True Crime
**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!**

New Episodes Every Thursday!

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Lori Vallow Found Guilty As Sin Apr 23, 2025

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What might be the most unbelievable in this trial is that when jurors left the courthouse, some said they had no idea that the woman they had just convicted of murder had ALREADY killed 3 people, including two of her children.
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Karen Read Trial Day 1: Murder or Setup? Apr 23, 2025

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Was it a drunken accident… or a dirty setup? On Day 1 of Karen Read’s retrial, jurors heard two completely different stories. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield recaps opening statements and first witnesses.
Karen Read is once again facing a Massachusetts jury, accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, by allegedly backing over him with her SUV after a night of drinking. But from the very beginning, this case hasn’t followed the usual script. Instead, it has erupted into a legal firestorm marked by sensational headlines, missing evidence, and a trial so tangled it’s divided an entire community and public opinions online.
Karen Read is facing 3 charges: Second-Degree murder, Manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The commonwealth says she hit John O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV in the middle of a snowstorm... then left him to die in the front yard of a fellow former Boston Police Officer’s home on 34 Fairview Rd. in Canton, MA. Karen Read says that house on 34 Fairview Road holds the answers, and that the people inside that house, including cops, are the ones hiding what really happened that night.

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Lori Vallow's Courtroom Spiral & WILD Closing Arguments Apr 22, 2025

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The jury has the case, but not before Lori Vallow delivered one of the most defiant, emotional, and downright bizarre closing arguments in recent courtroom history. On this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every explosive moment from closing arguments: the prosecution’s timeline of texts, money, and murder. Then, Lori’s own closing, where she blamed the cops, called herself a victim, and dared the jury to “watch the full video.”

Idaho Student Murders: Did Bryan Kohberger erase his Amazon history? Apr 19, 2025

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A brand-new court doc drop in the Idaho murders case just revealed major rulings and jaw-dropping digital breadcrumbs allegedly left behind by Bryan Kohberger. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the 5 biggest updates.
Break the Case with Jen Coffindaffer:
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 6 & 7 | Loin to Loin with Chad Daybell, Unhinged Texts, & FIERY Cross-Exam of Lead Detective Apr 17, 2025

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In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the most explosive testimony yet from Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona murder trial... GPS data, fake email aliases, and stomach-turning texts with Chad Daybell tell a story Lori did not want the jury to hear.
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Karen Read: The Most Explosive Retrial EVER? What does Karen Read have up her sleeve? Apr 17, 2025

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Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything you need to know heading into opening statements for Karen Read's upcoming retrial. NewsNation National correspondent, Caitlyn Becker, joins live from the courthouse in Massachusetts with what she’s seeing on the ground.
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 5 | Cold as Ice: Lori Laughs Off Insurance Call After Charles' Death Apr 15, 2025

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In Day 5 of Lori Vallow’s Arizona murder trial, jurors heard grim autopsy details, listened to Lori casually laugh through an insurance call just days after Charles died, and watched as a detective described Lori’s oddly upbeat behavior at the crime scene and in the police van. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down what happened on Day 5 in Lori Vallow's Arizona murder trial.
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 4: Lori Vallow Gets Torched by Her Brother and Sister-in-Law Apr 11, 2025

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Day 4 of Lori Vallow’s Arizona trial turned into a courtroom showdown. Lori’s brother Adam Cox took the stand and revealed chilling details about a failed intervention, Lori’s claims of divine power, and the moment he realized Charles was dead... thanks to a Google search. But it was Kay Woodcock who torched Lori during cross-examination. Plus: zombies, dark and light levels, and the ashes of Charles Vallow… shipped by FedEx. Yeah..... That happened. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Day 4 of Lori Vallow's Trial in Arizona.
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 3: Lori's Jerry Springer Style Cross-Exam in Arizona Apr 10, 2025

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They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned... and Lori Vallow was that woman scorned today. Acting as her own lawyer, she had to cross-examine a woman who went on a secret date with her husband.. You know.. the husband she's accused of killing... In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Day 3 of Lori Vallow's Trial in Arizona.
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Amanda Knox: Trauma, Tabloids, and the Long Road Back from Hell Apr 10, 2025

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“Foxy Knoxy.” That’s the name the tabloids gave her. But behind the headlines, the salacious trial coverage, and the courtroom circus, Amanda Knox was a 20-year-old study-abroad student—wrongfully accused, globally vilified, and sentenced to 26 years for a murder she didn’t commit.
Amanda Knox joins Ashleigh Banfield for an exclusive, raw, and emotional conversation about what came after the acquittal—and what never really ended. From her PTSD triggers to her complicated return to Italy, to a recent home break-in in the U.S. that shook her to her core, Amanda reveals how the trauma of wrongful conviction never truly fades.
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Amanda's New Book: Free, My Search For Meaning
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/
Listen to Amanda's Podcast: Labyrinths with Amanda Knox
You don't have to be stuck in a prison cell to feel trapped in your own life. In Labyrinths, Amanda Knox and her partner Christopher Robinson delve into stories of getting lost and the resilience and personal growth it takes to find your way again. Through compassionate interviews, philosophical exploration, and playful debate, Amanda brings experience and wisdom born from international infamy and hard fought exoneration to conversations with fascinating people from all walks of life.
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