Kristine Wirth

Beach House 34 - The Trial Files

The courtroom is never as clean as it looks. Beach House 34: The Trial Files follows every twist, every objection, and every cross-exam of real trials that deserve your attention — not just your headlines.

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Kristine Wirth

Category

True Crime

Latest episode

Dec 10, 2025

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Episodes

The Avery Trial: Episode 23 - Why Block the Crime Lab Team? 04.09.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast The DNA guy's testimony continues. In this episode, it's the defense who gets to question him. we'll hear about issues with evidence collection, timelines that don't quite add up, and why wasn't the state crime...

The Avery Trial: Episode 22 - The DNA Guy Takes the Stand 02.09.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast DNA doesn’t lie—at least, that’s what we’re told. But in Steven Avery’s trial, the way evidence was collected, handled, and explained leaves you scratching your head. Today, we hear from the state’s DNA expert,...

The Avery Trial: Episode 21 - Touching Evidence? No Problem. 29.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In this episode of Beach House 34 , we hear the testimony of William Brandes, a volunteer firefighter who discovered Teresa Halbach’s missing license plates, and Trooper Cindy Paine, who confirmed that they wer...

The Avery Trial: Episode 20 - No DNA, No Blood, No Problem? 27.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In this episode we wrap up Agent Fassbender's testimony. Specifically, the defense wraps up its questioning but not without Kratz having to chime in. Defense attorney Buting presses on Fassbender about the lack...

The Avery Trial: Episode 19 - It Didn't Concern Me 22.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In this episode, we hear Part 2 of Tom Fassbender's testimony - first, the prosecution who finishes up and then the defense starts in. We hear inconsistent information about how Steven's Avery property was sear...

The Avery Trial: Episode 18 - Part 1 - Fassbender 19.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast Today, we hear from Special Agent Tom Fassbender. co-lead investigator in the case against Steven Avery. From the time that officials begin showing up, including at first, Manitowoc county, we learn about all t...

The Avery Trial: Episode 17 - Brutus Alerted 17.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast Today, we hear from Julie Cramer, a dog handler who brought in her cadaver dog, Brutus on November 5th. The goal was to help search for Teresa Halbach and we learn where he alerted...and where he didn't. We als...

The Avery Trial: Episode 16 - Civil Lawsuit? I Wasn't Aware of That 14.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast  Today, we hear from Deputy Inspector Todd Hermann at Manitowoc County and a key player in the early hours after Teresa Halbach’s RAV4 was found. He claims the vehicle was never disturbed. That scene security...

The Avery Trial: Episode 15 - They Didn't Check the VIN? 12.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In this episode, we hear from two of the very first officers on the scene after Teresa Halbach’s RAV4 was discovered on the Avery property: Deputy Peter O’Connor and Sergeant Jason Orth, both from the Manitowoc...

The Avery Trial: Episode 14 - The Crime Scene is "Secure" 06.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast  In this episode, we hear from Lt. Brett Bowe. He's the guy who was in charge of the perimeter security at the Avery Salvage Yard after Teresa's car was found. It's a 40-acre property. Unless you had someone s...

The Avery Trial: Episode 13 - A Joke About a Body 04.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast  The defense takes on Bobby Dassey.  Bobby admits he was there the same day, Halloween of 2005, that Teresa arrived at the property to take photos. He said he saw her arrive but not leave. Cut and dried r...

The Avery Trial: Episode 12 - Inside the Virtual Crime Scene 01.08.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast  After Bobby Dassey claimed he overheard Steven Avery confess to murder, the courtroom went into damage control. The jury was dismissed, and the afternoon turned into a battle over whether or not Bobby would t...

The Avery Trial: Episode 11 - Mistrial Material 29.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast This is a long one, folks. In this episode, we hear from Bobby Dassey. Bobby is Brendan Dassey's brother (you know, the one who is also in jail), and he drops a bombshell that catches the defense completely off...

The Avery Trial: Episode 10 - The Two Hour Miracle Stare 24.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In this episode, Pam Sturm’s daughter, Nikole, takes the stand to tell her version of how they “just happened” to find Teresa Halbach’s RAV4. According to her, she never looked away from the car—not once. Even...

The Avery Trial: Episode 9: Finding Teresa's RAV4: Too Lucky to be True? 21.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast What are the odds that some volunteer searchers, two of them, find Teresa's missing SUV is found under 30 minutes inside a massive, I mean massive 40-acre junkyard with over 4000 cars? In this episode, we hear...

The Avery Trial: Episode 8 - Scratch Marks and Secrets 17.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast  Today, in Episode 8, we hear the testimony of Teresa Halbach's ex-boyfriend Ryan Hillegas. He organized the search party, he handed out flyers, hacked into her phone records, and he moved into her house after...

The Avery Trial: Episode 7 - The Pilot, the Customers and the Vanishing 16.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In Episode 7 of The Avery Trial, we hear from Curtis Drumm, a pilot hired by the police department to do flyovers around the area. Learn where they went and what they found. We also hear from two customers of T...

The Avery Trial: Episode 6 - The Receptionist & The Missing Hours 09.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast Dawn Pliska, the receptionist at AutoTrader, was the one who made some of Teresa Halbach's appointments for her. The thing is though, her last known appointment? This leaves a big hole in the timeline.  Te...

The Avery Trial: Episode 5: Teresa's Boss and the Missing Hours 08.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In Episode 5 of our deep dive into the Steven Avery trial, everyone's ready in the courtroom, and before the jury even walks in, the prosecution and defense are already fighting about what can and can’t be said...

The Avery Trial: Episode 4: Teresa's Mentor Testifies and Her Cousing Talks to Steven 04.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast Today, we hear from Thomas Pearce, Teresa Halbach’s photography mentor, and the David Beach, her cousin, takes the stand. David helped in the search and spoke to Steven Avery. 🔔 LISTEN / WATCH   🎧 Audio...

The Avery Trial: Episode 3 - Teresa's Brother Testifies & The Search Begins 03.07.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast In this episode of Beach House 34, we dive into the first witness called by the state in Steven Avery’s murder trial: Michael Halbach, the younger brother of Teresa Halbach. We’ll walk through Mike’s testimony,...

The Avery Trial: Episode 2 - Defense's Opening Says It's a Setup - Setup or Screwup? 28.06.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast Steven Avery spent 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now he’s back on trial—this time for the murder of Teresa Halbach. In this episode, we hear the full opening statement from Avery’s defense at...

The Avery Trial: Episode 1 – Who Needs a Trial When You've Got Kratz? 26.06.2025

Subscribe to The Trial Files: https://pod.link/1845381299 Subscribe to Beach House 34: https://pod.link/1665226558 Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast After 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Steven Avery was finally free. He was suing Manitowoc County for $36 million—until 25-year-old Teresa Halbach disappeared. Two years after his release, Ave...

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