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🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Donna Rotunno joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss James Craig’s conviction in the poisoning death of his wife, Brian Walshe’s defense seeking to have first-degree murder charges dismissed, and a judge lifting the gag order in the case of Aaron Spencer, a father charged with fatally shooting his 14-year-old daughter’s alleged abuser. 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	You know her voice. Now you can watch the stories only she can tell on Discovery Plus.
0:05.7	Join veteran journalist Anna Garcia for True Crime News, your daily source for real-time case updates, shocking scams, and urgent alerts.
0:14.3	Eye-opening, unpredictable, and true.
0:17.4	Stream something real. Start your free trial today on Discovery Plus. Plans start from
0:22.3	599 a month.
0:36.6	Hello and welcome to the sidebar presented by true crime news, taking you inside the
0:38.9	courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country. I'm your host, Joshua
0:43.5	Ritter. I'm a criminal defense lawyer based in Los Angeles and previously in L.A. County
0:47.9	prosecutor for nearly a decade. You can find me on all social platforms at Joshua Ritter
0:53.1	ESQ or at Joshua Ritter.com.
0:56.4	We are recording this on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025.
1:00.4	In this week's episode, attorneys seek to dismiss murder charges against a Massachusetts man
1:05.3	accused of killing and dismembering his wife.
1:08.4	Plus, an Arkansas father charged with chasing down and shooting his teenage
1:12.5	daughter's alleged abuser. But first, we have breaking news as the jury has reached a verdict
1:18.6	in the murder trial of a Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife. Today, we're joined by
1:24.6	Donna Ratuno, a criminal defense attorney, legal analyst, Fox News contributor, and a good friend.
1:30.2	Donna, how are you doing?
1:32.0	Great, Josh. How are you? It's so fun to be with you today.
1:34.4	I know. This is a treat. I've been looking forward to this. And we planned it, of course, to coincide exactly when we just got a verdict in this case that you and I have been following closely.
1:45.5	Amazing that that happened and I'm all fired up to talk about it because I'm good, good, I'm glad to
1:50.2	hear it. This case has just gotten to me from the very beginning. So I know. I actually wish it got
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