Fitbit used to convict husband of wife’s murder; Cousins jailed for burying baby in backyard
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🗓️ 26 August 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A wife murdered, a pregnant mistress, and a husband with a wild story of a masked intruder. Years after his wife’s death, Richard Dabate was sentenced to 65 years in prison, with the help of evidence from the victim’s Fitbit. Plus, a pair of cousins stands accused of murdering their baby and burying it in the backyard.
Loni Coombs joins host Ana Garcia.
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| 0:00.0 | A word of warning, this podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes |
| 0:05.1 | some strong language. |
| 0:06.6 | It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find |
| 0:11.4 | it disturbing. |
| 0:12.7 | Hello and welcome to True Crime Daily, The Podcast, covering high profile and under the |
| 0:16.8 | radar cases from across the country every week. |
| 0:18.9 | I'm your host Anna Garcia and our cases this week, a couple, believed to be cousins, are |
| 0:24.5 | a charge with first degree murder after their baby was found buried in a backyard. |
| 0:30.0 | The death was never reported and police say that a tipster who could not live with the |
| 0:34.8 | secret led police to the baby's body. |
| 0:38.1 | Maybe this is the first step in justice, giving that baby a proper burial. |
| 0:42.9 | But first a Connecticut husband who told police that a huge man who sounded like actor |
| 0:47.6 | Vin Diesel broke into his house and killed his wife. |
| 0:51.5 | Well, he was unsuccessful in convincing the jury of that. |
| 0:55.1 | The jury found the husband guilty of murder. |
| 0:58.2 | And it was the wife's Fitbit and a police dog that helped crack the case. |
| 1:03.3 | We're recording this on Wednesday, August 24th of 2022. |
| 1:07.7 | Our guest today is Lonnie Coombs, who's a former criminal prosecutor, also a legal analyst |
| 1:14.2 | on CNN. |
| 1:16.3 | And every minute of the day, I think if you just turn on a television somewhere or just |
| 1:21.0 | look at your phone, you will see Lonnie giving commentary on the case of the day. |
| 1:26.5 | How are you, Lonnie? |
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