13th Juror Podcast

Retired Navy pilot Doug Benefield lost his wife from heart complications in December of 2015, when their daughter Eva was only 14 years old. Nine months later, Doug meets Ashley Byers at a political fundraiser. After only 13 days, the 54 year old businessman marries the 24 year old former ballerina, during a secret ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina. Together they founded American National Bal...

Motions Hearing- Prosecution Wants Phone Records for Karen's Parents, and All Media Notes and Interviews This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/JUROR and get on your way to being your best self. Download June's Journey: https://bit.ly/13thjuror It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 1...

Three young men found executed at the gates of a remote quarry in Wisconsin. Police had no suspects and no leads, until a woman walks into the Sheriff's office and says not only does she have information, but she drove the victims there and witnessed the whole thing. Two men were charged with the execution style deaths of Nemo Yang, Peng Lor, and Trevor Maloney in July 2021, and each blame the oth...

Motions Filed for the New Trial; Vanity Fair Article Makes Some Waves; SJC & Civil Case Updates It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Karen Read, with his murder, claiming s...

 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code BRANDI at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self.  Part 3 of the Bederow Bombs- Aidan Kearney's Charges and What's Next It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran o...

The Revengers- The Background to Understanding the Bederow Letters: Did MSP, the DA, and Three Angry Enemies Conspire Against Aidan Kearney? (part 2 of the Bederow Bombs) It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has char...

SJC Appeal Updates; More Fallout & People Leaving; Who is Mark Bederow; The Charges Against Aidan Kearney, aka Turtleboy (part 1 of the Bederow Bombs). It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfri...

This show is sponsored by Magic Mind. You have a limited offer you can use now that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one-time purchases with code JUROR20 at checkout. You can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/juror20 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.  Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self. Police Audit Mee...

Laurie Shaver is accused of fatally shooting her husband Michael Shaver in November 2015, burying him in the backyard under a fire pit, and then impersonating him in texts and Facebook messages to make people think he was still alive. Laurie was arrested in 2020, and the long-awaited trial is finally here. Laurie's defense has implicated her daughter, who had just turned seven, and her former marr...

This show is sponsored by Magic Mind. You have a limited offer you can use now that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one-time purchases with code JUROR20 at checkout. You can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/juror20   This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.  Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self. Punishments fo...

The Black Swan Murder Trial (Part 3) Retired Navy pilot Doug Benefield lost his wife from heart complications in December of 2015, when their daughter Eva was only 14 years old.  Nine months later, Doug meets Ashley Byers at a political fundraiser. After only 13 days, the 54 year old businessman marries the 24 year old former ballerina, during a secret ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina.  Toge...

Laurie Shaver is accused of fatally shooting her husband Michael Shaver in November 2015, burying him in the backyard under a fire pit, and then impersonating him in texts and Facebook messages to make people think he was still alive. Laurie was arrested in 2020, and the long-awaited trial is finally here. Laurie's defense has implicated her daughter, who had just turned seven, and her former marr...

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.  Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self. It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Ka...

The Black Swan Murder Trial (Part 2): The Split- Poisoned Retired Navy pilot Doug Benefield lost his wife from heart complications in December of 2015, when their daughter Eva was only 14 years old.  Nine months later, Doug meets Ashley Byers at a political fundraiser. After only 13 days, the 54 year old businessman marries the 24 year old former ballerina, during a secret ceremony in Charleston,...

The Hearing for the Motion to Dismiss- Marty Weinberg Joins the Defense It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Karen Read, with his murder, claiming she hit him with her car duri...

The Black Swan Murder Trial (Part 1): The Start of The Fairytale Retired Navy pilot Doug Benefield lost his wife from heart complications in December of 2015, when their daughter Eva was only 14 years old.  Nine months later, Doug meets Ashley Byers at a political fundraiser. After only 13 days, the 54 year old businessman marries the 24 year old former ballerina, during a secret ceremony in Charl...

Toyota Techstream Expert Discusses the Case Facts; Canton Residents Voice Their Anger at Select Board Meetings; Sandra Burchmore Information; Chris Albert's Past This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online  therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self. It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year vet...

Post Trial Drama- Jurors Reach Out, Proctor Suspended, More IA Investigations, & Fighting Among the Sides This episode is brought to you by Magic Mind- You have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one-time purchases with code at checkout You can claim it at: JUROR https://magicmind.com/juror It's one of the most polarizing cases in tr...

The End Of Trial- Closing Arguments, Deliberations, And Verdict It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Karen Read, with his murder, claiming she hit him with her car during a fig...

This episode is brought to you by Factor! Enjoy effortless meals for your lifestyle, and head to factormeals.com/juror50 for half off your first box, plus 20% off your next month. Reconstructionists- Trooper Paul v ARCCA (Part 2) It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the bigge...

Reconstructionists- Trooper Paul v ARCCA (Part 1) It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is finally over. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Karen Read, with his murder, claiming she hit him with her car during a fight and left hi...

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self. It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is underway. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Ka...

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.  Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self. Episode 20- The Final Witnesses (part 1) This is the first of two parts, putting together the final witnesses and expert testimony to see how we can piece together the prosecution's theory, the defense's theory, and see what we think is reasonable.   It's on...

It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is underway. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Karen Read, with his murder, claiming she hit him with her car during a fight and left him to die in the cold. The defense says Read is being f...

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/juror and get on your way to being your best self. It's one of the most polarizing cases in true crime history, and trial is underway. A 16 year veteran of the Boston Police Department, left to die in one of the biggest blizzards in Massachusetts history. Prosecution has charged his girlfriend, 42 year old Ka...