Defense Diaries

Defense Diaries

Original true crime podcast. Join your host, criminal defense attorney Bob Motta for: season one: The Gacy Tapes- We enter the twisted mind of serial killer John Wayne Gacy through the use of 15 hours of never before heard, pre-trial interviews with Gacy and his attorneys, as they prepare for the trial of the century. Season two: Tunnel Vision: Nebraska v. Dr Anthony Garcia -join Bob as he, his wife Alison, and father Bob Sr. are hired to represent Dr. Anthony Garcia. Season three: Bob and Ali cover more current events and headline making stories as Defense Diaries presents: The Docket Season four: The Docket: Strings Attached: Idaho v. Lori Vallow-Daybell Season five: The Docket: Idaho 4- Bob and Ali discuss the tragic case of The Idaho 4 Season six: The Docket: Delphi- Bob and Ali discuss the ever tragic and horrific murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. They also breakdown every aspect of this befuddling case. Season seven : Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty: A Full Case Analysis- Bob and Ali give an unbiased presentation and breakdown of all the evidence in this case.

Episodes

Trailer: Season 1: The Gacy Tapes.

April 26, 2021 • 7 mins
Podcast Trailer, Defense Diaries, Season 1: The Gacy Tapes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep.1 Dead Man Talking

April 29, 2021 • 49 mins
Episode 1, Dead Man Talking has been remastered to improve the quality of the Gacy Tapes sound. The difference in sound quality from the original to this version is remarkable. Enjoy!! A unique gift tells the gruesome tale of one of the country's most prolific serial killers. 15 cassettes, 21st birthday, 33 victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Trailer Ep. 2 of The Last Piest of the Puzzle

May 2, 2021 • 4 mins
A young man's ambitious approach to securing a summer job leads him straight into a killers home, in the dead of winter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 2: The Last Piest of the Puzzle

May 11, 2021 • 36 mins
In this edition of Remasterpiece Theater, we proudly bring to you Episode 2 of the Gacy Tapes: The Last Piest of the Puzzle. In what, for a multitude of reasons, was our most difficult episode to produce, we decided we would intertwine Gacy clips into the narrative , so as to appear Gacy was with us, telling his version of the story as we told ours. That approach made for a monumental task for Darron to go through and clean the tap...
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The Gacy Tapes Trailer Ep. 3: A Pocket Full of Dimes

May 15, 2021 • 4 mins
A closer look into the investigation of Robert Piest's disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep.3: A Pocket Full Of Dimes

May 18, 2021 • 48 mins
Hear the creeps creepiness much more clearly than before.  As the 12 man team of officers continue to hunt Rob Piest's abductor and new friendships blossom at the Moose Lodge and the Pot and Pan restaurant. Calls from pay phones, pictures of televisions, a class ring and much more. Try to keep up, as we watch a case build and a facade crumble.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep.4: Flashback, Flashback

May 26, 2021 • 45 mins
With improved overall audio, especially the sound of The Gacy interviews.   As more time passes since Rob Piest's disappearance, the police have a much better idea as to who is involved than they do as to what actually happened. As the search for clues intensifies, more potential victims begin to emerge. The bold actions of one man to keep his freedom may only be matched by the states willingness to do whatever it can, to take it f...
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The Gacy Tapes Trailer. Episode 5: One Mans Trash

May 29, 2021 • 4 mins
New characters emerge as major players in the sinister and evil world of Gacy. When steps forward seem to be less and less of an option, jumping to conclusions leads to a leap of faith. Shhhhhhhhhhh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep.5: One Man's Trash

June 5, 2021 • 57 mins
We get to know some of the major players a little better and are introduced to a top Gacy associate, for the first time. Det. Mike Albrecht and Det. Ron Robinson share more of what they saw and experienced while not letting Gacy out of their sight for the entirety of the investigation.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 6: Another Man's Treasure

June 13, 2021 • 49 mins
Rossi gets hooked up to a lie box, the cops are getting their hands dirty looking for Piest, and a long sought piece of evidence finally makes an appearance, or does it? Gotcha! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 7: Desperate Times Desperate Measures

June 20, 2021 • 32 mins
And sometimes desperate people do desperate things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 8: Let the Truth be Known

June 29, 2021 • 66 mins
A deceitful receipt and a fabricated smell are unearthed this week and they both have a story to tell. A break in the chain of custody leaves many looking for answers with only their moral compass to guide them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 9: What Could Have Been

July 8, 2021 • 50 mins
Our response to a less than ideal way to finally have Terry Sullivan on our show. Sullivan and Gacy take different approaches in their efforts to avoid the blatantly obvious.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy TapesEp. 10: Two Stoned Birds

July 18, 2021 • 52 mins
With orders from Amirante to shoot Gacy's tires out if he tries to leave, Gacy soon finds himself in a pair of handcuffs, that he simply does not have a trick in his arsenal, from which to escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bonus: Bob joins Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, the hosts of Love Murder, for an in depth dive into the Gacy story.

July 23, 2021 • 96 mins
Bob talks all things Gacy with the ladies of Love Murder. Check out this Love Murder/Defense Diaries collaboration. Be sure to also  find Love Murder online at: Website: lovemurder.love instagram!@lovemurderpod Twitter@lovemurderpod facebook: lovemrdrpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep 11: Loose Lips Sink Ships

July 29, 2021 • 51 mins
It appears as though someone has also been drilling holes in the bottom of this vessel. I'm not so sure it was ever supposed to float in the first place. Worst part is, I bet it's nearly impossible to swim in handcuffs. That would be an impressive trick.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep 12: Terminus A Quo

August 9, 2021 • 44 mins
We learn a little about Timothy Jack McCoy, Gacy's first victim. Also, we take a deeper dive into the legal side of Gacy's first few hours in custody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 13: Undiscovered

August 17, 2021 • 55 mins
A father calls 5-0 208 times in the 312 this somehow equals zero. Zero response that is. The constant effort of Marko Butkovich telling cops to look into Gacy fell on the deaf ears of Chicago PD, for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 14: The Creep‘s Crawl Space

August 26, 2021 • 49 mins
When the gift of gab becomes the biggest present the Des Plaines PD has ever received. At least his lawyers are finally there to help. Well, at least, they're finally there. Meanwhile, back at Gacy's house, a trench tool hits bone. Things are about to change... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Gacy Tapes Ep. 15: All Hands On Deck

September 1, 2021 • 44 mins
Bob Motta Sr. tells us how his involvement in the Gacy case came to be. We also continue going through the second statement Gacy gave to Albrecht and the boys at Des Plaines PD. Victim Identification Hotline number: 844-78-vic-23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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