The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

This week, both the prosecution and the defense rested their cases in the trial of rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs. The government called 34 witnesses to testify during the trial, while the defense called none. Combs faces charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy. Closing arguments begin today. FOX News National Correspondent CB Cotton joins from outside the Manhattan Federal Court to recap the explosive case. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In 2016, John Rafter Jr. filed for divorce from his wife, Karina, for the second time. The separation split their family apart, and John lived with his 13-year-old son. One morning, John's son woke up late for school to discover his father's lifeless body in bed with a shotgun. Though John had struggled with mental health and suicidal ideation in the past, this was not a case of suicide - it was homicide. Henrico Deputy Commonwealth Attorney Matthew Ackley and Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Susan Parrish discuss their prosecutorial work on the case and share how they were able to bring justice for John. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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After 31 days of testimony and four days of deliberation, Karen Read's retrial has come to an end. Today, jurors found Read not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of John O'Keefe, as well as not guilty of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. She was, however, found guilty of operating under the influence of liquor, a charge for which she was sentenced to one year probation. FOX News Correspondent Bryan Llenas joins from outside the courthouse in Dedham, Massachusetts with the latest reporting. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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For over a century, the Knoedler Gallery was one of New York's most reputable art institutions, having survived the Civil War, both World Wars, and 9/11. Though seemingly indestructible, three con artists were able to infiltrate the gallery, operating an $80 million forgery ring that led to its downfall. Author and filmmaker Barry Avrich discusses this shocking scandal that rocked the art world, as detailed in his new book, The Devil Wears Rothko. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs continues this week, featuring testimony from the rapper's most recent ex-girlfriend. Using the pseudonym, 'Jane', the accuser exposed what she alleges to be Combs' dark sexual fantasies. Combs' defense team submitted a request for a mistrial over the weekend, yet the motion was denied on Tuesday. Former NYPD Detective and 'Hip Hop Cop' Derrick Parker provides his analysis of the case and explains what he believes the odds are of a Combs conviction. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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An epidemic of serial killers plagued the United States throughout the 1970s and ‘80s. The crimes were shocking, horrific, and vile, leading many people to ask themselves: What makes a murderer? The answer to that question may be an invisible evil - a poison that penetrated the earth, as well as the minds of these monsters. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser explores the cultural and environmental factors that gave way to this plague of violence in her new book, Murderland. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Wednesday marked Day 27 of the retrial of Karen Read. Last week, special prosecutor Hank Brennan rested the state's case, leaving it now to the defense. On Tuesday, defense attorney Robert Alessi requested a mistrial with prejudice, though it was later denied by Judge Beverly Cannone. Award-winning trial attorney and host of the Courtroom Confidential Podcast Joshua Ritter provides his legal analysis of the events that took place this week in court. Later, they discuss the manhunt for a Washington father wanted for murder after his 3 daughters were found dead. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The year was 1915, and the world was in the midst of the 'Great War.' Though the United States was neutral at the time, one German nationalist, Erich Muenter, was determined to create chaos, setting his sights on one of the nation's richest men. Professor at St. John's University Mary Noe discusses the attempted assassination of Jack Morgan, and the many lives of the man who tried to kill him, as detailed in her book, The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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