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S16 Ep27: Innocence in Texas Jun 22, 2025

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Bob is joined by a team of lawyers from the Innocence Project of Texas. Mike Ware, Allison Clayton, Kaitlin Gilbert, and Danica Obregon take time out of their day of celebration as Mike is being inducted into the Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Hall of Fame to share some amazing updates about Sandy Melgar's case, Jesse Eldridge's case, and a great story about another huge win the IPTX and the wrongfully convicted.
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26: Follow-Up S16:E26 Jun 20, 2025

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss Bobs student's finding on the Janette Roberson case, their process, and a new development in Adnan's case.
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S16 Ep26: Underestimated - Janette Roberson Pt. 5 Jun 15, 2025

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If you haven't listened to episode 25, go back and listen to that first! This is the season finale for the Underestimated - Janette Roberson podcast. Check out Underestimated to hear the full story, and to listen to all the other cases!
FBI Profiler Jim Clemente returns to the class to evaluate the profile that the students developed. He shares his insights and provides a few minor adjustments that send shivers down the spines of the group. At the end of the episode the profile is compared to all known suspects, and one and only one emerges as the students' most likely person of interest.

S16 Ep25: Underestimated - Janette Roberson Pt. 4 Jun 15, 2025

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This is a special preview of the Underestimated podcast. Bob's students worked on a series of 6 different cases throughout the school year. This is the second to last episode in the Janette Roberson series. The final episode will air here, later today. This is a great example of the incredible work that the students did this year. Subscribe to Underestimated for the full story, and to hear about the other 5 cases!
In this episode, the students apply the teachings of renowned FBI Profiler Jim Clemente to Janette's case. They analyze Janette's victimology and the crime scene behaviors. All of this information is used to develop a profile that suggests the original investigators were looking in the wrong direction from the very beginning.

S16 Ep24: Follow-Up S16: E24 Jun 06, 2025

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss and criticize Casey Anthony's interrogation and answer listener questions.
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S16 Ep24: A Complicated Interrogation Jun 01, 2025

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This week Bob stated the second recorded police interrogation of Casey Anthony. This one is complicated because Anthony was acquitted for the murder of her daughter Caylee. However in later interviews Casey revealed that she at the very least knew a lot more about her daughter's death than she lets on in this interview. You're going to hear the same steps of the Reid Technique applied to Anthony with very different responses than what we heart from Richard Allen or Chris Watts.
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S16 Ep23: Follow-Up S16: E23 May 30, 2025

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss Bob's interview with false confession expert Alan Hirsh, the Reid Technique and ethics of police lying in interrogations, and answer listener questions.
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S16 Ep23: The Science of False Confessions May 25, 2025

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Bob is joined by false confession expert, Alan Hirsh. Professor Hirsh has over 20 years of experience studying and testifying about the science of interrogation tactics and false confessions. You can hear more of Alan's work on his podcast "The Truth About False Confessions".
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S16 Ep22: Follow-Up S16: E22 May 23, 2025

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss the interrogation of Chris Watts, the Reid Technique, and answer listener questions.
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S16 Ep22: Interrogation of a Guilty Man May 18, 2025

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In response to listener questions, this week Bob shares the interrogation of Chris Watts. Watts has been proven to be guilty of murdering his wife and two children. In this episode, you'll hear the evolution of his story, as he's subjected to classic Reid Technique tactics
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