Cincinnati Enquirer

Accused

Society EN ↓ 52 episodes

Season 4 : When Rhoda Nathan's lifeless body was discovered in her hotel room, it was assumed she'd had a heart attack. The autopsy proved otherwise: Nathan, 67, had been viciously beaten to death, punched so hard by her assailant that two of her teeth had been knocked out. Days later, a hotel employee went to the hospital to be treated for an infection in his hand, which was teeming with a bacteria most often found in human mouths. That, plus a pendant an officer said was discovered in the trunk of his car, sealed the fate of Elwood Jones, who awaits execution on Ohio's death row. For nearly...

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Cincinnati Enquirer

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Aug 21, 2025

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Chapter 3: The Cold War creeps 10.12.2019

As the world was embroiled in a race to stockpile nuclear weapons, little towns throughout the U.S. became hubs for cancer-linked plants. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chapter 2: Testing the suicide theory 03.12.2019

Police dismissed the 1984 disappearance of David Bocks as a suicide, but the physics of the death make that theory seem unlikely. (Link updated Jan. 21, 2020, with water-content percentage of apples and humans corrected.) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chapter 1: Disappearing dad 03.12.2019

A 39-year-old father of three goes to work and disappears. That’s strange enough. Adding in where he works makes this case more than strange. It’s the stuff conspiracies are made of.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Introducing Accused Season 3 19.11.2019

Accused Season 3 returns on December 3rd. Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/accused See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Accused recommends The City 29.10.2019

Accused Host Amber Hunt details where you can find Season 3 of Accused soon. Another great podcast from the USA TODAY Network, The City, is available to listen to now. As Reno, a city known for vice, tries to woo big tech to town, a fight erupts over its future. It's the central battle of The City podcast, Season 2. To learn more about the story and to listen or subscribe, head to www.thecity...

Aftermath: I wasn't going to leave her 19.06.2018

Best friends Carmen Alegria and Angelica Soto did everything together — and that includes saving each other from a gunman on a rampage. To hear more stories subscribe to Aftermath wherever you listen to podcasts:  APPLE , STITCHER , or WONDERY.COM See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aftermath: Some people have a spirit of resilience 12.06.2018

From the Accused podcast team, Aftermath is an episodic look at survivors of gun violence. Episodd 1 focuses on neglectful parents and neighbors who looked the other way and set the stage for Clai Lasher-Sommers’ stepfather to shoot her in the back when she was 13 years old. To hear more stories subscribe to Aftermath wherever you listen to podcasts: APPLE , STITCHER , or WONDERY.COM See Privacy P...

Coming Tuesday, May 22: Aftermath, a new podcast from the Accused team 21.05.2018
Chapter 8: After Innocence 02.11.2017

Since his release from prison, William Virgil’s life has been on hold. So has Retha Welch’s murder investigation. Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here: www.ziprecruiter.com/accused Brooklinen - Get $20 an free shipping when you use...

Chapter 7: The battle continues 31.10.2017

William Virgil finds dedicated allies in the Kentucky Innocence Project, fierce opposition in the Commonwealth’s Attorney, and hope in new DNA testing. Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here: www.ziprecruiter.com/accused Brooklinen -...

Chapter 6: If not Virgil, Who? 26.10.2017

Newport police overlooked several interesting people worthy of scrutiny in this murder case, including one man they’d encountered themselves. Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here: www.ziprecruiter.com/accused Brooklinen - Get $20 an...

Chapter 5: The lie 24.10.2017

After years of insisting a key witness perjured himself, William Virgil finds proof — but does the truth matter? Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here: www.ziprecruiter.com/accused Brooklinen - Get $20 an free shipping when you use p...

Chapter 4: The missing witness 19.10.2017

It appears more than one of the witnesses in Retha Welch’s murder case didn’t come clean on the stand. Someone knew more than his testimony implied. Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here: www.ziprecruiter.com/accused Brooklinen - Get...

Chapter 3: The case unfolds 17.10.2017

With physical evidence and eyewitnesses on their side, police begin compiling a case against William Virgil — but does it hold up under scrutiny? Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and g...

Chapter 2: The hooded figure 13.10.2017

Retha Welch’s boyfriend says he was mad enough to kill her the last time they were together — but he points police to a hooded figure in her hallway as the likely culprit. Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here: www.ziprecruiter.com/a...

Chapter 1: The first Sin City 11.10.2017

When 54-year-old Retha Welch is found murdered in Newport, Kentucky, police zero in on an acquaintance with a criminal past. Subscribe to Accused so you never miss an episode: https://www.smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and get a free trial when you visit them here: www.ziprecruiter.com/accused Brooklinen - Get $20 an free shipping wh...

Introducing Accused Season 2 28.09.2017

Subscribe today so you are the first to hear Accused season 2 when it premieres on October 12th: https://smarturl.it/accusedpodcast Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/accused See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Chapter 9: The update 27.12.2016

People with information about Beth Andes and the events surrounding her slaying continue to come forward months after the initial season ended. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chapter 8: The aftermath 29.09.2016

A lot has changed since Beth was killed in 1978. Her boyfriend Bob Young has a daughter of his own. Beth’s friends can’t talk about her death without breaking immediately into tears. Her family’s view on Young’s guilt has evolved. But a few key things haven’t budged. And they could make all the difference in this case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

Chapter 7: The evidence 26.09.2016

If Bob Young killed his girlfriend, he couldn’t be tried again, so holding onto the physical evidence in the case would be moot. In America, you can’t be charged twice for the same crime. But what if he’s innocent? In this episode of Accused, The Enquirer outlines its year-long quest to answer that question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Chapter 6: The strangers 21.09.2016

In the days surrounding Beth’s death, area newspapers boasted front-page stories about body after body being exhumed from John Wayne Gacy’s property. Ted Bundy had been terrorizing the nation for four years. BTK was on the loose in Wichita, Kansas. The late ‘70s were a dark period in American history when it comes to crime, and that has some of Beth’s friends asking a question: Could Beth have bee...

Chapter 5: If not Bob, who? - Part 2 19.09.2016

Elizabeth Andes' friends and family don't point fingers when asked who they think might have killed the bubbly 23-year-old Dec. 28, 1978. But they worry that police zeroed in on Andes' boyfriend so quickly that authorities might have missed other worthwhile leads. Boyd Glascock was a quirky and artistic man who inserted himself into the murder investigation by showing up uninvited to boyfriend Bob...

Chapter 4: If not Bob, who? - Part 1 15.09.2016

Original detectives continue to insist that Bob Young was the only person worth examining in Beth Andes' murder. Do you like Accused? Check out Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape: smarturl.it/sca See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chapter 3 - The investigation 13.09.2016

As Bob Young’s attorney noted, of all the evidence introduced in Beth’s murder trial, just one piece implicated his client. But it was a big one: a confession. In this episode of “Accused,” The Enquirer details the original investigation outlined in police records and trial transcripts, as well as the single exhibit that has some people in Oxford, Ohio, still convinced decades later that Young got...

Chapter 2: The couple 08.09.2016

As Oxford police began investigating the city’s first murder in a quarter-century, detectives bolstered their case against the victim’s boyfriend. But did cops’ theory on motive line up with what Beth’s friends knew about the couple? Bob Young had no prior criminal record, and no one at trial testified he had even a slight temper, much less a murderous one. Despite this, police records indicate th...

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