC True Crime Minute: ‘Horror Movie Come to Life’- More than 100 Skeletons Stolen from Cemetery Jan 15, 2026

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A Pennsylvania man who was allegedly caught with more than 100 sets of skeletal human remains now faces almost 600 criminal charges.

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CC True Crime Minute: Collector Robbed at Gupoint of $300k Worth of Pokemon Cards Jan 14, 2026

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Police are warning Pokémon card collectors to guard their Pikachus, Charizards and Snorlaxes amid a string of recent robberies, as they have not caught 'em all.

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CC True Crime Minute: Man Threw Baby Boy at Wall Because he was Losing a Video Game Jan 13, 2026

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A Wisconsin man accused of throwing his 8-month-old son at a wall because he was losing at a video game has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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