The 2 Best The Burden Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 5 | The Derrick Dilemma
Episode 5 of 10 Derrick Hamilton, champion of the wrongfully convicted, claimed innocence since the day he was arrested by Scarcella. He claimed innocence in a previous murder conviction as well. But...Show More
2) Episode 1 | The Scoop
Episode 1 of 10 New York Times journalist Frances “Frenchie” Robles gets a tip about a group of wrongfully convicted men in the New York State prison system. The common denominator: many were arreste...Show More
3) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 10. The Shakedown
In order to understand a murder like this, you have to understand the victim. Maggie, John and Danny talk to some of the people closest to Yvonne to try to find out what was going on in her life in th...Show More
4) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 9. The Others
Maggie, John and Danny set out in Ohio to speak with some top people of interest who have been named in the case. Jim, the allegedly creepy neighbor who was spying on Yvonne and Jeremy, someone close ...Show More
5) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 8. The PIs
Jason Baldwin from the West Memphis 3 and his team of private investigators from Proclaim Justice team up with Maggie to look into David's case. They hit the ground in Ohio to find out: who real...Show More
6) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 7. The Psychic
Months into the investigation of Yvonne Layne's murder, police felt stuck, so they did something controversial: they went to a psychic. And the audio recordings we obtained from the visit give an incr...Show More
7) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 6. The Witness
On April 1, 1999, the day Yvonne was found murdered in her home, a neighbor stopped by and told police he saw someone leaving her home, unbeknownst to him, after Yvonne was already dead. But this witn...Show More
8) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 5. The Wife
David Thorne has spent over 20 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. Although he says his case is "Dead in the Water", he hasn't been alone. Sue Thorne, a retired postal worker turne...Show More
9) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 4. The Trial
After David Thorne and Joe Wilkes were arrested for the murder of Yvonne Layne in April 1999, they went to trial in January 2000. What evidence was used to convict them? What kind of defense did David...Show More
10) Death & Deceit in Alliance | 3. The Murder
On the morning of April Fools Day 1999, Tawnia Layne went to pick up her grandkids at Yvonne's home. But instead, she stumbled upon a brutal crime scene, her daughter nearly decapitated in a pool of h...Show More