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**Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield**

I know a thing or two about true crime… I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice… and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV!

Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well!

**I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious!**

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Flirty Texts and Zero Answers | Karen Read Trial Day 13 May 12, 2025

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Day 13 of the Karen Read retrial put Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik straight in the hot seat, and Alan Jackson didn’t let up. From “I don’t know” answers to months-long gaps in the evidence log, the jury heard it all. Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Day 13 of the Karen Read Trial.

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Idaho Murders Dateline BOMBSHELL: Explosive New Info in the Kohberger Case May 10, 2025

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If you thought you knew the Kohberger case… think again. Dateline just blew the lid off everything we thought we knew. Dateline’s two-hour bombshell special titled “The Terrible Night on King Road” just dropped, and it’s full of brand-new reporting. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield goes over every single explosive update.
Watch the full Dateline episode, “The Terrible Night on King Road,” here:
• Peacock: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/dateline/906123891979
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Diddy’s Trial Is Spiraling: Feds in Full Panic After Key Witness VANISHES May 10, 2025

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One of the government’s key accusers in the federal sex trafficking trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs has vanished. She’s completely MIA. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield takes you straight into the courtroom chaos where jury selection has turned into a pressure cooker, Diddy’s defense team is watching every move, and prosecutors are scrambling to keep their witness list intact.

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Texts, Lies, and Incorrect Evidence: Ex-Trooper Proctor’s Boss Gets Grilled May 09, 2025

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On the stand: Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, the supervisor of now-fired Trooper Michael Proctor. Jurors heard about taillight damage, surveillance footage, and blood-soaked clothes.... but it was the text messages and cross-examination that lit the courtroom on fire. Ashleigh Banfield goes over key moments in Day 12 of Karen Read's Trial.

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Inside Diddy’s Trial: TMZ's Harvey Levin Breaks It Down with Ashleigh Banfield May 08, 2025

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Sean “Diddy” Combs, music mogul, fashion king, and once the face of “Bad Boy for Life,” is now the face of a sweeping federal indictment. Prosecutors say he ran a violent, sex-fueled criminal enterprise from 2004 to 2024, and they’ve charged him with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, transportation for prostitution, and forced labor. TMZ’s Harvey Levin joins Ashleigh Banfield for an unfiltered breakdown of the trial that has Hollywood on edge.
Harvey Levin’s Podcast & Docs:
2 Angry Men — Harvey Levin & Mark Geragos
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Tubi Docs from TMZ:
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy – His Defense
TMZ Presents: O.J. How He Really Did It
TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution
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“Hos Long to Die in Cold”: Is This Karen Read’s Digital Death Blow? May 08, 2025

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Was this the moment that locked in the state’s timeline, or the defense’s biggest opening yet? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Jessica Hyde’s forensic bombshell, the brutal cross-examination, and the Google search that could make or break the Karen Read case: “hos long to die in cold.”

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"Six-Pack of White Women": Diddy's Jury Drama Unfolds May 08, 2025

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Day 3 of jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking trial was anything but ordinary. From a potential juror admitting to binge-watching Star Wars instead of completing his questionnaire, to another expressing bias after viewing the infamous Cassie video, the courtroom saw its share of drama. Adding to the spectacle, attorney Mark Geragos faced a stern reprimand from Judge Arun Subramanian for referring to the prosecution team as a "six-pack of white women" on a podcast. As the pool of qualified jurors narrows, the question remains: can a fair and impartial jury be seated amidst the chaos?

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Diddy’s Courtroom Circus: And We’re Only on Day Two May 07, 2025

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Jurors were dismissed for everything from daily marijuana use… to fainting at the mention of sex… to watching a Russian comedy video about the case. And prosecutors are already calling out Diddy’s legal team over a podcast rant by Mark Geragos. Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every bizarre twist from inside the courtroom on Day 2 of Jury Selection.
He was the king of Bad Boy Records: a billionaire mogul, a Grammy winner, and the face of luxury in hip-hop. Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a slew of federal charges in New York, accused of running a criminal enterprise for over two decades. The indictment includes sex trafficking, racketeering, kidnapping, forced labor, and obstruction of justice... all tied to what prosecutors describe as a pattern of coercion, violence, and cover-ups. He’s also accused of transporting women across state lines for prostitution and orchestrating “freak-off” sex parties involving drugs and intimidation. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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‘I F---ing Hate You’: Did Karen Read’s Voicemails Reveal Rage… or Regret? May 07, 2025

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Karen Read left 44 missed calls, 8 voicemails, and a string of texts for John O’Keefe on the night he died — and in court today, the jury heard every single one. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the digital evidence that could tilt the entire trial. Plus: blood samples in Solo cups, taillight shards pulled from the snow, and critical questions about whether police did enough to investigate the home on 34 Fairview Rd. Is this a case of drunken heartbreak spiraling out of control… or a woman being framed for murder? Ashleigh Banfield walks through all the day’s biggest moments.

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Karen Read Trial Day 9: A "Confession", Red Solo Cups, & No Body On The Lawn?? May 06, 2025

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A firefighter-paramedic says she heard Read confess, but never never wrote it down. Meanwhile, a party guest swears she’d been to the house over 20 times… but somehow forgot the family dog. And multiple witnesses say they saw Karen sitting in her SUV, but not the body prosecutors claim was lying in the snow. Nobody saw anything. Nobody remembers anything. So… is this a cover-up? Or just the worst collective memory in Massachusetts? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every angle of Day 9 in the Karen Read retrial.

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