9. A Verdict Looms

This Doesn't Happen to People Like Me

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🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

After two years of delays and a chaotic defense, Bradley Yohn’s trial finally comes to a close. The prosecution delivers a powerful closing argument, reminding the jury of the horrific brutality Tina Lohman endured. Meanwhile, Bradley, in his final desperate attempt, leans into bizarre conspiracy theories, fake tears, and a closing statement so incoherent that it leaves the courtroom stunned. But as the jury deliberates, tension builds—hours pass with no decision. Could the unthinkable happen? Would justice slip through the cracks?

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0:00.0	Last time, on this doesn't happen to people like me.
0:10.9	She wasn't penetrated with a cup.
0:13.8	She was penetrated with a penis, your penis.
0:16.9	I cannot imagine anything worse than have to sit there, answer his questions, politely, calmly, and not lose your cool.
0:26.6	And one of the things that both of the sisters talked about was how unnerved they were.
0:32.6	So I just prayed and hoped for the best that I could do my best for my mom. I just kept thinking of her
0:39.3	strength and I had to do it for my mom. Welcome to This Doesn't Happen to People Like Me, a new
0:46.5	10-part true crime series by the creators of Sword and Scale. If you like the show, you can find an ad-free
0:53.9	version at Sword and Scale.com you like the show, you can find an ad-free version at sordenscale.com.
0:57.1	This is a very emotional story for us, so thank you for joining us and thank you for sharing Tina's
1:02.9	story with us and her family. Welcome. Welcome.
1:19.1	By mid-July of 2023, the trial for Bradley-Yahn was winding down.
1:35.8	So far, the prosecution had rested their case against Bradley,
1:39.5	and Bradley's defense was, to say the least, pretty horrible.
1:44.0	Bradley had given a mostly incoherent and nonsensical opening statement, and many of the
1:50.6	witnesses he cross-examined and called to the witness stand only bolstered the state's
1:56.2	case against him.
1:58.0	Overall, Bradley demonstrated that he didn't have what it took to be a trial lawyer.
2:03.6	Prepare to call your next witness?
2:05.6	Your Honor, obviously you know I'm not, but I guess you're going to have to
2:13.6	Sheriff Wagner. And is Sheriff Wagner available?
2:18.3	Not to my knowledge, Your Honor.
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