Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

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S6 Ep22: S6:E22 Follow-Up Jan 18, 2019

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In this episode, Bob answers listener questions from social media. Topics of discussion range from the prosecution's use of religion as a motive at Sandra Melgar's trial, to the confusion over the missing television set.
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S6 Ep22: Rule 610 Jan 13, 2019

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This week, Bob breaks down Point of Error Number Two in Sandy's appellate brief. Error #2 cites alleged prosecutorial misconduct, in that the State injected the religious tenants of the Jehovah's Witnesses into trial in order to prejudice the jury against Sandy.
We're still working on building the Jim Melgar reward fund. Please consider donating here: www.GoFundMe.com/JimMelgar
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S6 Ep21: S6:E21 Follow-Up Jan 11, 2019

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This week, Bob responds to a voicemail and questions from listeners. He also focuses on the GoFundMe launched to create a reward for information on Jim Melgar's killer.
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S6 Ep21: Legally Insufficient Jan 06, 2019

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This week Bob begins the breakdown of Sandy Melgar's recently filed Appeal Brief. The focus of this episode is on the first of three "Points of Error" spelled out in the brief. Point of Error Number One states that Sandy's jury errantly convicted her, without legally sufficient evidence beyond the legal standard of reasonable doubt.
The episode is concluded with Bob announcing a new funding campaign, to raise money for a reward fund. Listeners can donate to the fund at www.GoFundMe.com/JimMelgar
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S6 Ep20: S6:E20 Follow-Up Jan 04, 2019

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In this episode, Bob and Mike address listener questions from social media after the last episode where we heard from linguistic forensics expert Jim Fitzgerald.
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S6 Ep20: Jim Fitzgerald Dec 23, 2018

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After reviewing Sandy's police interrogation videos multiple times, Bob decides to bring in an expert. Jim Fitzgerald is a retired FBI profiler specializing in language. Fitz gained notoriety when his skills in forensic linguistics helped to find and capture the UNABOMer.
In this episode Fitz gives his expert analysis of Sandy's police interrogations.
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S6 Ep19: S6:E19 Follow-Up Dec 21, 2018

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In this episode, Bob and Mike bring Lizz Rose onto the show to help answer questions generated by listeners on social media.
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S6 Ep19: What Are We Missing? Dec 16, 2018

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Bob investigates the Prosecution's claim that nothing was stolen from the Melgar's home on the night that Jim was killed. We here from Jim and Sandy's daughter, Lizz, who explains how she worked tirelessly to find her father's killer, while being ignored by the Harris County Sheriffs Department.
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S6 Ep18: S6:E18 Follow-Up Dec 14, 2018

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In this episode, Bob and Mike cover questions ranging from Bob's take on the police interviews taken on the night of Jim Melgar's murder, to the social media interactions of Bob, Colleen Barnett, and renowned attorney Kathleen Zellner.
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S6 Ep18: Jim's Legacy Dec 09, 2018

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After hearing from Harris County ADA Colleen Barnett that Jim and Sandy may have been having marriage problems and were in counseling, Bob investigates. In today's episode we hear from friends of Jim and Sandy's, and a member of Jim and Sandy's Kingdom Hall.
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