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🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In this episode of True Crime Daily The Sidebar Podcast: Dr. Tracy A. Pearson joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss new evidence in Nikolas Cruz’s sentencing hearing (2:30) and further delays in the trial of Paul Flores for the 1996 death of Kristin Smart (20:40). They also look at the final two officers to be sentenced in the death of George Floyd (32:27), the possible prisoner exchange to release Brittney Griner (36:23), and lawsuits facing social media companies from parents who claim their children were harmed by the apps (41:00).

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to True Crime Daily's The Sidebar, taking you inside the courtrooms
0:14.9	of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.
0:18.3	I'm your host Joshua Ritter, I'm a criminal defense lawyer based here in Los Angeles,
0:23.0	and previously an LA County prosecutor for nearly a decade.
0:27.4	We are recording this on Friday, July 29, 2022.
0:32.5	In this week's episode, we will be discussing the continued sentencing for Parkland Shooter,
0:37.1	Nicholas Cruz, as well as the ongoing murder trial for the men accused of killing
0:41.9	Kristen Smart and hiding her body over 25 years ago.
0:46.7	And we'll take a quick look at news around the country, including the last two officers
0:50.0	to be sentenced in the George Floyd's murder case, Brittany Griner's testimony in a
0:55.4	Russian court, and pending lawsuits against two social media platforms for their effects
1:00.6	on children.
1:02.1	Today we are excited to be joined by Dr. Tracy Pearson, a trial and a pellet lawyer and
1:06.9	investigator for almost two decades, as well as a child welfare specialist and legal analyst
1:12.3	that you may have seen on any number of media outlets.
1:15.8	Welcome Dr. Pearson.
1:16.8	Hi, it's great to be here, thank you for having me.
1:20.4	Absolutely.
1:21.4	Before we get started, could you just tell us a little bit about your background and what
1:25.2	your current practice is today?
1:26.7	Sure, I actually am not practicing a lot.
1:29.5	I went back to school, I earned a doctorate in education, focused on organizational
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