The Confession

Case Closed

Macmillan

True Crime, News

4.1 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Christopher Lee’s trial for the first degree murder of Erin Corwin was finally underway, after years of legal maneuvering and delays by the defense. Erin’s friends and family had gone on the stand, and authorities had testified on the evidence the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department had collected. An expert said there was a 1 in 16 billion chance that DNA samples found in the mineshaft where Chris dumped Erin’s body belonged to anyone else. It seemed like the case was closed. But then, something unusual happened. On Thursday, October 27, the defense called their first and only witness: Christopher Lee. Shanna Hogan's Secrets of a Marine's Wife is out everywhere now. You can also listen to the second season of Case Closed early on Stitcher Premium with the code CLOSED. For more great stories, check out The Hollywood Godfather and subscribe to the Macmillan Podcasts newsletter.

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0:00.0	This week's episode is supported by another true crime podcast called True Crime Cast.
0:06.8	Smalltown murders are often overlooked, but they can be just as bloody and unsettling as any
0:13.6	high-profile murder. True Crime Cast brings these crimes to light. Join Jamie and John as they
0:21.2	discuss a different crime each week. Hear about small town Appalachian murder mysteries
0:27.6	that have flown under the radar until now. Listen to True Crime Cast on your podcast app of choice.
0:35.6	Distributed by StoveLeg Media.
0:50.8	Welcome to Case Closed. A podcast about the times the bad guys don't get away with it.
0:57.0	The times the good guys discover exactly who the killer is and how sometimes that's just the
1:03.3	beginning of the story. I'm Charlie Spicer.
1:11.6	When we left off last episode, Chris Lee's trial for the first degree murder of Aaron Corwin
1:17.7	was finally underway after years of legal maneuvering and delays by the defense.
1:24.0	Aaron's friends and family had gone on the stand and authorities had testified on the evidence
1:29.9	the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department had collected. An expert said there was a one in
1:36.5	16 billion chance that DNA samples found in the mineshaft where Chris dumped Aaron's body
1:43.6	belonged to anyone else. It seemed like the case was closed, but then something unusual happened.
1:51.8	On Thursday, October 27, the defense called their first and only witness, Christopher Lee.
2:02.8	When Chris takes the stand, the courtroom is very stunned.
2:09.2	The fact that Chris was taking the stand was unusual according to author Shana Hogan.
2:14.8	Defenders in murder cases don't usually testify in their own defense, so everyone wanted to know
2:19.2	what Chris was going to say. The courtroom was filled with people who knew and loved Aaron,
2:25.4	like her mother, lore, but people who had never met Aaron showed up too, like John Norman,
2:31.3	who had led the search and rescue team that found her body.
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