‘Slender Man’ attacker seeking release in teen’s stabbing; Judge accused of shooting wife awaits fate - TCN Sidebar

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🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Beth Karas joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the delayed release of ‘Slender Man’ assailant Morgan Geyser as mounting concerns force a judge to rethink her potential institutional departure, the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, and jurors’ deadlocked deliberations in the trial of Jeffrey Ferguson, a former judge accused of fatally shooting his wife. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.7	hello and Hello and welcome to the sidebar presented by True Crime News, taking you inside the
0:45.1	courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.
0:48.5	I am your host, Joshua Ritter, criminal defense lawyer based in Los Angeles, and previously
0:53.0	an L.A. County prosecutor for nearly a decade.
0:56.1	You can find me on all social media at Joshua Ritter ESQ or at Joshua Ritter.com.
1:02.0	We are recording this on Tuesday, March 4th, 2025.
1:05.7	In this week's episode, The Suspicious Death of Actor Gene Hackman and his wife as authorities attempted to piece together
1:13.1	the couple's final moments. Plus, do we have a hung jury in the trial of a judge charged with
1:19.7	shooting his own wife? But first, the potential release of an assailant in the infamous
1:25.2	slender man stabbing. Today we are joined by Beth Karras,
1:29.2	a veteran legal analyst who's been featured on 2020 Dateline News Nation and many other outlets.
1:36.1	Beth, welcome. Thank you for having me. Oh, I've been looking forward to this.
1:41.3	Beth, I got to tell you, I always appreciate seeing you on television
1:45.3	and your legal analysis because I know you've been doing this for a while, but you also take the
1:52.9	time to really understand the issues behind all of these things. So no pressure, but I do appreciate
1:58.9	always hearing your legal analysis on these cases.
2:01.9	Well, I appreciate hearing that. Thank you very much. I mean, I didn't practice anywhere
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