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In Episode 8, State of Texas v. James Garfield Broadnax, Lisa and guest co-host Rick Mullenax reviewed the case Broadnax. In 2008, Broadnax shot and killed Matthew Butler and Stephen Swan during a robbery in Garland, TX. Broadnax was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Steve Swan in 2009. In Part 1, Lisa and Rick looked at the investigation, trial, direct appeal and Broadnax's state...

In Episode 9, State of Texas v. James Garfield Broadnax, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle were joined by Rick Rick Mullenax of the Burn After Reading podcast to wrap up their review of the case against Broadnax, who was convicted of the 2008 robbery and murder of Stephen Swan, who was killed with his friend Matthew Butler in the parking lot of Butler’s recording studio in Garland, Texas. In interviews with l...

In Episode 7, State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams, Part 3, Lisa and guest co-host Patrick wrapped up review of the case against Williams and talked about the 2024 efforts of the St. Louis County prosecutor’s office to vacate Williams’ murder conviction and the Prosecutor's opposition to Williams' execution on September 24, 2024. They also talked about the DNA results that were falsely held out...

Welcome to Based in Fact: A True Crime Podcast. We’re your hosts, Lisa O’Brien and Kyle Evans and Rick Mullenax of the Burn After Reading podcast is joining us today for Episode 10, State of Ohio v. Mackenzie F. Shirilla. On July 31, 2022, the volatile 4-year relationship between Mackenzie Shirilla and her boyfriend, Dominic Russo ended when Shirilla drove her 2018 Toyota Camry at 100 mph into a b...

In Episode 5, State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams , Part 1. Lisa and Kyle looked at the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, during a burglary committed by Marcellus Williams. In Part 1, they talked about the murder and the investigation that led to Williams’ arrest in 1999. Then they looked at his trial, direct appeal and state post-conviction claims.

In Episode 6, State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams , Part 2, Lisa and Kyle look at Williams’ federal post-conviction claims and the subsequent state and federal claims, which led to a stay of his execution in August, 2017. The then looked at with the executive order issued by Governor Michael L. Parsons in 2023 that rescinded the 2017 executive order of his predecessor.

In Episode 4, Lisa and Kyle talked about the status of and/or new developments is some of the cases they've covered during Seasons 1-4, including Oklahoma v. Richard Glossip, Oklahoma v. John Fitzgerald Hanson, Texas v. Rodney Reed, Texas v. Robert Roberson, Post-Alford DNA testing in the WM3 case, Arizona v. Jodi Arias, and Florida v. Dalia Dippolito. Thank you to Brad Hicks for the new cover art...

In Episode 3, Lisa and Kyle continued their review of State of Delaware v. Thomas J. Capano, On June 27, 1996, Anne Marie Fahey went to dinner with Thomas J. Capano, a local attorney and the son of a prominent construction and real estate developer in Wilmington, DE. The last time Annie was seen alive was at the restaurant in Philadelphia. In the Fall of 1997, after an 18-month joint state and fed...

In Episode 2, State of Delaware v. Thomas J. Capano , Part 1, Lisa and Kyle looked at the case against Thomas Joseph Capano. On June 27, 1996, Anne Marie Fahey, the scheduling secretary for Delware Governor Thomas Carper, went to dinner with Thomas J. Capano, a local attorney and the son of a prominent real estate developer in Wilmington, DE. The last time anyone saw Annie alive was at the restaur...

Based in Fact: A True Crime Podcast is back for Season 5. In Episode 1: The Stories That Ended The Year, Kyle and Lisa discussed U.S. events during their hiatus, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the immigration actions and chaos in Minneapolis and the shooting of Renee Good. They also talked about the notable people we lost in 2025. Enjoy!

In Episode 7, State of Florida v. Ashley McArthur , Kyle and Lisa looked at the case against Ashley Britt McArthur, a former crime scene investigator, who was convicted in 2019 of the September 8, 2017 murder of her friend, Taylor Wright, a private investigator and former police officer.  Taylor was involved in a contentious divorce and mistakenly trusted McArthur to hold money Taylor withdre...

In Episode 5, State of Texas v. Yolanda Saldivar, Lisa and Kyle talked about the 1995 murder of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, an American singer-songwriter who was known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” By the age of 23, Selena had broken barriers in the Tejano music industry, which until then, had been dominated by men (even in the minds of the audiences). In 1994, she won a Grammy Award and launched...

In Episode 6, Lisa and Kyle looked at the murder of Abraham Lee Shakespeare, a Florida lottery winner. In November, 2009, he was reported missing by his family, who hadn't seen, or heard from since early April, 2009. In October, 2008, Dee Dee Moore inserted herself into Abraham’s life, claiming she wanted to help him. By early 2009, it was obvious that her true intent was to help herself to all of...

In Episode 3, Updates, Lisa and Kyle talked about the developments in cases covered in Seasons 1 through 3, including Oklahoma v. Richard Glossip, Oklahoma v. John Fitzgerald Hanson, Maryland v. Adnan Syed, Arkansas v. Echols, Baldwin and Miskelley, Texas v. Rodney Reed and Texas v. Melissa Lucio. Then, they looked at the proposed schedule for Season 4 and the some of the episodes they've planned.

In Episode 4, Lisa and Kyle talked about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision vacating Glossip's conviction and remanding his case for a new trial in state court. In addition to talking about the evidence of Glossip's guilt that has been ignored by the media and his advocates over the years, they discussed the impact of the decision on the Van Treese family.

Welcome to Season 4 of Based in Fact: A True Crime Podcast. We’re your hosts, Lisa O’Brien and Kyle Evans and this is Episode 1, State of Florida v. James Milton Dailey, Part 2. Guest co-host Rick Mullenax joins us to wrap up our look at the case against James Milton Dailey, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the May 5, 1985 murder of teenager Shelly Elizabeth Boggio. We’ll pick up where...

In Episode 2, Roundup True Crime with Mike, Robert Glass and Jessica joined Lisa and Kyle to pay tribute to Robb Chadwick, a journalist with a life-long interest in the truth of true crime and fairness for victims. After his retirement, Robb researched and wrote about a number of cases, including the murders of Steve Branch, Chris Byers and Michael Moore in West Memphis, Arkansas and the Murder of...

In Episode 17, State of Florida v. James Milton Dailey, Part 1. Lisa and Kyle are joined by guest co-host Rick Mullenax of Burn After Reading, the YouTube channel that started with a deep dive into the West Memphis Three case and expanded to shine a light on aspects of the shady social media coverage of true crime, including the disappearance of Maura Murray and the murders of Libby German and Abb...

In Episode 16,  Representative-elect Mitch Little of Texas House District 65 joined Lisa O'Brien to talk about State of Texas v. Robert Leslie Roberson, III.  Since 2016, Roberson's post-conviction attorneys and advocates, who were recently joined by Texas legislators, have engaged in a campaign of disinformation with the courts and the public in which they claim that Roberson’s convicti...

In Episode 15, Lisa O’Brien and guest host Jennifer Harmon talked about State of Oklahoma v. Phillip Dean Hancock.  Hancock’s November, 2023 execution was preceded by controversy, including claims by their least favorite Oklahoma legislators (one former and one current),  who claimed that Hancock was exercising his “God-given right to defend himself,” when he brutally murdered two men, b...

In Episode 13, State of Texas v. Linda Anita Carty.  In Part 3, Lisa and Kyle concluded their look  at the case against Linda Carty, who remains on Texas Death Row after multiple unsuccessful efforts to win a new trial in state and federal court.  They talked about the alternate suspects Carty has blamed for the 2001 kidnapping and murder of new mother Joana Rodriguez, whose body wa...

This episode is dedicated to Robb Chadwick, who passed away in mid-December. Robb was a great friend, a supporter of this podcast and a true Southern gentleman. His insight and knowledge of the facts of many cases, along with his kind and calm debate strategy will be missed by many. RIP, Robb. In Episode 14, State of Maryland v. Adnan Masud Syed, Lisa was joined by Robb Chadwick, a former journali...

In Episode 12, State of Texas v. Linda Anita Carty, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle continued their look at the case against Carty, who was convicted of capital murder in 2002 for the May, 2001, kidnapping and murder of 20-year old Joana Rodriguez so that Carty could steal Joana’s 4-day old baby.  Carty recruited drug dealers/thugs to commit a home invasion, promising them a large cache of drugs and mo...

In Episode 6, State of Florida v. Dalia Dippolito, Part 1, Lisa and Kyle looked at the murder-for-hire case against former escort, Dalia Dippolito. On August 5, 2009, the producers and camera crew for the COPS television show got more than they bargained for when they were invited along to film the resolution of a five day investigation, which started when a convenience store owner reported that h...

In Episode 7, State of Florida v. Dalia Dippolito, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle concluded their look at this long-running case and talked about Dippolito’s two re-trials, one of which ended in a mistrial and the other, which concluded in June of 2017, ended with a conviction for Solicitation to Commit First Degree Murder with a Firearm. Then they talked about her direct appeal and state post-conviction c...