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Opening Arguments

Opening Arguments

FromDirect Appeal


Opening Arguments

FromDirect Appeal

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

06: The trial against Melanie McGuire begins on March 5, 2007, live on Court TV, and Melanie finds herself in the middle of a media circus. Lead prosecutor, Patricia Prezioso, makes a forceful opening argument but will her first witnesses help her case or hurt it? The prosecution also claims that the firearm Melanie purchased two days before Bill disappeared was the murder weapon but what does our expert have to say?
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If you have any information regarding this case, you can submit it by emailing us at tips@directappealpodcast.com or leaving a voicemail at (732) 510-0996. If you have a question to ask Melanie, be sure to submit it to us by 7/31/19 and we may select it for a future episode.
Credits:

Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg

Produced by James Varga

Written by Meghan Sacks

Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios

Music and underscore by Dessert Media

Legal Counsel: Barry Janay

Special thanks to Alan Tockerman

Photo credits: Joshua Davis under cc license 2.0

Guest Experts: Stephen Batzer – http://www.batzerengineering.com



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Released:
May 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (31)

In August 2008, Sarah Widmer, a healthy 24 year-old woman is found dead in her bathtub, just four months after marrying Ryan Widmer… the only person at home with Sarah that night.  Suspicion quickly fell on Ryan, leading to his arrest and conviction for Sarah’s murder. But could this have been a tragic accident?  Ryan has adamantly maintained his innocence for the last 16 years, but now, two seasoned criminologists examine the very controversial conviction of Ryan Widmer, for the murder of his wife Sarah.   Is Ryan a murder or did something else happen in that bathroom? Join us to find out.