411: The Witmans

True Crime Obsessed

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 34.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

In 1998, teenager Zachary Witman, found his brother Greg stabbed to death in their Pennsylvania home. Without motive or direct evidence, Zachary was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, sending his parents Ron and Sue on a harrowing 20-year odyssey to free their son from the deeply broken juvenile justice system in America.

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0:00.0	Fam, it's Patrick. Before we get to the show, I'm so excited to tell you that I've added 10 cities to my storytelling party tour.
0:09.0	So in addition to the cities you already know about, in March and April, I'll be coming to Dallas, Austin, Houston, Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati.
0:22.2	And believe it or not, we're going to be adding even more cities very soon.
0:25.4	All the tickets for the shows we've announced so far, including these, are on sale right now at patricktours.com.
0:31.5	So in case you have no idea what I'm talking about, on this tour, I'm inviting you to come for the show and stay for the
0:38.4	party. So for the first part of the evening, I'm telling you a hilarious story about a disastrous
0:43.7	night I spent with Golden Girls icon B. Arthur. I loved her. I was obsessed with her. She
0:50.0	hated me, but she needed me, so hilarity ensued.
0:54.6	I have this terrific drag performer playing B. Arthur from Beyond the Grave via video to tell
1:00.0	her side of this ridiculous story.
1:02.0	It is hilarious, it is ridiculous, and it is just under an hour long.
1:06.3	So for the second part of the evening, we all go to the bar and drink and hang out and make new friends.
1:11.5	It's a cash bar.
1:13.0	And do not be afraid to come alone.
1:15.0	That is very important.
1:15.9	Do not be afraid to come alone.
1:17.9	We've made special stickers for solo travelers to wear if you're looking to make new friends.
1:22.7	And we've made other stickers for people who've come in groups but want to invite solo
1:26.4	travelers to hang out with their group. It's going to be an amazing night of laughing our butts off and making new friends,
1:32.5	and I cannot wait to meet every single one of you. Oh, and just a heads up, we are down to just a few
1:38.9	tickets left in Seattle and Salt Lake City. Shows are selling out, fam. So grab your tickets while
1:43.8	you can at Patricktours.com,
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