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S17 Ep1: Quintuple Homicide Jul 13, 2025

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On February 17, 2000 tragedy struck Gary, Indiana. While the city of Gary is known to be a violent place, the events of this night were particularly awful. Five people were murdered across two different crime scenes, within hours of each other. The Detectives on the case quickly determined that the murders were all connected, and arrested a man named Chris Bynum for the crimes within hours, before any meaningful investigation or any forensic testing could be completed. Chris has now been in prison for these murders for 25 years, even though all evidence revealed since his trial indicates that he is most certainly innocent.
In this season premiere episode, we'll be taking a broad look at the events of that fateful night, and begin our journey to bring real justice to Sheila Renee Bartee, Elizabeth Ayers, Anthony "Amp" Jeffers, Angela Renee Wallace and Suzanne Wallace.
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S16 Ep29: Follow-Up S16: E29 Jul 11, 2025

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss Amanda Knox, an update in the newest episode of Undisclosed, and answer listener questions.
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S16 Ep29: Amanda Knox Jul 06, 2025

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Bob is joined by Exoneree and Author, Amanda Knox. Amanda talks about her experience of being coerced into signing a false confession in Italy in 2007, and how she used that experience to help shape her 6 part mini-series on false confessions on her podcast “Labyrinths.” Bob also chats with her about her new book, “Free: My Search for Meaning.” Lastly, we learn that Amanda is producing a new scripted series on Hulu. The series is titled “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” premiering on Hulu on August 20th.
Find Amanda’s new book here: Free: My Search for Meaning

Also available as an audiobook on Audible, with Amanda doing the reading.
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S16 Ep28: Follow-Up S16: E28 Jul 04, 2025

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss the unethical process for a series coming out soon about Ed Ates' case.
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S16 Ep28: A Fake Docuseries Jun 29, 2025

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Bob is joined by Ed Ates and IPTX Attorney Allison Clayton to share details of the unethical production process for a series coming out soon about Ed's case.
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S16 Ep27: Follow-Up S16:E27 Jun 27, 2025

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss an update in the WM3 case, answer listener questions about Sandy and Jesse's case, and talk about the Undisclosed episode and the new theory in Adnan's case about Alonzo Sellers.
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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.

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