The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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There’s the official story. And then there’s the truth. The In Between is an investigative narrative podcast that digs into cases where the facts got buried, distorted, or deliberately ignored. Hosted by journalist and screenwriter Mel Barrett, each season unpacks one story that was never fully told, blending deep reporting, legal analysis, and raw personal narrative. Mel doesn’t just rehash headlines—she goes digging. She’s spent over a decade uncovering new evidence in the Pamela Smart case, work that helped form the basis of a new habeas petition. In Season One, she revisits the trial that...

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The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

Episodes

178: MOTION TO COMPEL HEARING - O'Keefes v Karen Read is back in court 11.07.2026 1:50:41

177: Edrick Faust and Pamela Smart with Attorney Matt Zernhelt 09.07.2026 1:57:57

176: FOIA and Find Out - The Gretchen Voss Karen Read Transcripts 09.07.2026 1:52:15

175: MONSTER MOTIONS in the Karen Read cases PLUS Khouri Richins judge recuses? 06.07.2026 2:00:57

174: GILDEA'S EXPLOSIVE ORDER - Who leaked Michael Proctor's medical info? Or was it even linked at all? 03.07.2026 2:17:37

173: Who is Sully? A new witness comes forward in the Karen Read Saga 30.06.2026 2:09:23

172: Aidan Kearney aka Turtleboy's New Motion and Why We Should All Be Afraid 30.06.2026 1:57:19

171: ROSENBERG ROASTED: Judge Gildea Goes Off on Karen Read's Attorney + the Antis Scream Conspiracy 23.06.2026 2:20:20

170: Will The McAlberts Get Away with it? Judge orders Colin Albert's Depo in Wrongful Dęath Suit 19.06.2026 1:37:48

169: Colin in the House? New filing -- Does this prove Allie McCabe LIED on the stand? 19.06.2026 2:38:55

168: Colin in the House? New filing -- Does this prove Allie McCabe LIED on the stand 17.06.2026 2:38:55

167: It's Even Worse Thank We Thought - more of Michael Proctor's Messages and photos from the Myles King Case 17.06.2026 2:22:09

166: The Weight of a Reasonable Person: The Karmelo Anthony Case 11.06.2026 13:01

On April 2, 2025, a sudden rainstorm at a Frisco, Texas track meet forced athletes to scramble for shelter. Two minutes later, 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was fatally stabbed, and 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony was in police custody claiming self-defense. In this episode, of The In Between Podcast, Mel Barrett unpacks the explosive Collin County trial that culminated in Karmelo’s 35-year murder convic...

165: Pandora's Box: CPCS sends letter to MSP Amended defamation complaint + Colin’s name comes up...again 11.06.2026 1:55:10

164: CROSS ROAST Who will it be: Jen McCabe, Katie McGloughlin, or Michael Proctor? 09.06.2026 2:04:59

In this unhinged and public episode, Mel and a delightfully tipsy Rebecca break down the absolute circus of Michael Proctor’s 5-minute Zoom hearing—complete with rogue F-bombs, hot mic disasters, and peak boomer tech fails. Then, it's time for the "Cross Roast," where Mel forces Rebecca to watch Proctor get absolutely skewered on the stand by Alan Jackson. Come for the ruthless takedown of terribl...

163: Will Proctor get to skip his deposition? PLUS @EmilySeee with Adam Deitch 08.06.2026 2:11:13

162: Canton Bigots: Michael Proctor and Sean Goode EXPOSED 07.06.2026 2:58:12

Mel and Rebecca sit down to unpack the absolute bombshell of a civil lawsuit recently filed by Karen Read against the Massachusetts State Police and the Town of Canton/CPD. We’re digging deep into the highly offensive text messages and audio memos exchanged between lead investigator Michael Proctor and Canton Police Sergeant Sean Good. A quick but important heads-up (Trigger Warning): We will be r...

161: A bombshell filing happened while Something's Off was streaming about Sean Goode's resignation... 04.06.2026 1:24:21

More to come on this, obviously. Rebecca and I will do a stream at 9a est on Saturday morning, if you'd like to join us. In this episode we unpack an absolutely wild week of developments in the Canton and Karen Read saga: Sean Goode's resignation and the widening Canton PD fallout The Bombshell Filing: the Proctor & Goode texts Status hearing breakdown: O’Keefe vs. everyone (Colin!) Emily See’...

160: CENSORED: @timcastirl CANCELS @TURTLEBOYlive - House Defendants Threaten TimCast with legal action 01.06.2026 2:00:41

Mel + Rebecca get into all the chaos surrounding the sudden and shocking cancellation of Aidan Kearney (aka Turtleboy) on Tim Pool’s TimCast. Just when Aidan was set to take the Canton corruption and the Karen Read case to a massive national audience, the plug was pulled. The reason? Attorneys representing the "house defendants" sent threatening legal letters to Tim Pool's team—and it actually wo...

159: DefenseDiaries (Bob and Alison Motta) on the Richard Allen Case 29.05.2026 2:35:29

Bob and Ali join Mel + Rebecca to discuss Richard Allen and all things true crime/the legal system.

158: New Karen Read FOIA dump has John O'Keefe texts AND Lucky's interview 25.05.2026 2:40:59

On this edition of the podcast, Rebecca and Mel talk about some of the weird stuff in the latest doc dump.

157: Karen Read v Everyone Part Two - What did Brian Tully do? 22.05.2026 2:01:39

Join Mel + Rebecca as they continue breaking down the mega filing from Karen Read that flips the old theories on their head. Does the conspiracy go deeper than we thought? What did Brian Tully do? If you want to watch the Impact x Nightline episode that Mel is featured in about Pamela Smart's new legal fight, watch it here: https://www.hulu.com/series/98fb0a9b-... If you like us, please tip us or...

156: Impromptu with Mel Barrett - Davis Square escalator death, Turtleboy fundraiser, the 1st amendment, twitter trolls 21.05.2026 2:39:06

155: Season Three of The In Between Podcast SUNNYSIDE coming late Summer 20.05.2026 2:31

154: Karen Read v everyone PLUS David Yanetti makes news on Turtleboy Fundraiser, AND that ARCCA report 20.05.2026 2:06:16

Mel + Rebecca discuss the massive filing from Karen Read in the O'Keefe v Karen Read civil suit. This filing shows us a new strategy focused on Brian Tully being more than a passive player in the coverup. David Yanetti dropped some news re: Colin Albert on the Turtleboy fundraiser we can't wait to discuss! Plus we'll discuss the ARCCA Report that came to us from the latest FOIA Dump on the FOIA...