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The Truth & Justice Podcast is listener driven show, devoted to the pursuit of truth and justice. Host, Bob Ruff, investigates potential wrongful conviction and cold cases using a unique crowdsourcing approach. Bob invites listeners to participate in the investigations, as he breaks down a new case in each season in real time. Truth & Justice season 15 follows and investigates the potential wrongful conviction of Jodi (Joseph) Hill, and the divide between the people of Benton Harbor Michigan and the police force tasked with serving and protecting them.
S6 Ep19: What Are We Missing?
Bob investigates the Prosecution's claim that nothing was stolen from the Melgar's home on the night that Jim was killed. We here from Jim and Sandy's daughter, Lizz, who explains how she worked tirelessly to find her father's killer, while being ignored by the Harris County Sheriffs Department.
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46:5016/12/2018
S6 Ep18: S6:E18 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob and Mike cover questions ranging from Bob's take on the police interviews taken on the night of Jim Melgar's murder, to the social media interactions of Bob, Colleen Barnett, and renowned attorney Kathleen Zellner.
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48:2514/12/2018
S6 Ep18: Jim's Legacy
After hearing from Harris County ADA Colleen Barnett that Jim and Sandy may have been having marriage problems and were in counseling, Bob investigates. In today's episode we hear from friends of Jim and Sandy's, and a member of Jim and Sandy's Kingdom Hall.
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55:0309/12/2018
S6 Ep17: S6:E17 Follow-Up
This week, instead of answering listener's questions, Bob and Mike play four police interviews recorded on the night Jim Melgar's body was found. Interviews include Marissa and Monica Melgar, Gerson Campos, and the neighbor across the street who dialed 9-1-1.
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45:0507/12/2018
S6 Ep17: Blood Spatter Evidence
Bob breaks down the blood pattern analysis report generated by Celestina Rossi, as well as her trial testimony and recent interview on KHOU.
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51:5202/12/2018
S6 Ep16: S6:E16 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike bring Lizz into the studio again, to help answer questions from listeners from social media.
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37:0430/11/2018
S6 Ep16: Jim Clemente - Pt. 2
Bob continues his conversation with retired FBI Profiler, Jim Clemente. This week Jim gets down to brass tacks and weighs in on who he thinks killed Jaime Melgar.
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37:1925/11/2018
S6 Ep15: S6:E15 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike call Lizz Rose into the studio to help answer questions from listeners regarding the Melgar case.
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34:5623/11/2018
S6 Ep15: Jim Clemente - Pt. 1
Bob sits down with world renowned criminal behavior analyst, Jim Clemente. Jim served 5 years as a prosecutor in New York City, before moving on to the FBI where he spent 22 years as a profiler. Jim has prosecuted and investigated thousands of murder cases during his career, and today he begins his breakdown of the crime scene at The Melgar's home.
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46:1011/11/2018
S6 Ep14: S6:E14 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike address listener questions from social media. They cover topics ranging from DNA found on the video game booklet, to an update on the white blouse found in the bathtub at the crime scene.
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40:2409/11/2018
S6 Ep14: Forensics
Bob breaks down the testimony of DNA expert Matt Quartaro. The scales of justice tip in both directions during direct and cross examination.
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41:3504/11/2018
S6 Ep13: S6:E13 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike tackle listener questions from social media. Bob also gives an update on his European tour coming in December.
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48:3502/11/2018
S6 Ep13: Maurice
Harris County Crime Scene Investigator is called out on his deceptive CSU report on the Melgar murder scene investigation by defense attorney, Mac Secrest.
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52:2928/10/2018
S6 Ep12: S6:E12 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike tackle a voicemail and questions from social media covering the Melgar case. As a bonus, included after the episode credits is a trailer for NBI Studios' new podcast "Made Us" by Zaq Weaver, where Bob was a guest.
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44:4526/10/2018
S6 Ep12: Dr. Pinerri's Testimony
Bob begins his examination of the trial transcripts with Medical Examiner, Kathryn Pinerri. In this episode we finally hear what the jury heard at Sandra Melgar's trial. Pinerri's report is twisted into a narrative that helps shape the jury's verdict.
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58:4221/10/2018
S6 Ep11: S6:E11 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob, Mike and Lizz Rose answer questions from listeners after the most recent developments on the Melgar case.
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42:1319/10/2018
S6 Ep11: The Autopsy - Pt. 2
Bob breaks down the second half of Jim Melgar's autopsy. A look at the ME's opinions and conclusions reveal startling information, as well as a huge blow to the State's case. We also compare the scientific evidence from the autopsy to Sandy's recorded interviews.
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36:0714/10/2018
S6 Ep10: S6:E10 Follow-Up
This week Bob answers questions from social media with Mike and Lizz Rose joining into the discussion.
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55:3412/10/2018
S6 Ep10: The Autopsy - Pt. 1
Bob breaks down all of the injuries listed on Jaime Melgar's body in the autopsy report. After analyzing 31 sharp force injuries, and a multitude of blunt force injuries he offers up a hypothesis as to what might have happened.
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47:1907/10/2018
S6 Ep9: S6:E9 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob invites Lizz Rose on to help answer listener questions about Sandy's interrogation.
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51:0205/10/2018
S6 Ep9: No Mercy
This week we hear Sandy Melgar's second police interview. After about an hour in the interrogation room, Sandy met with a polygraph examiner for an hour, then heads back into the interrogation room with Ruben Carrizal. In this second sequence, Carrizal really begins to put pressure on Sandy.
#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #themelgars #justiceforjaime #freesandy #truthandjustice #truthandjusticepodcast #truthandjusticearmy
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01:11:1930/09/2018
S6 Ep8: S6:E8 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob and Mike cover questions from listeners after taking one last look at the crime scene in Sunday's episode. They also cover where Bob plans on taking the investigation moving forward.
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47:3928/09/2018
S6 Ep8: Crime Scene Investigation - Pt. 3
This week we move into the area where Jim's body was found. CSI reports, and a close look at the crime scene photos of the master closet reveal shocking discoveries.
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37:1023/09/2018
S2 Ep57: S2:E57 Follow-Up (Follow-Up S6:E1-7)
In this Follow-Up, Bob and Mike refocus on the Melgar case after covering #FreeEdAtes last week. For this episode, they invite Lizz Rose, Jim and Sandy Melgar's daughter, onto the show to help answer listener questions.
#truthandjustice #NBIStudios
47:1821/09/2018
S2 Ep57: #EdAtesIsFree
This week we take a break from the Melgars' case. Bob takes you along with him on the ride of his life. The journey that led to the release of innocent man, Ed Ates. The story begins on 3/27/2016, and ends with Ed himself talking about his life since release on 9/5/2018.
Check out The Root Note podcast on iTunes, Google Play or anywhere you get your podcasts. Be sure to tune into the "Ed Ates" episode.
#freeedates #edatesisfree #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truthandjustice #truthandjusticearmy #nbistudios #therootnote #iptx #ipot
01:02:5516/09/2018
S6 Ep7: S6:E7 Follow-Up
In this episode Bob and Mike discuss listener questions, digging deeper into the crime scene at the Melgar house. They discuss crime scene photos, various pieces of evidence found in the house, and more.
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55:2014/09/2018
S6 Ep7: Crime Scene Investigation - Pt. 2
Bob moves into the master suite, and compares Maurice Carpenter's report to the actual crime scene photos. We find more details that Carpenter left out of his report.
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39:3109/09/2018
S6 Ep6: S6:E6 Follow-Up
In this episode, Mike asks Bob questions from social media revolving around the crime scene that was the Melgar home. Topics of discussion range from Liz's backpack, to how an intruder could have unlocked the backdoor of the house from outside.
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51:4207/09/2018
S6 Ep6: Crime Scene Investigation Pt. 1
Bob begins his analysis of the crime scene. In this episode, he compares the report written by CSI Maurice Carpenter to the crime scene photos to see if the two align.
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40:1302/09/2018
S6 Ep5: S6:E5 Follow-Up
In this episode, Mike asks Bob questions from listeners in an effort to get a better idea of the events that took place after Herman Melgar and his family discovered Sandra and Jaime in their home.
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44:2531/08/2018
S6 Ep5: La Noche
For the first time, we hear the first hand accounts of the night that Jaime Melgar's body was found by his family. Bob interviews Jaime's brother, Herman, and his sister-in-law, Maria.
Neither Herman or Maria speak English, so their daughter, Marissa, translates the interview.
You'll hear this interviews just as Bob heard them on 8/18/18, in the Melgar's living room.
The evidence revealed will shock you.
#TheMelgars #JusticeForJaime #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truthandjustice #truthandjusticearmy #FreeSandy
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01:04:3726/08/2018
S6 Ep4: S6:E4 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions from Mike ranging from the prosecution's case at trial against Sandra to Jim's injuries and crime scene details.
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33:2924/08/2018
S6 Ep4: Does Fact Fit The Theory?
Bob interviews Melgar family friend, Stephanie Davies. Stephanie grew up in the same Kingdom Hall as the Melgars, and had a close relationship with Jim, Sandy and their daughter Lizz. She paints a very different picture of Sandy Melgar than what was presented by Colleen Barnett.
#FreeSandy #JusticeforJim #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truthandjusticearmy #truthandjustice
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35:4519/08/2018
S6 Ep3: S6:E3 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers Mike's questions pulled from social media, and we also get Bob's take on his interview with Colleen Barnett.
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39:0217/08/2018
S6 Ep3: The Case Against Sandy Melgar
Bob is joined on the show to day by Assistant District Attorney Colleen Barnett. Barnett was the prosecutor who tried and convicted Sandy in 2012. In this interview, she breaks down and explains the case against Sandy.
#truecrimepodcast #Justiceforjaime #FreeSandy #truthandjusticearmy
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51:4312/08/2018
S6 Ep2: S6:E2 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listeners questions after airing Sandra Melgar's police interview on the night Jaime was murdered.
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49:0210/08/2018
S6 Ep2: Unbelievable
This week, Bob picks up the story with the discovery of Jaime's body in the closet. Sandy is in shock, and her memory is foggy. We hear the first hour of Sandy's police interrogation . . . just hours after finding her husband murdered.
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01:08:5905/08/2018
S6 Ep1: S6:E1 Follow-Up
This week, Bob answers questions from listeners after hearing the first episode of season 6, the case against Sandra Melgar. Questions range from details of the crime scene at the Melgar home on the night of Jaime's murder to how Sandra Melgar is faring in prison.
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36:2903/08/2018
S6 Ep1: Inconsolable
Jaime Estuardo Melgar was born in Guatemala. He and his family emigrated to the US in 1963. In 1980, he married his high school sweetheart, Sandy McCullouch. Jim and Sandy lived a happy married life for 32 years.
This is the story about Jim and Sandy's Anniversary celebration on 12/22/12 . . . that ended in tragedy.
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25:4629/07/2018
Season 6 Preview
Season 6 of Truth & Justice will begin on Sunday, July 29th with Episode 601.
This trailer will give you a brief preview of what's to come.
Make sure to tune in next Sunday for a new case, a new sound, and what is the most solvable case that we have ever worked.
Together, let's find out who killed Jaime Melgar!
#truthandjusticearmy #JusticeforJaime #FreeSandy
04:3922/07/2018
S5 Ep33: S5:E33 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers general questions from listeners about the West Memphis Three case as the first half of season 5 winds down.
#wm3 #theforgotten3 #NBIStudios
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33:2620/07/2018
S5 Ep33: Case Closed on the WM3
This is the final episode of the first half of Season 5. Bob draws conclusions from the first 32 episodes, and takes a stand for the #wm3.
At the conclusion of the episode, Bob announces our Season 6 case, and we hear the Season 6 trailer.
#theforgotten3 #truthandjustice #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #bobruff
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35:5615/07/2018
S5 Ep32: S5:E32 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions brought on by last week's episode where he interviewed Damien Echols. We also hear a speech from Echols, recorded in 2017, where he spoke out against the executions of eight Arkansas inmates.
#wm3 #theforgotten3 #NBIStudios
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28:2113/07/2018
S5 Ep32: Damien Echols Speaks
Damien joins the show to discuss life behind the scenes of one of the most notorious, and highly debated police investigations in US history. We hear about the investigation, the arrest, the trial, the post conviction process, and life after death row.
Follow Damien's work at DamienEchols.com
#wm3 #damienechols #theforgotten3 #truecrimepodcasts #truthandjustice #truthandjusticearmy #podcast
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50:3008/07/2018
S5 Ep31: S5:E31 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answered questions from listeners about his interview with Dan Stidham. We also hear the audio from his closing arguments at Jessie Miskelley's trial.
#wm3 #theforgotten3 #NBIStudios
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44:2206/07/2018
S5 Ep31: Dan Stidham Speaks
Bob interviews Jesse Misskelley's attorney, Mr. Dan Stidham. Stidham gives us the behind the scenes accounts of everything from how he came to be involved in the #wm3 case, to the Bible Confession, to the challenges he faced at trial.
#theforgotten3 #truecrimepodcast
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55:1401/07/2018
S5 Ep30: S5:E30 Follow-Up
This week, Bob answers questions from listeners, after we heard Bob's interview with Jason Baldwin last week. Bob discusses topics ranging from Jason's lawyers actions at trial to the rumors surrounding Baldwin acquiring a throwing knife and an ice pick from his friend Billy Newell.
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35:1129/06/2018
S5 Ep30: Jason Baldwin Speaks
In this episode, Bob interviews Jason Baldwin, who was one of the three teenagers convicted of the murders of Michael Moore, Christopher Byers and Stevie Branch. He spent nearly 20 years behind bars before being released after he, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley entered Alford pleas for their release from prison. In this interview, Jason explains his whereabouts on the day of the boy's murders, his perspective of his trial, how he says the "lake knife" ended up in the lake, and more.
#wm3 #theforgotten3 #NBIStudios #jasonbaldwin
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53:4724/06/2018
S5 Ep29: S5:E29 Follow-Up
This week, Bob addresses listener questions including jury misconduct in the Echols/Baldwin trial, the knife found in the lake behind Jason Baldwin's home, and the red rayon fibers found at the crime scene.
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37:3222/06/2018
S5 Ep29: The Case Against Baldwin
This week, Bob breaks down the prosecution's case against Jason Baldwin.
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29:0417/06/2018