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Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

S6 Ep33: Unconscionable

Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

Bob Ruff

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.57.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Bob begins his breakdown of defense investigator, Billy Belk. Belk is a 32 year veteran of the Houston Police Department. As a former homicide investigator and a licensed attorney, he tells the jury what a real investigation is supposed to look like.

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0:00.0

Whatüy

0:23.2

wine

0:27.7

I spent the last eight months analyzing Jim Melgar's murder and the investigation

0:49.7

that followed in excruciating detail.

0:52.8

We spent weeks analyzing the crime scene, weeks on medical evidence, and months on the initial

0:57.7

police investigation.

0:59.5

We picked apart expert testimonies and brought in experts of our own to get a clearer picture

1:03.5

of what happened on December 22, 2012.

1:07.1

I've interviewed witnesses never heard from before, and I hope managed to bring Jim

1:12.1

to life and help us understand who he was as a husband, a father, and a friend.

1:19.4

And now it's time to shift from the past to the present.

1:23.2

I don't believe that Sandy Melgar killed her husband, but someone did, and now it's

1:28.9

time to figure out who.

1:46.8

Texas Ranger James Holland is a legendary interrogator.

1:50.1

They call him the serial killer Whisperer.

1:52.1

You can't hide those indications, and that's why yesterday I knew that you did it.

1:56.2

But now shocking interrogation tapes reveal how the Super Cup really operates.

2:01.0

And that's why they ask me to come in because I'm special.

2:03.7

From something else, the Marshall Project and Sony Music Entertainment, this is Smoke Screen.

2:08.5

Just say you're sorry.

2:10.6

Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or wherever you get

2:15.1

your podcast.

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