393: Affluenza (From "Smug Shot: True Crime Story")

True Crime Obsessed

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 34.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

A wealthy Texas teen has a deadly drunk driving accident. His lawyers claim he suffers from affluenza, and it works. No jail time. Then, caught violating his probation, he flees to Mexico. But there is more to this story than just the headlines.

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0:00.0	Girl, it's pink sweaters, I've got like 40 of them, so get used to the luck.
0:05.0	Sweataw weather.
0:07.0	This morning I broke out my pink sweaters, I guess is all I'm trying to say.
0:09.0	Yeah, it feels very muggy and humid to me, but you are in it is officially fall welcome welcome
0:15.4	I want you to thrive they look great I'm loving it Hi Julianne Betelwelli!
0:27.0	Hi, Patrick, hi!
0:28.0	Sorry I was taking a sip of water, you caught me off guard, which is totally on me because we're sitting here in front of the microphones.
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0:36.0	I just turned it on it wasn't on when we walked in
0:38.0	it was off. Oh my God
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