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The Trial: USA

The Trial: USA

The Crime Desk 92 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Launched in the UK in 2022, The Trial is an award-winning, chart-topping podcast that goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. It takes listeners into the courtroom, bringing detail as evidence unfolds, examining key moments, and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. The series occasionally uses actors and AI-generated voices, with words taken verbatim from official court transcripts.

Episodes

The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - “She Was Begging for Help”
The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - “She Was Begging for Help” Aug 21, 2026 39:22 This week, Lindsay Clancy’s defence presented their case that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children, and in their view, should not be criminally responsible for their deaths. We examine the testimony from her family, including testimony from her own mother and former step-mother. We also heard Dr Paul Zeizel’s conclusion that she had bipolar disorder w
The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - Murder or Mental Illness?
The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - Murder or Mental Illness? Aug 19, 2026 58:30 On January 24th, 2023, Patrick Clancy left his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to collect food and medication for his wife Lindsay Clancy.But when he returned, their three children, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan, were dead. Lindsay Clancy had strangled them using exercise bands, before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck, finally throwing herself fr
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.4 - Mind of a Murderer: How an Apparent Family Man Became a Monster
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.4 - Mind of a Murderer: How an Apparent Family Man Became a Monster Aug 17, 2026 49:26 Murderer Chris Watts could have divorced his wife. He could have moved on to the bachelor existence he was hiding from her in the months before her 2018 death.Instead, he strangled her in their home and smothered their preschool-aged daughters Bella and Celeste. It defied logic and it was cruel beyond imagination.In the final episode of this series, Crime Desk reporter Rachel Sharp joins Kayl
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.3 - Delusions and Denials: The Disgraceful ‘Good Guy’ Act
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.3 - Delusions and Denials: The Disgraceful ‘Good Guy’ Act Aug 12, 2026 22:43 Chris Watts lives in another reality. In his mind, he’s a good man. He charms people with a friendly demeanor and is liked by fellow prison inmates. As part of that, he claims to be deeply religious and has tried to blame his unspeakable crimes on other people or spiritual forces.Watts strangled his wife Shannan and then, one by one, smothered each of his two young daughters — Bella, 4,
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.2 - Romance and Bible Study: The Prison Life of a Family Annihilator
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.2 - Romance and Bible Study: The Prison Life of a Family Annihilator Aug 5, 2026 45:26 The murders made him famous. Then came a tidal wave of female admiration.Chris Watts has a flourishing love life behind bars at the Dodge Correctional Facility in Wisconsin in spite of the unspeakable acts he committed against his family in 2018. He’s serving multiple life sentences for the murders of his wife Shannan, their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, and his unborn son Nico.The confessed
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.1 - Sex, Secrets and Lies: How Watts Betrayed Wife Before Killings
Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.1 - Sex, Secrets and Lies: How Watts Betrayed Wife Before Killings Jul 29, 2026 45:45 The life that Chris and Shannan Watts had was slipping away. The doting wife and mom fought to keep her family together. The couple was expecting another child — a son, Nico — and they had two happy and energetic little girls already. As Shannan tried to keep her family together, her anxiety and fears intensified. Her husband had been acting strangely. She suspected an affair but he deni
Melissa Barthelemy's Sister On Long Wait to Face ‘Repulsive Monster’ In Court
Melissa Barthelemy's Sister On Long Wait to Face ‘Repulsive Monster’ In Court Jul 22, 2026 37:43 Melissa Barthelemy went missing in 2009 when her doting kid sister Amanda Funderburg was just 15.Amid a desperate search, Amanda began getting calls from Melissa's phone. The teen hoped it was good sign — that Melissa resurfaced or that someone had information. Instead, it was the first of a series of calls from a deranged stranger who bragged about killing and sexually assaulting the 24-year-ol
'I Don't Think He Knows How To Be Sorry': A Sit Down With Gilgo Victim's Family
'I Don't Think He Knows How To Be Sorry': A Sit Down With Gilgo Victim's Family Jul 15, 2026 49:09 Rex Heuermann’s victims got a measure of justice last month, but the pain and the questions linger for their families. The deranged former architect spent decades murdering sex workers and callously dumping their brutalized remains around Gilgo Beach, Long Island.Heuermann, 62, was sentenced last month to more than three life sentences in prison for eight murders. He was captured in 2023 by invest
How Alex Murdaugh's Second Murder Trial Is Shaping Up
How Alex Murdaugh's Second Murder Trial Is Shaping Up Jul 8, 2026 34:09 It’s another chance for Alex Murdaugh to try to prove he did not callously gun down his wife and youngest son.Murdaugh was previously convicted of fatally shooting Maggie and Paul Murdaugh in a desolate area of his family’s sprawling South Carolina property.The wealthy Lowcountry lawyer got a reprieve in May when the state’s top court found an elected clerk who managed the trial had inappropriate
Chainsaw, Body Bag And Inflatable Pool: How D4vd's Alleged Murder Materials And Other Evidence May Play Into Key Hearing
Chainsaw, Body Bag And Inflatable Pool: How D4vd's Alleged Murder Materials And Other Evidence May Play Into Key Hearing Jul 1, 2026 29:21 They were materials that prosecutors say were procured for a sole purpose: murder.In this episode, we’re joined by the Daily Mail’s West Coast News Editor Marjorie Hernandez to discuss the upcoming preliminary hearing in the Los Angeles district attorney’s case against singer D4VD, or David Anthony Burke.Hernandez details what prosecutors have revealed so far, including that the young music artist
Top Cop Who Revamped Gilgo Beach 'Demon' Probe Reflects On Rex Heurmann And Cracking The Case
Top Cop Who Revamped Gilgo Beach 'Demon' Probe Reflects On Rex Heurmann And Cracking The Case Jun 24, 2026 51:35 “A demon that walks among us.”That’s what former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said about Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heurmann during an announcement of the elusive suspect’s arrest in 2023.Harrison worked on numerous headline-grabbing investigations over a 30-year career in the NYPD as an investigator and top executive but he may best be known for orchestrating the law enfo
Karmelo Anthony Trial Deep-Dive: Part 2
Karmelo Anthony Trial Deep-Dive: Part 2 Jun 18, 2026 45:07 Karmelo Anthony’s lethal force against Austin Metcalf during a 2025 teenage track meet scuffle was not justified.  That was the finding of the Texas jury in Anthony’s case last week. The same panel sentenced the 19-year-old to 35 years in prison for murder.Yet the conviction remains a topic of intense interest and controversy. It has been framed as a racial injustice by Anthony’s support

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