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The Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, Kill

The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 6. The Reckoning

The Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, Kill

Sony Music

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Tonya is behind bars again. The only thing that can free her is evidence nobody bothered to consider the first time. And if they dismissed her story fifty years ago – why would they trust it now? Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free newsletter at Patreon.com/TheBinge. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. The Crimes of Margo Freshwater is brought to you by Glass Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Poppy's come to the end of her work visa.

0:02.0

She partied most nights and now can't afford her flight back to the UK.

0:05.0

Her parents are annoyed, but not too worried.

0:08.0

With their HSBC Premier bank account, they can transfer money to her account abroad at HSBC UK's best exchange rates.

0:14.0

So more of their hard-earned cash actually reaches its destination.

0:17.0

Everything's premier when your bank account is.

0:19.0

Search HSBC Premier. HSBC UK, opening up a world of

0:23.6

opportunity. Apply with £100,000 annual income or £100,000 savings or investments with HSBC UK or Premier

0:29.4

status abroad. Listen to all episodes of the Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad free right now by subscribing to the

0:35.9

binge. Visit the binge channel on Apple Podcasts and hit subscribe at the top of the page

0:40.7

or visit getthebinge.com to get access wherever you listen.

0:44.7

The Binge. Feed your true crime obsession.

0:48.6

The Binge.

0:59.5

Margo Freshwater was finally recaptured in Ohio in 2002.

1:02.2

Now she's in prison here in Tennessee.

1:07.5

But Freshwater says she didn't do the crime that landed her a 99-year sentence,

1:09.6

and she has the evidence to prove it.

1:14.2

The Memphis newscasters made it sound like her lawyers could just fight their way back into court.

1:15.3

Lawyers for freshwater say this could be the breakthrough that they're looking for.

1:20.0

Evidence could be presented that was never heard before.

1:23.6

Evidence that is a jailhouse statement from an informant saying that freshwater is not the killer.

1:29.2

And her lawyers say if this doesn't work, they will continue to fight.

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