Ep 5 of 10: The Trial

Strangeland

Audiochuck | Western Sound

True Crime

4.2 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The man dubbed “The Koreatown Killer” heads to trial, and the prosecution presents its case — with no witnesses, no weapon, and no concrete motive. The jury must decide if one piece of evidence is enough to send Robin Cho to Death Row.

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0:00.0	On March 16, 2009, police arrested Robin Cho and charged him with the triple murder of
0:10.4	Cherie Song, her two-year-old son and Injikmin, the nanny.
0:17.4	As Cho sat in jail, the charges were modified, prosecutors added firearm charges and special
0:23.3	circumstances.
0:26.4	According to the California Penal Code, if a defendant is convicted of more than one
0:30.8	offense of murder in the first or second degree, then the penalty is, quote, death, or imprisonment
0:38.8	in the state prison for life, without possibility of parole.
0:44.3	These killings were brutal, so it wasn't a surprise to anyone when the district attorney expressed
0:49.8	her intent to seek the death penalty against Robin Cho.
0:55.2	The stakes were high.
0:58.6	What would the jury decide?
1:01.7	Did Robin Cho commit these crimes?
1:06.0	I'm Sharon Choi.
1:07.4	And I'm Ben Adair.
1:09.2	This is Strange Land, season one, the Koreatown murders.
1:25.2	This is Episode 5, The Trial.
1:40.7	So Sharon, I know it takes a really long time for cases to go from arrest to trial.
1:47.8	Cho is arrested in March 2009, but when did his trial actually start?
1:52.9	Not for over three years.
1:55.1	Opening statements wouldn't happen until May 2, 2012.
1:59.2	Wow.
2:00.2	So let's start from the beginning.
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