S15 Ep4: Snakebit

Small Town Dicks

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True Crime, Paul Holes, History, Small Town, Yeardley Smith, Society & Culture, Police

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

It is Prosecutor Kristin's first felony case and it’s a tricky one. The suspect is only 13 and is charged with murder. It's rare you hear from prosecutors on the show and in this episode you’ll follow Kristin’s journey as she works to bring closure to the family of a young girl.

The detective: Prosecutor Kristin

Kristin began her legal career in 1992 working as a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County, WA. In her ten years as a criminal prosecutor, Kristin conducted over 50 jury trials while working in several different divisions. Her caseload ranged from property crime to homicide, but she spent the majority of her time prosecuting domestic violence. Kristin attended the National Advocacy Center (NAC) in Columbia, SC and became a trial advocacy instructor at the NAC before leaving King County to take a position with the Vermont Department of Public Safety.

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0:00.0	Hey, Smalltown fam, it's Yardley.
0:04.5	I want to remind you that if you want access to bonus episodes and regular episodes a day early and ad-free,
0:11.5	and our community forum and other behind-the-scenes goodies, you got to go to smalltowndicks.com
0:18.2	slash superfam, and then in the top right hand corner hit that little tab that says
0:25.9	join and then listen to the end of today's episode for a sneak peek at today's new bonus episode
0:33.8	hey swathe episode. Hey, Small Town Fam, it's Yardley. I hope you're all well. We have such an
0:46.6	interesting case for you today, and it comes to us from a prosecutor instead of a detective.
0:53.5	This case is heartbreaking in that the suspect, whose name is Jimerson,
0:59.8	was only 13 years old when the crime was committed.
1:04.0	Jimerson was already well known to law enforcement at that time,
1:07.6	and not just for shoplifting magazines or tagging public property, but for some
1:12.6	very serious violent offenses. Because of this, when Jimerson becomes the prime suspect in a cold-blooded
1:20.7	murder, the court decides to try him as an adult. When we recorded this episode, I remember feeling kind of conflicted about that.
1:31.2	You'll hear me pepper our guest, Kristen, with questions as I try to get to the heart of
1:36.7	the DA's reasoning and purge any nagging doubts that I had about that decision.
1:42.9	Because even though I firmly believe in rigorous accountability,
1:48.5	and the murder in this case was absolutely merciless, 13 seems awfully young. So I'll be curious
1:57.1	to hear what you all think in the comments, as well as how much you think Jimerson's actions
2:03.6	are a result of nature or nurture.
2:07.8	Here is Snake Bit.
2:15.2	Hi there, I'm Yardley.
2:18.9	I'm Dan. I'm Dave.
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