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Proof: A True Crime Podcast

Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 11 – 8,948 Days

Proof: A True Crime Podcast

Red Marble Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Two overlooked tips could hold the answer to what actually happened to Earl O’Byrne—answers that, 25 years ago, would have spared Scott from a wrongful conviction. It’s too late to undo what happened to Scott Baldwin, but if a judge grants resentencing, he may at least be able to die at home, with his family by his side. By chance, the PROOF team uncovers paperwork suggesting a conspiracy far bigger than anyone imagined—at the center of it, a longtime Cold Case informant.   Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @proofcrimepod@gmail.com.    Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Head to AquaTru.com now and get 20% off your purifier using promocode PROOF. Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market. Use our exclusive link to save 20% off Honeylove at honeylove.com/PROOF   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're listening to this show, then I'm going to guess you're a fan of true crime podcasts.

0:04.9

So in the mornings, grab your favorite mug and pour yourself a dose of spine-tingling true crime every a.m. With morning cup of murder. It's a short, daily show that's the perfect podcast to incorporate into your morning routine. In less than 15 minutes, you'll hear about a true crime that took place on today's date and history. Each day's

0:21.0

dark history lesson will kickstart your morning with intriguing tales of murder, abduction, serial killers, cults, and more.

0:26.3

So, pour yourself a piping hot cup of murder every single morning with morning cup of murder. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:38.2

Jacqueline Furland Smith, a 40-year-old former Canadian military trainer, moves to Costa Rica to follow

0:45.0

her dreams, but in the summer of 2021, vanishes without a trace.

0:50.7

How can a woman just go missing and us put out all that effort to find her and she's still

0:56.8

missing? I'm David Rigen and this is Someone Knows Something Season 10, the Jacqueline Furlin-Smith case.

1:03.4

Available now on CBC Listen and wherever you get your podcasts.

1:30.3

Sometimes we as police officers grab onto a bone and we won't let go. We just stay focused because we know for sure that that individual did it when in fact, you know there are other avenues and other clues leading to the actual killer. I would imagine a fear of a detective is to convict someone wrongfully.

1:34.3

Oh, God, my wife can probably tell you that was my biggest fear,

1:39.3

getting a conviction on an innocent person.

1:43.3

That's Detective Harold West. He's retired now, but for many years, conviction on an innocent person.

1:45.6

That's Detective Harold West.

1:48.1

He's retired now, but for many years,

1:51.1

he was a detective with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.

1:55.8

As you know, his role in Scott Baldwin's case wasn't as an investigator.

1:57.5

He was actually an eyewitness.

2:01.3

But when we spoke to him about what he saw outside the bike shop and the night Earl of Byrne was killed, he also told us a little about his experience as a detective.

2:07.9

We just have to keep an open mind and keep our head on a swivel in terms of looking for the

2:13.4

pieces of that puzzle. You know, you may have your focus on your suspect and continue to build

2:19.3

the case that you believe that that individual may be involved, but don't eliminate everything.

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