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The MK True Crime Show hosts Phil Holloway and Ashleigh Merchant join the program to discuss the latest updates in the Nolan Wells case, what a forensic analyst retained by Nolan’s family found while reviewing the teenager’s cellphone, why the results may be less clear than they seem, the unusual way the state received the information about the cellphone extraction, Dr. Kendall Crowns joins the show to break down Nolan’s official autopsy report, the theory and statistics of “dry drowning,” what can and can’t be inferred from the toxicology report, the significance of the bruises on the back of Nolan’s head, and later Phil and Ashleigh are joined by Margaret McLean, former prosecutor and law professor, current host of The Margaret McLean Show, to discuss updates in the murder trial of former pastor and American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn, how the testimony of Caleb’s mistress Alleigha Botner may have clarified motive but simultaneously hurt the prosecution’s case, why Alleigha’s testimony may have left her vulnerable in more ways than one, what evidence we didn’t see from prosecutors, the powerful graphics a criminal intelligence analyst used to show the jury the bigger picture, and more.
Phil Holloway: https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq
Ashleigh Merchant: https://www.criminaldefenseattorneysmarietta.com
Dr. Kendall Crowns: https://www.youtube.com/@MayhemInTheMorgue
Margaret McLean: https://www.youtube.com/@MargaretMcLeanShow
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