Hung: In The Balance

In January 2023, a Massachusetts mother was accused of killing her three young children in a case that would spark intense debate about mental illness, motherhood, and criminal responsibility.

In Part 1 of the Lindsay Clancy case, Christie steps into the jury box as the prosecution and defense present two dramatically different explanations for an unimaginable tragedy. Was this a calculated act, or the result of a devastating menta...

It’s the conclusion of our nine-week deep dive into the Michael Peterson case.

With the blood spatter expert’s credibility in ruins and a new trial ordered, the state faces major hurdles: lost evidence, overturned rulings, and a murder weapon theory that no longer holds up.

Maryn walks Christie through the legal roller coaster that followed Peterson’s conviction, including constitutional challenges, Alford plea ne...

In this eighth installment of their deep dive into the Michael Peterson trial, the roles finally flip. Christie has spent seven episodes examining the case strictly through the eyes of a juror — weighing only what the jury saw and heard. Now it's Maryn's turn to pull back the curtain on everything that happened outside the courtroom, before, during, and after the trial.

Maryn walks Christie through a string of strange and sur...

8.7 Ten Doubts and a Verdict (Michael Peterson - Ep.7

The Michael Peterson trial reaches its climax. The defense wraps its case with a courtroom moment nobody saw coming — calling the lead detective to the stand and revealing a piece of evidence that sends shockwaves through the room.

The state fires back with a rebuttal case built on biomechanics, autopsy findings, and a sister's memory. Expert witnesses go head-to-head over...

One staircase. Four experts. A defense theory that keeps changing shape.

In this episode, the defense begins its fight to reframe Kathleen Peterson’s death as a tragic fall. Maryn and Christie examine testimony from a neuropathologist, a crime-scene expert, renowned blood-spatter analyst Dr. Henry Lee, and a biomechanics expert who reconstructs how Kathleen could have sustaine...

Two women. Two staircases. Two autopsies that refuse to add up.

In this episode, Maryn and Christie step into the courtroom as the state's medical experts take the stand to lay out what the bodies of Kathleen Peterson and Elizabeth Ratliff really tell us. Between neuropathologists, forensic reports, and a family member's gut-wrenching return to a blood-soaked staircase, the details pile up in ways that are hard to ignore — an...

Eighteen years before Kathleen Peterson died at the bottom of a staircase, another woman fell to the same fate — in a different country, under eerily similar circumstances. In this episode, we dive into the death of Elizabeth Ratliff, the Petersons' close friend and neighbor in Germany, whose two young daughters were taken in by Michael and Patty after her sudden death in 1985.

Was this history repeating itself, or is the pro...

A secret witness. Blood inside his shorts. A staircase full of questions. Maryn and Christie hit the halfway mark of the Michael Peterson trial, digging through testimony from digital forensics experts, a medical examiner, and a blood spatter analyst — and the evidence just got a lot harder to explain away. Was it an accident, or is the truth finally starting to surface? Content warning: Though not explicit, this episode con...

Maryn and Christie step back into the jury box for round two of the Michael Peterson trial. This episode, they dig into the police response, crime scene processing, and forensic lab work — from first responders and supervisors piecing together the scene, to fingerprint and blood evidence sent off for testing. Between questions about protocol, contamination, and a mysteriously missing fireplace tool, they weigh whether the inv...

Maryn and Christie are back, and this time they're diving into what might be their most complex case yet. After fair warning that this one is going to be a beast, the mother-daughter duo introduces a new case that you may think you already know — but probably not the way you're about to hear it.

Christie takes her seat in the jury box armed with only what the courtroom was allowed to see: the evidence, the testimony, and the ...

It's finally here — the last chapter of the Kouri Richins saga. Maryn and Christie dig into everything that happened after the trial ended: courtroom emotion, evidence that never made it in front of the jury, dramatic victim impact statements, and where the case goes from here. Plus, a special listener-submitted correction segment with new details even the hosts didn't know. Whether you've been with us since episode one or yo...

"Detective O'Driscoll takes the stand for his final testimony, unraveling text messages, jail calls, and a suspicious letter written from behind bars. Then it's time for closing arguments — passionate, theatrical, and full of dueling narratives about grief, motive, and money. Christie and Maryn debate who made the stronger case as this trial nears its end."

**Though not explicit, this episode discusses murder, drug overdose...

Christie and Maryn are back with episode five of the Kouri Richins trial coverage — A parade of witnesses takes the stand: a divorce attorney bound by privilege, a poisoned breakfast sandwich, friends who heard chilling comments made in confidence, a business partner with insider financial details, and a colorful private investigator with a cane and quite the résumé. Along the way, a mysterious letter, a shady deed, and a sel...

Part 4 of the Kouri Richins trial is here, and the money trail gets messy. A forensic accountant walks the jury through a financial spiral of overdrafts, payday loans, and forged bank statements — all while the deals kept getting bigger. Then an estate attorney reveals what Eric was quietly planning before he died, and a divorce lawyer's testimony raises even more questions. But the real gut-punch comes from Kouri's boyfriend...

In Part 2 of the Kouri Richins case, Christie walks us through the crime scene investigation — 11 search warrants, a 3D scan of the house, and a suspicious pill bottle that mysteriously never made it to the lab. Then things get really interesting. Meet Carmen: the housekeeper who bought drugs for Kouri on multiple occasions, with a colorful past, an immunity deal, and a bombshell detail about a very specific drug request.

How...

She called 911 at 3 AM. Her husband was dead. She was already making plans.

Kouri Richins had a boyfriend, $4.5 million in debt, and a dream of running an event center — with someone who wasn't Eric. Then her husband turned up dead of a fentanyl overdose five times the lethal dose.

Christie breaks down the trial. Maryn brings the receipts. Was Kouri a witch, or just a widow?

**Though not explicit, this podcast explores mature...

Russ Faria is out of prison — and that's a problem for someone who'd rather the case stay closed. In this finale, Christie learns what happened next, and it's somehow worse than everything that came before. Someone crossed a line that can't be uncrossed, the walls finally started closing in, and a few people in the justice system got exactly what they deserved. There's also a surprising silver lining buried in all the wreckag...

In this episode, Maryn walks Christie through everything that happened after Russ Faria's guilty verdict in 2013 — and Christie's reaction says it all. A second trial, a surprise DVD of 132 missing photos, a life insurance policy no jury was ever allowed to hear about, and a series of increasingly suspicious stories from someone who was never even charged. If you thought the first trial was frustrating, buckle up.

**Though no...