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Hello and welcome to True Crime Daily, the podcast covering high profile and under the

radar cases from across the country every week. I'm your host Anna Garcia. Our cases this

week, a judge in California, has been charged with murdering his wife and then sending

a text to his co-workers that said, quote, I just lost it. I shot my wife. I won't be

in tomorrow. Not kidding you. The judge who was traded in his black robe for an orange

jumpsuit says it was an accident. But will the jury believe him after that incriminating

text? But first, a young soldier who pleaded with the public to help find his missing

wife is now charged with her murder. Police in Alaska say that they were newlyweds. They

had just celebrated his 21st birthday. The wife's body was found in a drainage ditch with

a bullet to the head. We are recording this on Wednesday, August 16th of 2023. Our guest

today is Renee Cummings, a criminal psychologist and criminologist. Renee is also the professor

of practice and data science at the University of Virginia. Renee is new to our podcast. I want

you all to welcome her. Welcome Renee. How are you?

Well, thank you so much for having me. It's such an honor. Thank you.

Well, thank you. Renee, since you're new to the podcast and you know our regular listeners

love to know everyone's area of expertise. Can you tell us just a little bit about the

area that that you are most passionate about?

I think when it comes to criminal justice, some passionate about the entire pipeline,

passionate about the investigations, but I think I'm most passionate about justice. And

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