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🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Tara Malek joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Devyn Michael’s murder trial in the beheading death of her children’s father, Johnathan Willette, prosecutors dropping child abuse claims against the Griffeth family after the allegations proved to be nothing more than “salacious gossip,” and Ashlee Buzzard’s arrest on unrelated charges after the disappearance of her daughter Melodee. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the sidebar presented by True Crime News, taking you inside the
0:14.7	courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.
0:18.3	I'm your host, Joshua Ritter.
0:20.0	I'm a criminal defense lawyer based on
0:21.3	Los Angeles and previously an L.A. County prosecutor for over a decade. You can find me on all
0:27.0	social platforms at Joshua Ritter ESQ or at Joshua Ritter.com. We are recording this on Monday,
0:33.3	November 10th, 2025. In this week's episode, a Florida family cleared of abuse claims after nine
0:40.2	children were seized from their home. Plus, the mother of a missing California child arrested on
0:45.9	unrelated charges of false imprisonment. But first, a former adult film actress accused of
0:52.2	decapitating her ex to continue a relationship with her stepson.
0:57.9	Today we are joined by Tara Malik, a litigator, entrepreneur, and legal analysts you can catch on media outlets across the country.
1:04.6	Tara, welcome. How are you?
1:06.6	I'm well. Thank you, Joshua, for having me. I'm excited to be here with you.
1:10.4	Good. I have seen you do some other
1:13.2	podcasts and other work on commentating on giving your legal analysis on cases around the country.
1:20.4	And I've always thought, boy, she's smart. She really knows what she's talking about. And I know that
1:25.4	you are a still working attorney so I'm very
1:28.9	grateful to have your time and looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these cases.
1:35.0	Let's just jump right in. First, this one is wild. Out of Henderson, Nevada, a former adult
1:39.7	film star is facing trial for allegedly beheading her ex and marrying her stepson. Devin Michaels
1:46.0	initially pled guilty to the murder of the father of her two children, Jonathan Willett,
1:52.0	claiming she killed the man in self-defense when he attempted to coerce her into a sexual act.
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