COJ #36 - Latest on Stephen Smith Investigation Raises Questions, Justice for Grant Solomon + Bowen Turner Case

Cup Of Justice

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🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In today’s episode True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell— and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland — discuss a strange (and dangerous) Tik Tok about a possible person of interest “on the run” in the Stephen Smith case. They also talk about the ongoing fight for justice in the Grant Solomon case in Tennessee, media’s role in challenging the system, the latest in the Bowen Turner case and why it’s important for victims to keep making noise. For enhanced episodes with additional content, virtual happy hours with our hosts, articles, documents and more, consider joining our Luna Shark Premium Membership community to help us SHINE THE SUNLIGHT! CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BdUtOE. In the Premium version of this episode, we discuss the importance of contracts with those you’re closest with and some solutions to the growing problem of news deserts around the country. SUNscribe to our free email list to get alerts on bonus episodes, calls to action, new shows and updates. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3KBMJcP Find us on social media: Twitter.com/mandymatney - Twitter.com/elizfarrell - Twitter.com/theericbland https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ YouTube *The views expressed on the Cup of Justice bonus episodes do not constitute legal advice. Listeners desiring legal advice for any particular legal matter are urged to consult an attorney of their choosing who can provide legal advice based upon a full understanding of the facts and circumstances of their claim. The views expressed on the Cup of Justice episodes also do not express the views or opinions of Bland Richter, LLP, or its attorneys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and happy Tuesday.
0:08.9	On today's episode, we touch on a few different cases that all highlight the power of speaking
0:15.3	up and the very important difference between speaking up and speaking out of turn, meeting
0:22.0	spreading gossip before thinking.
0:25.2	One thing we talk about is a TikTok video that was sent to me several times over the weekend.
0:30.8	In it, a woman excitedly shared a story she heard involving the Steven Smith case in
0:36.9	a potential person of interest in the case, who she says is on the run because of an alleged
0:43.6	arrest warrant that's been issued in the case.
0:47.1	We looked into this and it appears that the woman didn't do much fact checking before
0:52.7	posting her video and that is a problem.
0:56.0	And we are still looking into it by the way.
0:59.0	In this episode, we also discuss a case out of Tennessee from 2020 in which an 18 year
1:05.3	old man named Grant Solomon was killed.
1:08.4	So many of you have sent me that case and asked us to look into it.
1:12.3	There are so many suspicious things about Grant's death, so many red flags and that's because
1:18.5	once again, we have a case where there's a man of influence.
1:22.9	In this case, his father, in there's a system that apparently failed to ask enough questions
1:29.4	from the get go.
1:30.9	We also talk about the Bowen Turner case.
1:34.2	As you heard in last week's True Sunlight, the victims in this case said that they were
1:39.1	asked by the chief prosecutor to say silent over the past year, which they did in hopes
1:45.2	that the case would be reopened.
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